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[Translation.] No. 379, 1885. —Pukapuka-inoi a Hoani Eueu me etahi atu (No. 1). E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakauruhia o ratou ingoa ki tetahi poraka whenua i whakahokia c te Kawanatanga ki etahi Maori ko Te Arai te ingoa ko nga eka c 4,240 c ki ana hoki nga kai-pitihana c whai take ana ratou ki taua whenua a c tika ana kia uru o ratou ingoa ki roto. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Ko te whenua c whakahuatia nei kua whakataua ki nga tangata c 23 otira c whakaarohia ana tera ano etahi i whai take ki taua whenua c whakaarohia ana hoki he mea tika kia tahuri te Kawatanga kite kimi mehemea c kore c kitea etahi atu c tino whai take ana a kite kitea kia whakataua i runga i te tika. 4 o Hune, 1886.

No. 225, Sess. 11., 1884.—Petition of Eipaeata Kahautia. Petitionee alleges that the boundaries of land in Gisborne, sold to the Government, have been wrongly marked, so as to include 110 acres more than were purchased by the Government. She prays that the land may be returned to her. lam directed to report as follows: That in this case an arrangement has been made with petitioner by the Government, and a sum of money has been placed upon the estimates to satisfy the claim.

4th June, 1886. [Teanslation.] No. 225, Sess. 11., 1884.—Pukapuka-inoi a Eipaeata Kahautia. E ki ana te kai-pitihana i he te maaka o nga rohe o tetahi whenua i Kihipane i hokona kite Kawanatanga a uru atu ana te 110 eka ki roto neke ake ita te Kawanatanga i hoko ai. E inoi ana ia kia whakahokia mai te whenua ki aia. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Kua oti te whakarite tetahi tikanga kite kai-pitihana etc Kawanatanga a kua tuhia etahi moni ki roto i te pukapuka moni hei whakarite i taua take. 4 o Hune, 1886.

No. 54. —Petition of Euka Matiama and Others. Petitionees pray that certain land at Motueka, given by them for school purposes many years ago, may be returned to them, as the school has ceased to exist, and the land is now lying idle. I am directed to report as follows: That this subject was fully reported upon on the 30th October, 1884, and, the Committee having been informed that Government proposes to introduce a Bill to deal with it, the Committee can only again press it upon the consideration of the House.

2nd June, 1886. ■ [Teanslation.] No. 54.—Pukapuka-inoi a Euka Matiama me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana mo tetahi whenua i Motueka i hoatu c ratou i nga tau o mua noa atu mo te kura kia whakahokia mai kia ratou no te mea kua kore te kura inaianei a kei te takoto kau te whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: I tino puta te ripoata mo tenei take ite3o o nga ra o Oketopa, 1884, a i te mea kua rongo te Komiti c kokirihia ana c te Kawanatanga tetahi Pire hei whakahaere i taua mea. Heoi te mahi ma te Komiti he whakahau kia whiriwhiria taua take c te Whare. 2 o Hune, 1886.

No. 58.—Petition of B. H. Daenell. Petitioner states that he is a lessee of one of the old Native reserves in Taranaki, the lease being for twenty-one years. He complains that too high a valuation has been put on the property, for which he has to pay rates. He also states that it is not worth his while to make the improvements necessary, as the lease is of too short a tenure. He prays that he may be put upon the same footing as the lessees under the West Coast Settlements Act. I am directed to report as follows : That without legislation there is no power to deal with such cases as this, and the Committee recommends the subject to the consideration of the Government. 2nd June, 1886.

[Translation.] No. 58.—Pukapuka-inoi a B. H. Tanera. E ki ana te kai-pitihana he kai riihi ia no tetahi o nga rahui Maori tawhito i Taranaki ko nga tau o taua riihi c 21. E kii ana ia he tino taumaha raw T a nga moni i whakataua ki runga i taua Eahui c utu nei ia i nga reeti. E ki ana ano hoki ia he moumou tana whakapai i te whenua no te mea he poto rawa te riihi. E inoi ana ia kia peratia te tikanga mo tana riihi me nga riihi i raro ite Ture Whakanohonoho Kainga o te Tai Hauauru. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: I runga ite ture kore kahore he mana whakahaere i nga take penei me tenei a c tono ana te Komiti kia whiriwhiria c te Kawanatanga tenei take. 2 o Hune, 1886.

No. 37.—Petition of Hautaku and Others. Petitioners ask that the Government may give them some of the Crown surplus lands to live upon, or the Government to purchase lands from Europeans for them, they, the Natives, paying for the land on the deferred-payment system,