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inoi ia ma te Whare c whakahaere he tikanga whakawa mo Hone Kipihana Keneroihi, a kia whakaarohia o ana moni i pau i runga ite whakahaere whakawa pera. Na ko nga mate hoki c tau ana ki aia me ona hoa o roto i te Karauna karaati kia ata tirohia a ka whakaputa i tetahi whakaora. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:—■ E whakaaro ana te Komiti kia tukua tenei pitihana kia tarewa mo tera Paremete kia taea ai te ata whiriwhiri i reira. 12 Tihema, 1879.
No. 31, Session I.—Petition of Reihana Ikatahi. Petitioner, a native of Hawke's Bay, states that be is one of the grantees in a block of land called Raukawa East, and that he has good reason to believe that he has been defrauded of his right by means of a conveyance purporting to bear his signature, but which he never signed. The petitioner goes on to say that he has attempted, by means of a criminal information, to punish the persons who have injured him ; but, owing to exceptional circumstances, which he sets forth, ho has been unable to do so. He urges the House to consider that he is an old man, unable to bear the delays and uncertainties of the law, and prays that such punishment may be inflicted on those who have injured him or his co-grantee, as may seem just. I am directed to report as follows: —■ That the Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to make such inquiries as would justify them in reporting an opinion on the subject-matter of this petition. 12th December, 1879.
[Teanslation.] No. 31, Session I.—Te Pitihana a Reihana Te Ikatahi. Ko te kai-pitihana he Maori no Haku Pei c ki ana ko ia tetahi o nga tangata o roto i te Karauna karaati o tetahi poraka whenua ko Raukawa East, a c whai take ana ia kite mahara i tinihangatia ia i tona paanga ki reira i runga i tetahi pukapuka hoko o mea ana kua tuhi ia i tona ingoa, engari ki aia kaore rawa ia i tuhi. Ka mea te kai-pitihana kua whakamatau ia kite whakawa i te hara, a kia mau nga tangata i raru ai ia, engari i runga i ona putake ano c whakahuatia ana c ia kihai ia i kaha. E tono ana ia kite Whare kai whai whakaaro no te rnea he koroheke ia a c kore. c taea c ia te whakawaha nga whakaroanga me nga pewheatanga o te ture. Na ka inoi ia kia whiua aua tangata nana i mate ai ia me ona hoa o roto i te Karauna karaati, i te huarahi ano c maharatia ana he tika. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— E pouri ana te Komiti mo te poto o to takiwa i a ratou hei tirotirohanga c tika ai te whakatau kupu mo runga i nga putake korero o roto i tenei pitihana. 12 Tihema, 1879.
No. 379, Session II. —Petition of Wiremu te Oka and Others. Petitionees state that their land at Pakihi was sold stealthily to a European, before the war with Hone Heke. They inherited the land from their ancestors, and will not allow Europeans to occupy the land or stock it. The Court had told them they could not get the land, as it had been Crowngranted. The Crown-grantiug was done stealthily. I am directed to report as follows : — That the Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to make such inquiries as would justify them in reporting an opinion on the subject-matter of this petition. 12th December, 1879.
[Teanslation.] No. 379, Session ll.—Te Pitihana a Wieemu te Oka me etahi atu. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana ko to ratou whenua ko Pakihi i hokona whanakotia ki tetahi pakeha i mua atu o te whawhai a Hone Heke. No o ratou tipuua taua whenua a c koro c tukua c ratou kia noho he pakeha i runga kia taka ranei a ratou mea i runga. Kua kite Kooti kua kore c riro ki a ratou te whenua no te mea kua Karauna karaatitia. He mea tahae te Karauna karaatitanga. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— E pouri ana to Komiti mo te poto o te takiwa i a ratou hei tirotirohanga c tika ai te whakatau kupu mo runga i nga putake korero o roto i tenei pitihana. 12 Tihema, 1879.
No. 378, Session II. —Petition of Wieemu Waitangi and Others. Petitionees believe that Parliament, after careful consideration, can do everything; aud they ask that their lauds—Te Ruato and Waivvarawara, near Waikato—should be returned to them. They proceed to give the boundaries. I am directed to report as follows : — That the Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to make such inquiries as would justify them in reporting an opinion on the subject-matter of tins petition. 12th December, 1879,