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No. 358, 1897; and No. 283, 1899. —Petition of Ngawaina Hanikamu and Atiraira Paremata Petitioners claim to be interested in Whakapuaka Block, Nelson District, and they pray that legislation may be passed enabling them to obtain a rehearing, with a view to establishing their rights, and also that the present holders of the land may in the meantime be prevented from selling the same. I am directed to report that the Committee sees no reason why the decision arrived at in 1896 should be altered; it has, therefore, no recommendation to make. 24th July, 1903.
[Translation.] No. 358, 1897; me No. 283, 1899.—Pitihana a Ngawaina Hanikamu raua ko Atiraira Paremata. E kereme ana nga kia-pitihana c ki ana c whai take ana ratou ki Whakapuaka Poraka, Takiwa o Whakatu, a c inoi ana kia paahitia he ture c taea ai he whakawa tuarua, he mea kia whakataua ai o ratou take tika, a ko tetahi kia araia i naianei nga tangata kei a ratou te taitara o taua whenua kia kore ai c taea te hoko c ratou. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kaore te Komiti i te kite take c whakarereketia ai c ratou te whakatau o te tau 1896, na reira kaore kau a te Komiti kupu. 24 o Hurae, 1903.
No. 73, 1902.—Petition of Nepe Patehau and 40 Others. (No. 3.) Petitioners pray for inclusion in the certificate of title to Te Pae-o-Turawaru No. 2 Block, near Te Aroha. They allege that the persons already in the same are merely there as trustees. I am directed to report that, as the petitioners still have a remedy open to them under subsection (10) of section 14 of " The Native Land Court Act, 1904," the Committee has no recommendation to make.
24th July, 1903. [Translation.] No. 73, 1902.—Pitihana a Nepe Patehau me etahi atu c wha tekau. (Nama 2.) E inoi ana nga kai-pitihana kia whakaurua ratou ki roto i te Tiwhikete Taitara o Te Pae-o-Turawaru Nama 2 Poraka, c tata ana ki Te Aroha; eki ana ratou ko nga tangata c noho mai nei i roto i te taitara o taua whenua he kai-tiaki noa iho. Kua whakahaua ahau kiaki penei, i te mea kei te tuwhera tonu he huarahi mo nga kai-pitihana i raro i wahanga (10) o tekiona 14 o " Te Ture Kooti Whenua Maori, 1894," na reira kaore kau a te Komiti kupu. 24 o Hurae, 1903.
No. 143, 1903. —Petition of Heni te Rau (Mrs. Jane Brown), of Kohimarama, Auckland. Petitioner prays that a reserve set aside for the Ngatimutunga hapu in the Taranaki District may be exempted from the operation of the West Coast (North Island) Settlements Reserves Act, and the land handed over for the owners to manage for themselves. I am directed to report that the Committee recommends—, (1.) That the Government should instruct the Public Trustee to conserve the interests of the Natives occupying the land ; (2.) That the balance of the reserve, beyond that now occupied by the petitioners' hapu, - should be granted as intended in the original award ; and (3.) That the charges for administration by the Public Trustee under the West Coast Settlements Reserves Acts should be reduced. 24th July, 1903.
(Translation.) No. 143, 1903.—Pitihana a Heni te Rau (Mrs. Jane Brown), o Kohimarama, Akarana. E inoi ana mo te rahui i wehea mo Ngatimutunga hapu, Takiwa o Taranaki, kia kapea ki waho o te mana o nga Ture Whakatau Rahui mo te Tai Hauauru (Aotearoa), he mea kia tukua atu ki nga tangata no ratou ma ratou ano c whakahaere. Kua whakahaua ahau kia ki penei, kite whakaaro o te Komiti : — (1.) Me whai kupu tohutohu te Kawanatanga kite Kai-tiaki mo te Katoa kia tiakina c ia kei riro nga paanga o nga Maori c noho mai nei i runga i taua whenua ; (2.) Ko nga toenga o taua rahui, ara, te wahi kaore i te nohoia c te hapu o te kaipitihana, me karaati ki a ratou kia tutuki ai te tikanga o te whakatau tuatahi; a (3.) Me whakaiti iho nga utu c tonoa nei a te Kai-tiaki mo te Katoa mo ana mahi whakahaere i raro i te Ture Whakatau Rahui mo te Tai Hauauru. 24 o Hurae, 1903.
No. 104, 1902.—Petition of Rina te Oka. Petitioner complains that the apportionment of the Turanganui Blocks, near Martinborough, was not carried out by the Native Land Court according to a mutual agreement made by the owners, and prays for readjustment. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make with regard to this petition. 29th July, 1903.