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

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1898. 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 or 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.—Regu lations un .er ;s ani ler ;eturns or Ital ;ements not strici ly "perioi Ileal " are inclu Returns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. Administration Act, 1879, Rules under Administration Act, 1879, sec. 18 .. Ten days from commencement of session. If Parliament sitting, ten days from promulgation. No time stated. 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 Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act, 1877, sec. 12. Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880, sec. 38 .. Fifteen days. If Parliament sitting, fifteen days from receipt. No time stated. Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ashburton High School, Report and Accounts of Auckland College and Grammar School, Report and Accounts of Auckland University College, Report and Accounts of Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, Contracts under Bank of New Zealand Assets Board, Balancesheet, &c, of Bank of New Zealand, Balance-sheet, &c, of Akaroa High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 Public Revenues Act, 1891, sees. 70 and 72, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1896, sec. 7 Ashburton High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Auckland College and Grammar School Act, 1877, sec. 9 Auckland University College Act, 1882, sees. 18 and 25 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, sec. 37 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, sec. 52 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, sec. 53 Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricultural College Act, 1896, sec. 41 Census Act, 1877, sec. 12 .. Cheviot Estate Disposition Act Amendment Act, 1897, sec. 6 New Zealand Constitution Act, sec. 65, as modified by Public Revenues Act, 1896, sees. 4 and 7 Civil Service Reform Act, 1886, sec. 7 No time stated. No time stated. One month. If Parliament sitting, one month from receipt. No time stated. Ten days. Ten days. Canterbury College Accounts and Reports Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. Ten days. Census Returns, Abstracts of Cheviot Estate : Statement of Goods received at and shipped from Port Robinson Civil List Account Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Civil Service, Skilled Persons appointed to the 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. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after making Coal-mining Leases, Amalgamation of Coal-mining Leases, Assignments and Transfers of Coal-mines Act, 1891, sees. 3 and 10 Coal-mines Act, 1891, sec. 9 County Councils' Accounts, Reports on Special Audit of County Councils' Balance-sheets Counties Act, 1886, sec. 188 Counties Act, 1886, sec. 185 Criminal Code Act, 1893, Rules under Criminal Code Act, 1893, sec. 333 .. Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, Governor's Orders under Customs Duties Reciprocity Act, 1895, Agreements with other Australasian Colonies under Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, sec. 17 Customs Duties Reciprocity Act, 1895, sec. 7

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Returns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. Cyanide Process Gold-extraction : Moneys received and paid under Act Cyanide Process Gold - extraction Act, 1897, sec. 16 Seven days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after close of financial Drowned in New Zealand Rivers, Return of Persons Deeds Registration Act, 1868, Regulations under Education Department, Report and Accounts of Order of 26th July, 1882 (Mr. Pyke) year. No time stated. Deeds Registration Act, 1868, sec. 73 Education Act, 1877, sec. 101 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. 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 making. No 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, see. 41 Gisborne High School, Report and Accounts of Goldfields of New Zealand, Report on the 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 Government Advances to Settlers: Balancesheet . Sixty days from close of financial year. If Parliament not then sitting, fourteen days from commencement of session. On or before 1st April. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days. Government Life Insurance Department, Annual Report of 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 Government Life Insurance Department: Report of Actuary on Surplus Profits to be divided No time stated. Government Life Insurance Department: Statement of Liabilities under Policies Government Life Insurance Department: Statement of Life Assurance and Annuity Business Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, Matters done under Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. 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 Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1891, Blocks of Land proclaimed under Government Railway Officers, Classified List of Ten days. No time stated. Government Valuation of Land Accounts Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1896, sec. 6 Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896, sec. 19 Greymouth High School Act, 1883, sec. 16 .. 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 reoeipt by Audit. No time stated. Life Assurance Companies, Statements and Abstracts of Reports 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 Mining Act, 1891, sec. 342 .. Lunatic Asylums, Reports of Inspector of .. Twenty-one days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, twenty-eight days from issue. Mining Regulations

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Eeturns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. 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 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, as modified by the Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1896, sec. 35 Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895, sec. 4 ; and Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1897, sec. 7 Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893, sec. 15 Native Licensing Act, 1878, sec. 19.. 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. Native Lands Alienation, Applications for Orders in Council for Thirty days. 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 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. 28 .. Thirty days after 31st March. No time stated. No time stated. Registration of People's Claims Act, 1896, sec. 19 Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877, sec. 8 Patents, Designs, and Trade-marts Act, 1889, sec. 128 Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1889, sees. 127 and 128 Pensions Act, 1884, sec. 5 .. 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 Port RobiDSon, Statement of Goods received at and shipped from Postal Notes, Regulations in relation to No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. Cheviot Estate Disposition Act Amendment Act, 1897, sec. 6 Post Office (Postal Notes) Act, 1885, sec. 6 .. Ten days. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days of making. Ten days. Post and Telegraph Departmental List 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, see. 6 Post-Office Savings-Banks Act, 1867, sec. 14.. Post-Office Savings-Banks Regulations 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 if 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. Macandrew) .. 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, sec. 5 Public Revenues Act, 1896, sec. 8 .. Public Trust Office, Balance-sheet of • Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894, sec. 36 Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894, sec. 55 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 4 Public Trust Office, Regulations of .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from issue. No time stated. No time stated. 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 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 7 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 8 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 8 No time stated. Railway Officers, List of Railway Property Leases, Particulars of Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 207 .. Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 190 Government Railways Act, 1894, sec. 9 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 215 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, Railways Construction and Act, 1881, Contracts under Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881, sec. 13

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George Friend, 24th June, 1898. Clerk, House of Representatives. Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,325 copies), £4 15s. 6d.

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Keturns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. Railways, Private, Agreements with, for Interchange of Traffic Railways, Terms and Conditions of Leases of Railways, Working, Annual Report on Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 219 .. Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 211 .. Government Railways Act, 1887, sec. 61* .. 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. Rangiora High School, Report and Accounts of Representation Commission, Reports of Rangjora High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from gazetting. Commencement of session. Representation Act, 1887, sec. 5 .. 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. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. On receipt from Counoil if Parliament sitting. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. Ten days. Ten days from granting of relief if Parliament sitting. No time stated. Timaru High School, Report and Accounts of Trade-unions, Annual Report of Registrar of Trade-unions Regulations Timaru High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Trade Union Act, 1878, sec. 16 Trade Union 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 Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894, sec. 26 Unclaimed Lands vested in Public Trustee, Triennial List of Victoria College, Report and Accounts of Vietoria College Act, 1897, sec. 44 .. Waimate High School, Report and Accounts of Waitaki High School, Report and Accounts of WanganuiHigh School, Report and Accounts of Westport-Ngakawau Coal-mining Lessees, Relief "ranted to, under Act Whangarei High School, Report and Accounts of Waimate High School Act, 1883, sec. 16 Waitaki High School Act, 1878, see. 8 Wanganui High School Act, 1878, sec. 7 Westport-Ngakawau Railway Extension Act Amendment Act, 1897, sec. 4 Whangarei High School Act, 1878, sec. 8. .. * Government Railways Act, 1887, repealed, but duties of Commissioners transferred to Crown by subi ■overnment Railways Act Amendment Act of 1894. lection (2) of section 6 of Public Works ana