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Report on Petition of Aperahama Tahunuirangi. The petitioner, a chief of the Ngatiapa tribe, complains that the reserves made for him and his tribe in certain old land purchases in the Whanganui and Rangitikei Districts are insufficient, and that his right even to them is only a right held in common with other members of his tribe. I am directed to report as follows:—The Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to make such inquiries as would justify them in reporting an opinion on the subject-matter of this petition. John Brtce, 25th October, 1876. Chairman. [Translation.] Ko te Kupu a te Komiti mo runga i te Pukapuka-inoi a Aperahama Tahunuirangi. Ko te kai-inoi he rangatira no Ngatiapa, c ki ana ia ko nga porowhita mo ratou ko tona iwi i roto i etahi hoko tawhito i Rangitikei i Whanganui kahore c rite ana a ko tona ake tikanga ki reira he mea kau na ratou tahi ko tona iwi. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei atu ki Whare : —E pouri ana te Komiti notemea kahore ratou i whai taima kite uiui i nga tikanga c taea ai c ratou te whakaputa i tetahi whakaaro ma ratou mo runga i nga kupu o tenei pukapuka-inoi. John Brtce, Oketopa 25, 1876. Tumuaki.

Report on Petition of Nepia Pohuhu and 3 Others. The petitioners, Nepia Pohuhu and 3 others, complain that various blocks of land in the Wairarapa have been improperly purchased, and state a variety of reasons in support of their opinion, some of which are difficult to understand. In some cases they ask that the land be restored to them, and in others that additional money be paid. I am directed to report as follows: —The Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to make such inquiries as would justify them in reporting an opinion on the subject-matter of this petition. John Brtce, 25th October, 1876. Chairman. [Translation.] Ko te Kupu a te Komiti mo runga i te Pukapuka-inoi a Nepia Pohuhu mea ona hoa c 3. E ki ana nga Kai-inoi, a Nepia Pohuhu me ona hoa c 3, kua hokona hetia etahi whenua kei Wairarapa a c whakaatu mai ana i nga take i pena ai ratou, ko etahi o aua take kahore c marama. I etahi c tono ana ratou kia whakahokia he whenua ki a ratou, i etahi kia hoatu ano he moni. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei atu kite Whare: —E pouri ana te Komiti notemea kahore ratou i whai taima kite uiui i nga tikanga c taea ai c ratou te whakaputa i tetahi whakaaro ma ratou mo runga i nga kupu o tenei pukapuka-inoi. John Brtce, Oketopa 25, 1876. Tumuaki.

Report on Petition of Henare te Moananui and 42 Others. Petitioners pray for the formation of a road between Whangarei and Tutukaka, and also for the erection of a school for their children, and state that they will never cease from urging these matters on the attention of the House. I am directed to report as follows : —The Committee regret that the time at their disposal has not been sufficient to enable them to make such inquiries as would justify them in reporting an opinion on the subject-matter of this petition. John Brtce, 25th October, 1876. Chairman. [Translation.] Ko te Kupu a te Komiti mo runga i te Pukapuka-inoi a Henare te Moananui me ona hoa c 42. E tono ana nga Kai-inoi kia hanga he rori i waenganui o Whangarei o Tutukaka, kia whakaturia hoki he kura mo o ratou tamariki, a oki ana hoki ratou ekore rawa c mutu ta ratou tohe kite Whare mo aua mea. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei atu kite Whare: —E pouri ana te Komiti notemea kahore ratou i whai taima kite uiui i nga tikanga c taea ai c ratou te whakaputa i tetahi whakaaro ma ratou mo runga i nga kupu o tenei pukapuka-inoi. John Brtce, Oketopa 25, 1876. Tumuaki.