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[Tbanslation.] No. 420.—Pukapuka-inoi a Hohua Teone. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whai tikanga tonu te Paremete inaianei mo runga I tana take, me te hanga i tetahi ture hei tuku i tetahi ora me te tiaki i ana take. Kua whakahaua ahua kia ki penei: No te mea kua tukua tenei take ma tetahi Komihana e mahi, kahore he kupu a te Komiti. 28 o Akuhata, 1888. '

No. 495. —Petition of Ihaia te Awanui and 16 Others. Petitionees pray that the Acts of 1887 and 1888, which propose to take from them the power to deal with their own lands, may be repealed, so that they may be allowed to deal with their own property as they may think fit. I am directed to report as follows : That, as the subject matter of this petition is now before Parliament, the Committee has no recommendation to make.

28th August, 1888. [Tbanslation.] No. 495. —Pukapuka-inoi a Ihaia te Awanui me etahi atu te 16. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakakorea nga Ture o te tau 1887 me 1888 no te mea e tango ana aua Ture ite mana whakahaere i o ratou whenua i a ratou. A me tuku ma ratou e whakahaere i o ratou whenua i runga ano i ta ratou huarahi i ta ratou huarahi i pai ai. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei : No te mea kei te aroaro o te Paremete nga take o tenei pitihana e whakahaerea ana, kahore he kupu a te Komiti. 28 o Akuhata, 1888.

No. 227. —Petition of Naiti te Huata and 3 others. Petitionees pray that the share of their deceased mother, Eipeka Huata, in the Matuku Block, may be vested in them. Their mother's interest in that block was awarded to her by Judge Munro, in 1869. I am directed to report as follows : That this petition should be postponed till next session.

August, 1888. [Tbanslation.] No. 227. —Pukapuka-inoi a Naiti te Huata me etahi atu tokotoru. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakatuturu kia ratou te hea o tona whaea o Eipeka Huata i roto ite Matuku Poraka. Ko te hea o tona whaea he mea whakatau ki aia e Taiti Manaro ite tau 1869. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Me nuku te korerotanga o tenei pitihamo tenei Paramete e haere ake nei. Akuhata, 1888.

No. 217. —Petition of Kobowhiti Tuataka (Douglas). Petitionee, who claims to be part owner of a block of land called Okauia, which land has been wrongfully awarded to others, prays that she may be granted redress in land or money, or that a rehearing may take place. lam directed to report as follows: That this petition should be postponed till next session.

28th August, 1888. [Tbanslation.] No. 217. —Pukapuka-inoi a Kobowhiti Tuataka (Douglas). Ko te kai-pitihana e mea ana e whaitake ana ia ki tehahi wahi o tetahi poraka whenua e karangatia ana ko Okauia, a i whakataua ki etahi tangata ke. E inoi ana ia inaianei kia tukua tetahi ora mona me whenua me moni ranei me whakawa tuarua ranei. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Me nuku te korerotanga o tenei pitihana mo tenei Paramete e haere ake nei. 28 o Akuhata, 1888.

No. 280. —Petition of Tamihana Huata. Petitionee prays that some land at Frasertown, Te Kapu, may be vested in him and his hapu, because that land belonged to his ancestors, and none of it was returned to him by the Government. I am directed to report as follows : That the Committee has no recommendation to make.

August, 1888. ■ [Tbanslation.] No. 280.—Pukapuka-inoi a Tamihana Huata. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakataua ki aia me tona hapu tetahi whenua i Pereiha taone Te Kapu, no te mea no tona hapu taua whenua, a kahore tetahi wahi o taua whenua i whakahokia ki aia e te Kaw 7anatanga. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Kahore he kupu ate Komiti mo runga i tenei tono. Akuhata, 1888.