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No. 91/1940. —Petition of Te Rauna Hape and 193 Others, of Wairoa. Praying for additional payment for certain Wairoa lands acquired by the Crown in 1864. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for consideration. 27th August, 1941.

[Translation.] Pitihana Nama 91/1940 a Te Rauna Hape ratou ko etahi atu 193, o Te Wairoa. E inoi ana kia utua he moni apiti mo etahi whenua i te Wairoa i riro i te Karauna i te tau 1864. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kite whakaaro o te Komiti ko tenei pitihana me tuku kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria. 27 o Akuhata, 1941.

No. 60/1938. —Petition of Keita Kaikiri Kohere and 15 Others, of Patutahi. Praying for a rehearing of their claim in re the ownership of the Patutahi Block. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for consideration. 27th August, 1941.

[Translation.] Pitihana Nama 60/1938 a Keita Kaikiri Kohere ratou ko etahi atu 15, o Patutahi. E inoi ana kia uiuia ano ta ratou kereeme ki Patutahi Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kite whakaaro o te Komiti ko tenei pitihana me tuku kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria. 27 o Akuhata, 1941.

No. 23/1938. —Petition of Nuku Tarawhiti and 31 Others, of Otakeho. Praying for relief in re Taranaki Maori Trust Board. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for consideration. 27th August, 1941.

[Translation.] Pitihana Nama 23/1938 a Nuku Tarawhiti ratou ko etahi atu e toru tekau ma tahi, o Otakeho. E inoi ana kia whakaoraina mo te taha kite Poari Kai-tiaki Maori o Taranaki. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kite whakaaro o te Komiti ko tenei pitihana mo tuku kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria. 27 o Akuhata, 1941.

No. 97/1938. —Petition of George Marriner, of Auckland. Praying for inquiry into the ownership of certain lands at Hokianga. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for consideration. 27th August, 1941.

[Translation.] Pitihana Nama 97/1938 a George Marriner, o Akarana. E inoi ana kia uiuia nga tangata no ratou etahi whenua kei Hokianga. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kite whakaaro o tc Komiti ko tenei pitihana me tuku kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria. 27 o Akuhata, 1941.

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