RETURNS OR STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY LAW OR RESOLUTION TO BE LAID BEFORE THE HOUSE.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1895 Session I, H-04

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1895. NEW ZEALAND.

RETURNS OR STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY LAW OR RESOLUTION TO BE LAID BEFORE THE HOUSE.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 18th August, 1893. Ordered, " That it be the duty of the Clerk of this House to lay upon the Table at the commencement of each session a list of all periodical returns or statements which are by law or by resolution of this House required to be laid before the House, with a note of the time within which they should be so produced."—(Hon. Sir J. Hall.)

Betoens or Statements required by Law or by Besolution of the House to be laid before the House, showing Time within which they should be so produced. Note.—Regulations under Acts and other Returns or Statements not strictly " periodical" are included.

Pursuant to Administration Act, 1870, sec. 18 .. Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act, 1877, sec. 12. Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880, sec. 38 .. Akaroa High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 Public Revenues Act, 1891, sees. 70 and 72 .. Ashburton High School Act, 1878, see. 8 Auckland College and Grammar School Act, 1877, sec. 9 Auckland University College Act, 1882, sees. 18 and 25 Census Act, 1877, sec. 12 .. New Zealand Constitution Act, sec. 65 Civil Service Reform Act, 1886, sec. 7 .. Goal-mines Act, 1891, sees. 3 and 10 Coal-mines Act, 1891, sec. 9 Counties Act, 1886, sec. 188 Counties Act, 1886, sec. 185 Criminal Code Act, 1893, sec. 333 .. Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, sec. 17 . Order of 26th July, 1882 (Mr. Pyke) Deeds Registration Act, 1868, sec. 73 Education Act, 1877, sec. 101 Education Act, 1877, sec. 100 Land Act, 1892, sec. 238 .. Election Petitions Act, 1880, sec. 14 Explosives Act, 1882, sec. 18 Factories Act, 1894, sees. 25 and 26 Friendly Societies Act, 1882, sec. 5 .. Friendly Societies Act, 1882, sec. 41 : Gisborne High School Act, 1885, sec. 16 Order of 3rd Aug., 1869 (Mr. Harrison). (Now laid on the table by Command) ■ Government Advances to Settlers Act, 1894, sec. 50

Time within which they should be produced. Ten days from commencement of session. If Parliament sitting, ten days from promulgation. No time stated. Fifteen days. If Parliament sitting, fifteen days from receipt. No time stated. Forthwith when oertified by Audit Office. No time stated. No time stated. One month. If Parliament sitting, one month from receipt. No time stated. Thirty days. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from appointment. No time stated. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after receipt. Twenty days. If Parliament sitting, twenty days from publication. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from making. No time stated. Fourteen days. One month. If Parliament sitting, one month from receipt. No time stated. No time stated. Three weeks. If Parliament sitting, within three weeks of making. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication. Thirty days. No time stated. Six weeks. If Parliament sitting, within six weeks from making. No time stated. ' No time stated. , Sixty days from close of financial year. If Parliament not then sitting, fourteen days from commencement of session.

Returns or Statements. Administration Act, 1879, Rules under Agricultural and Pastoral Societies, Reports and Balance-sheets of Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880, Reports of Analysts under Akaroa High School, Report and Accounts of.. Appropriation Account Ashburton High School, Report and Accounts of Auckland College and Grammar School, Report and Accounts of Auckland University College, Report and Accounts of Census Returns, Abstracts of Civil List Account.. Civil Service, Skilled Persons appointed to the Coal-mining Leases, Amalgamation of Coal-mining Leases, Assignments and Transfers of County Councils' Accounts, Reports on Special Audit of County Councils' Balance-sheets Criminal Code Act, 1893, Rules under Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, Governor's Orders under Drowned in New Zealand Rivers, Return of Persons Deeds Registration Act, 1868, Regulations under Education Department, Report and Accounts of Education Regulations Education Reserves, Proposed Election Petitions Act, 1880, Rules under Explosives Act, 1882, Regulations under Factories, Annual Report of Minister on Friendly Societies, Report of Registrar of Friendly Societies' Regulations Gisborne High School, Report and Accounts of Goldfields of New Zealand, Report on the ~. Government Advances to Settlers: Balancesheet

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Time within which they should be produced. On or before Ist April. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days. No time stated. Fourteen days. Forthwith i£ Parliament sitting. Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Fourteen days. Ten days. No time stated. No time stated. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. No time stated. First day of session. Fourteen days. As soon as possible if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. If Parliament Kitting, ten days after approval. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Ten days. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication. Twenty days. Ten days. Ten days from first sitting after receipt by Audit. No time stated. Twenty-one days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, twenty-eight days from issue. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. No time stated. No time stated. Ten days. Twenty days. Ten days. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. /Thirty days after 'Slab March. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days of making.

