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No. 141.— Piripi Maki and 3 Others. Petitioners allege that the price agreed upon for Tapuaeruru Block, Ruatangata District, was £350, and that the only payment received by the Native owners was a horse valued at £50. They pray for payment of the balance, £300. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to this petition. 7th December, 1897.

[Translation.] No. 141.—Pitihana a Piripi Maki me etahi atu toko toru. E ki ana nga kai-pitihana c toru rave rima tekau pauna moni te utu i whakaaetia mo Tapuaeruru Poraka, Takiwa o Ruatangata, a heoi te utu i whiwhi nga Maori he hoiho, tona utu c rima tekau pauna moni. E inoi ana ratou kia whakaputaina atu ki a ratou te toenga, ara, te toru rau pauna moni. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kaore kau he kupu a te Komiti mo tenei pitihana. 7 o Tihema, 1897.

No. 153.—Petition of Henare Webahiko and 9 Others. Petitioners protest against the award of the Native Appellate Court in Paeroa RotomahanaParekarangi No. 3a Block, and pray for rehearing. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to this petition. 7th December, 1897.

[Teanslation.] No. 153.—Pitihana a Henaee Weeahiko me etahi atu toko iwa. E whakahe ana nga kai-pitihana kite whakatau a te Kooti Whakawa Tuarua mo Paeroa-Rotoma-hana-Parekarangi No. 3a Poraka, a c inoi ana kia whakawakia ano taua whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kaore kau he kupu a te Komiti mo tenei pitihana. 7 o Tihema, 1897.

No. 204.—Petition of Taui Takeeei. Petitioner prays for compensation for lands taken for railway purposes from Okoheriki No. 2 Block. I am directed to report that, as it. appears the land was transferred to Her Majesty in 1883 for a nominal consideration for the purposes of the Rotorua Railway, and as no evidence has been placed before the Committee to show why the land should be now paid for, the Committee has no recommendation to make. Bth December, 1897.

[Teanslation.] No. 204. —Pitihana a Taui Takekei. ■ t E iNOi ana te kai-pitihana kia utua nga wahi o Okohoriki No. 2 Poraka i tangohia mo nga Mahi Reriwe. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, i te mea i whakawhicingia taua whenua ki a te Kuini i te tau 1883 i runga i te tikanga kore utu hei whenua mo te Reriwe ki Rotorua, a i te mea kaore kau he korero i takoto kite aroaro o te Komiti hei whakaatu atu i te take i tika ai kia utua taua whenua inaianei, kaati kaore kau a te Komiti kupu. 8 o Tihema, 1897.

No. 190.—Petition of Kipa te Whatanui. Petitioner prays for rehearing in connection with Te Pa-o-Taonui and Te Waka Blocks. I am directed to report that the grievances complained of have been twice reported on by the Native Affairs Committee of other sessions, and this Committee wish to repeat these recommendations — namely, that the matter should be referred to the Government for inquiry and favourable consideration. [See 1.-8, 1891, p. 28, petition No. 486 of 1889, and 1.-3, 1894, p. 7, petition No. 367.] Bth December, 1897.

[Teanslation.] No. 190. —Pitihana a Kipa te Whatanui. E INOI ana te kai-pitihana kia whakawakia tuaruatia ano a Te Pa-o-Taonui me Te Waka Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, ko te mate c tangihia nei, ka rua rawa ripoatalanga a te Komiti mo nga Mea Maori i era tuunga o te Paremete, a c liiahia ana to Komiti kite whakaputa ano i aua tohutohu ana —ara, me tuku atu tenei putake kite Kawanatanga kia uiuia a kia whakaa rohia paitia. [Tirohia i 1.-3, 1891, wharangi 28, pitihana No. 486 oto tau 1889, mo 1.-3, 1894, wharangi 7, pitihana No. 367.] . .... . 8 o Tihema, 1897.