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[Translation.] No. 889, 1904. —Pitihana a Thomas Cook me etahi atu toko-rua. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakaarohia ratou i runga i te mea he Maori whenua kore ratou. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kite whakaaro a te Komiti ko tenei take, ara ko te whakarite whenua mo nga Maori whenua kore he take whanui, a ma te Kawanatanga tena c whakahaere, a mo runga mo tenei pitihana kaore kau he kupu a te Komiti. I!) o Oketopa, 1904.

No. 902, 1904.—Petition of Pohonui Hapimana and 142 Others. Petitioners pray for readjustment of boundaries between the Arawa and Matatua Maori Council Districts. I am directed to report that the Committee recommends that this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 19th October, 1904.

[Translation.] No. 902, 1904. —Pitihana a Pohonui Hapimana me etahi atu kotahi rave wha tekau ma rua. E inoi ana kia whakatikatikaina nga rohe i waenganui o nga Takiwa Kaunihera Maori o te Arawa me Matatua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kite whakaaro a te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia uiuia. 19 o Oketopa, 1904.

No. 844, 1904. —Petition of Ihaia te Awanui and 14 Others. Petitioners pray for inquiry into the Mangamaunu Native Reserve, near Kaikoura, Marlborough District. I am directed to report that the Committee recommends that this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 19th October, 1904.

[Translation.] No. 844, 1904. —Pitihana a Ihaia te Awanui me etahi atu tekau ma wha. E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia tv he uiuinga mo Mangamaunu Rahui Maori, c tata ana ki Kaikoura, Takiwa o Marlborough. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kite whakaaro a te Komiti me tuku atu tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia uiuia. 19 o Oketopa, 1904.

Nos. 856 and 857, 1904. —Petitions of Whitiwhiti and 115 Others, and Nepia Matiaha and 85 Others. Petitioners pray that the Maoris may be placed on the same footing as Europeans with regard to dealing with their lands. I am directed to report that, as these petitions refer to a question of policy, the Committee offers no opinion as to their merits, but recommends that they be referred to the Government for consideration. 20th October, 1904.

[Translation.] Nos. 856 me 857, 1904. —Pitihana a Whitiwhiti me etahi atu kotahi rau tekau ma rima, me Nepia Matiaha me etahi atu c waru tekau ma rima. E inoi ana kia whakaturia tahitia nga Maori ki runga kite turanga kotahi me nga Pakeha mo runga mo nga whakahaeretanga o o ratou whenua. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, i runga i te mea c pa ana enei pitihana ki runga kite tikanga porihi, no reira kaore kau a te Komiti kupu mo te tika mo te pewhea ranei o aua pitihana, engari c mea ana me tuku atu kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria. 20 o Oketopa, 1904.

No. 833, 1904.—Petition of Raiha Weeti. Petitioner prays for inquiry into award of the Native Land Court in regard to the interest of Hemi Rangiahua in Te Akau Block. I am directed to report that the Committee recommends that this petition should be referred to the Government for inquiry. 20th October, 1904,