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[Translation] Pitahana Nama 66/1945 a Paneta Maniapoto Otene ratou ko etahi atu kotahi tekau, o Taupo E inoi ana kia whakahokia mai, kei roto i te Whare Takotoranga Taonga o nehe ra o Vienna e takoto ana etahi tupapaku Maori kua whakapakokotia i hahua kore-a-turetia mai i roto i te Rohe Potae o Waikato. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kite whakaaro o te Komiti ko tenei pitihana me tuku kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria. 7 o Akuhata, 1946.

No. 102/1945. —Petition of Eru Pou and 20 Others, of Kaikohe Praying for the establishment of their title to Lake Omapere and that the lake be made a Native reserve. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for consideration, and further recommends that the question of the ownership of subaqueous land claimed by Maoris should be brought to finality. 7th August, 1946.

[Translation] Pitihana Nama 102/1945 a Eru Pou ratou ko etahi atu e rua tekau, o Kaikohe E inoi ana kia whakataua to ratou taitara kite Roto o Omapere a kia wehea taua roto hei rahui Maori. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kite whakaaro o te Komiti ko tenei pitihana me tuku kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria a e tohutohu ana ano ko te take whakatau mehemea ko wai ma nga no ratou te whenua kei raro i te wai, a kereemetia nei e nga Maori kia whakaotia. 8 o Akuhata, 1946.

No. 38/1943. —Petition of Mereana Mokau and 64 Others, of Wairoa Praying for relief in re Mangapoike A Block. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make regarding this petition, as the subject-matter thereof is already under consideration by the Government. 21st August, 1946.

[Translation] Pitahana Nama 38/1943 a Mereana Mokau ratou ko etahi atu e ono tekau ma wha, o Wairoa E Inoi ana kia whakaoraina mo te taha ki Mangapoike A Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti mo tenei pitihana notemea ko nga take i raro i tenei pitihana kei te whiriwhiria e te Kawanatanga. 21 o Akuhata, 1946.

No. 61/1945. —Petition of Tahatera Mohi Tomlins and 7 Others, of Pakipaki Praying for legislation extending the provisions of section 17 of the Native Purposes Act, 1943, for housing purposes. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for consideration. 21st August, 1946.

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