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No. 78, 1890.—Petition of Peteba te Pukuatua and 3 Others. Petitioners state that the promises made by Mr. Lewis on his first visit to purchase the Township of Botorua have not been carried out, and that it was upon the faith of those promises that the Ngatiwhakaue agreed to sell, also that some of the surveys are incomplete; therefore they pray that the Government will carry out their promise. I have the honour to report as follows : That this Committee has no recommendation to make. —c A • 1 A • -4 /~\ f< f^

14th August, 1890. [Translation.] No. 78, 1890.—Pukapuka-inoi a Peteea te Pukuatua me etahi atu tokotoru. B Xi ana nga kai-pitihana kihai i whakamana c te Euihi ana kupu i mea ai ia i tona taenga tuatahi mai kite hoko i te taone o Eotorua, a na aua kupu ana i tona haerenga mai tuatahi i whakaae ai a Ngatiwhakaue kite hoko. Ko tetahi hoki kahore ano i whakaotia nga ruri. Na c inoi ana ratou kia whakamana c te Kawanatanga a ratou kupu. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Kahore he kupu ate Komiti mo runga c tenei tono. 14 o Akuhata, 1890.

No. 79, 1889.—Petition of Kabaka Pekerangi and 5 Others. Petitionebs pray that certain blocks of land, which they name, may be taken into consideration, as they seem to infer that the land belongs to them. I have the honour to report as follows : That this petition does not give sufficient information for this Committee to give an opinion upon the matter. w* i . ■■ k ■ -J f*i. f\

14th August, 1890. [Tbanslation.] No. 79, 1889.—Pukapuka-inoi a Kabaka Pbkbeangi me etahi atu tokorima. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whiriwhiria nga take ki etahi Poraka Whenua no te mea c ki ana ratou no ratou ana whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Kahore i tino marama nga take o tenei pitihana c ahei ai te Komiti te whaputa i o ratou whakaaro no runga i tenei tonu. 14 o Akahuta, 1890.

No. 4, 1890.—Petition of Mr. Chables Binney. Petitionee prays for compensation for expenses he has been put to in getting deeds for his land, through the neglect, as he alleges, of the Native Department. I have the honour to report as follows : That this Committee are of opinion that the petitioner has suffered"in having the second time to procure a transfer and pay duty on Koao o Tahurangi No. 1 Block ; possibly Mr. Binney's solicitor has been partly to blame in the matter. But the misleading reply to Mr. Binney's letter of December, 1887, suggests negligence on the part of some one in the employ of Government, as the duty on this land had already been received by a Mr. Warren, who professed to act from the Native Land Court Office; and on making this payment the completion of the title followed, and further expense to the petitioner avoided. "Under the above circumstances, this Committee recommend the matter to the consideration of the Government.

14th August, 1890. [Translation.] No. 4, 1890.—Pukapuka-inoi a Haee Pini. E inoi ana te kai-pitihana kia utua ki aia ana moni i pau i te tikinga i nga Tiifci mo tona whenua i runga c ki ana ia i te poraruraru o te Tari Whenua Maori. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata penei: E whakaaro tenei Komiti kua tau tetahi mate kite kai-pitihana i runga i te meatanga me tango ano c ia he pukapuka tapae me te utu ano i te tuiti i runga i te whenua c mohiotia ana ko Koao o Tahurangi Nama 1 Poraka tena pea no to Pini roia tetahi he i runga i tenei mea. Erangi ko te whakariro ke o te utunga i te pukapuka a Pini o Tihema, 1887, c whakaatu ana i te mangere o etahi c mahi ana i roto i te Tari a te Kawanatanga no te mea kua utua noatia ake te tiuti i runga i te whenua kia te Warena koia hoki te tangata i mea c mahi ana ia i te Tari Kooti Whenua Maori a i runga i tenei utunga ka whakaotia te take ki te whenua ana reira i kore ai c tupu mai etahi atu tono utu kite kai pitihana. I raro i enei tikanga c tono ana te Komiti i te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria tenei mea. 14 o Akuhata, 1890.

No. 47, 1890.—Petition of Mom te Atahikoia and 7 Others. Petitioners pray that the Waimarama and Waipuka Blocks may be dealt with by the Native Land Court at Hastings after the Awarua Block is disposed of. I have the honour to report as follows : That this petition be referred to the Government for their consideration. 14th August, 1890.

[Translation.] No. 47, 1890. —Pukapuka-inoi a Mom te Atahikoia me etahi atu tokowhitu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakawakia a Waimarama me Waipuka Poraka c te Kooti Whenua Maori i Hehitingi i muri tonu iho te mutunga o te Whakawa mo Awarua Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Me tuku tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria c ratou. 14 o Akuhata, 1890,