Il.—B.

kihai i nui te £30 i meatia ki hoatu ki taua tangata hei hua mo runga i ana moni i pau, a e tono ana te Komiti i inaianei kia whakanekea nga hua i runga i aua moni ki te £50 a kia £100 nga moni katoa e utua ki aia hei whakaea i tona mate. 26 o Akuhata, 1889.

No. 233, 1889.—Petition of Kahui Kaeaeehb (No. 3). Petitionee alleges that three toll-gates are about to be erected in the Opunake, Okato, and Omata Districts, which, he says, will act prejudicially to district. He asks that his statement may be considered by the Committee. I am directed to report as follows : That, as the matter is purely a local one, the Committee hasno recommendation to make. 26th August, 1889. ■

[Translation.] No. 233, 1889.—Pukapuka-inoi a Kahui Kaeeeehe (No. 3). E ki ana te kai-pitihana meake whakaturia nga tooro keti e toru, ki te takiwa o Opunake, o Okato, me Omata, ama aua keti e tau ai te mateki a ratou. B tono ana iakia whiriwhiria enei korero ana e te Komiti. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: No te mea he mea takiwa kau ano taua mahi kahore he kupu a te Komiti. 26 o Akuhata, 1889.

No. 97, 1889. —Petition of Kahui Kaeaeehe and 4 Others (No. 1). Petitionees pray that the restrictions on their lands on the west coast of the North Island may be removed, as they allege they are not properly administered by the Public Trustee. I am directed to report as follows : That, in the opinion of the Committee, this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 26th August, 1889.

[Translation.] No. 97, 1889. —Pukapuka-inoi o Kahui Kaeaeehe me etahi atu tokowha (No. 1). B inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia unuhia nga here i runga i o ratou whenua i te Tai Hauauru o Aotearoa, e ki ana hoki ratou kahore e pai te whakahaere e te Kaitiaki o te Katoa. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Ki te whakaaro o tenei Komiti me tuku tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria e ratou. 26 o Akuhata, 1889.

No. 228, 1889.—Petition of Inia Tuhueu and Others (No. 2). Petitionees pray that Part 111. of " The Stamp Duties Act, 1882," and sections 16 and 17 of the schedule to the Act of 1885, may be repealed, because they suffer great losses in leasing their lands through those Acts. I am directed to report as follows : That your Committee is of opinion that something should be done to remove the grounds of complaint. The stamp duty is oppressive, and a heavy burden upon the Native race, as it is generally stopped out of rents. It should be distributed over the period of the lease by an annual payment. The Committee therefore recommend the petition to the Government for favourable consideration. 26th August, 1889.

[Translation.] No. 228, 1889. —Pukapuka-inoi a Inia Tuhueu me etahi atu (No. 2). E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakakorea te Wahi 111. o "Te Ture Pane Kuini, 1882," me nga tekiona 16 me te 17 o te Apiti o taua Ture, 1885, no te mea he nui to ratou mate ina riihitia o ratou whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: E whakaaro ana te Komiti he mea tika kia whakahaerengia tetahi tikanga hei whakamutu i enei mate e kiia nei. E taumaha ana te Ture Pane Kuini ki runga ite iwi Maori a e tangohia ana nga tiuti i roto i nga moni reti. Ko te mea tika me utu taua tiuti Pane Kuini i roto i ia tau ote reti a puta noa nga tau ote reti. No reira ka tono te Komiti ite Kawanatanga kia ata whiriwhiria tenei pitihana. 26 o Akuhata, 1889.

No. 215, 1889.—Petition of Kahui Kababehe (No. 2). Petitioner prays that the price of the surveys of the lands at Eahotu and Motu Districts may be reduced to 6d. per acre. lam directed to report as follows: That, in the opinion of the Committee, this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 26th August, 1889.

[TRANSLATION.] No. 215, 1889. —Pukapuka-inoi a Kahui Kaeaeehe (No. 2). E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakahokia te utu mo nga ruri o nga whenua i te Takiwa o Bahotu me te Motu ki te hikipene i te'eka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Ki te whakaaro o tenei Komiti me tuku tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria e ratou. 26 o Akuhata, 1889. 2—l. 3.

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