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[Translation.] No. 218 of 1880.—Pukapuka-inoi a Nutana Waihi me etahi atu 12 (No. 2). E Xi ana nga Kai-pitihana no te tau 1878 ka hokona c ratou a Te Pukcroa i Maketu kite Kawanatanga ai ineatia i reira kia rahuitia mo ratou c 50 eka na kihai i rahuitia heoi c tono ana ratou kia rahuitia i naianei kia 200 eka mo ratou. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kaore ano i oti te hoko o tenei poi'aka erangi ko te whakaaro ano kia wehea kia 50 eka i runga i te mea i whakaaetia, a rnuri tonu i te tuturutanga o te take o taua whenua-ara-te hoko; heoi kaore he kupu a te Komiti. 11 Akuhata, 1880.

No. 217 of 1880.—Petition of Nutana Waihi and 12 Others (No. 1). Petitioners state that in 1878 the Government bought land called Kaikokopu, from petitioners, and agreed to set apart 500 acres as a reserve. This has not been done, and they pray for redress. I am directed to report as follows : — That the purchase of this block is not yet completed; but that, as vague promises have been made by the agents, the Committee recommends the case to the favourable consideration of the Government when the title is perfected. 11th August, 1880.

[Translation.] No. 217 of 1880. —Pukapuka-inoi a Ntjtana Waihi me etahi atu 12 (No. 1). E ki ana nga Kai-pitihana na te Kawanatanga i hoko tetahi whenua ko Kaikokopu i a ratou, a i whakaao te Kawanatanga kia wehea kia 500 eka hei rahui mo ratou. Na kaore ano kia wehea heoi o inoi ana nga Kai-pitihana kia puta he ora kia ratou. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kaore ano kia oti te hoko o tenei poraka, a tera ano i ahua whakaae nga kai-whakahaere heoi c whakahau ana te Komiti kia whakaarohia pai tia tenei mea c te Kawanatanga a te otinga o te hoko. 11 Akuhata, 1880.

No. 259 of 1880.—Petition of Eeimona and 10 Others. Petitioners state that by an error of the Court their names have been omitted from the memorial of ownership of Kaikokopu Block, and they pray for redress. I am directed to report as follows : —■ That the Committee has had no evidence to warrant the belief that the petitioners were wrongfully omitted, and therefore has no recommendation to make. 11th August, 1880.

[Translation.] No. 259 of 1880.—Pukapuka-inoi a Eeimona me etahi atu 10. E ki ana nga Kai-pitihana na te he o te Kooti i mahue ai o ratou ingoa kihai i whakaurua kite tuhinga whakamaharatanga take o te Poraka o Kaikokopu, a c inoi ana ratou kia whakaorang'.a. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei : — Kaore he korero kia puta mai hei whakapononga ma te Komiti i he te whakarerenga o nga Kaipitihana ki waho heoi kaore he kupu. 11 Akuhata, 1880.

No. 184 of 1880.—Petition of Mere te Kati. Petitioner states that she was a claimant in the Te Puke Block, and was entitled to a portion of the purchase-money ; that, the money having been paid to Ihaia Tarakawa, she wrote to Young and Warbrick about it on the 4th March, 1879, and was told that the amount to be divided amongst three persons, of whom she was one, was £150 ; but that she has never received anything. I am directed to report as follows: — That the petitioner is entitled to a part of the purchase-money, and the Committee recommend that the matter be referred to the Government for adjustment. 11th August, 1880.

[Translation.] No. 184 of 1880.—Pukapuka-inoi a Mere Te Kati. E ki ana te Kai-pitihana koia tetahi i whai take kite Poraka o Te Puke, a i tika Ida puta tetahi wahi o te moni hoko ki a ia ; i utua nga moni kia Ihaia Tarakawa, na tuhi ana ia kia langa raua ko Wapereke mo reira i te 4 o Maehe, 1879, kiia mai ana ko nga moni hei tuhanga ki nga tangata tokotoru £150 erangi kaore ano i riro tetahi wahi i a ia. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— E tika ana te Kai-pitihana ki tetahi wahi o te moni hoko a c whakahau ana te Komiti kia tukua atu tenei mea kite Kawanatanga kia whakatikaia. 11 Akuhata, 1880.

No. 255 of 1880.—Petition of Kawana Hotia Tb Hakeke and 113 Others. Petitioners state that they are owners of 2,000,000 acres of land at "Waitotara, "Whanganui, Murimotu, &c.; that they have received a copy of the Native Land Sales Bill, and that they consider its provisions unjust, and calculated to prevent the sale of their land to Europeans,