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[Translation.] No. 14 (1914). —Pitihana a Hopaea Heemi, o Poneke. E inoi ana kia tv he uiuinga mo nga take paanga ki Tekiona 36, Poraka IV, Takiwa Ruuri o Waitara me Tekiona 10 me 17, Poraka I, Takiwa Ruuri o Waitara ki Runga. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti mo runga mo tenei pitihana. 8 o Oketopa, 1914.

No. 204 (1914). —Petition of Mate Takitaki and 5 Others, of Wairoa. Praying for an inquiry re shares awarded in Kahotea West Block. I am directed to report that, in consequence of irregularities in the signatures, the Committee recommends that the petition be not considered. 9th October, 1914.

[Translation.] No. 204 (1914). —Pitihana a Mate Takitaki me etahi atu tokorima, o Wairoa. E inoi ana kia tv he uiuinga mo nga hea i whakataua i roto i Kahotea Rato Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata. i runga i te mea c raruraru ana te alum o te tuhinga i nga ingoa (ki tenei pitihana), ko te kupu tohutohu a te Komiti kaua c whiriwhiria tenei pitihana. 9 o Oketopa, 1914.

No. 223 (1914). —Petition of Wehe Tahuhu and 5 Others, of Chatham Islands. Praying for an inquiry by Native Appellate Court into their claim to Whar.'kauri Block, Chatham Islands. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for consideration. 13th October, 1914. [Translation.] • No. 223 (1914). —Pitihana a Wehe Tahuhu me etahi atu tokorima, o Wharekauri. E inoi ana kia tv he uiuinga ma te Aperata Kooti Maori mo ta ratou kereeme ki Wharekauri Poraka, Wharekauri. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata, kite whakaaro a te Komiti, me tuku atu tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia whiriwhiria, 13 o Oketopa, 1914.

No. 573 (1914). —Petition of the Wellington Industrial Development Company (Limited). Praying for legislation to enable a rate or charge to be created upon Native, European, and Crown laud in the Taupo district, for the purpose of acquiring shares or stock in a company to be formed for the purpose of acquiring a proposed tramway between Mokai and Taupo. I am directed to report that the Committee is of opinion that, in view of the great area of unoccupied land suitable for settlement that will be served by the petitioner's tramway when extended to the Town of Taupo, and of the fact ihat the provisions of the Local Railways Bill now before Parliament are inapplicable to the Taupo. district, since the land is unoccupied and at present unproductive, so that it is impossible to raise moneys thereon in manner provided by the said Bill, it is desirable that special facilities, such as those set out in the petition, be afforded to the Native owners of the said land enabling such land to aid in financing the extension, improvement, and equipment of the said tramway, and that accordingly the Committee recommends that the petition, in so far as it relates to the Native lands concerned, be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. The Committee is also of opinion that the petition should be referred to the Lands Committee, as lands other than Native lands are concerned. 13th October, 1914.

[Translation.] No. 573 (1914). —Pitihana a te Kamupene Whakamahi o Poneke. E inoi ana kia paahitia he ture kia ahei ai te whakataua tetahi reiti, tiaati ranei ki runga ki nga whenua Maori, Pakeha, Karauna ranei i roto i te Takiwa o Taupo, hei tango hea i roto i tetahi Kamupene tera c whakaturia hei tango mai i tetahi Taramuwe c whakaarohia ana kei waenganui o Mokai me Taupo. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata, kite whakaaro ate Komiti, ite mea he nui rawa nga wahi whenua kaore ano kia whakanohonohoia c pai ana hei whakanohonohoanga kite tangata tera c pangia atu cte Taramuwe ate kai-pitihana ma whakaroaina kia tutuki atu kite Taone o Taupo, ai te mea kaore nga