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List of Complaints — continued. No. of Case. No. of Complaint. Name of Block. Complainant. Against whom Complaint made. Nature of Complaint. XIV. n Ohikakarewa Henare Tomoana, Peni Te Ua, and others Henare Tomoana, Peni Te Ua, and others Henare Tomoana, Peni Te Ua, and others Henare Tomoana, Peni Te Ua, and others Henare Tomoana, Peni Te Ua, and others Ilcnaro Tomoana, Peni Te Ua, and others Karaitiana Takamoana ... R. D. Maney Sale. Beg matter be looked into. 75 Kaokaoroa F. Sutton Mortgage. Beg transaction be looked into. 76 I Tautitaha F. Sutton Sale. Beg transaction be looked into. 77 Mahanga F. Sutton Sale. Beg transaction be looked into. 78 Whata Anga Anga Rev. E. Reigner Sale. Beg transaction be looked into. XIII. 79 Heretaunga Purchasers Sale, 300 acres of land, and £500 promised me, which they have not received. Beg transaction be looked into. Complains grantees were induced by Europeans giving grog to sell their shares; the first cause of trouble was the payment of rent being wrongly stopped. Complains his name was wrongly excluded from grant by Native Lands Court; that his mill, which stands on this land, has been taken by purchasers against intention of sellers ; moneys have not been paid for educating his children at school as promised; a sixty-acre reserve has not "been marked off as required ; payments have been made in grog. Complains payments made in grog; begs transaction bo looked into. 80 Mangateretere (West) ... R. D. Maney, F. Sutton, D. Lindsay ; Interpreters, F. E. Hamlin, M. Hamlin, Gr. Worgan 81 Mangateretere (East) ... Karaitiana Takamoana ... XIV. Ohikakarewa Karaitiana Takamoana... R. I). Maney, F. Sutton, D. Lindsay; Interpreters, F. E. Hamlin, M. Hamlin, Gr. "Worgan Government 82 XXIII. 83 Ilikutoto... Karaitiana Takamoana ... Complains two shares in this block were fairly told ; the third share was sold for grog. XXXIII. 84 Te Ranga Te Hapuku Complains that a reserve was promised to sellers of the Maraekakaho and other neighbouring blocks, which has not been made, but which they now claim to have set apart; Mr. McLean and Mr. Cooper were engaged in the purchase. Complains that no settlement of rents has ever been made with grantees for the occupation of this land for many years, the rent agreed was £360 per annum; no lease executed since land passed Court; claims for arrears estimated about £1,500 ; complainant denies ever having signed any mortgage or conveyance of this block, although Kinross alleges to have such deed. "When taken before the Commissioner, Mr. Turton, complainant denied any knowledge of mortgage or conveyance ; any papers complainant signed about Raukawa he understood were for payments on account of rents. Complains that Commissioner granted a certificate to Kinross of the sale of Raukawa, although complainant denied on oath that he had signed either mortgage or conveyance. Complains that 710 settlement of rent for occupation of Ngatarawa has ever been made ; never mortgaged this block to any one ; was induced to sign a deed agreeing to sell this block to Mr. McLean by being told that all the other grantees had sold, which complainant afterwards found out was not true, as Karaitiana had not sold ; no price was fixed before signing the deed, and immediately afterwards complainant refused to accept the £3,000 mentioned in deed, and has since constantly refused ; complainant wants £7,000 or the land returned to him. Complainant denies ever having been told that the paper he was asked to sign was a mortgage to Newton; that he got no consideration for any mortgage, and does not owe Newton anything; Newton has been drawing his rents ; complainant requires ,that his land, if mortgaged, shall be released. Signed Hapuku. Witness to Hapuku's signature, John Stevens, Licensed Interpreter. Complainant has not received rent promised. 85 Raukawa Te Hapuku J. McDougall and J. Or. Kinross Raukawa Te Hapuku Commissioner Turton ... 86 87 Xgatarawa Te Hapuku Hon. D. McLean Koparckore (inalienable) Te Hapuku T.K.Newton 8S 89 Pukiokio (part of Moteo, or Ouiaranui No. 1) Paora Kaiwhata... Lessee