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No. 240.—Petition of Mere Tipuna. Petitioner says she is a grantee in the Kairourou No. 1 Block, in the Poverty Bay District. She says the trustees of the late G. E. Bead held a conveyance of the block in which her name appears, but which she states has been forged. She prays that the conveyance may be produced and the signature examined, and mentions the names of several witnesses she wishes called to give evidence on her behalf. I am directed to report as follows : That the Committee have no recommendation to make, the matter referred to being a question of law.

29th July, 1886. [Translation.] No. 240.—Pukapuka-inoi a Mere Tipuna. Eki ana te kai-pitihana i uru ia kite Kairourou Nama 1 Poraka ite Takiwa o Pawati Pei. Bki ana ia he pukapuka tapae ta nga kaitiaki a te Eire mo taua Poraka a c mau ana tona ingoa i roto Otira c ki ana ia he mea tuhi tahae tona ingoa a c inoi ana ia kia whakakitea mai taua pukapuka tapae ki aia kia tirohia te hainatanga. A c whakahua ana hoki ia i nga ingoa o etahi kaiwhaki tokomaha c' hiahia ana ia kia korero mo runga i te taha ki aia. Kua whakahaua a ahau ki kia penei: Kahore he kupu ate Komiti ta te mea he take tenei ma te Ture c whakarite. 29 o Hurae, 1886.

No. 68. —Petition of Bobert Studholme Thompson. Petitionee alleges that certain lands in New Plymouth and on Waimate Plains in which his wife had an interest were confiscated because some of her tribe were in rebellion against the Crown He states she is now left landless, and prays that her portion of the land may be returned to her, or compensation given. I am directed to report as follows : That this case has been several times before the Committee. The Committee have no further recommendation to make. 29th July, 1886.

[Translation.] No. 68.—Pukapuka-inoi a Bapata Tutahomu Tamihana. E ki ana te kai-pitihana kua raupatutia etahi whenua a tona wahine i Taranaki i Waimate no te mea i uru tona iwi kite whawhai kite Kawanatanga. Eki ana ia kei te noho whenua kore ia a c inoi ana hia whakahokia mai tona wahi ki aia me whakaputa ranei i tetahi tikanga ki aia. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Ka maha nga tukunga mai o tenei keehi kite Komiti Heoi kahore he kupu a te Komiti. 29 o Hurae, 1886.

No. 411. —Petition of Keepa Tahukumutea and Others. Petitionees state that they require Government to pay for the land taken for a road laid out by the Okakaukore Biver, in the Pipiriki District, Wanganui; the value of the land to go towards paying their rates. They say they will not sell the land belonging to them, but are willing to lease it in town sections or farms. They say all timber and stones taken off their land must be paid for. Also, they must be paid £1,000 a year for the land near the wharf; also Government to erect fences on each side of the road. I am directed to report as follows : That the steamer went to Pipiriki, and there seems to be an impression that the time is opportune for doing a good stroke of business. The Committee recommend the petition to the care of the Government. 29th July, 1886. ■

[Translation.] No. 411.—Pukapuka-inoi a Keepa Tahukumutea me etahi atu. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana c heahea ana ratou kea utua c te Kawanatanga te whenua c tangohia ana mo te rori kua whakatakotoria nei ma te taha o te awa o Okakaukore i te takiwa o Pipiriki, Whanganui. Ko nga utu ote whenua c tangohia ana hei rori me waiho hei utu i a ratou reiti. E ki ana hoki ratou kahore ratou c pai kite hoko i o ratou whenua erangi c pai ana ratou kite riihi hei tekiona taone kei pamu ranei. E ki ana ratou me utu nga rakau me nga kohatu katoa c tangohia ana i runga i o ratou whenua. Ame utu ki a ratou kia £1,000 ite tau mo te whenua i te wapu a me hanga hoki c te Kawanatanga nga taiepa i tetahi taha c tetahi taha o te rori. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: I haere te tinia ki Pipiriki a c whakaarohia ana he wa tika tenei hei mahi c tetahi mahi nui tonotono. E tono ana te Komiti kea tiakina etc Kawanatanga tenei pitihana. 29 o Hurae, 1886.

No. 373. —Petition of Ihaka ea Kahuao. Petitioner prays that a Crown grant may not be issued for the Tatua West Block, situated near Taupo, until such time as the boundaries thereof, which at present contain an area of about 4,000 acres in excess of the area contained within boundaries laid down by the 1869 Court have been rectified, the land duly stipulated for reserves laid off, and the balance of the purchase-money paid to your petitioner, with interest. I am directed to report as follows : That this subject was before the Committee last year, and reported upon as follows : " This Committee see no reason to interfere with the ordinary course of law, and has therefore no recommendation to make." The Government has at one time made