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Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— I mohio tonu nga Kai-pitihana ki. nga whakahaere mo te hoko ote Poraka o Pakiri. No reira kaora he kupu a te Komiti. 20 Akuhata, 1880. _____
No. 329 of 1880.—Petition of Tuta Nihoniho and 231 Others. Petitioners state that they are owners of land under various titles which prevents sale or lease. As a remedy they pray that they may have power to appoint trustees, and further that the East Coast Native Lands Settlement Bill, 1880, may be passed. I am directed to report as follows :— That, as the petition refers to a matter of public policy, and to a Bill now before Parliament, the Committee has no recommendation to make. 20th August, 1880.
[Translation.] No. 329 of 1880.—Pukapuka-inoi a Tuta Nihoniho me etahi atu c 231. E ki ana nga Kai-pitihana no ratou etahi whenua c puritia ana c ratou i raro i etahi take huhua c kore ai ratou c ahei te hoko te riihi ranei. Na hei whakaora i taua mea c inoi ana ratou kia whakamanaia ratou kite whakatu i etahi kai-tiaki, a tetahi ko Te Pire mo nga Whenua Maori o te Tai Eawhiti me te Whakanohonoho Kainga, 1880, kia whakatuturutia hei ture. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei; — Notemea ko te pitihana c whai kupu ana mo tetahi tikanga whakahaere mo te katoa a te Kawanatanga, a mo tetahi Pire hoki kei te aroaro o te Paremete, kaore he kupu a te Komiti. 20 Akuhata, 1880.
No. 340 of 1880.—Petition of Titkitkino Te Ahiataewa. Petitioner prays that Komata may be returned to him. He thinks it is not likely to be brought again before the Court, though he thinks it was unjustly taken from him. I am directed to report as follows : — That the Committee learn that Tukukino is one of right grantees of Komata; that Q-overnment has purchased the interest of seven grantees ; that Tukukino has not sold his interest; and that, under the circumstances, the Committee has no recommendation to make. 20th August, 1880.
[Translation.] No. 340 of 1880.—Pukupuka-inoi a Tueuxino Te Ahiataewa. . E inoi ana te Kai-pitihana kia whakahokia ate Komata ki a ia. Xi tona mahara c kore ano c whakawakia c te Kooti, ahakoa, i tangohia hetia i a ia. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kua kitea c te Komiti ko Tukukino ano tetahi o nga tangata o te Karauna karaati; Ihokonae te Kawanatanga nga hia o nga tangata tokowhitu o te karaati; ko ia ko Tukukino kaore i hoko i tona hia. Heoi i runga i tena kaore he kupu ate Komiti. 20 Akuhata, 1880.
No. 355 of Session 11., 1879.—Petition of H. Taeawhiti. Petitioner states that he was promised a Crown grant of fifty acres of land, to he held in trust as a Native school reserve, but that the grant has not been issued. He prays for a speedy fulfilment of the promise. I am directed to report as follows : — That about the year 1842 a piece of land was given to the Church Missionary Society by Mrs. Tarawhiti's relatives for a school reserve ; and in 1867 another larger piece, including the former, was given. Within the Litter are two. small pieces Ijsed as burial-grounds. Mr. Tarawhiti seems to wish to have the latter separated from the larger grant and attached to the school reserve. The subject is involved in difficulty; but, as the prayer of the petition seems reasonable, the Committee recommend that the Government should carefully consider the matter, with a view to assisting to get a settlement. 20th August, 1880.
[Translation-.] No. 355 of Session 11., 1879. —Pukapuka-inoi a H. Taeawhiti. E ki ana te Kai-pitihana i whakaaetia tetahi Karauna karaati ki a ia mo tetahi whenua c 50 eka kia tiakina eia hei wahi mo tetahi kura Maori, engari kaore ano kia puta taua karaati. Heoi c inoi ana ia kia wawe te whakarite i taua mea i whakaaetia ra. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— No te tau 1842 ka tukua tetahi piihi whenua kite Hahi Mihinare c nga whanaunga a te wahine a Tarawhiti hei wahi mo te Kura, na no te tau 1867 ka tukua ano tetahi piihi nui atu i tera —c ruanga wahi urupa kei roto ite piihi i tukua nei i muri. E hiahia ana a Tarawhiti kia wehea mai aua wahi ki waho ote piihi nui aka hono atu kite wahi mo te Kura. He mea uaua tenei erangi ite mea c tika ana te inoi a te pitihana ka whakahau te Komiti kia ata whakaarohia c te Kawanatanga me kore c oti taua mea c tonoa nei. 20 Akuhata, 1880. _____
No. 264 of 1880.—Petition of Anaha te Eahui and 6 Others. Petitioners, chiefs of the Arawa, state that they were officers in charge of Native affairs in their