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No. 73, Seas. II.—Petitin of Arapata Makai.
Petitioner states that he he a half-caste, and that certain lands in the Bay of Plenty belonging to his (Maori) mother, a woman of rank belonging to the Ngatipukeko Tribe at Whakataue, were confiscated, instead of her children getting them, as she never took part in the rebellion. He prays for relief.
Report and date same as No. 16.
[Translation.]
No. 73, Sess. II.—Pukapuka-inoi a Arapata Makai.
E Ki ana te kai-pitihana he hawhekaihe ia ko etahi whenua i te Pei o Pereti i raupatutia na tona whaea (Maori) he wahine rangatira no te Iwi o Ngatipukeko i Whakatane, ko te mea tika la kia riro i ana tamariki, kihai hoki ia i uru ki te whawhai. E inoi ana ia kia whakaputaina he ora mona.
Kei te Nama 16 te ripoata mo tenei me te ra i tuhia ai.