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[Teanslation.] No. 238.—Pukapuka-inoi a Te Oti Paipeta me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia unuhia te here i runga i tetahi Tekiona whenua a ratou i Wakanui Ashburton eki ana ratou ite kimi ratou i tetahi tangata hei riihi ite whenua. Heoi kore kau e kitea he tangata hei riihi me te utu tonu ratou i nga reiti mo te whenua kahore nei he painga i riro mai ia ratou. E rite tonu ana te ripoata mo tenei pitihana me te ra i tuhia ai ki te Nama 48.

No. 245.—Petition of Abepeta Haeeetutebangi. Asking for an inquiry into certain matters in connection with the Murimotu Block. Beport and date same as No. 48.

[Teanslation.] No. 245.—Pukapuka-inoi a Aeepeta Haeeetutebangi. E inoi ana kia whiriwhiria etahi take mo runga i te Murimotu Poraka. E rite tonu ana te ripoata mo tenei pitihana me te ra i tuhia ai ki te Nama 48.

No. 261.—Petition of Eeedeeick John Baekee and Others. Petitionees, who are lessees of Native reserves at Arahura, after detailing the trouble they have to clear the land and make it fit for cultivation, pray that the promise made to them by Mr. Commissioner Mackay, that their leases would be renewed at the reduced rentals, may be carried out; and that the Native Eeserves Act may be so amended as.to give them relief. Eeport and date same as No. 48.

[Teanslation.] No. 261.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hetaeiki Hone Paaka me etahi atu. Ko nga kai-pitihana he kai riihi no tetahi Eahui Maori i Arahura, a i muri i ta ratou whakaaturanga i te nui o ta ratou mahi i te whakapainga i tana whenua, ka inoi kia whakatuturutia te whakaaetanga a Komihana Make tera e whakahoutia a ratou riihi i runga i te riihi hoki iho te utu a kia whakatikatikaia Te Ture Eahui Maori, kia puta ai he ora mo rotou. E rite tonu ana te ripoata mo tenei pitihana me te ra i tuhia ai ki te Nama 48.

No. 248.—Petition of Eneeetat- te Bangiotg. Petitionee alleges that Mr. Alexander McDonald, who was at one time their protector and guide, has now deprived them of a large portion of their land at Awahuri, which he has for himself. They say he has also £5,000 of their money from their sale of Kawakawa. They pray for an inquiry. Eeport and date same as No. 48.

[Teanslation.] No. 248. —Pukapuka-inoi a Eneeeta te Eangiotu. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana ko Arikihanara Maketonore to ratou kaiwhakahaere i tetahi wa erangi kua tangohia eia tetahi wahi nui o to ratou whenua i Awahuri mana ake. E mea ana hoki ratou e £5,000 o a ratou moni kei aia he utu no te hokonga o Kawakawa. E inoi ana ratou kia whiriwhiria ta ratou take. E rite tonu ana te ripoata mo tenei pitihana me te ra i tuhia ai ki te Nama 48.

No. 267.—Petition of Tieke Kona. Petitionees pray that the proper boundary-lines of their land at Wainawaka may be defined. Eeport and date same as No. 48.

[Teanslation.] No. 267.—Pukapuka-inoi a Tieke Kona. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakatuturutia nga rohe o te ratou whenua i Wainawaka. E rite tonu ana te ripoata mo tenei pitihana ki te No. 48 me te ia i tuhuia ai ki te Nama 48.

No. 249. —Petition of William Hughes and Wife. One of the petitioners, Mere Hughes, alleges that certain lands were willed to her by Te Kahu o te Bangi, but that in the certificates of title which she believes to have been issued she has not been included to the extent she ought to have been, and has lost the lands ; that she is entitled to lands in the West Coast confiscated territory which have been wrongly granted to other Natives. They pray that inquiry may be made into their claims. Eeport and date same as No. 48.

[Teanslation.] No. 249.—ffiikapuka-inoi a Wieemu Hui me tana Wahine. Ko tetahi o nga kai-pitihana ko Mere Hui e ki ana i Wirangia etahi whenua ki aia e Te Kahu o te Bangi, erangi ki tona mohio i roto i tetahi Tiwhikete take i whakaputaina kihai ia i uru ki roto i

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