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On tiie question being put, That the words be so added, the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow :— Ayes, 8. —Mr. Fisher, Sir George Grey, Mr. Lundon, Mr. Eeeves, Mr. Tainui, Mr. Tomoana, Mr. Tawhai, Major Te AVheoro. Noes, 9. —Mr. Adams, Hon. Mr. Bryce, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ormond, Hon. Mr. Eolleston, Captain Eussell, Colonel Trimble, Mr. AVakefield, Mr. Whitaker. So Sir George Grey's motion passed in the negative. Moved by Sir George Grey, That the following words he added to Colonel Trimble's resolution : " That George Buckland AVorgan has been convicted of forgery, and is now undergoing a sentence for the same." Upon the question being put. That the words be so added, the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow :— Ayes, 6. —Mr. Fisher, Sir George Grey, Mr. Lundon, Mr. Tainui, Mr. Tomoana, Major Te AVheoro. Noes, B.—Hon. Mr. Bryce, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ormond, Hon. Mr. Eolleston. Captain Eussell, Colonel Trimble, Mr. Wakefield, Mr. Whitaker. So Sir George Grey's motion passed in the negative. Moved by Sir George Grey, .That the following words be added to Colonel Trimble's resolution : " All the persons called before the Committee to give evidence on the following point agree that sometime about the end of August, 1870, AVorgan presented himself at a pa called Korongota, about eighteen miles from Napier, for the purpose of obtaining the signature of Paora Nonoi to a deed of conveyance conveying to Mr. Frederick Sutton the whole of Paora Nonoi's interest in the Te Awa-o-te-Atua Block of land." Upon the question being put, That the words proposed to be added be so added, the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow : — Ayes, S. —Mr. Adams, Mr. Fisher, Sir George Grey, Mr. Lundon, Mr. Tainui, Mr. Tomoana, Mr. Tawhai, Major Te AVheoro. Noes, B—Hon. Mr. Bryce, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ormond, Hon. Mr. Eolleston, Captain Eussell, Colonel Trimble, Mr. AVakefield, Mr. Whitaker. The votes being equal, the Chairman gave his casting vote with the Ayes. So Sir George Grey's motion passed in the affirmative. Moved by Sir George Grey, That the following words be added to Colonel Trimble's resolution : " All the witnesses except AVorgan agree that this visit to the pa took place at night." Upon the question being put, That the words proposed to be added be so added, the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow: — Ayes, 8. —Mr. Fisher, Sir George Grey, Mr. Lundon, Mr. Moss, Mr. Tainui, Mr. Tawhai, Major Te AVheoro, Mr. Tomoana. Noes, 9. —Mr. Adams, Hon. Mr. Bryce, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ormond, Hon. Mr. Eolleston, Captain Eussell, Colonel Trimble, Mr. Wakefield, Mr. Whitaker. So Sir George Grey's motion passed in the negative. Moved by Sir George Grey, That the following words be added to Colonel Trimble's resolution : " That all the witnesses except AVorgan agree that Mr. Sutton was present on the occaaion." On the question being put, That the words proposed to be added be so added, the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow*: — Ayes, B.—Mr. Fisher, Sir George Grey, Mr. Lundon, Mr. Sheehan, Mr. Tainui, Mr. Tawhai, Major Te AVheoro, Mr. Tomoana. Noes, 10. —Mr. Adams, Hon. Mr. Bryce, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Moss, Mr. Ormond, Hon. Mr. Eolleston, Captain Eussell, Colonel Trimble, Mr. Wakefield, Mr. Whitaker. So Sir George Grey's motion passed in the negative. Moved by Sir George Grey. That the following words be added to Colonel Trimble's resolution : " A certified copy of the deed of conveyance was produced before the Committee, which purports to have been signed by Paora Nonoi, by mark, and by his daughter Eora, and witnessed by a Native named iN'ikera. On the question being put, That the words proposed to be added be so added, the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow: — Ayes, 9.—Mr. Fisher, Sir George Grey, Mr. Lundon, Mr. Moss, Mr. Sheehan, Mr. Tainui, Mr. Tawhai, Mr. Tomoana, Major Te Wheoro. Noes, 9. —Mr. Adams, Hon. Mr. Bryce, Mr. McDonald, Mr. Ormond, Hon. Mr. Eolleston, Captain Eussell, Colonel Trimble, Mr. Wakefield, Mr. AVhitaker. The votes being equal, the Chairman gave his casting vote in favour of the Ayes. So Sir George Grey's motion passed in the affirmative. Captain Eussell entered a protest against Mr. Tainui's vote being recorded, as he (Mr. Tainui) was not in the room when the foregoing question was put to the voices. Moved by Sir George Grey, That the following words be added to Colonel Trimble's resolution : "Eora (Paora's daughter), her sister, and Nikera, the Native above mentioned, gave evidence before the Committee; a thorough cross-examination failed to shake their evidence in any particular. In substance they allege that Messrs. Sutton and Worgan came to their settlement at night. That they brought with them the deed of conveyance referred to and also some spirits. These spirits were given to Eora and her friends, aud were partaken of by them with the exception of Paora Nonoi and Eora's sister. Paora was at the time in a mental state which incapacitated him from taking part in any legal transactions. They further allege that several attempts were made at considerable intervals in the course of the night to induce him to attach his name to the deed, but without success. All the Native witnesses concur that Paora neither signed nor authorized any one to sign the deed. Eora alleges that she was pressed by the Europeans to sign her name to the deed, but that she was so confused by liquor that she cannot say whether she did so or not. On the question being put, That the words proposed to be added be so added, the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow: — iii—l. 2a.