RETURNS OR STATEMENTS

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1897 Session I, H-01

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Sess. 1.—1897. 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.)

Returns of Statements required by Law or by Resolution 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.

Ketone or Statements. Pursuant to Time W " Sh ° Uld Administration Act, 1879, Bules under .. Administration Act, 1879, see. 18 .. .. Ten days from commencement of session. If Parliament sitting, tent days from promulgation. Agricultural and Pastoral Societies, Reports Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act, 1877, No time stated. and Balance-sheets of sec. 12. Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880, Reports of Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880, sec. 38 .. Fifteen days. If Parliament sitting, Analysts under fifteen days from receipt. Akaroa High School, Report and Accounts of.. Akaroa High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 ..No time stated. Appropriation Account .. .. .. Public Revenues Act, 1891, sees. 70 and 72, Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliaas amended by Public Revenues Act, 1896, merit sitting, sec. 7 Ashburton High School, Report and Accounts of Ashburton High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 .. No time stated. Auckland College and Grammar School, Report Auckland College and Grammar School Act, No time stated. and Accounts of 1877, sec. 9 Auckland University College, Report and Ac- Auckland University College Act, 1882, sees. 18 One month. If Parliament sitting, counts of and 25 one month from receipt. Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, No time stated. Contracts under 1895, sec. 37 Bank of New Zealand Assets Board, Balance- Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, Ten days. sheet, &c, of 1895, sec. 52 Bank of New Zealand, Balance-sheet, &c, of Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, Ten days. 1895, sec. 53 Canterbury College Accounts and Reports .. Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricul- Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament tural College Act, 1896, sec. 41 sitting. Census Returns, Abstracts of .. .. Census Act, 1877, sec. 12 .. .. .. No time stated. Civil List Account.. .. .. .. New Zealand Constitution Act, sec. 65, as Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament modified by Public Revenues Act, 1896, sitting, sees. 4 and 7 Civil Service, Skilled Persons appointed to the Civil Service Reform Act, 1886, sec. 7 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from appointment. Coal-mining Leases, Amalgamation of .. Coal-mines Act, 1891, sees. 3 and 10 .. ]No time stated. Coal-mining Leases, Assignments and Transfers Coal-mines Act, 1891, sec. 9 .. .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament of sitting. ■County Councils' Accounts, Reports on Special Counties Act, 1886, sec. 188 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Audit of . days from receipt. County Councils' Balance-sheets .. .. Counties Act, 1886, sec. 185 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after receipt. ■Criminal Code Act, 1893, Rules under .. Criminal Code Act, 1893, sec. 333 .. .. Twenty days. If Parliament sitting, twenty days from publication. Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, Gover- Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, sec. 17 Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten nor's Orders under days from making. Customs Duties Reciprocity Act, 1895, Agree- Customs Duties Reciprocity Act, 1895, sec. 7 Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten ments with other Australasian Colonies days after making under Drowned in New Zealand Rivers, Return of ■ Order of 26th July, 1882 (Mr. Pyke) .. No time stated. Persons Deeds Registration Act, 1868, Regulations under Deeds Registration Act, 1868, sec. 73 .. Fourteen days.

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Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting twenty-eight days from issue.

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Eeturns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. Education Department, Report and Accounts of Education Act, 1877, sec. 101 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.. As soon as practicable. Education Regulations Education Reserves, Proposed Election Petitions Act, 1880, Rules under Education Act, 1877, sec. 100 Land Act, 1892, sec. 238 .. Election Petitions Act, 1880, sec. 14 Electrical Motive-power, Reports on feasibility of utilising Waterways for Explosives Act, 1882, Regulations under Electrical Motive-power Act, 1896, sec. 4 Explosives Act, 1882, sec. 18 Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication. Thirty days. No time stated. Six weeks. If Parliament sitting] within six weeks from makingNo time stated. No time stated. Factories, Annual Report of Minister on Friendly Societies, Report of Registrar of Friendly Societies' Regulations Factories Act, 1894, sees. 25 and 26 Friendly Societies Act, 1882, sec. 5 .. Friendly Societies Act, 1882, sec. 41 Gisborne High School, Report and Accounts of Goldfields of New Zealand, Report on the Government Advances to Settlers: Balancesheet 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 Sixty days from close of financial 1 year. If Parliament not then sitting, fourteen days from commencement of session. Ten days. Government Advances to Settlers, Office Statement of Unauthorised Expenditure of Government Life Insurance Department, Annual Report of Appropriation Act, 1896, sec. 10 Government Life Insurance Department: Report of Actuary on Surplus Profits to be divided 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, sec. 44 i On or before 1st April. If Parliament, sitting, fourteen days. No time stated. 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 Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Appropriation Act, 1896, sec. 10 Ten days. Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1891, Blocks of Land proclaimed under Government Railway Officers, Classified List of Government Valuation of Land Accounts Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, sec. 50, as modified by sections 4 and 7 of the Public Revenues Act, 1896 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1891, sec. 5 Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1896, sec. 6 Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896, sec. 19 Greymouth High School Act, 1883, sec. 16 .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament, sitting. Ten days. No time stated. Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. Greymouth High School, Report and Accounts of Harbour Boards' Accounts Harbours Act Amendment Act, 1894, sec. 10 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. 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 Hokitika High School Act, 1883, sec. 8 Order of 21st Sept., 1885 (Mr. Hobbs) Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885, sec. 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 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after approval. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Ten days. Land Act, 1892, sec. 4 Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, • fourteen days from making. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication. Twenty days. Land and Income 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 Land and Income Assessment Act, 1891, sec. 11 Land for Settlements Act, 1894, sec. 39 Land Act, 1892, sec. 165 .. Ten days. Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 38 .. .. Ten days from first sitting after receipt by Audit. No time stated. Life Assurance Companies, Statements and Abstracts of Reports of Lunatic Asylums, Reports of Inspector of 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 .. Twenty-one days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. Middle District of New Zealand University College, Report of Mining Regulations

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Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881, Contracts under

Railways, Private, Agreements with, for Interchange of Traffic

Returns or Statements required by Law or by Resolution of the House, &c. — continued.

Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881, sec. 13

Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 219

Ten days. If Parliament sitting, within twenty days of making.

Beturns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. Municipal Corporations' Accounts, Reports on Special Audit of Municipal Corporations' Balance-sheets Municipal Corporations Act, 1886, see. 175 .. 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. Thirty days. Municipal Corporations Act, 1886, sec. 172 .. Napier High School, Report and Accounts of.. Native Land Court, Orders of the Native Land Court Regulations Native Land Purchases Act, 1892, Transactions under 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, as modified by the Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1896, sec. 35 Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895, sec. 4 Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893, sec. 15 Native Licensing Act, 1878, sec. 19.. Native Lands Alienation, Applications for Orders in Council for Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893, Applications, Orders, &c, under Native Licensing Act, 1878, Orders in Council under Native Reserves Accounts Native Townships Act, 1895, Accounts under Thirty days. Ten days. Native Reserves Act, 1882, sec. 12 .. Native Townships Act, 1895, sec. 20 Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. Thirty days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Twenty-one days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. Native Townships Act, 1895, Regulations under 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 Old-age Pensions, Return of Claims registered Native Townships Act, 1895, sec. 25 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 No time stated. No time stated. New Zealand Consols Act, 1894, sec. 7 New Zealand Institute Act, 1867, sec. 17 New Zealand University Act, 1874, sec. 23 .. Thirty days after 31st March. No time stated. No time stated. 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 Registration of People's Claims Act, 1896, sec. 19 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 .. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. Post-Offioe (Postal-notes) Act, 1885, sec. 6 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days of making. Ten days. Post and Telegraph Departmental List Post-Office Savings-Banks Regulations 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.. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days of date. Post-Office Savings-Banks Returns Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, not later than 31st March. No time stated. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Forthwith ii Parliament sitting. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Thirty days, or as soon thereafter as practicable. No time stated. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. Provincial Districts' Contributions to Revenue Public Account, Revenue and Expenditure of the Public Securities Act, 1895, Memoranda, Reports, and Orders in Council under Public Securities Act, 1895, Regulations under Order of 2nd June, 1886 (Mr. Maoandrew) .. Public Revenues Act, 1896, sec. 4 .. Public Securities Act, 1895, sec. 3 .. Public Securities Act, 1895, sec. 9 .. Public Securities Act, 1895, Telegrams and Orders in Council under Public Securities, Return of Public Securities Act, 1895, sec. 4 .. Public Securities Act, 1895, sec 6 .. Public Stores Accounts Public Stores Regulations Public Stores Act, 1871, see. 5 Public Revenues Act, 1896, sec. 8 .. Public Trust Office, Balance-sheet of Public Trust Office, Regulations of .. Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894, sec. 36 Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894, sec. 55 Appropriation Act, 1896, sec. 10 Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Public Trust Office, Statement of Unauthorised Expenditure of Public Works Act, 1894, Regulations under .. Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 4 Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from issue. No time stated. No time stated. 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 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 7 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 8 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 8 No time stated. Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 207 .. Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 190 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. Railway Officers, List of .. Railway Property Leases, Particulars of Government Railways Act, 1894, sec. 9 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 215 .. Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881, Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881,

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* Government Railways Act, 1887, repealed, but duties of Commissioners transferred to Crown by subsection (2) of section G of Public Works and Government Railways Act Amendment Act of 1894. Geoege Fkiend, 7th April, 1897. Clerk, House of Eepresentatives. Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (1,300 copies), £4 Bs.

Price 3d.~\ By Authority : John Maokay, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB97.

Returns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. Railways, Terms and Conditions of Leases of Railways, Working, Annual Report on Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 211 .. Government Railways Act, 1887, sec. 61* Thirty days before calling for tenders. One month. In month of May if Parliament be sitting. No time stated. Rangiora High School, Report and Accounts of Representation Commission, Reports of Eangiora High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 Representation Act, 1887, sec. 5 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from gazetting. Commencement of session. Reserves, Change of Purpose of Public Reserves Act, 1881, sec. 7 .. 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 Order of 18th August, 1893 (Sir J. Hall) Road Boards Act, 1882, sec. 110 Ten days after first sitting after receipt. (Vide Public Securities). 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 Fourteen days. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. Stock Act, 1893, sec. 4 Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Fourteen days from next sitting. Surcharges disallowed by Ministers, Reports by Audit Office on Telegraph Regulations Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 32.. Electric Lines Act, 1884, sec. 16 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. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Timaru High School, Report and Accounts of Trade Unions, Annual Report of Registrar of Trade-unions Regulations Timara High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Trade Unions Act, 1878, sec. 16 Trade Unions Act, 1878, sec. 31 Treasury Regulations Unauthorised Expenditure.. Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 5 .. Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 49, as modified by Public Revenues Act, 1896, sees. 4 and 7 Appropriation Act, 1896, sec. 10 Unauthorised Expenditure by Government Insurance Department, Public Trust Office, and Government Advances to Settlers Office Unclaimed Lands vested in Public Trustee, Triennial List of Waimate High School, Report and Accounts of Waitaki High School, Report and Accounts of Wanganui High School, Report and Accounts of Whangarei High School, Report and Accounts of Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894, sec. 26 Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. 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.