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No. 40. —Petition of Inia Tuhuru and Others. Petitioners pray that a sitting of the Native Land Court may be held at Arahura to investigate the claims of their deceased relatives, who owned a large quantity of land there. lam directed to report as follows: That this petition be referred to the Government for consideration. 2nd June, 1886.

[Translation.] No. 40.—Pukapuka-inoi a Inia Tuhueu me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakaturia tetahi Kooti Whenua Maori ki Arahura hei whakawa i nga take a o ratou huanga kua mate he nui hoki te whenua ia ratou i reira. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Me tuku tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria c ratou. 2 o Hune, 1886.

No. 284, 1885.—Petition of Nepe te Apatu and Others. Petitionees object to the Native Lands Court Consolidation Act. They say it is the worst Bill they have seen since the 6th February, 1840. I am directed to report as follows : That the Bill referred to having been withdrawn, the Committee has no recommendation to make.

Bth June, 1886. [Translation.] No. 284, 1885.—Pukapuka-inoi a Nepe te Apatu me etahi atu. E whakahe ana nga kai-pitihana kite Ture Kooti Whakatopu Whenua Maori. E ki ana ratou kahore ratou i kite i tetahi Pire i penei te kino i muri mai i te 6 o nga ra o Pepuere, 1840. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Notemea kua unuhia te Pire c whakahuatia nei. Kahore he kupu a te Komiti. 8 o Hune, 1886.

No. 354, 1885. —Petition of John Marie Grace. The petitioner states that his wife was sewing mistress of the Poroti and Whangarei Native schools; that, while in a delicate state of health, she was violently pushed by a Native named Pomare Kingi, which caused premature birth of a still-born child, and serious illness. He applied to the Education Department to prosecute; that his application was refused. He claims £100 as compensation for expenses put to, and loss of wife's services. I am directed to report as follows : That a similar petition was reported upon by the Public Petitions Committee in 1884, to the effect that the claim could not be recommended. This Committee has no recommendation to make.

Bth June, 1886. [Translation.] No. 354, 1885. —Pukapuka-inoi a Hone Maraea Kereihi. E ki ana te kai-pitihana ko tana wahine te kai ako tuitui o te kura Maori i Poroti me Whangarei a iaia c tv ahua mate ana ka pana c tetahi Maori ko Pomare Kingi te ingoa a na taua pananga ka whanau mate mai tana tamaiti ki waho, a ka nui rawa hoki tona mate a i tono ia kite Tari kura kia whiua taua tangata Heoi kihai i whakaaetia. E tono ana ia kia £100 mana hoi utu mo ana moni i pau i te whakahaerenga o tenei mea me te ruihi hoki o te mahi a tana wahine. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: I ripoatatia ano tetahi pitihana penei etc Komiti Whiriwhiri pitihana ate Tokomaha ite tau 1884, a i mea kahore i tika kia tonoa aua utu. No reira kahore he kupu a te Komiti mo runga i tenei tono. 8 o Hune, 1886.

No. 298, Sess. 11., 1884. —Petition of Eawiri te Ito and Others. Petitionees state that the railway is encroaching on their land at Waiwera. They pray for redress. lam directed to report as follows: That, in the opinion of the Committee, this petition should be referred to the Government for early consideration.

Bth June, 1886. [Teanslation.] No. 298, Sess. 11., 1884.—Pukapuka-inoi a Eawiri te Ito me etahi atu. E mea ana nga kai-pitihana c nuku haere mai ana te reriwe ki runga i to ratou whenua i Waiwera. E inoi ana ratou kia whakaputaina tetahi tikanga kia ratou. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Xi te whakaaro a tenei Komiti me tuku tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria w r awetia mai c ratou. 8 o Hune, 1886. '

No. 283, 1885.—Petition of Wirihana Hunia and Others. Petitioners state that they have seen the Bill called by the Europeans the Native Lands Consolidation Bill of 1885. They agree with the Bill, excepting from sections 120 to 138, which they desire should be eliminated, as they say those sections shut them out from looking after their fathers' interests. lam directed to report as follows: That the Bill referred to' having been withdrawn, the Committee has no recommendation to make. Bth June, 1886.