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whenua iko atu. E tono ana te Komiti ite Kawanatanga kia pataia nga take o tene kehi, me whakahaere hoki i runga i ta ratou i whakaaro ai he tika. 14 o Hurae, 1885.
No. 475, Sess. 18, 1884.—Petition of Tame Paeata and Others (No 2). Petitionees state that twenty-four acres of Block 18, Jacobs Biver Hundred, section sa, has been sold to a European by Government, that land being in reality petitioners' ancestors' burying-ground. They ask the Government to give them one hundred acres elsewhere as payment. I am directed to report as follows : That, as. there has been a good deal of discontent shown from time to time upon the subject of burial-grounds, the whole matter should be referred to Government for consideration. 14th July, 1885.
[Teanslation.] No. 475, Sess. 18, 1884.—Pukapuka-inoi a Tame Paeata me etahi atu (No. 2). E ki nga kai-pitihana kua hokona nga eka e 24 tekiona sa, o te Bau o te Awa o Hakopa ki tetahi Pakeha ete Kawanatanga ko taua whenua ia he urupa na nga Tupuna o nga kai-pitihana. E tono ana nga kai-pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia hoatu kia 100 eka ma ratou i tetahi wahi ke atu hei utu. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: No te mea kua kitea te nui o nga raruraru iiawa i runga i enei mea i nga urupa, me tuku tenei mea ki te Kawanatanga ki whiriwhiria. 14 o Hurae, 1885.
No. 484, Sess. 18, 1884. —Petition of Wieemu Watene Tautaei and 10 Others. Petitionees, owners of the Orakei Block, Auckland, pray for an Act of Parliament that will enable them to deal advantageously with their land. I am directed to report as follows : That the Committee is informed that a private Bill has been introduced upon this subject, and the Committee has no special recommendation to make. 14th July, 1885.
[Teanslation.] No. 484, Sess. 11., 1884.—Pukapuka-inoi a Wieemu Watene Tautaei me etahi atu 10. Ko nga kai-pitihana no ratou tera whenua a Orakei Poraka i Akarana, e inoi ana kia hanga tetahi ture Paremete kia ahei ai ratou te whakahaere tika i to ratou whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ia penei: Kua rongo te, Komiti kua kokiritia tetahi Pire ki te Paremete mo runga i tenei take. Heoi kahore he kupu ate Komiti mo runga i tenei tono. 14 o Hurae, 1885.
No. 301, Sess. 11, 1884.—Petition of Michael Mullooly. Petitionee states that in 1881 he legally purchased from the Native owners a block of land named Tuawhatu No. la, and paid cash for it; that a Native, not the original owner, applied to the Native Land Court to make the land inalienable for purchase, and succeeded in so doing. Petitioner prays for redress, as at present he is without either the land or the money he paid for the same. I am directed to report as follows : That the removal of restrictions is a matter entirely at the option of the Governor, and the Committee does not deem it necessary to interfere with advice in the present case. 15th July, 1885.
[Teanslation.] No. 301, Sess. 18, 1884.—Pukapuka-inoi a Maikaea Maeuei. E ki ana te kai-pitihana i hokona tikatia e ia i nga Maori tetahi poraka whenua nama Ia i te tau 1881 i karangatia nei ko Tuawhatu i utua monitia e ia. A i tono tetahi Maori Kihai i whai take ki taua whenua i mua kia herea te whenua kei hokona a i mana taua tikanga ana. E inoi ana te kaipitihana ki tetahi ora mona no te mea kua kore te whenua i aia, kua hoki nga moni i utua e ia mo taua whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Ko te unu here i runga ite whenua he mea ma te Kawana anake e whakaae no reira kahore te Komiti e pokanoa ki te whai kupu i runga i nga korero mo tenei keehi. 15 o Hurae, 1885.
No. 438, Sess. 11., 1884.—Petition of Paoea Tuhaeee. Petitionee states that the island known as the Little Barrier was awarded to him and his relations "by the Native Land Court. The island contains 6,960 acres and a quantity of kauri. He has received a private offer of £3,000 for kauri timber alone. Government have offered £2,500 to buy the land, timber, &c, right out, and because he will not let it go a Proclamation has been issued forbidding him to sell to any other bidder. He prays for redress, so that the Proclamation may be at once withdrawn. I am directed to report as follows: That a clause was inserted in "The Special Powers and Contracts Act, 1884," to secure a rehearing as to the ownership of this island, and the Governor has since issued a Proclamation in accordance with the Act. The Committee has therefore no recommendation to make. 15th July, 1885.
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