Reports of the Native Affairs Committee, 1908.

[Nos. 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 235, 241, 236, 237, 338, and 280 (1908).—Petitions of Hohia te Ahikaiata and 2 Others, Kiekie Mikaere and 3 Others, Mehaka Tokopounamu and 1 Other, Mehaka Tokopounamu and 23 Others, Mehaka Tokopounamu and 27 Others, Mika te Tawhao and 1 Other, Tupara Tamana and 9 Others, Numia Kereru and 9 Others, Paitini Tapeka and 8 Others, Te Pouwhare and 6 Others, and Paratene Waata Hinehika and 125 Others]

Nos. 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 235, 241, 236, 237, 338, and 280 (1908).—Petitions of Hohia te Ahikaiata and 2 Others, Kiekie Mikaere and 3 Others, Mehaka Tokopounamu and 1 Other, Mehaka Tokopounamu and 23 Others, Mehaka Tokopounamu and 27 Others, Mika te Tawhao and 1 Other, Tupara Tamana and 9 Others, Numia Kereru and 9 Others, Paitini Tapeka and 8 Others, Te Pouwhare and 6 Others, and Paratene Waata Hinehika and 125 Others.

Petitioners pray for relief in connection with Native lands in the Urewera Reserve.

I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make in connection with these petitions.

1st September, 1908.

[Translation.]
Nama 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 235, 241, 236, 237, 238, me 280 (1908).—Pitihana a Hohia te Ahikaiata me etahi atu tokorua, Kiekie Mikaere me etahi atu tokotoru, Mehaka Tokopounamu me tetahi atu, Mehaka Tokopounamu me etahi atu e rua tekau ma toru, Mehaka Tokopounamu me etahi atu e rua tekau ma whitu, Mika te Tawhao me tetahi atu, Topara Tamana me etahi atu tokoiwa, Numia Kereru me etahi atu tokoiwa, Paitini Tapeka me etahi atu tokowaru, Te Pouwhare me etahi atu tokoono, mu Parateke Waata Hinehika me etahi atu kotahi rau e rua tekau ma rima.

E inoi ana kia whakaorangia ratou mo te taha ki etahi whenua Maori i roto i te Takiwa Rahui o Te Urewera.

Kua whakahaua ahau kia ripoata, kaore kau he kupu a te Komiti i mo runga i enei pitihana.

1 o Hepetema, 1908.