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[Translation.] No. 266/24.- Pitihana a Rehu Pomana me etahi atu 141. E inoi ana kia whakaturia he Komihana hei uiui i te wariu o nga whenua me nga rakau i tangohia i raro i te Ture mo nga Main' Numii i roto i te Nuhaka 2n 2j Poraka, a hei kind hoki i te rahi o te moni hei utunga ki nga Maori no ratau. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata, kite whakaaro a te Komiti, me tuku atu tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia uiuia. 3 o Noema, 1924. ■ —

No, 181/23/IL—Petition of Rachel Matilda Hassall, of Christchurch. Praying that a certificate of title may be issued to the Stevens family for Section 26, Block TV, Jacob's River Hundred. I am directed to report that the Committee is of opinion that this petition should be, referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 4th November, 1924. [Translation.] No. 181/23/11." Pitihana a Rachel Matilda Hassall, o Christchurch. E inoi ana kia whakaputaina he Tiwhikete Taitara ki to whanau a Stevens mo Tekiona 26, Poraka IV, Jacob's River Hundred. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata, kite whakaaro a te Komiti, me tuku atu tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia whakaarohia paitia. 4 o Noema, 1924.

SrECTAL Report. I have the honour to report that at a meeting of the Native Affairs Committee held on Saturday,:the Ist November, 1924, the, following resolution was unanimously carried : " That the Committee desires to place on record its high appreciation of the able and courteous manner in which the Chairman, Mr. K. S. Williams, has conducted the business of the, Committee, and that this resolution be recorded in the minutes and reported to the House." F. F. Hockly, for the Committee. 4th November, 1924. | Translation. ] Ripoata Motuhake. E whai honore ana ahau kite ripoata i te hui a te Komiti mo nga mea Maori i tv i te Hatarei te 1 o nga ra o Noema, 1924, ka paahitia te motini c whai ake nei, a kaore rawa he reo whakahe : — " E hiahia ana te Komiti kia tuhia tana kupu mihi mo te mohio me, te humarie o te whakahaere a te Tiamana, a Mr. K. S. te Wiremu, i nga mahi a te Komiti, a kia tuhia hoki tenei motini ki roto ki nga meneti a kia ripoata atu kite whare." 4 o Noema, 1924. F. F. Hockly, mo te taha ki to Tiamana.

Final Report. I have the honour to report that the Native Affairs Committee held its final meeting on Tuesday, the 4th November, 1924. During the session the Committee held 41 meetings, the average attendance of members at each meeting being 9. Including 114 petitions brought forward from former sessions, the Committee, had before it 226 petitions. Of these, 185 were fully considered and reported on; the remaining 43 are unavoidably held over. The following Bills were referred and duly considered and reported on, viz. : Native Trustee Amendment Bill, Native Land Rating Bill, Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Bill. Six parliamentary papers were also referred and dealt with. The total number of reports presented to the House was 195. 4th November, 1924. [Translation.] Ripoata Whakamutunga. E whai honore ana ahau kite ripoata i tv te hui whakamutunga o te Komiti mo nga mea Maori i te Turei te 4 o nga ra o Noema, 1924. I roto i tenei tuunga otc Paremata e4l nga huinga ote Komiti. Xi te aronga c rite ana c iwa nga mema i tae mai ki ia huihuinga kotahi. Hui atu ki nga pitihana 114 i toe mai i era tuunga ote Paremata, c 226 nga pitihana i takoto ki te aroaro ote Komiti. 0 roto i ena pitihana 18;") nga mea i ata whiriwhiria a i ripoatatia hoki, ako nga mea c 43 i waihotia mo ko atu. I tukuna mai nga Pire c whai ake nei, a i ata whiriwhiria, a i ripoatatia hoki, ara : Te Pire Whakatikatika Ture Kai-tiaki Maori; Te Pire Reiti Whenua Maori; Te Ture Whakatikatika Ture Whenua Maori, Whakariterite Kereme Whenua Maori. E ono nga Pukapuka Paremete i tukuna mai a i whiriwhiria, Hui katoa nga ripoata i kokiritia kite, whare 195. 4 o Noema, 1924.