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No. 521.—Petition of Hobiana Hone and 33 Others. Petitionees say that the Paeroa East Block was awarded to them by the Land Court which sat at Whakatane in October, 1882; that a rehearing was granted and heard at Maketu in June, 1883, and that this resulted in the land being vested in persons who had arranged to convey it to a European. This they attribute to the fact that lawyers were employed on the other side, whilst they were unrepresented. They pray for redress. I am directed to report as follows : — That this petition was presented towards the close of the session, and it is impossible to examine into it in the time at the disposal of the Committee. 3rd September, 1883.

[Teanslation.] No. 521.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hobiana Hone me etahi atu c 33. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana ko Paeroa Poraka i te taha kite Bawhiti i whakataua kia ratou c te Kooti Whenua Maori i noho i Whakatane ia Oketopa, 1882, a i whakaaetia kia whakawakia, tuaruatia a i whakawakia ia Hune, 1883, tona mutunga ka whakataua te whenua ki nga tangata i whaka ac ki te hoko kite pakeha. E mea ana ratou ko te take i penei ai i mahi nga roia mo tera taha, na kahore he kaiwhakahaere itu mo ratou. E inoi ana ratou mo tetahi tikanga c ora. ai to ratou mate. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kua tata te mutu te Paremete ka tahi ka puta ake tenei pitihana, heoi kihai i ahei te Komiti ki te whiriwhiri. 3 Hepetema, 1883.

No. 469 of 1882.—Petition of Eatana Ngahina and Utiku Mabumabu. Petitionees state that, owing to the action of Judge Heaphy at the Land Court held at Bull's, in 1880, in excluding lawyers from the Court after the case had been partially heard, they had suffered loss. 'They ask for £500 compensation. I am directed to report as follows : — That exactly similar petitions were presented in 1880 (No. 232) and 1882 (No. 469), and the matter was fully gone into. The Committee has no recommendation to make. 3rd September, 1883.

[Teanslation.] No. 469 of 1882.—Pukapuka-inoi a Eatana Ngahina me Utiku Mabumabu. E ia ana nga kai-pitihana i runga i te mahi a Te Hiwhi i te Kooti Whenua i tv ki Purutaone i te tau 1880, i te pananga i nga roia i roto i te Kooti i te mea kaore ano kia oti te whakawa o te keehi i tau tetahi mate ki runga ki a ratou. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— I tukua mai ano etahi pitihana rite tonu ki tenei i te tau 1880 (No. 232) me te tau 1882 (No. 469) a i tino whiriwhiria etc Komiti. Heoi kaore he kupu ate Komiti. 3 Hepetema, 1883.

No. 447. —Petition of Eina Mete Paetahi and 5 Others. Petitionebs complain that they were excluded from the Eangitira Block by the Land Court which sat at Marton from May to July, 1882, and pray for a rehearing. I am directed to report as follows:— That, the Chief Judge having refused a rehearing, nothing further can be done in the present state of the law. 3rd September, 1883.

[Teanslation.] No. 447. —Pukapuka-inoi a Eina Mete Paetahi, me etahi atu c 5. B ki ana nga kai-pitihana kaore ratou i whakaurua kite Poraka o Eangatira c te Kooti whenua Maori i tv ra ki Matene i Mci tae noa ki Hurae, 1882, c inoi ana ratou kia whakawakia tuaruatia. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kaore i whakaaetia c te Tumuaki o Te Kooti te whakawa tuarua, no reira ka kore noaiho c taea i runga i enei tikanga o te ture. 3 Hepetema, 1883. __ :

No. 525.—Petition of Geobge Kennedy. Pbtitionee claims compensation (£242) for having been induced, in 1877, by Mr. Kemp, Native Commissioner, to take charge of a flour-mill owned by Natives, because the engagement had not been carried out by the owners. I am directed to report as follows : — That this petition has been presented too late in the session for the Committee to take evidence on the claim. 3rd September, 1883. B

[Translation.] No. 525. —Pukapuka-inoi a Hobi Kenebi. B tono ana te kai-pitihana kia utua ia kite £242 hei utu mo te whakahaunga a Te Keepa i a ia kia tiaki i tetahi Mira paraoa a nga Maori, a kihai nga Maori i whakaea i te taha ki a ratou.