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o te Ture mo runga i to hoko o taua whenua e whakahuatia nei e nga kai-pitihana i roto i ta ratou Pitihana. Aka whakauru atu ano hoki matou i etahi kupu i konei ho whakaatu ite huarahi kore i roto i te Kooti Whenua Maori hei whakahaere tika i nga take a nga Maori whai take ki nga whenua me te waiho i te Kooti i etahi wa maha, i runga ano ia i te kore mohio o te Kooti hei huarahi whakamana i nga take teka ate hunga mahi hianga. I peneitia hoki te mahi o tenei keehi me nga korero e man ake i raro nei (ara). "Na ka tukua atu e ahau te rarangi ingoa o nga tangata hoko e 54, me te rarangi ingoa o nga tangata te kau matahi kihai nei o ratou ingoa i tuhituhia tikatia a e tika ana kia hoatu te toenga o a ratou moni. Akuanei ko te hunga 43 i whakahuatia ra ite tuatahi kua tino whakamana ta ratou hoko." I whakamarama ano a Paati ki te Kooti ite tikanga o nga rarangi ingoa e rua kua whakahuatia ake i runga ake nei. Ka tukua ano hoki e- ahau te rarangi ingoa o nga kaiwhakahaere tokorua e hiahia ana hoki matou kia uru aua tangata tokorua ki roto i te ota ote Kooti mo te Nama Ib ara a Peraniko Ahuriri, Hira te Mumuhu. Heoi ka waiho tonu taua rarangi ingoa i tuhia ra me te karanga mehemea tera tetahi tangata whakahe ka whakatika ake ko Harehare tuakana a Peraniko ka mea kahore he tangata e whakahe ana. 21 o Akuhata, 1889.
No. 112, 1889.—Petition of Tuangahueu Whanganui. Petitioner states that a block of land called Manawatu-Kukutauaki, situated at Horowhenua, which belonged to his uncle Karepa Tehu, deceased, has been wrongly awarded to one Eiperata Pini by the Native Land Court. He now prays that a rehearing of that land may take place. lam directed to report as follows: That, from the evidence of Eopata Eanapiri, who appeared on behalf of the petitioner, it is shown that the petitioner claimed sole successorship to Karepa Tehu, a deceased owner in the Manawatu-Kukutauaki (No 4 d) Block, upon an application made for that interest by Eiperata. It is also shown that the petitioner was the nearest of kin to the deceased. The Court, of which Mr. Puckey was Judge, decided that both the petitioner and applicant should succeed. The petitioner strongly objected to Eiperata sharing in the successorship, and, as a protest, refused to allow his name to appear in the order, preferring rather to apply for a rehearing. Judge Puckey, upon this, struck out his name. A rehearing was applied for, but refused on the ground that the petitioner had agreed to have his name struck out. It is also shown that the petitioner was the proper person to succeed, being the nearest of kin. This Committee is of the opinion that Judge Puckey was wrong in excluding the petitioner from succession, notwithstanding his refusal to join with Eiperata, the duty of the Court clearly being to ascertain the nearest of kin and award accordingly ; that the Chief Judge was wrong in refusing a rehearing on the ground expressed. Therefore, under the circumstances, this Committee would recommend the Government to provide the legislative remedy necessary to meet the case. 22nd August, 1889.
[Translation.] No. 112, 1889.—Pukapuka-inoi a Tuangahuru Whanganui. E ki ana te kai-pitihana no tana matua keke no Karepa Tehu kua mate nei tetahi Poraka Whenua ko Manawatu-Kukutauaki te ingoa a i whakataua hetia kia Eiperata Pini e te Kooti Whenua Maori. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei I runga i nga korero a Eopata Banapiri koia nei te kaiwhakahaere o te pitihana e kitea ana ko te kai-pitihana anake te tangata tika hei riiwhi mo Karepa Tehu kua mate nei ki te Manawatu-Kukutauki No. 4d Poraka i runga i te tono a Eiperata Pini. E kitea ana hoki ko te kai-pitihana te huanga tata rawa kia Karepa Tehu. Na i whakataua e te Kooti ko Tiati Paki nei te Tiati o taua Kooti kia uru ngatahi te kai-pitihana me te kai tono hei riwhihi kia Karepa Tehu. Na i tino whakahe te kai-pitihana kia Eiperata Pini kia uru ia hei riiwhi, a hei whakamana mo tana whakahe, ki atu ana ia me kaua tona ingoa e whakaurua hei riiwhi kia Karepa Tehu. I mahara hoki ia he mea pai kia kaua e whakaurua tona ingoa kia watea ai ia ki te tono whakawa tuarua, Heoi patu ake e Tiati Paki tona ingoa. I muri iho ka tonoa he whakawa tuarua otira kihai i whakaaetia no te mea i whakaae te kai-pitihana kia patua tona ingoa. E kitea ana hoki ko te kai-pitihana te tangata tika hei riiwhi mo Karepa Tehu no te mea ko ia te huanga tata rawa ki aia. Na e whakaaroana tenei Komiti ihe te mahi a Tiati Paki i runga i tana patunga ite ingoa ote kai-pitihana ahakoa tana tono kia patua tona ingoa. Ko te mahi tika ia ma te Kooti he kimi i nga huanga tata me te whakatau ki aua huanga. Ihe anohoki te Tiati Tumuaaki i runga i tana whakakahoretanga ite tono whakawa tuarua i runga i nga take kua whakina nei. Na i raro i enei tikanga kua tono te Komiti i te Kawanatanga kia hanga tetahi Ture hei whakahaere i taua keehi. 22 o Akuhata, 1889.
No. 155, 1889.—Petition of Honi Waitere and 28 Others. Petitionees pray that the balance of the reserves at Tiniwaitare and Pareraunui may be brought under the provisions of the Native Land Court. lam directed to report as follows: That, in the opinion of the Committee, this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 22nd August, 1889.
[Translation.] No. 155, 1889.—Pukapuka-inoi a Honi Waitere me etahi atu hokorua ma waru. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia tukuna nga rahui i Tiniwaitare me Pareraunui ki raro i nga tikanga o te Tore Kooti Whenua Maori.
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