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[Translation.] No. 222/1927, Pitihana a Mere te Iwingaro ; No. 115/1925, Pitihana a Mere te Iwingaro ratau ko etahi atu tokotoru ; No. 222/1925, Pitihana a Mere te Iwingaro ratau ko etahi atu tokowha ; No. 223/1925, Pitihana a Mere te Iwingaro ratau ko etahi atu tokowha ; No. 224/1925, Pitihana a Mere te Iwingaro ratau ko etahi atu tokowha. E inoi ana mo tetahi uiuinga ano mo Mangapoike Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata i te mea kaore ano i tutuki te uiuinga i raro i te Ture Whakatikatika Ture Whenua Maori, Whakariterite Kereme Whenua Maori, 1919, kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti mo runga mo enei pitihana. 14 o Oketopa, 1927.

No. 267/1927. —Petition of Agnes Hope. Praying that the Tairawhiti District Maori Land Board may have jurisdiction to deal with the transfer to her of the interest of her brother, John Downs, in Taumataoteo 12a 1 Block. I am directed to report that the Committee is of opinion this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 14th October, 1927. [Translation.] No. 267/1927. —Pitihana a Agnes Hope. E inoi ana kia whakamanaia te Poari Whenua Maori o te Takiwa o te Tairawhiti kite whakahaere i te hoko ki a ia o te paanga o tona tungane, o Tione Tauna, i roto i Taumataoteo 12a L Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kite whakaaro o te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria paitia. 14 o Oketopa, 1927.

No. 280/1926. —Petition of Harete' Apatari and 2 Others. Petitioners allege that the persons named in the title to Tutu-o-te-Kaha No. 4 Block are merely trustees. They pray that the Native Land Court may be empowered to determine who the real owners are. I am directed to report that the Committee is of opinion this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 14th October, 1927. [Translation.] No. 280/1926. —Pitihana a Harete Apatari ratau ko etahi atu tokorua. E whakapae ana nga kai-pitihana ko nga tangata e mau nei o ratau ingoa i roto i te taitara k' Tutu-o-te-Kaha No. 4 Poraka he kai-tiaki noa iho. E inoi ana ratau kia wliakamanaia te Kooti Whenua Maori kite whakawa i nga tino tangata ake no ratau taua whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kite whakaaro o te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria paitia. 14 o Oketopa, 1927.

No. 177/1927. —Petition of Kira Kapu and 47 Others. Praying that no further extensions be given to the Tongariro Timber Co., Ltd., and that power be given to the Natives to recover their lands with a view to incorporation of owners to ensure proper use of same. I am directed to report that the Committee is of opinion this petition should be referred to the Government for consideration, with a recommendation that no extension be granted after the end of March, 1928, of the term within which the" company may make financial arrangements for the construction of a railway. 14th October, 1927. [Translation.] No. 177/1927. —Pitihana a Kira Kapu ratau ko etahi atu e 47. E inoi ana kia kaua e hoatu ano he whakanukuhanga ki. te Kamupene Kanirakau o Tongariro a kia hoatu he mana ki nga Maori hei whakahoki inai i o ratau whenua kia whakakaporeihanatia ai nga tangata no ratau hei tnea e mahia paitia ai o ratau whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kite whakaaro o te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia uiuia me te kupu tohutohu kia kaua e whakaaetia he whakanukuhanga ano i muri atu i te ra mutunga o Maehe, 1921, o te wa hei whakahaerctanga tikanga moni hei hanga i te reriwe. 14 o Oketopa, 1927.

No. 261/1927. —Petition of Rahera Mukiwai Mutu Morrison and 2 Others. Praying that the names of To Hore and Ngaki be included in the title to the Native reserves in the Cobden Township. I am directed to report that the Committee is of opinion this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 14th October. 1927.

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