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[Translation.] No. 234 (1916).-- Pitihana a Mako Rapaura me etahi atu tokorua, o Oparau. E inoi ana kia uiuia te taha, kite riiwhitanga i te paanga o Wiremu Tamihana, kua mate, i roto i Whangape Rota 65b 2c. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kite whakaaro a te Komiti, me tuku atu tenei pitihana kite Kawanatanga kia uiuia. 4 o Akuhata, 1916. Final Report. I have the honour to report that the Native. Affairs Committee held its final meeting this morning. During the session the Committee met on 34 occasions, with an average attendance of 9 at each meeting. Including 11.9 brought forward from last session, the Committee had before it 1.94 petitions. Of these, 116 were considered and reported upon, and the remaining 78 are held over for consideration next session. Upon 24 the Committee reported favourably, upon 82 it, had no recommendation to make, and 10 were withdrawn. The Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Bill, and clauses 41 and 49 of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Bill were referred to the Committee, and were duly considered and reported upon. Five parliamentary papers were referred to the Committee, and were duly considered and reported upon. The total number of reports presented to the House, was 120. 4th August, 1.916. [Translation.] Ripoata Whakamutunga. Kei te whai honore, ahau kite ripoata i tv te huihuinga whakamutunga o to Komiti mo nga mea Maori i te ata nei. I roto i tenei tuunga o te Paremete a, 34 nga huihuinga o te Komiti, a kite aronga c rite ana, c 9 nga mema i tae mai ki ia huihuinga kotalii. o te Komiti. Hui atu ki nga mea 119 it( c mai i tera tuunga ote Paremete, 194 nga pitihana i takoto kite aroaro o te Komiti. O roto i ena 116 nga mea i whiriwhiria a i ripoatatia. hoki, a ko nga mea e7B c foe ana kua waiho atu mo tenei tuunga o te Paremete o haere mai nei. I runga i nga mea c 24 i puta he ripoata tautoko ma te Komiti, a i runga i nga mea, c 82 kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti, a 10 nga mea i unuhia. Ko nga Pire c whai ake nei i tukua mai kite Komiti, i ata whiriwhiria, a i ripoatatia hoki, ara : Pire Whakatikatika Ture Whenua Maori, Whakariterite Kereme Whenua Maori me, tekiona 4-1 me 49 o te Pire Tuku Rahui me era atu Whenua, Whakamana hoki. i nga Ropu Whakahaere, mo te Katoa. E i.'ima nga Pukapuka Paremete, i tukua mai ki a te Komiti, i ata uiuia, a i ripoatatia hoki. Hui katoa nga ripoata i tukua atu kite Whare 120. 4 o Akuhata, 1916.

Schedule of Petitions held over.

No. Petitioner. Block, &o. 45/13 Hori Herewini 467/13 Matenga te Hiko and 37 others 10/14 Anuria Paawha and 16 others 93/14 Kahutie Papita 411/14 I Pirihira Karena 450/14 ! Winiata Moeau and 47 others 470/14 I Reupena Hetaraka and 3 others 616/14 ' Wi Pere and 38 others 622/14 I Airini te Heitawhiri 12/15 I Otene Paora and 19 others 61/15 W. Hamutana and 3 others 74/15 Heni te Rei and 4 others Parish of Whan gape (lands in). Te Paruparu and other islands. Ngawhakatutu Block. Mataitai No. 1 Block. Te Momi No. 2 (Hutt district). Patutahi Block. Mataitai No. I Block. Patutahi Block. Omahu and other blocks. Orakei Block. Tuahu No. 3 Block. Waiohanga and Wairarapa Blocks (Otaki district). Tarawera Block. Ohiti-Waitio Block. Purahotangihia and other blocks. Harawira Mokena (deceased), (succession to). Palmerston North Native. Reserve. Rotoma No. I and Tautara Blocks. Whakahara Block. Tauri Block. Ngatarawa No. 2 Block. 83/15 Matirita Wi Kepa and 5 others 94/15 j Meihana Taorangi 98/15 Aperahama Tewhareporutu Anaru 120/15 : Te Ata a Rangi Tiemi 168/15 Hapimana Rangira and another 253/15 H. M. Nuku and 20 others 255/15 Waata Aporo and 15 others 273/1.5 Kataraina Rangihemo and 3 others .. 289/15 Pirika Toatoa and 2 others