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te whakauru i nga Maori ki nga Runanga tekaumarua (Huuri) mo nga ahua whakawa c whakahuatia ana c te Ture c uru ai ratou. E tono ana hoki nga Kai-inoi kia whakamaoritia nga Ture. Kahore c taea etc Komiti te ki he mea tika kia whakaaetia tenei tono katoa otira ki ta ratou mahara me ta kite reo Maori me tuku ki nga wahi katoa nga Ture c tau ana ki nga Maori ake. Mo runga ite tono a nga Kai-inoi kia whakatokomahatia nga mema Maori ki roto kite Whare kia whakangawaritia nga Ture mo te hoko paura c mahara ana te Komiti he mea enei c uru ana ki nga * tikanga nunui kahore c tonoa kia whai kupu ratou mo enei. John Brtce, Hurae 26,1876. ■ Tumuaki.

Eeport on Petition of Hori Tauroa. Petitioner prays for the issue of Crown grants for the site of a church at Waiuku, and for pieces of land adjoining the same. Also, for compensation for property destroyed by soldiers during the war, and for a canoe at present in the possession of the Government. I am directed to report as follows : — In reference to the complaint by petitioner that another Native refuses to concur in a subdivision of trust lauds at Waiuku, effected by Major Heaphy and Mr. Marshall, Native Interpreter, your Committee are of opinion that petitioner's complaint is reasonable, and that a Bill should be introduced to give effect to the arrangement made by Major Heaphy and Mr. Marshall, which arrangement appears to have received the almost unanimous consent of the Native owners. Also, petitioner finds ground of complaint that a grant has not been issued to the Church of England for a church site sold or given by Natives to the church, and that a grant has not been issued to the petitioner and other Natives' for other land adjoining the church site. The Committee have the honor to report that the sale of the church site by the petitioner appears to have been concurred in by the Government, and a Bill is now before the House providing for the issue of a grant. The Committee can see no objection to the carrying of the Bill into law. With reference to the other piece, the petitioner has not furnished tho Committee with evidence sufficient to maintain his claim. Such evidence as the Committee have been able to take has been adverse to the petitioner's claim, and they cannot see their way to making any recommendation thereon. In reference to that part of the petition which relates to the claim of petitioner and other Natives to compensation moneys expected to be paid for a large war canoe taken possession of by Colonial Eorces during the Waikato war, the Committee beg to report that they have ascertained that it is not intended to pay any moneys whatever by way of compensation, and that the Government are quite willing to return the canoe in question to its owners. The Committee are of opinion that the return of the canoe to the Native owners at the place from which it was taken, or as near there as practicable, should remove all just ground of complaint. John Brtce, 27th July, 1876. Chairman.

[Translation.] Ko te Kupu a te Komiti mo runga i te Pukapuka-inoi a Hori Tauroa. E tono ana nga Kai-inoi kia whakaputaina ki a ratou nga Karauna karaati mo te tunga whare karakia ki Waiuku me etahi piihi i te taha o taua tunga whare karakia. E tono ana hoki ratou kia whakaeangia o ratou taonga i ngaro i nga hoia i te wa o te whawhai c tono ana hoki ki tetahi waka kei te Kawanatanga inaianei. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei ahau kite Whare :— . Mo runga ite pouri ate kai-inoi mo te kore whakaae a tetahi tangata Maori kite wehewehenga a Meiha Whiwhi raua ko Maiho kai whakamaori i etahi whenua Eahui i Waiuku c mahara ana to koutou Komiti c marama ana te tono a nga kai-inoi a me homai kite Whare kia hanga tetahi Tnre hei whakamana i te whakariteritenga a Meiha Whiwhi raua ko Maiho c kitea iho ana hoki i whakaaetia katoatia c nga tangata ma ratou te whenua, ara i tata kite katoatanga. Tetahi tono i roto i te pukapuka-inoi mo te Karauna karaati kite Hahi o Ingarangi mo tetahi tunga whare karakia i hokona i hoatu ranei c nga Maori kite Hahi a kahore ano kia puta noa te Karauna karaati kite Kai-inoi me etahi atu Maori mo etahi whenua c tata ana kite tunga o te wharekarakia. E whakaaro ana te Komiti he mea whakaae te hokonga c nga Kai-inoi ote tunga ote wharekarakia c te Kaw ranatanga a kei te Whare tetahi Ture inaianei c mahia ana kia ahei ai te whakaputa i te Karauna karaati. Kahore he he ki ta te Komiti whakaaro kia tino whakatuturutia tenei Ture. Mo te wahi ite taha, kahore i w'hakaaturia mai etc kai-inoi he korero hei whakatuturu i tana tono. Ko nga korero i korerotia kite aroaro o te Komiti c ahua whakahe ana i te tono a te kai-inoi, a kahore ratou c marama kite whakaaro i tetahi kupu mo reira. Mo runga i tera wahi o te pukapuka-inoi c whai tikanga ana ki runga kite tono a te kai-inoi me etahi atu tangata Maori mo te moni c whakaarohia ana kia utua mo tetahi waka-taua nunui i tangohia c nga hoia o te Koroni i te wa o te whawhai ki Waikato c mea ana te Komiti kua kimihia c ratou kahore c whakaarohia ana kia utua he moni mo taua waka, a c pai noa atu ana te Kawanatanga kite whakahoki i taua waka ki nga tangata no ratou taua waka. E mahara ana te Komiti ma te whakahokinga o te waka kite wahi i tangohia ai ki tetahi wahi ranei c tata ana ki reira ka kore atu ai nga putake pouri. John Brtce, Hurae 27, 1870. Tumuaki.