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a Karepa ka whakaputaina c ia taua kereme kite Kooti Whenua Maori mo te hia a Karepa te Hu Heoi whakataua ana c te Kooti te whenua ki a Eipereta Pini. E inoi ana ia kia whakawakia tuaruatia no te mea ko ia te tangata tika hei riwhi mo Karepa Tehu. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Kahore he kupu ate Komiti mo runga i tenei tono. 10 o Hune, 1886.

;...;; .. _ No. 428, 1885.—Petition of Wiripo te Eehuiti and Others. Petitioners allege that their land, the Motukaraka Block, has been taken from them by the Government. They state that their ancestors or parents did not participate in the sale of the land. They pray for relief. lam directed to report as follows : That this petition is dated the 20th June, 1885. A similar petition was before the Committee from Nui Hare and others last year, when the Committee recommended Government to write, fully explaining the condition of the matter. This was done on the 3rd October, 1885 ; and amongst those communicated with was the petitioner, Wiripo te Eehuiti. Since that time the Natives have made no complaint.

11th June, 1886. [Translation.] No. 428, 1885.—Pukapuka-inoi a Wieipo te Eehuiti me etahi atu. Eki ana nga kai-pitihana kua tangohia te ratou whenua a Motukaraka etc Kawanatanga. E mea ana hoki ratou kihai o ratou matua me o ratou tipuna i uru kite hoko o taua whsnua. E inoi ana ratou ki tetahi ora. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: I tuhia tenei pitihana ite2o o nga ra o Hune, 1885. I tae mai ano tetahi pitihana penei kite aroaro o te Komiti i te tau kua pahure ake nei na Nui Hare me etahi atu a i tono te Komiti kite Kawanatanga kite tuhituhi me te whamarama atu i nga tikanga o taua mea. A i tuhituhi atu te Kawanatanga ite 3 o nga ra o Oketopa, 1885, i uru ano hoki te ingoa o to kai-pitihana o Wiripo te Eehuiti ki roto i nga ingoa o nga tangata i tuhituhi atu ai. Kahore he kupu a nga Maori i muri iho mo taua take. 11 o Hune, 1886.

No. 364, 1885.—Petition of Hapi Kiniha and Others. Petitionees state that they are owners of certain blocks of land in Maraetaha No. 2, but, by the action of the Native Land Court, they were completely thrown out of those blocks. They pray that a rehearing may take place. I am directed to report as follows : That rehearing cases are provided for in the Native Lands Court Bill now before the House.

11th June, 1886. [Teanslation.] No. 364, 1885. —Pukapuka-inoi a Hapi Kiniha me etahi atu. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana c whai take ana ratou ki etahi Poraka whenua i Maraetaha No. 2, erangi na te mahi ate Kooti Whenua Maori i kore ai ratou c uru ki aua Poraka. E inoi ana ratou kia whakawakia tuaruatia, Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Kua oti te whakarite inaianei tetahi tikanga mo nga whakawa tuarua i roto i te Pire Kooti Whenua Maori i te aroaro o te whare. 11 o Hune, 1886.

No. 209, Sess. 11., 1884.—Petition of Tamakitua Ahuriei and Others. Petitionees pray for a reconsideration of their claim to the Okoheriki Block, in the District cfi Eotorua, decided by the Native Land Court at Ohinemutu in 1883. I am directed to report as follows : That rehearing cases are provided for in the Native Land Court Bill now before the House. 11th June, 1886.

[Teanslation.] No. 209, Sess. 11., 1884.—Pukapuku-inoi a Tamakitua Ahueiri me etahi atu. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakawakia ta ratou take kite Okoheriki Poraka i te takiwa o Eotorua i whakataua c te Kooti Whenua Maori i te tau 1883. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Kua oti te whakarite tetahi tikanga mo nga whakawa tuarua i roto i te Pire Kooti Whenua Maori c takoto nei i te aroaro o te Whare. 11 o Hune, 1886.

No. 419, 1885.—Petition of Haimona Marupo and Others. Petitionees apply to dig kauri-gum on Government lands, and will pay by the month or year, or at so much per hundredweight. lam directed to report as follows: That this is a matter in charge of the Land Board. The Committee would refer the petition to the consideration of the Government. 11th June, 1886.

[Translation.] No. 419, 1885.—Pukapuka-inoi a Haimona Maeupo, me etahi atu. E tono ana nga kai-petihana kia keri kapia ratou i runga i nga whenua o te Kawanatanga, a ka pai ratou kite utu marama ranei tau ranei me utu rau weti ranei. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: He take tenei kei te Poari Whenua te tikanga. Erangi ka tukuna c te Komiti te pitihana kia whiriwhiria c te Kawanatanga. 11 o Hune, 1886.