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No. 257.—Petition of Hone Paeatene Tamanuiaeangi and Others. Petitionees pray that the promise made by Mr. Bolleston, that the Kaiapoi Natives should not have less than sixty-five acres of a reserve near the sea-coast, may be given effect to. I am directed to report as follows: That this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 16th September, 1885.

[Tbanslation.] No. 257.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hone Paeatene Tamanuiaeangi me etahi atu. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakamana te whakaaetanga kia kaua e hoki iho i te 65 eka nga eka ma nga Maori i te taha o te Moana. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Ko tenei pitihana me tuku ki te Kawanatanga kia pataia nga tikanga e ratou. 16 o Hepetema, 1885.

No. 326.—Petition of Haeiata Ngahieoi. Petitionee prays that a section of land in the Town of Kaiapoi (No. 9), which has been taken possession of by some Europeans, may be returned to her, as she says the land is hers. I am directed to report as follows : That this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 16th September, 1885.

[Tbanslation.] No. 326. —Pukapuka-inoi a Haeiata Ngahieoi. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana mo tetahi Tekiona whenua i te taone o Kaiapoi (Nama 9) kua nohia nei e etahi Pakeha kia whakahokia atu ki aia e ki ana hoki ia nona te whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Me tuku tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia patapataia nga tikanga e ratou. 16 o Hepetema, 1885.

No. 325. —Petition of Hone Mohi Tawhai and Others. Petitionees pray that a sum of money may be placed on the estimates for the purpose of providing a doctor for their district. I am directed to report as follows : That this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 16th September, 1885.

[Tbanslation.] No. 325.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hone Mohi Tawhai. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakanohia he moni ki runga i te pukapuka moni hei utu i tetahi Takuta mo to ratou takiwa. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Ko tenei pitihana me tuku ki te Kawanatanga kia whakaarohia e ratou. 15 o Hepetema, 1885.

No. 374.—Petition of Ann Peatt. Petitionee, who is a half-caste, prays that a mutton-bird island called Pieti may be returned to her and to the people who own the island. I am directed to report as follows : That the petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 16th September, 1885.

[Tbanslation.] No. 374. —Pukapuka-inoi a Ana Paeata. Ko te kai-pitihana he Hawhekaihe e inoi ana kia whakahokia te Motu tiiti e karangatia nei ko Pieti ki nga tangata no ratou taua motu. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Me tuku tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria e ratou. , 16 o Hepetema, 1885.

No. 95, Sess. 1., 1884.—Petition of Eeihapeti te Bato and Another. Petitionees pray that a reserve called Houhoupounamu, which was awarded to certain trustees by the Native Land Court in 1868, may be reheard by the Court I am directed to report as follows: That this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 16th September, 1885.

[Tbanslation.] No. 95, Sess. 1., 1884.--Pukapuka-moi a Eeihapeti te Bato me etahi atu. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakawakia tuaruatia tetahi pihi whenua e karangatia nei ko Houhoupounamu i whakataua nei ki etahi kaitiaki e te Kooti Whenua Maori,

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