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Final Report. 1 have the honour to report that the Native Affairs Committee held its final meeting on Monday, the 30th October, 1922. During the session the Committee met on 44 occasions, with an average attendance of 8. Including 61 petitions brought forward from last session, the Committee had before it 209 petitions. Of these petitions 114 were considered, and reported upon, and the remaining 95 are held over until next session. With regard to 77 petitions the Committee recommended that they be referred to the Government as follows : 1 for immediate and favourable, consideration, 5 for favourable consideration, 13 for inquiry, 1 for partial inquiry, 1. for departmental inquiry, 10 for consideration, and 46 merely referred. With regard to 2 petitions the Committee recommended that they be referred to the Native Department. Upon 32 petitions the Committee had no recommendation to make ; 2 petitions were withdrawn ; and 1, owing to the death of the petitioner, had lapsed. The Rotorua Borough Bill, the Fencing Amendment Bill, the Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill, the Greymouth Native Reserve Bill, the Mining Amendment Bill, the Horouta District Licensing Poll Bill, the Native Trustee Amendment Bill, and the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Bill were referred to the Committee, and were duly considered and reported upon. One parliamentary paper of session 1921-22, and 11 of this session, were referred to the Committee, and were duly considered and reported upon. The total number of reports presented to the House was 92. 30th October, 1922. [Translation.] Ripoata Whakamutunga. E whai honore ana ahau kite ripoata i tv te huihuinga whakamutunga a te Komiti mo nga Mea Maori i te Mane, te 30 o Oketopa, 1922. I roto i tenei tuunga o te Paremata c 44 nga huinga o te Komiti, a kite aronga c rite ana tokowaru nga mema i tae mai ki ia, huihuinga kotahi. Hui atu ki nga pitihana c 61 i toe mai i tera tuunga o te Komiti, c 209 nga pitihana i takoto ki te aroaro o te Komiti. 0 roto o ena pitihana 114 nga mea i whiriwhiria a i ripoatatia hoki, ako nga mea e95 c toe ana, i waihotia atu mo tenei tuunga ote Paremata c haere mai nei. Mo runga mo nga pitihana c 77 i puta lie kupu tohutohu ma te Komiti kia tukuna peneitia : 1 kia hohoro te whiriwhiria paitia, 5 kia whiriwhiria paitia, 13 kia uiuia, 1 kia uiuia i runga i tetahi ahua, 1 kia uiuia c te Tari, 10 kia whiriwhiria, ae46 i tukuna noatia atu. Mo runga mo nga pitihana e2 i puta te kupu tohutohu ate Komiti me tuku kite Tari Maori. Mo runga mo nga pitihana e32 kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti, c 2 nga pitihana i unuhia, a 1 i mutu noa iho i runga i te matenga o te kai-pitihana. I tukuna mai kite Komiti te Pire mo te Paro o Rotorua, te Pire Whakatikatika Ture Taiapa, te Pire Whakatikatika Ture Taake Whenua Moni Oranga hoki, te Pire Rahui Maori o Mawhera, te Pire Whakatikatika Ture Mama, te Pire Pooti Waipiro o te Takiwa o Horouta, te Pire Whakatikatika Ture Kai-tiaki Maori, me te Pire Whakatikatika Ture Whenua Maori, Whakariterite Kereme Whenua Maori, a i ata whiriwhiria a i ripoatatia hoki. Kotahi te Pukapuka Paremata o te Tuunga Paremata 1921-22, a 11 o tenei tuunga i tukuna mai kite Komiti, a i ata whiriwhiria a i ripoatatia hoki. Hui katoa nga ripoata i kokiritia kite Whare c 92. 30 o Oketopa, 1922.

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