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Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Me motini te Tiamana i roto ite Whare kia tukua enei > pitihana c rua kite Komiti i whakaturia nei hei whiriwhiri i te Pire c meatia ana hei whakahaere mo te Owhaoko Kaimanawa Poraka. 25 o Hune, 1886.

No. 116.—Petition of Houkotuku and Others. Petitionees pray that a piece of land called Ngatipotiki may be given to them to live on, as they have no land of their own. I am directed to report as follows : That Government be recommended to inquire into the facts alleged by petitioners, and, if a grievance be found, to redress it if possible. 29th June, 1886.

[Translation.] No. 116.—Pukapuka-inoi a Houkotuku me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana mo tetahi whenua c karangatia nei ko Ngatipotiki ki a hoatu kia ratou hei kainga mo ratou, no temea kahore a ratou whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Me tono te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria nga take c kiia mai nei c nga kai-pitihana, a kite kitea he mate, me whakamatau kite tuku i tetahi ora. 29 o Hune, 1886.

Nos. 122 and 126.—Petition of Paoea Patu Whitiki and Others. Petitionees state that a certain piece of land outside the confiscated boundary has been given to Ngatipikiao hapu of the Arawa, which they always thought belonged to them. They now apply that a rehearing of that land may take place. I am directed to report as follows : That Government be recommended to inquire into the facts alleged by petitioners, and, if a grievance be found, to redress it if possible. 29th June, 1886.

[Translation.] Nos. 122 and 126.—Pukapuka-inoi a Paoea Patu Whitiki me etahi atu. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana ko tetahi pihi whenua i roto o te rohe raupatu i mahara tonu nei ratou no ratou kua hoatu ki a Ngatipikiao hapu o te Arawa. E inoi ana ratou inaianei kia whakawakia tuaruatia. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Me tono te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria nga take c kiia nei c nga kai-pitihana, a mehemea ka kitea he mate to ratou, me whakamatau kite tuku i tetahi ora. 29 o Hune, 1886.

No. 115.—Petition of Ihaia te Awanui and Others. Petitionees pray that the leases of certain reserves of theirs at Waipapa and Eakautara, which are occupied by Walter Gibson, may be cancelled, as the lessee has not carried out the conditions of the lease. lam directed to report as follows: That this is a case between private individuals, and can only be settled in the usual legal way. 29th June, 1886.

[Teanslation.] No. 115.—Pukapuka-inoi a Ihaia te Awanui me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakakorea nga riihi o etahi rahui o ratou i Waipapa me Eakautara, c nohoia mai nei c Waata Kipihana, no te mea kahore nga tikanga o te riihi i whakaritea c ia. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: He keehi tenei i waenganui i tetahi hunga ame whakarite i runga i nga tikanga o te Ture. 29 o Hune, 1886.

No. 297, 1885.—Petition of P. W. te Hoeohau and Others. Petitioners allege that, through the action of the Native Land Court Judges, their lands, called Maungaiti, have been given to other Natives. They pray that the said lands may be returned to them. I am directed to report as follows : That petitioners should be furnished with a copy of the memorandum of the Chief Judge upon the petition of 1883, and Government is recommended to send it. 29th June, 1886.

[Translation.] No. 297, 1885.—Pukapuka-inoi a P. W. te Hoeohau me etahi atu. E Xl ana te kai-pitihana na nga mahi a nga Tiati o te Kooti Whenua Maori, i riro ai to ratou whenua i etahi Maori. E inoi ana ratou kia whakahokia mai taua whenua ki a ratou. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Me tuku atu he kape o te pukapuka ate Tumuaki mo runga i te pitihana 1883, a c tonoa ana te Kawanatanga kia tukua atu taua kape. 29 o Hune, 1886.