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Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1896 Session I

HOCKEN LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO

APPENDIX TO THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND. 1896.

VOL. IV. L—REPORTS OP SELECT COMMITTEES.

IN THE FIFTY-NINTH AND SIXTIETH YEARS OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA,

BEING THE THIRD SESSION OP THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OP NEW ZEALAND.

WELLINGTON.

1896.

ARRANGEMENT OP THE PAPERS.

VOL. IV. I.—Reports of Select Committees.

PBINTED FOE THE HOUSE Off KEPBESENTATIVES BY JOHN MACKAY, GOVBKNMENT FBINTEB, WICLUNGTON.

CONTENTS.

I.— EEPOETS OF SELECT COMMITTEES. I.—l. PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L COMMITTEE—Reports of. I. —lα. Report of, on the Petition of C. C. Kettle, D.J., of Wanganui, with Exhibit. 1.—2. PUBLIC PETITIONS M TO Z COMMITTEE—Reports of. 1.—3. NATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE—Reports of the. 1.—4. GOLDFIELDS AND MINES COMMITTEE—Reports of. I. —4a. Reports of, on the Mining Act Amendment Bill, and on the Petition of Frederick Moore and others, together with Petition, Departmental Report thereon, and Evidence. 1._5. WASTE LANDS COMMITTEE—Reports of. I, —6. BANKING COMMITTEE —Reports of, together with Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, and Appendix. 1.—7. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE.—Report on the Petition of G. B. Parker, together with Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, and Appendix. I.—7a. Report on the Petition of the New Zealand Midland Railway Company (Limited), together with Petition, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, and Appendix. I.—B. REPORTING DEBATES AND PRINTING COMMITTEE—Reports of, on certain Revisions made in the Evidence attached to the Report of the Horowhenua Commission, together with Minutes of Evidence. I. —Ba. Reports on Hansard Staff and Revision of Hansard. • 1.—9. JOINT AGRICULTURAL, PASTORAL, AND STOCK COMMITTEE—Report of, on the Petition of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, together with Petition, Minutes of Evidence, and Appendices. I.—9a. Further Reports. I.—lo. COPYRIGHT TELEGRAMS COMMITTEE—Report of the, on the Present Working of the Electric Lines Act, so far as the said Act refers to Copyright Telegrams, together with Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, and Appendix. I.—ll. RAILWAYS COMMITTEE—Reports of.

NOTE. LIST OF PEINTED PAPEES LAID UPON THE TABLE OP THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AND BOUND "WITH THE JOUENALS OP THE COUNCIL. No. 1. ASSOCIATIONS REGISTERED UNDER " THE INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT, 1894 " —Return showing Names of, &a. No. 2. BANKING COMMITTEE—Report of the, together with the Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence. No. 3. OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY.—Return of Expenditure thereon. No. 4. SLOYD AND KINDERGARTEN OCCUPATIONS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS—Papers in Reference to. No. 5. NATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.—Report on Petition of Kipa te Whatanui and others relative to Lands at Horowhenua, together with Evidence. No. sa. Maori Translation of Petition of Kipa te Whatanui and others. No. 6. PETITION OF SIR W. BULLER, K.C.M.G.—Evidence on, taken before the Public Petitions Committee (in relation to the Horowhenua Block), together with the Commissioners' Replies thereto. No. 7. MIDDLE ISLAND NATIVE LAND-CLAlMS—Memorandum relating to the. No. 8. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS AND THE WELLINGTON AND MANAWATU RAILWAY—Copy of Agreement for Interchange of Traffic between the, for the Twelve Months commencing 9th March, 1896. No. 9. ACTIONS UNDER EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACTS TRIED IN SUPREME COURT—Return of. No. 10. " THE FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANIES' DEPOSITS ACT, 1894 "—Statement of the Public Trustee showing, as to each Foreign Company, the Amount deposited under Part 111. of.