Returns or Statements. Government Life Insurance Department, Annual Report of Government Life Insurance Department: Report of Actuary on Surplus Profits to be divided Government Life Insurance Department: Statement of Liabilities under Policies Government Life Insurance Department: Statement of Life Assurance and Annuity Business Government Life Insurance Department, Statement of Unauthorised Expenditure of Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, Matters done under Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1891, Blocks of Land proclaimed under Government Railway Officers, List of Greymouth High School, Report and Accounts of Harbour Boards' Accounts Hokitika High School, Report and Accounts of Honorarium of Members, Deductions from .. Hospitals and Charitable Institutions, Report on Imprests: Reports of Audit Office and AttorneyGeneral on Disputed Issue and Credit Requisitions Industrial and -Provident Societies Act, 1877, Regulations under Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1894, Regulations under Investment of Funds belonging to Post Office, Government Life Insurance Department, Public Trust Office, and Commissioners of Public Debts Sinking Funds Land Act, 1892, Regulations under Land and Incomo Assessment Acts, Regulations under Land for Settlements Act, 1894, Transactions under Land for Special Settlements, Reports on Blocks set aside for Liabilities of Government Departments Life Assurance Companies, Statements and Abstracts of Reports of Lunatic Asylums, Reports of Inspector of .. Middle District of New Zealand University College, Report of Mining Regulations .. ... Municipal Corporations' Accounts, Reports on Special Audit of Municipal Corporations' Balance-sheets Napier High School, Report and Accounts of.. Native Land Court, Orders of the .. Native Land Court Regulations Native Land Purchases Act, 1892, Transactions under Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893, Applications, Orders, &c, under Native Licensing Act, 1878, Orders in Council under Native Reserves Accounts Naval and Military Claims, Reports of Commissioners of Crown Lands on Naval and Military Claims : Reports of Minister on Commissioners' Reports New Plymouth High School, Report and Accounts of New Zealand Consols Account New Zealand Institute, Rules and Statutes of New Zealand University, Report, Statutes, and Regulations of Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools, Report and Accounts of Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks: Annual Report and Accounts Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks: Regulations under Act Pensions proposed to be granted to Civil Servants Postal-notes, Regulations in relation to

Pursuant to Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874, sec. 41, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1882, sec. 15 Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874, sec. 45, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1882, sec. 15, and Government Life Insurance Acts, 1890, sec. 5, 1891, sec. 2, and 1893, sec. 2 Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874, sec. 44 Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874,5ec. 44 Appropriation Act, 1894, sec. 8 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, sec. 50 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1891, sec. 5 Government Railways Act, 1894, sec. 9 Greyrnouth High School Act, 1883, sec. 16 .. Harbours Act Amendment Act, 1894, sec. 10 Hokitika High School Act, 1883, sec. 8 Order of 21st Sept., 1885 (Mr. Hobbs) Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885, see. 95 Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 53 .. Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1877, sec. 23 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1894, sec. 87 Public Revenues Act, 1892, sec. 7 .. Land Act, 1892, sec. 4 Land and Income Assessment Act, 1891, sec. 11 Land for Settlements Act, 1894, sec. 39 Land Act, 1892, sec. 165 .. Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 38 .. Life Assurance Companies Act, 1873, sec. 38, and Life Assurance Policies Act, 1884, sees. 45 and 46 Lunatics Act, 1882, sec. 144, as amended by Lunatics Act Amendment Act, 1891, sec. 2 Middle District of New Zealand University College Act, 1894, sec. 17 Mining Act, 1891, sec. 342 .. Municipal Corporations Act, 1886, sec. 175 .. Municipal Corporations Act, 1886, sec 172 .. Napier High School Act, 1882, sec. 23 Native Land Court Act, 1894, sec. 14 Native Land Court Act, 1894, sec. 101 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892, sec. 20 .. Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893, sec. 15 Native Licensing Act, 1878, sec. 19.. Native Reserves Act, 1882, sec. 12 .. Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Claims Act, 1891, sec. 7 Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Claims Act, 1892, sec. 3 New Plymouth High School Act, 1889, sec. 13 New Zealand Consols Act, 1894, sec. 7 New Zealand Institute Act, 1867, sec. 17 New Zealand University Act, 1874, sec. 28 .. Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877, sec. 8 Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1889, sec. 128 Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1889, sees. 127 and 128 Pensions Act, 1884, sec. 5 .. Post-Office (Postal-notes) Act, 1885, sec. 6 ..

