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o nga moni i neke ake te utu i te £35 i ki hoki nga kaiwhaki korero mo runga i te pitihana kahore: ratou c whakahe kite hokonga ote whenua he mea whakaatu marire hoki cte kaihoko ate Kawanatanga ki ia tangata hoko i te mea c haina ano ratou i te Tiiti ko nga moni c riro atu ana i a ratou he tino whakaotinga mo a ratou take kite whenua. Ka 600 tangata kua hoko i a ratou hia. Kahore te Komiti i whakaaro kua puta tetahi he i runga i te hoko o taua Poraka no reira kahore he kupu a te Komiti. 21 o Hurae, 1886.

No. 382.—Petition of Eawiri Nooti and Others. Petitioners pray that Patcromu Nooti, who was convicted of perjury and is now in gaol, may be °_gl_3>S6(l. lam directed to report as follows: That this petition be referred to the Government for consideration.

21st July, 1886. — [Translation.] No. 382. —Pukapuka-inoi a Eawiri Nooti me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia tukuna mai a Patoromu Nooti ki waho o te whare-herehere c whiua nei mo taua korero teka i runga i tana oati. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Me tuku tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria. c ratou. 21 o Hurae, 1886.

No. 256. —Petition of Erueea Nehua and Others. Petitionees pray that a fence may be erected on both sides of the road, commencing at the bridgeat Whakapara to the bridge at Waerako, so that other people's cattle may not trespass on their land. lam directed to report as follows: That there seems to be some grievance in this case, but whether it is the Government or the local body that should bo looked to for redress there is no information to show. The Government is recommended to make inquiry.

22nd July, 1886. [Teanslation.] No. 256.—Pukapuka-inoi a Eeuera Nehua me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakaturia he taiepa i tetahi taha i tetahi taha o te rori timata mai i te piriti i Whakapara tae noa kite piriti i Waerako kia kore ai c tae nga kau a etahi atu tangata ki runga i tona whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: E whakaarohia ana tera ano tetahi mate i roto i tenei keehi, otira kahore c marama, mehemea ma te Kawanatanga ranei ma te poari takiwa ranei c whakarite i tenei mea. E tonoa ana te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria tenei mea. 22 o Hurae, 1886.

No. 311.—Petition of Wieemu Kieiwehi. Petitioner states that the Court which sat at Otaki in May, 1885, awarded three blocks of land to him. After the judgment was given Mr. Gill asked the Court not to grant an order for two of the blocks, tliose blocks having been sold to the Government. The petitioner asks for an inquiry into the matter. lam directed to report as follows : That the petitioner sold the land many ago. The deeds were produced to the Committee. The petitioner says his father died on the 29th December, 1875. Mr. Grace states that he recognizes the signatures of Beupene Kiriwehi as hia (Mr. Grace's) handwriting, and that it was written by order, and in the presence of the seller.

22nd July, 1886. [Translation.] No. 311. —Pukapuka-inoi a Wieemu Kieiwehi. E ki ana te kai-pitihana o toru nga poraka whenua i whakataua ki aia c te Kooti i Otaki i te marama o Mci tau 1885. I muri iho ite whakataunga ka tono ate Kira kia kaua c tukuna te ota mo nga poraka c rua a o mea ana ia kua hokona aua poraka c rua etc Kawanatanga. E inoi ana ia kia whiriwhiria tenei mea. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Kua maha nga tau i rnuri iho ite hokonga ate kai-pitihana i aua whenua. I whakatakotoria ano hoki nga Tiiti kite aroaro ote Komiti. Eki aua te kai-piti-hana i hemo tana matua ite 29 o nga ra o Tihema, 1875. Eki ana ate Kerehi c mohio ana ia ki te tuhituhi a Beupene Kiriwehi a nana tonu na te Kereihi i tuhituhi a i tuhituhia i runga i te ota i te aroaro tonu o te kaihoko. 22 o Hurae, 1886.

No. 257. —Petition of leaia Kuao and Others. Petitionees apprehend that there will be clashing with the Court and the Native lands if the new law be passed, which they say they do not approve of. lam directed to report as follows: That, the subject of dealing with the Native lands being now under consideration of Parliament, the Committee has no recommendation to make. 22nd July, 1886.