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No. 41. —Petition of Mere te Iwingaro and 5 Others, of Wairoa. Praying for relief in regard to Mangapoike 2b Block. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make. 12th September, 1938.

[Translation.] Pitihana Nama 41/1938 a Mere te Iwingaro ratou ko etahi atu toko-rima, o Wairoa. E inoi ana kia whakaoraina mo te taha ki a Mangapoike 2b Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti. 12 o Hepetema, 1938.

No. 61.' —Petition of Kipa Roera and Others, of Ohau. Praying that a special Court of inquiry be set up to reinvestigate the ownership of the Wakapuaka Block. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make. 12th September, 1938.

[Translation.] Pitihana Nama 61/1938 a Kipa Roera ratou ko etahi atu, o Ohau. E inoi ana kia whakaturia he Kooti uiui motuhake kite uiui ano i te whaipaangatanga ki Wakapuaka Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti. 12 o Hepetema, 1938.

No. 62.—Petition of Hoani Meihana and 16 others, of Pihama. Praying that legislation be enacted granting them the right of appeal against the decision of the Native Appellate Court dated the 13th July, 1937, in regard to the Wakapuaka Block. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make. 12th September, 1938.

[Translation.] Pitihana Nama 62/1938 a Hoani Meihana ratou ko etahi atu 16, o Pihama. E inoi ana kia whakataua he ture tuku kia ratou i te mana piira i te whakatau a te Kooti Aperata Maori i tuhia i te 13 o Hurae, 1937, mo Wakapuaka Poraka. Kua whakahaua kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti. 12 o Hepetema, 1938.

No. 13. —Petition of Tiki Riiti and 8 Others, of Whangara. Praying that the Native Land Court be empowered to investigate the title to Whangara Block. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make. 12th September, 1938.

[Translation.] Pitihana Nama 13/1938 a Tiki Riiti ratou ko etahi atu toko-waru, o Whangara. E inoi ana kia whakamanaia te Kooti Whenua Maori kite uiui i te take paanga ki Whangara Poraka. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti. 12 o Hepetema, 1938.

No. 47. —Petition of Ngawharewiti Tiwai Pomare and 2 Others, of the Chatham Islands. Praying for inquiry into the disposition of the Estate of the late Wiremu. Naera Pomare. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make in regard to this petition. 12th September, 1938. —

[Translation.] Pitihana Nama 47/1938 a Ngawharewiti Tiwai Pomare ratou ko etahi atu toko-rua, o Wharekauri (Chatham Islands). E inoi ana kia uiuia te wehewehenga o nga taonga whenua a tinana o Wiremu Naera Pomare, kua mate. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata kaore kau he kupu tohutohu a te Komiti mo tenei pitihana. 12 o Hepetema, 1938.

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