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Returns or Statements. Post and Telegraph Departmental List Post-Office Savings-Banks Regulations Post-Office Savings-Banks Returns Provincial Districts' Contributions to Revenue Public Account, Revenue and Expenditure of the Public Stores Accounts and Regulations Public Trust Office, Balance-sheet of Public Trust Office, Regulations of .. Public Trust Office, Statement of Unauthorised Expenditure of Public Works Act, 1894, Regulations under .. Public-works Estimates Public Works: Statement of Works carried out and Expenditure thereon Public Works, Certificates of Auditor-General on above Railway Accounts, Monthly Railway By-laws Railway Officers, List of .. Railway Property Leases, Particulars of Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881, Contracts under Railways, Private, Agreements with, for Interchange of Traffic Railways, Terms and Conditions of Leases of Railways, Working, Annual Report on Rangiora High School, Report and Accounts of Representation Commission, Reports of Reserves, Change of Purpose of Returns required by Act or Resolution to be laid upon the Table Road Board Accounts, Reports on Special Audit of Securities held in the Colony or London on behalf of the Government Sinking Funds, Reports and Accounts of the Commissioners of Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools, Report and Accounts of Special Reports on Departments by Audit Office State Forests, Lands proposed to be withdrawn from Stock Act, 1893, Regulations under Surcharges disallowed by Ministers, Reports by Audit Office on Telegraph Regulations Timaru High School, Report and Accounts of Trade Unions, Annual Report of Registrar of Trade-unions Regulations Treasury Regulations Unauthorised Expenditure.. Unauthorised Expenditure by Government Insurance Department and Public Trust Office Unclaimed Lands vested in Public Trustee, Triennial List of Waimate High School, Report and Accounts of Waitaki High School, Report and Accounts of WanganuiHigh School, Report and Accounts of Whangaroi High School, Report and Accounts of

Time within which they should be produced. Ten days. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days of date. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, not later than 31st March. No time stated. When certified to by Audit Office. No time stated. No time stated. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from issue. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from publication. No time stated. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, twenty days from making. No time stated. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, within twenty days of making. Thirty days before calling for tenders. One month. In month of May if Parliament be sitting. No time stated. Ten clays. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from gazetting. Commencement of session. Ten days after first sitting after receipt. Thirty days. Fourteen days. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Fourteen days from next sitting. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from publication. No time stated. One month. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, within ten days from approval. Ten days. Ten days. Ten days. Ten days. No time stated if Parliament sitting. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated.

Pursuant to Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890, sec. 4 of Regulations under Post-Office Savings-Banks Act, 1867, sec. 13 ; and Post-Office Savings-Banks Act Amendment Act, 1869, sec. 6 Post-Office Savings-Banks Act, 1867, sec. 14.. Order of 2nd June, 1886 (Mr. Macandrew) .. Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 69 .. Public Stores Act, 1871, sec. 5 Public Trust Office Act, 1894, sec. 36 Public Trust Office Act, 1894, sec. 55 Appropriation Act, 1894, sec. 8 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 4 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 7 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 8 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 8 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 207 .. Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 190 .. Government Railways Act, 1894, sec. 9 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 215 .. Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881, sec. 13 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 219 .. Public Works Act, 1894, see. 211 .. Government Railways Act, 1887, sec. 61* Rangiora High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 Representation Act, 1887, sec. 5 Public Reserves Act, 1881, sec. 7 .. Order of 18th August, 1893 (Sir J. Hall) Road Boards Act, 1882, sec. 110 Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 19 .. Public Debts Sinking Funds Act, 1868, sec. 6, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1882, sec. 15 Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877, sec. 8 Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 36 .. State Forests Act, 1888, sec. 2 Stock Act, 1893, sec. 4 Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 32.. Electric Lines Act, 1884, sec. 16 Timaru High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Trade Unions Act, 1878, sec. 16 Trade Unions Act, 1878, sec. 31 Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 5 .. Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 49 .. Appropriation Act, 1894, sec. 8 Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894, sec. 26 Waimate High School Act, 1883, sec. 16 Waitaki High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Wanganui High School Act, 1878, sec. 7 Whangarei High School Act, 1878, sec. 8. ..

* Government Eailways Act, 1887, repealed, but duties of Commissioners transferred to Crown by subsection (12) of section 4 of Act of 1894. Geoege Feiend, 2lst June, 1895. Clerk, House of Bepresentatives. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,350 copies), £3 10s. Od.

Price 3d.] By Authority : Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB9s.