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No. 320, 1899.—Petition of Ihipeea Patuwai. Petitionee prays for rehearing as to succession to Eraihia te Waerenga, deceased owner in Mataikona No. 2 Block. I am directed to report that, as the petitioner and her sisters appear to have lost their chance of appealing against the decision of the Native Land Court through ignorance of the law, the Committee recommends that this petition be referred to the Government, with a view to giving them an opportunity of being heard in support of their claims. 16th August, 1900.

[Teanslation.] No. 320, 1899.—Pitihana a Ihipeea Patuwai. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakawakia tuaruatia te riiwhitanga o tetahi tupapaku, ara, o Eraihia te Waerenga, tetahi o nga tangata i uru ki Mataikona No. 2 Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, mehemea nei na runga i te kuare o te kai-pitihana me ona teina kite ture i tukuna ai c ratou kia pahemo te wa tika hei piiratanga ma ratou i te whakatau a te Kooti Whenua Maori, na reira kite whakaaro o te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga, a me whakatuwhera he huarahi c whakawakia ai nga take o ta ratou kereeme. 16 o Akuhata, 1900.

No. 358, 1899.—Petition of Teiea Maeutu and 154 Others. Petitionees allege that a piece of land known as Mangaopuraka has been wrongfully included in the Nuhaka Block, purchased by the Government. They pray for restitution. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to this petition. 16th August, 1900.

[Teanslation.] No. 358, 1899.—Pitihana a Teiea Maeutu me etahi atu kotahi rave rima tekau ma wha. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana i uru he atu tetahi piihi whenua, ko Mangaopuraka te ingoa, ki roto i Nuhaka Poraka, i hokona etc Kawanatanga. E inoi ana ratou kia whakahokia atu taua piihi whenua ki a ratou. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kaore kau a te Komiti kupu mo runga i tenei pitihana. 16 o Akuhata, 1900.

No. 114', 1898.—Petition of leiwhata and 3 Others. Petitionees allege that portions of the Maungatautari Block have been wrongfully taken from them, and pray for restitution. I am directed to report that the Committee recommend that this petition be referred to the Government for inquiry. 16th August, 1900.

[Teanslation.] No. 114, 1898.—Pitihana a leiwhata me etahi atu tokotoru. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana kua tangohia hetia etahi wahi o Maungatautari Poraka i a ratou, a c inoi ana kia whakahokia atu aua wahi ki a ratou. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kite whakaaro o te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia uiuia. 16 o Akuhata, 1900.

No. 244, 1898.—Petition of Paeepumai te Whetuiti. . . Petitionee prays for inquiry into the title to Section 320, Parish of Taupiri (Tauhei Block), which, she alleges, was confiscated land awarded to Paora te Ahuru, now deceased, with the view to placing the children of the deceased in possession. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to this petition. 16th August. 1900.

[Teanslation.] No. 244, 1898.—Pitihana a Paeepumai te Whetuiti. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia uiuia te taitara o Tekihana 320, Parihi o Taupiri (Tauhei Poraka), c ki nei ia he whenua i riro i te raupatu a whakahokia ana ki a Paora te Ahuru (kua mate), a c mea ana ia me whakawhiwhi nga tamariki a taua tupapaku ki taua whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kaore he kupu a te Komiti mo runga i tenei pitihana. 16 o Akuhata, 1900.

No. 415, 1899.—Petition of Manahi Paewai and 10 Others. Petitionees pray for rehearing in connection with Tahoraiti No. 2 Block. I am directed to report that this matter was inquired into in 1898 on the petitions of Ataneta Wharekiri and others and Hori Herehere and others (vide 1.-3, 1898, p. 6), and that the Committee is of opinion that the recommendations made on those petitions—viz., that inquiry be made—should now be given effect to. 16th August, 1900.