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No. 7. The Hon. Mr. Eichmond to the Hon. Mr. Mantell. Sib,— 27th May, 1869. In reference to previous correspondence upon the subject of a suit, instituted by the Ngaitahu Natives, to try the validity of a grant to the Superintendent of Otago of the Princes Street Eeserve in Dunedin, for which a sum of £400 was placed at your disposal in November, 1867,1 now do myself the honor to request that you will have the kindness to furnish some account or report of the progress of that suit. I have, &c, The Hon. W. B. D. Mantell. J. C. Eichmond.

No. 8. Hobi Kebei Taiaboa to the Hon. Mr. McLean. To Mr. McLean, — Otago, 6th March, 1874. Salutations. This is an application of mine to you to pay the rent due for the Princes Street reserve. The amount of rent now owing to us is £6,000; I desire that you should pay it at the present time, as money has already been paid on that land to the extent of £5,000, having been discovered that it was Maori land. We therefore consider it only proper that we should receive rent for the time previous to the Crown grant being issued for it to the Superintendent of Otago. Do you send a reply to this application; do not put it off to a future time, but settle it now, and write in answer to this application. From your Friend, The Hon. Mr. McLean. Hoei Kebei Taiaboa.

[Tbanslation.] E Kobo e te Makabint, — Otakou, 6 Maehe, 1874. Tena koe. He tono atu tenei naku ki a koe kia utua mai e koe nga moni utu ote reti ote whenua rahui i Otepoti. Ko te nui o aua moni e ono mano pauna. E mea ana ahau kia utua mai e koe inaianei notemea kua utua mai hoki taua whenua ki nga pauna moni e rima mano pauna. Kua tino mohiotia he whenua Maori ano. Ka tika ano kia tukua mai hoki te moni reti o taua whenua o mua atu i te Karatitanga o taua whenua i Otepoti ki te Huparetene o Otakou, me hoki mai he kupu i a koe mo tenei tono, kaua koe e mea taihoa maria. Engari me hohoro to mahi me to tuhi mai ite kupu mo tenei inoi aku. Na to hoa, Na Hoei Keeei Taiaboa. Ki a te Makarini, kei Wellington.

No. 9. Mr. H. K. Taiaeoa to the Hon. Mr. Julius Vogel. Sib,— Wellington, 21st July, 1874. Salutations. This is an application to your Government to pay over the rents derived from the Dunedin Eeserve —that is to say, the sum of £6,000, and interest of the said moneys, at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, during the time the money was in your possession, bringing it up to within £8,000. I request that the above sum be paid over to us at the present time. I have made frequent applications to the Government for the rents derived from that reserve, and have not received any answer thereto. Do you send an answer to this application. From your Friend, •> The Hon. Mr. Julius Vogel. H. K. Taiaeoa.

[Translation.] Ta,— Wellington, 21st July, 1874. Tena koe. E tono atu ana ahau ki a koe ki to Kawanatanga kia tukua mai e koutou nga moni o te reti o te wlienua Maori i Otepoti ara nga moni e ono mano (£6,000) pauna me nga moni o te takoha o aua moni e takoto ana i a koutou kia wha pauna mo te rau kotahi ia tau ia tau o te takiwa e takoto roa nei aua moni i a koutou. No konei te huinga e tata ana ki te waru mano (£8,000) pauna nei utu mai ma koutou kia au. He tono tenei kia puta mai aua moni inaianei. Kua tuhia atu hoki aku tono ki te Kawanatanga mo aua moni utu reti o taua rahui. Kaore he kupu whakahoki ate Kawanatanga mo aua moni. Me whakahoki kupu mai koe mo tenei reta. Na to hoa, Na H. K. Taiaboa. Kia te Hon. te Pokurukuru, kei te Whare Paremeta, "Wellington.