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[Translation ] No. 41 of 1881.—Pukapuka-inoi a Bapata Tarihome Tamihana (Nama 2). E whakahaeee ana te kai-pitihana mo te taha ki tona wahine, he Maori, c ki ana kei te whai take tona wahine ki nga whenua o Waimate me Waitara ; i piri pono tonu tona wahine ki Te Kuini i nga takiwa katoa, tae noa kite papa o tona wahine ; he whare ano to te kai-pitihana i runga i te whenua a tona wahine i Waimate, a i whanau ta raua tamaiti matamua ki reira i te tau 1874 ; kaore ano nga Maori i whakahe ite tika o tona wahine kite noho i tera whenua; kua tono karaati te kai-pitihana kite Komihana mo te Tai Hauauru mo tetahi piihi whenua ma tona wahine, a ko te kupu whakahoki ki tona tono, i mea, tera ano c whakaarohia i runga i ona take euru ana ki roto kite paanga o tona iwi; i haere raua ko te wahine ki Poneke i Aperira, 1880, i korero ki ta raua roia mo te haere kia kite i te Minita mo te Taha Maori; no te Oketopa kua pahure ake nei i kite a Takuta Pura ite Minita mo te Taha Maori engari kihai i pai ta raua korero ; i tukua c te kai-pitihana tetahi whakahe kite Minita mo te Taha Maori no reira ka whakamutua tona mahi Kaiwhakamaori mo te Kawanatanga ; kihai i whakaae te Komihana o te Tai Hauauru kia kite i te kai-pitihana i runga i tona tono, engari i whakaae ma tona wahine c tuhituhi atu a tera ano c whakaarohia; kua kore c whakaae eTe Komihana kia tuhi atu ano te kai-pitihana ki a ia mo tona wahine ; na i te mea kaore he ora ke atu c puta ana ki a ia, tenei ka tono te kai-pitihana kite Paramete kia whakatikaia ia. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Xi te whakaaro a te Komiti ko nga take kua ara nei i te kai-pitihana, c pa ke ana ki nga tv take c tika nei ma Te Komihana o te Tai Hauauru ke c whiriwhiri, heoi ko tenei pitihana me tuku atu kia Ta Wiremu Pokiha. 5 Hurae, 1881.

No. 35 of 1881.—Petition of Wiremu Hoete te Keepa and 12 Others. Petitionees state that they are relations of Wiremu Hoete te Waero, deceased ; that Te Waero was owner of Paparoa, and warned the then. Governor, Sir G. Grey, and Major Newton not to pay money for that block, as it was his land ; that this was agreed to ; that two years afterwards the Governor asked him for the use of the block, to place pensioners upon, but that the " mana " of Te Waero was to remain upon the roads ; that part of the arrangement was that there should be a Native reserve of 200 acres ; that the Natives built whares and resided on the reserve ; that in 1803 Te Waero claimed payment for Paparoa, and was told to wait till the Waikato war should be over, and then to talk about it; that for several years Te Waero and the petitioners kept applying for a settlement, but without success. They apply for compensation for the block, which, they say, contains 20,000 acres, is worth £10,000, and is held entirely by Europeans. I am directed to report as follows : — That the Committee, having carefully considered the history of this case, conclude that the petitioners have no claim. sth July, 1881.

[Translation ] No. 35 of 1881.—Pukapuka-inoi a Wiremt; Hoete te Keepa me etahi atu 12. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana he uri ratou no Wiremu Hoete te Waero, kua mate, ko Te Waero te tangata nona a Paparoa, a i whakatupato ia i te Kawana o tera takiwa a Ta Hori Kerei me Meiha Nutana kia kaua c utua he moni i runga i taua poraka no te mea nona taua whenua ; na c rua tau i tnuri iho ka tonoa atu ia c te Kawana kia hoatu taua poraka ki a ia hei nohanga mo nga penihana, erangi ko te " mana " oTe Waero kia mau tonu ki runga ki nga rori; ko taua whakaritenga i mea kia 200 eka te wahi hei rahui mo nga Maori; na i hanga whare nga Maori i noho ki runga ki taua rahui ; no te tau 1863 ka tono a Te Waero kia utua ia mo Paparoa, ka kiia mai ki a ia me tatari ia kia mutu te whawhai o Waikato, hei reira korero ai ; kua maha noa atu nga tau c tono ana a Te Waero me nga kai-pitihana kia whakaritea taua mea kihai ano kia rite. E tono ana ratou inaianei kia utua ratou mo taua poraka, c ki ana ratou ko ona eka c 20,000, ko tona utu £10,000, a kei te nohoia katoatia c te Pakeha. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei:— Kua ata whakaarohia c te Komiti nga korero o tenei tono, a heoti, c mea ana kaore he take o nga kai-pitihana. 5 Hurae, 1881.

No. 34 of 1881. —Petition of Kingi Bokena and 21 Others. The petitioners state that the County Council has agreed to pay for half of the road from Mangonui to Oruru, and that if Government will not pay for the other half they will not allow the road to be used. I am directed to report as follows : — That negotiations are proceeding between the Natives and the County Chairman, the difficulty being one entirely of price for the land taken. The Committee has therefore no recommendation to make. sth July, 1881.

[Translation.] No. 34 of 1881.—Pukapuka-inoi a Kingi Bokena me etahi atu c 21. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana kua whakaae te Kauti Kaunihera kite utu i tetahi wahi o te rori haere atu i Mangonui ki Oruru, na kite kore c utua c te Kawanatanga tetahi wahi, c kore c tukua c ratou kia haerea taua rori.