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No. 136.—Petition of Eichaed Sissons and Others. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the above petition, praying the Government to frame a Bill enabling it to deal with any individual or company prepared to purchase the Wairua Swamp and drain it, have directed me to report that the petition be referred to the Government for their favourable consideration. 27th June, 1880.

No. 132.—Petition of Thomas Lake. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the above petition, praying for a grant of land on account of a wound received in action against the Maoris, have directed me to report that they consider the petitioner has no claim. 27th June, 1882.

No. 30. —Petition of Elijah James Faulkneb. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the above petition, praying for land scrip for services rendered during the Waikato campaign, have directed me to report that the Naval and Military and Local Forces Land Claims Commission having rejected the petitioner's claim, the Committee see no reason to open the question. 11th July, 1882.

No. 62. —Petition of Heebeet Beunton. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the above petition, praying for grant of land, he having paid his own passage to New Zealand, have directed me to report that, after inquiry, the Committee consider that the petitioner has no claim on the Government. 11th July, 1882.

No. 77. —Petition of John Bowes. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the above petition, praying for a grant of land as a military settler, have directed me to report that the Naval and Military and Local Forces Land Claims Commission having rejected the petitioner's claim, the Committee see no reason to open the question. 11th July, 1882.

No. 155. —Petition of James Mclntyee and Others. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the above petition, praying for right-of-way between petitioners' lands and the railway at Onehunga, have to report that the prayer of the petitioners was granted in the proper manner. (See Gazettes No. 47, 16th June, 1881, and No. 61, 28th July, 1881.) 11th July, 1882.

No. 212. —Petition of the Mayoe of Waimate and Others. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the above petition, praying that Section 143, Waimate Survey District, containing seventy-five acres, gazetted for sale at Christchureh in one block; may be Cut up into sections of five to ten acres, and sold at Waimate instead^of at Christchureh, have directed me to report that this Committee recommend that the prayer of the petitioners be granted. 18th July, 1882.

No. 103.—Petition of Willian Deeble. The petitioner states that he applied for 300 acres under " The Land Act, 1877," Waikanau Block, Tapu District, which was granted, and occupied by him ; he was afterwards informed that the Land Board at Auckland had decided that the land had been given to a prior applicant, and that he was compelled to abandon his improvements, &c. He prays for redress. I am directed to report that, in the opinion of this Committee, the petitioner has no claim. 18th July, 1882.

No. 207. —John Thomas Wade and William Wade. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the above petition, praying for a grant of 3,000 acres of land alleged to have been granted thirty years ago by Paora Katipa to petitioners' father, have directed me to report that, in the opinion of the Committee, the petitioners have no claim. 19th July, 1882.

No. 247.—Petition of J. J. Eedmond and Others. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the above petition, praying for grants of land as military settlers, have directed me to report that the case of the petitioners having been dealt with by the Naval and Military and Local Forces Land Claims Commission, the Committee see no reason to reopen the case. 25th July, 1882.

No. 251.—Petition of John Hunt. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the above petition, praying for a grant of land as a military settler, have directed me to report that the case of the petitioner having been dealt with by the Naval and Military and Local Forces Land Claims Commission, the Committee see no reason to reopen the case. 25th July, 1882.