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No. 92/1940.—Petition of Te Rata Hikairo and Others, of Tairua. Praying that the Native Land Court be empowered to grant petitioners the title to Pakairarahi No. 1 Block. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make in regard to this petition. 27th August, 1941.

[Translation.] Pitihana Nama 92/1940 a Te Rata Hikairo ratou ko etahi atu, o Tairua. E inoi ana kia whakamanaia te Kooti Whenua Maori kite whakatau i te taitara kia Pakirarahi Nama 1 Poraka ki nga kai-pitihana. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti mo tenei pitihana. 27 o Akuhata, 194-1.

No. 81/1938. —Petition of Paneta Hone and 4 Others, of Te Pakipaki. Praying that the Native Land Court be empowered to reinvestigate the succession to Te Koho, deceased, in Tautitaha and other blocks. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make in regard to this petition. 27th August, 1941.

[Translation.] Pitihana Nama 81/1938 a Paneta Hone ratou ko etahi atu tokowha, o Te Pakipaki. E inio ana kia whakamanaia te Kooti Whenua Maori kite uiui ano i te kai-riwhitanga ki nga paanga o te Koho, kua mate, i roto i Tautitaha me era atu poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti mo tenei pitihana. 27 o Akuhata, 1941.

No. 95/1938. —Petition of Atarangi Tukino, of Hicks Bay. Praying for relief in re the will of Potene Tuhiwai, deceased. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make in regard to this petition. 27th August, 1941.

[Translation.] Pitihana Nama 95/1938 a Atarangi Tukino, o Hicks Bay. E inoi ana kia whakaoraina mo te taha kite wira a Potene Tuhiwai, kua mate. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tuhotohu a te Komiti mo tenei pitihana. 27 o Akuhata, 1941.

No. 76/1940. —Petition of Tupito Maruera, of Patea. Praying that the report of the Chief Judge on his petition of 1936 re the will of Waewae Tutanga, deceased, be given effect to, I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 27th August, 1941.

[Translation.] Pitihana Nama 76/1940 a Tupito Maruera, o Patea. E inoi ana kia whakatutukitia te ripoata a te Tumuaki Kai-whakawa mo tana pitihana o te tau 1936 mo te taha kite wira a Te Waewae Tutanga, kua mate. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kite whakaaro o te Komiti ko tenei pitihana me tuku te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria paitia. 27 o Akuhata, 1941.

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