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That no evidence is before the Committee to show that the petitioners are interested in the block known to the Government as Te Putere, which is still in the hands of the Natives. The Committee has no recommendation to make. 20th August, 1880.

[Translation.] No. 198 of Session 11., 1879. —Te Pukapuka-inoi a Te Bebxtai Te Whaeati me etahi atu 6. E ki ana nga Kai-pitihana na te pohehe o Te Makarini me ana Apiha i tangohia ai ta ratou whenua a Te Putere, eki ana hoki he Maori Kawanatanga ratou. E tono ana ratou kia whakaaturia kia ratou te take i riro ai taua whenua i te Kawanatanga. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kahore he kupu i te aroaro o te Komiti hei whakaatu i te whaitaketanga o nga Kai-pitihana kite whenua c mohiotia nei c te Kawanatanga ko Te Putere, c mau tonu ana hoki taua whenua i nga ringa o nga Maori. Kaore he kupu tohutohu atu ate Komiti. 20 Akuhata, 1880.

No. 309 of 1880.—Petition of Hawiea Maki. Petitioner says that the railway runs through his cultivated land at Eangiriri. He prays that his land may be fenced, in accordance with promise. I am directed to report as follows: — That the question of fencing lands through which railways run is one demanding the earnest attention of Government, especially where cultivations are interfered with. It would seem that the petitioner has sustained loss by having his land thrown open to trespass of cattle, and his case should receive special inquiry. 20th August, 1880.

[Translation.] No. 309 of 1880.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hawjea Maki. E ki ana te Kai-pitihana i puta te rama o te reriwe ma runga i ana ngakinga kai i tana whenua i Eangiriri. E inoi ana ia kia taiepatia taua whenua i runga ano ite kupu whakaae kia peratia. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Ko te mahi taiepa i nga whenua c puta nei nga reriwe ma runga he mea hei ata whakaaro marire ma te Kawanatanga me tino whakaaro era c rere ana ma runga i nga ngakinga kai. Xi ta matou titiro kua pangia te Kai-pitihana c te mate i te whakapuaretanga o ana whenua kia taea ai to takatakahi c te kau, a me ata whakaaro marire tana take. 20 Akuhata, 1880.

No. 230 of Session 11., 1879. —Petition of Poeikapa and 4 Others. Petitionees state that land of theirs to the extent of 200 acres, called Papa-a-Hinu, and which was not included in the confiscated blocks, has been wrongfully withheld from them; that there was a Bitting of the Native Lands Court in 1866, of which they received no notice ; that consequently their rights had been forfeited ; that they had been told that they had a right to a rehearing ; but that, from that time to this, they had been unable to get any answer but—" By-and-by ; by-and-by." They pray for immediate investigation and redress. I am directed to report as follows : — That the Committee recommend that the petition be referred to the Government for consideration. 20th August, 1880.

[Translation.] No. 230 of Session 11., 1879.—Pukapuka-inoi a Pobikapa me etahi c 4. E XI ana nga Kai-pitihana ko to ratou whenua ko Papa-a-Hinu c 200 eka kaore i uru ki nga whenua rao-patu a i puritia hetia noa i a ratou ; i tv tetahi Kooti Whenua Maori i te tau 1866 erangi kaore he panui i tae ake ki a ratou heoi riro noa o ratou take ; i kiia ano kia ratou he tika noa atu kia whakawa tuaruatia, engari o reira mai ra ano tae mai ki naianei heoi ano te kupu whakahoki mai ki a ratou, " Taihoa, taihoa." E inoi ana ratou kia tere tonu te whakawa tuarua kia whakatikaia ai taua mea. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— E whakahau ana te Komiti kia tukua atu tenei pitihana ma te Kawanatanga c whakaaro. 20 Akuhata, 1880.

No. 354 of Session 11., 1879.—Petition of Matiti Kuiia Taiki and 6 Others. Petitioners complain that their land in Pakiri Block had been surveyed secretly by men from the East, and taken from them. They pray for investigation and redress. I am directed to report as follows: — That the petitioners seem to have known of the transactions connected with the sale of Pakiri Block. The Committee has, therefore, no recommendation to make. 20th August, 1880.

[TRANSLATION.] No. 354 of Session 11., 1879. —Pukapuka-inoi a Matiti Ktiha Taiki me etalii atu toko-olio. E inoi ana nga Kai-pitihana i ruritia ngarotia to ratou wheiiua i roto i te Poraka o Pakiri c etahi tangata ote Rawhiti, a i riro noa i aua tangata. E inoi ana nga Kai-pitihana kia whakawakia taua jnea a kia whakatikaia.