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mo. J.»». —jreumon 01 ±E wnk j.amihajma ana utners. Petitioners pray that a rehearing may be granted in regard to the Tutaekuri Block, Hawke's Bay. I am directed to report that the Committee recommend the Government should make inquiries as to whether the land in question is held in trust by those named in the certificate of title ; and if such is found to be the case, then the necessary steps should be taken to restore to the petitioners their alleged rights. 19th August, 1896.

[Translation.] No. 199.—Pitihana a Te One Tamihana me etahi atu. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakaaetia he whakawa tuarua mo Tutaekuri Poraka, Haaki Pei. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kite whakaaro a te Komiti me uiui c te Kawanatanga mehemea c puritia ana taua whenua c nga tangata i roto i te Tiwhikete i runga i te tikanga tiaki, a mehemea ka kitea c pera ana, kaati me whakahaere etahi tikanga c tika ana hei whakahoki ki nga kai-pitihana i o ratou take paanga ki taua whenua, c ki nei ratau he pera o ratou. 19 o Akuhata, 1896.

19 o Akuhata, 1896. No. 200. —Petition of Te One Tamihana and Others (No. 2;. Petitioners pray that a rehearing may be granted in regard to the Whakapau Block. I am directed to report that the Committee recommends that the Government make inquiries as to whether the land in question is held in trust by those named in the certificate of title, and if such is found to be the case, then the necessary steps should be taken to restore to the petitioners their alleged rights. 19th August, 1896.

[Translation.] No. 200.—Pitihana a Te One Tamihana me etahi atu (Nama 2). E inoi ana'nga kai-pitihana kia whakaaetia he whakawa tuarua mo Whakapau Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kite whakaaro a te Komiti me uiui c te Kawanatanga mehemea c puritia ana taua whenua c nga tangata i roto i te Tiwhikete i runga i te tikanga tiaki, a mehemea ka kitea c pera ana, kaati me whakahaere etahi tikanga c tika ana hei whakahoki ki nga kai-pitihana i o ratou take paanga ki taua whenua, c ki nei ratou he pera o ratou. 19 o Akuhata, 1896.

No. 44. —Petition of Tairiri Pafaka and 14 Others. Petitioners complain that the Omahaki-te-Kohurau Block was put through the Native Land Court by Mrs. Donnelly unknown to them, and wrongfully awarded to her alone. They pray for reinvestigation. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to this petition. 21st August, 1896.

[Translation.] No. 44.—Pitihana a Taieiri Papaka me etahi atu kotahi rau tekau ma wha. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana i whakahaerea ngarotia i a ratou c Mrs. Donnelly (Airini Tonore), te whakawakanga a te Kooti Whenua Maori i Omahaki-te-Kohurau Poraka, a whakataua hetia ana ki a ia anake. E inoi ana ratou kia whakawakia ano taua whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kahore kau he kupu a te Komiti mo runga i tenei pitihana. 21 o Akuhata, 1896.

No. 145.—Petition of Eewi Mokena and 21 Others. Petitioners complain that a mistake has been made in allotment of certain reserves in the Te Aroha Block. They pray that Section 31, Block IX., be reserved for them, and that their individual names be inserted in the title. I am directed to report that the Committee recommend that the Government should proclaim the land in question a Native reserve under " The Land Act, 1892," for the sole use and benefit of the Ngatirahiri Tribe, now in permanent occupation. 21st August, 1896.

[Translation.] No. 145.-—Pitihana a Eewi Mokena me etahi atu c rua tekau ma tahi. Eki ana nga kai-pitihana kua he te whakanohonoho o etahi rahui i roto iTe Aroha Poraka. E inoi ana ratou kia rahuitia a Tekihana 31, Poraka 9, hei whenua mo ratou, a kia whakaurua o ratou ingoa ki roto i te tiwhikete. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kite whakaaro a te Komiti me panui c te Kawanatanga taua whenua hei rahui i raro i " Te Ture Whenua, 1892," hei kainga motuhake mo te iwi o Ngatirahiri c noho tuturu mai nei i runga i taua whenua. 21 o Akuhata, 1896.

No. 60.—Petition of Wi Katbne Paremata and Another. Petitioners claim to have had interests, through an ancestor named Kauhoe, in the Whakapuaka Block (Nelson District), and allege that, in consequence of the non-fulfilment of a promise made to