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Final Report. I have the honour to report that the Native Affairs Committee held its final meeting on Thursday, the 4th day of November. During the session the Committee met on 52 occasions, with an average attendance of 9. Including 97 petitions brought forward from last session the Committee had before it 234 petitions. Of these petitions 157 were considered and reported upon, and the remaining 77 are held over until next session. With regard to 52 petitions the Committee recommended that they be referred to the Government as follows : 14 for favourable consideration, 23 for inquiry, 6 for departmental inquiry, and 9 for consideration. With regard to 6 petitions the Committee recommended that they be referred to various Ministers of the Crown. With regard to 2 petitions the Committee recommended that they be referred to other Committees. Upon 8.1 petitions the Committee had no recommendation to make, and 16 petitions were withdrawn. The Native Trustee Bill, the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Bill and the Native Land Amendment Bill were referred to the Committee, and were duly considered and reported upon. Thirteen parliamentary papers were referred to this Committee, and. were duly considered and reported upon. The total number of reports presented to the House, was 174. sth November, 1.920. [Translation.] [ Ripoata Whakamutunga. E whai honore ana ahau kite ripoata i tv te huihuinga whakamutunga o te Komiti mo nga Mea Maori i te Taite, te 4 o nga ra, o Noema. I roto i tenei tuunga, o te Paremata c 52 nga huinga o te Komiti, a kite aronga, c rite ana tokoiwa nga mema i tae mai ki ia huihuinga kotahi. Hui atu ki nga pitihana c 97 i toe mai i tera tuunga o te Paremata, 234 nga pitihana i takoto kite aroaro ote Komiti. O roto i ena pitihana 157 nga mea i whiriwhiria a i ripoatatia hoki, ako no-a mea e77 c toe ana i waihotia atu mo tenei tuunga o te Paremata c haere mai nei. Bio runga, mo nga pitihana c 52 i puta he kupu tohutohu ma to Komiti kia tukuna peneitia atu kite Kawanatanga : 14 kia whakaarohia paitia, 23 kia uiuia, 6 kia uiuia, c te Tari a c 9 kia whiriwhiria. Mo runwa mo nga pitihana c 6 i puta te kupu tohutohu a te Komiti kia tukuna atu ki nga Minita o te Karauna c rite ana. Mo runga mo nga pitihana e2 i puta te kupu tohutohu ate Komiti kia tukuna, ki etahi atu Komiti. Mo runga mo nga pitiliana eBl kaore kau he kupu tohutohu ato Komiti a 16 nga pitihana i unuhia. I tukuna mai kite Komiti te Pire Kai-tiaki Maori, te Pire Whakatikatika Ture Whenua Maori, Whakaritorite Keremc Whenua Maori, me te Pire Whakatikatika, Ture Whenua Maori, a i ata whiriwhiria a i ripoatatia hoki. Tekau ma toru nga Pukapuka Paremata i tukuna mai kite Komiti, a, i ata whiriwhiria a i ripoatatia hoki. Hui katoa nga ripoata i kokiritia kite Whare 174. 5 o Noema, 1920.

SCHEDULE OF PETITIONS HELD OVER.

(RaHANGI O NOA PlTTHANA T PURITIA MO TETAIIT ATU TUUNGA.) No. Petitioner. Block, &e. Petitioner. 359/17 424/17 15/19 291/19 312/19 31.4/19 366/19 370/19 . 374/19 376/19 46/20 52/20 57/20 61/20 67/20 73/20 103/20 116/20 Te Ara Ngamoki Roka Tikipu and 4 others T. E. Porter and another C. Ferris . . Hori Aterea Hohua and 11 others Wiremu Karaka and 19 others Hemana Pokiha and 56 others Eriha Waata Wi Paraire Rangihuna Kararaina Puhi Tamihana Huirau Kiri Ngehe Poutahi Hapimana Te Rama Hairini Hirini Kirihu and another .. Ngakihi Reihana and 3 others Uru te Angina and another . . Peneti Hoani and 5 others .. Rewiti Wehiwehi and 33 others Rotohiko Pakana and 7 others . . Ohotu Block. . . Wairoa 8.D., Block XII. Matahiia Block. Anaura Block. Urewera Native Reserve. Mangahauini Block. Te Aroha (Maori Village Councils of). Werowero (land at). Matakaoa Block. Mangapoike E and 2a 3 Blocks. Kawatiri Nos. 45, 46, and 51 Blocks. Ngatirahiri 6f Block. Pakowhai Block. .. | Kourateuwhi 1e 1b Block. .. j Mohaka and Nuhaka 2d Blocks. Kohanga and Maraetai Blocks. Waimarino Reserve No. 8. Te Kata-a-te-Kawaa-o-Ngarahu (retun of). Waitotara and Tangahoe stream (land between). Apata Parish. 126/20 154/20