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No. 503. —Petition of John Damon (Hone Tuhata). Petitionee prays that legislation may be passed to enable the names of himself, his brother, and his sister to be inserted into the title to Ngarara West A and C Blocks, from which he alleges they have been wrongfully excluded. I am directed to report that the Committee recommend that this petition be referred to the Government for consideration. 9th October, 1896. — ■

[Teanslation.] No. 503.—Pitihana a John Damon (Hone Tuhata). E INoi ana te kai-pitihana kia paahitia he ture kia taea ai te whakauru o nga ingoa o ratou ko tona teina me tona tuahine kite Tiwhikete o Ngarara West A me C Poraka, i te mea c ki ana ia i whakarerea hetia ratou i roto i taua Tiwhikete. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kite whakaaro o te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria. 9 o Oketopa, 1896.

No. 510.—Petition of Aeapeea Pahuea and 7 Others. Petitionees pray that the decrees of the Validation Court in regard to Mangaheia No. 2 Block, Tolaga Bay, be not made absolute until further inquiry has been held. I am directed to report that the Committee recommend that this petition be referred to the Government for consideration. 9th October, 1896.

[Teanslation.] No. 510. —Pitihana a Aeapeea Pahuea me etahi atu toko whitu. B iNoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia kaua te Whakataunga a te Kooti Whakamana mo Mangaheia No. 2 Poraka, Uawa, c whakatuturutia engari me ata uiuia ano. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kite whakaaro o te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria. 9 o Oketopa, 1896.

No. 517. —Petition of Meiha Keepa te Eangihiwinui. Petitionee prays that he may be heard at the bar of the House on the subject of the Horowhenua Block. I am directed to report that the Committee recommend that this petition be referred to the Government for consideration. 9th October, 1896.

•[Teanslation.] No. 517. —Pitihana a Mbiha Keepa te Eangihiwhinui. B iNoi ana te kai-pitihana kia whakaaetia ia kia tv kite aroaro o te Whare mo runga i nga putake c pa nei ki Horowhenua Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kite whakaaro o te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana ki te Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria. 9 o Oketopa, 1896.

Dboeees undbe " The Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893." I have the honour to report that the Committee have had the parliamentary papers mentioned hereunder, containing the decrees made by the Validation Court appointed under " The Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893," before them, and that they cannot recommend the House to interfere with any of the decisions contained therein. The following are the papers considered, viz. : — No. G. 39.— Be Mirimiri No. 1 Block; No. G. 100.— Be Kourateuwhi Nos. 1 and lα, Taora No. 1, and Wharekaka A and B Blocks; No. G. 106.— Be Whangara Block; No. G. 115.— Be Tahora Nos. 201, 202, 203, 25, 2g, and Koutu No. Iβ. No. 119G. — Be Mangaheia No. 2 Block (reported on separately) ; No. 127G.— 8e Mangaheia No. 2d, Maungawaru No. 2 and No. 3, Maraetaha No. 2, Sections 3, 4, and 6, Kowhai No. 1, and Wharekaka C; No. 140G.— Be Tamaki Block ; No. 158G.— Be Maraetaha No. 2, Section 1; No. 165. —Applications lodged and decrees made up to the 31st July, 1896 ; No. 166G.— 8e Makaiketeroa F and Eoto-o-tahe Blocks; No. 173G.— 8e Pakarae No. 1 Block ; No. 181G.— Be Mangapoiki 2p, A, B, 2a3, 2b, 2d, 2e, and Tapuihikitea A and B Blocks; No. 188G. — Be Tauwharetoi No. 3a Whangara, and Eotokautuku No. 1; No. 204G. — Be Waihengahenga ; and No. 206G.— Be Kourateuwhi No. 2c.