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Ul. A. Ngata, M.P. Patai : Koi nei ra nei lure mema o te Paremete me utu nga pitihana c haria atu ana etc mema Paremete utua mai. Riparai. Keritoke.

A. Ngata, M.P. Question: Is it the law regarding members of Parliament thai paymenl must Ue made for peti lions which are taken there by a member ot Parliament. Imply. Keritoke.

VI. Keritoke. Wellington, 15th September, 1908. Ti--.NEt te waca. Kaore lika kia utua mema Paremala mo nga pitihana.—A. Ngata.

Keritoke, Huntly. Your wire received, li is not right to pay members of Parliament for petitions. A. Ngata,

W 1. Statement showing Compulsory Acquisition of Estates by the Government under the Lan 11 fob Settlements Acts. Price paid. Prioe asked. Estate. £ £ s. d. Ardgowan .. .. 34.600 15,890 0 0 Hatuma 141,393 228,59(1 0 0 Kumeroa 29,092 37,390 0 0 Forest Gate 48,521 55,574 3 9 Argyll .. .. .. 142.262 184,998 0 0 Matamata 127,515 157,717 0 0 Lindsay 95,369 115,878 5 4 i 410,000 0 0 First claim, for 56,155 acres. Flaxbourne .. .. tol,t>7o 1335,000 0 o Second claim, for 45,811 acres. Waimana 18,592 23,655 5 o Tawaha 34,133 72,100 0 0 Te Arai .. .. 113,949 1.31,229 0 0 Culverden 121,231 162,637 0 0 Carrington .. .. -.. 39,310 79,900 0 0 Totals .. ..£1,127,642 £ 1.705,558 14 1 Including Flaxbourne first claim. £1,630,558 14 1 Including Flaxbourne second claim. £1,127,642 0 0 £502,916 14 1 in favour of country as against the prices claimed by owners. Wellington, 22nd November, 1910. J- G. Ward.

XI. 1. Sin JOSEPH Ward submitted request tor payment for services as assessor in the Flaxbourne arbitration case of the Hon. T. K. Macdonald, based on a payment of between £500 and £600 which Mr. Macdonald stated bad been jaid by the Cliffords for theil assessor in the same ease. Mr. Macdonald urged thai as assessor lie bad saved the country £30,000. Sir Joseph Ward minuted the request as follows: — ''For Cabinet: 1 have already personally declined this to Mr. Macdonald, as there is no record of any arrangement with the late Mr. Seddon. "(Sgd.) " J. to Ward. ■■ 20/5/1908." In Cabinet. 23rd May, 190 S. Decline payment. (Sgd.) J. F. Andrews, Acting-Secretary.

I hereby certify thai the above is a true copy of the Cabinet minute in connection with the claim, Flaxbourne Estate. J- F. Andrews, Secretary to the Cabinet.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government. Printer. Wellington.—l9lo.

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