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(2) The Committee recommends for the consideration of the Committee on the Bill the amendments set out the Schedule attached hereto. 3rd September, 1947. Schedule of Suggested Amendments in the Waerenga-a-hika Trust Bill Clause 13— Subclause (1): To omit from lines 11 and 12 the words " four thousand and six hundred pounds and to substitute the words " two thousand and one hundred pounds ". Subclause (5) — To omit from lines 38, 39, and 40 on page 8 and from line 1 on page 9 the words "in or towards the erection, furnishing, and maintenance of Anglican Church buildings for Maori congregations within the Turanga Pastorate, and also ". To omit all the words in lines 3 to 7 on page 9. To omit the word " Native " from line 2, page 9, and insert the word " Maori " in lieu thereof. [Translation] Ripoata mo te Pire Kai-tiaki mo Waerenga-a-hika Kua whakahaua ahau e te Komiti Mo Nga Mea Maori, i whiriwhiria nei e ia te Pire Kai-tiaki Mo Waerenga-a-Hika kia ripoata mo taua Pire penei me tenei e whai ake nei: — (1) Ko tenei he Pire Paraiwete ko ona take me nga rarangi ka tino tirohia marikatia e te Komiti Motuhake mo taua Pire i raro i nga Ota Whaimana e pa ana ki nga Pire Paraiwete : (2) Ko te Komiti e tohutohu ana kia whiriwhiria e te Komiti mo taua Pire nga menemana e whakaatu ake nei i roto i te Kupu Apiti kua whakapiria ki tenei. 3 o Hepetema, 1947. Kupu Apiti o nga Menemana i Meatia kia Whakaurua ki Roto i te Pire Kai-tiaki mo W aerenga-a-hika Rarangi 13 — Rarangi-raro (1) : Kia kapea ki waho o raina 11 me 12 nga kupu " e wha mano e ono rau pauna ", a kia whakaurua atu ko nga kupu " e rua mano kotahi rau pauna Rarangi-raro (5) — Kia kapea ki waho o raina 38, 39, me 40 kei wharangi 8 a o raina 1 kei wharangi 9 nga kupu " mo te hei whakatu ranai, whakawhiwhi kite toanga a tiaki whare o te Hahi o Ingarangi mo nga ropu Maori o roto i nga Pariha o Turanga, a hoki Kia kapea ki waho te katoa o nga kupu o raina 3 ki 7 kei wharangi 9. Kia kapea ki waho te kupu " Native " i raina 2, wharangi 9, a kia whakaurua atu ko te kupu " Maori " hei riiwhi mo taua kupu. Nos. 41, 47, and 48.—Petitions of Hone Heke Rankin, H. Hanon and 25 Others, and Maora Ruru and 25 Others I am directed to report that the Committee has carefully considered these petitions, and, having suggested certain amendments for the consideration of the Committee on the Waerenga-a-hika Trust Bill which would meet the objections of the petitioners, it has no further recommendation to make. 3rd September, 1947.

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