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No. 271 of 1882. —Petition of Poharia Meinata te Haea. Petitioner states that she has claims at Waikato for land on account of her mother, though the land had been confiscated. She asks for fifty acres for herself and children. I am directed to report as follows : —■ That Government, having made inquiries into the petitioner's claim, does not consider it well founded. The Committee, having no other evidence before it, has no recommendation to make. Ist August, 1882.

[Translation.] No. 271 of 1882. —Pukapuka-inoi a Poharia Meinata te Har'a. E ki ana te kai-pitihana c pa ana ia ki etahi whenua i Waikato i runga i te whaitaketanga o tana whaea, kua riro ite raupatu. E tono ana ia kia hoatu he 50 eka mona me ana tamariki. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kua whiriwhiria ano c te Kawanatanga nga kereme o te kai-pitihana a kaore hoki i kitea c whaitake ana ia. Kaore he korero hou kia tae mai kite Komiti, no reira ka kore he kupu ate Komiti. 1 Akuhata, 1882.

No. 221 of 1882.—Petition of Hehi Wharerau and 28 Others. Petitioners complain that the Mongonui Council maladministers the business of the county, and they pray that the power of the Council may be abolished, and the affairs of the district managed by the Government. I am directed to report as follows: —■ That the petitioners have given no particulars of grievances. Their prayer could be given effect only by an alteration of the law. The Committee has no recommendation to make. Ist August, 1882.

[Translation.] No. 221 of 1882. —Pukapuka-inoi a Hehi Wharerau me etahi atu 28. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana i he te whakahaere a te Kaunihera o Mangonui i nga mahi o te Kauti, c inoi ana hoki kia whakakorea te mana o te Kaunihera, kia riro ano ma te Kawanatanga c whakahaere. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kaore i whakamaramatia mai c nga kai-pitihana nga putake ota ratou whakahe. Ma te whakarereke rano ite Ture c taea ai ta ratou c inoi mai nei. Kaore he kupu ate Komiti. 1 Akuhata, 1882.

No. 298 of 1882.—Petition of Eru Tahere and 11 Others. Petitioners refer to a petition sent in in 1881, in reference to cutting down trees for a trig, station at Manga Maru and Ninihi. They say that the report of the Committee that the work was done for the Maoris themselves is incorrect; and that Mr. Patrick, the surveyor, had acknowledged this in the presence of the member for the Northern Maori District. They say that they did not want a trig, station, but only a survey of the outer boundaries of the land. I am directed to report as follows:— That this subject came up for consideration last year on the petition of Hoterene Wi Pou and others. The Committee has no further evidence, and can only repeat the report of last session, as follows : " That some trees seem to have been cut down in the progress of a survey by Mr. Patrick. The surveyor was virtually in the employment of the Natives themselves, and under the circumstances the petitioners have no claim against the colony." Ist August, 1882.

[Translation.] No. 298 of 1882.—Pukapuka-inoi a Eru Tahere me etahi atu 11. E korero ana mo tetahi pitihana i tukua mai i te tau 1881 mo runga i a ratou rakau i tuaina i te mahinga ote teihana wea i Manga Maru me Ninihi. E ki ana ratou c he ana te whakataunga a te Komiti i mea nei i tuaina aua rakau i runga ano i te mahi ma nga Maori, i wdiakaae ano a Patariki kaiwea kite he o taua ki a te Komiti, i rongo ano te Mema Maori o te Pito ki Raro kite kupu a Patariki. E ki ana hoki nga kai-pitihana kaore ratou i hiahia kia mahia taua teihana, engari ko nga rohe anake o, te whenua ta ratou i hiahia ai kia weaina. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— I whiriwhiria ano tenei take i tera tau i runga.i te pitihana a Hoterene Wi Pou me etahi atu. Kaore he kupu hou kia tae mai kite Komiti, no reira ka rite ta ratou whakataunga ki to tera tau ara : —■" I tuaina etahi rakau c Patariki i runga ite whakahaere ruri. E mahi ana te kai-wea i a ratou mahi ake ano i a nga Maori, no reira kaore c tika ta ratou tono kite koroni. 1 Akuhata, 1882.

No. 333 of 1882.—Petition of Whiho Karaitiana and 580 Others. Petitioners pray that the Native Reserves Bill may not be passed. I am directed to report as follows : — That, this being a subject now under the consideration of the House, the Committee has no recommendation to make.

Ist August, 1882. [Translation.] No. 333 of 1882.—Pukapuka-inoi a Whiho Karaitiana me etahi atu 580. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia kaua c paahitia te Pire Rahui Whenua Maori. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— He mea tenei kei te aroaro o to Whare c mahia ana, no reira ka kore he kupu a te Komiti. 1 Akuhata, 1882.