No. 249.—Petition of William Hughes and Wife.

One of the petitioners, Mere Hughes, alleges that certain lands were willed to her by Te Kahu o te Rangi, but that in the certificates of title which she believes to have been issued she has not been included to the extent she ought to have been, and has lost the lands; that she is entitled to lands in the West Coast confiscated territory which have been wrongly granted to other Natives. They pray that inquiry may be made into their claims.

Report and date same as No. 48.