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Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Xi te whakaaro o tenei Komiti me tuku tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria c ratou melaemea no te Kooti When.ua Maori te he kite tiaki i nga take a aua tamariki pera me nga fruhituhinga i roto o nga pukapuka ote Kooti. I whakaturia etc Kooti a Tamihana Huata hei riiwhi mo te whaea o aua tamariki i runga i enei tikanga, me tapae atu he rahui ma aua tamariki, otiia kihai i tapaetia a kua kore he tikanga i runga i te ture c ea ai te mate a aua tamariki. 13 o Hopetema, 1890.

No. 151, 1890.—Petition of Pieipi Pahina and Tribe re Tokomaru Block. Petitioners pray that the land purchased by Mr. Arthur shall not be legalised until he has paid an adequate consideration for the land to which he seeks to acquire a title, and that a special Commission be appointed to investigate the subdivision of the said block. I have the honour to report as follows: That, in the opinion of the Committee, this is a matter in which the Legislature cannot well interfere; therefore this Committee has no recommendation to make.

15th September, 1890. [Translation.] No. 151, 1890.—Pukapuka-inoi a Pieipi Pahina me tona Iwi mo te Tokomaru Poraka. E INOI ana nga kai-pitihana kia kaua c whakamana c te ture te whenua i hokona c Ata kia oti rano te utu c ia te utu tika mo te whenua c hiahiatia ana kia riro i aea, a me whakatu tetahi Koinihana, motuhake hei whiriwhiri j nga wehewehenga o taua Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Xi te whakaaro o tenei Komiti ehara tenei ite take c ahei ai te Paremete te whiriwhiri heoi kahore he kupu a te Komiti. 15 o Hepetema, 1890.

No. 168, 1889.—Petition of Epeniha Eatapu and 100 Others. Petitionbes allege that when the Tokomaru Block was before the Court for subdivision it was wrongfully awarded; therefore they pray that a rehearing of the block may take place, and the land be fairly divided. I have the honour to report as follows: That, in the opinion of the Committee, this is a matter in which the Legislature cannot well interfere ; therefore this Committee has no recommendation to make. 15th September, 1890.

[Translation.] No. 168, 1889.—Pukapuka-inoi a' Epeniha Eatapu me etahi atu 100. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana i kawea te Tokomaru kite Kooti kia wehewehea a i he te whakataunga heoi c inoi ana ratou kia whakawakia tuaruatia taua poraka me te wehewehe i tetahi wahi o te whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Xi te whakaaro o tenei Komiti c hara tenei ite take c ahei ai te Paremete te whakahaere heoi kahore he kupu a te Komiti. 15 o Hepetema, 1890.

No. 116, 1890.—Petition of Tangotango. Petitioner states that in 1887 the surveyor laid off their land at Nikorima Eoad, instead of round their houses, which are of weatherboards, and asking that the mistake may be remedied. I have the honour to report as follows : The opinion of the Committee is that this petition be referred to the Government for inquiry.

15th September, 1890. [Translation.] No. 116, 1890.-—Pukapuka-inoi a Tangotango. E ki ana te kai-pitihana i ruritia te whenua ma ratou c te kairuri kite taha o te Nikorima Eori, me te whakarere i te wahi tika hei takotorauga mo taua whenua i te taha o ona whare, he whare papa hoki aua whare, a c inoi ana ia kia whakatikaia taua ruritanga. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei: Xi te whakaaro o tenei Komiti me tukua tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia vi via nga tikanga. 15 o Hepetema, 1890.

No. 308, 1890.—Petition of Ihaka Ngapaei. Petitioner alleges that Mr. Commissioner Booth agreed that there should be I,oooacres in apiece of land called Kukutauaki No. 4d, in the Manawatu district, but when it was surveyed it only contained 987 acres; therefore petitioner prays that the 13 acres may be granted. I have the honour to report as follows : That the opinion of the Committee is that this petition be referred to the Government.

15th September, 1890. • [Translation.] No. 308, 1890. —Pukapuka-inoi a Ihaka Ngapari. E ki ana te kai-pitihana i whakaaetia c Komihana putu kia 1,000 eka c whakataua i roto i te Kukutauaki No. 4d, ite takiwa o Manawatu hei painga mo nga tangata kotahi tekau. Erangi no te ruritanga i naiatata nei ka kitea c 987 anake nga eka toe iho nga eka kihai i rite tekau ma toru a i c iwi a ana te Kaipitihana kia whakawhiwhia ia ki aua eka tekau ma toru. Kua whakahatia ahau kia ki peuei kite whakaaro o tenei Komiti me tuku tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria c ratou. 15 o Heptema, 1890.