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Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1898 Session I

APPENDIX TO THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND. 1898.

VOL. IV. I.—EEPOETS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.

IN THE SIXTY-SECOND YEAB OP THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA,

BEING THE THIBD SESSION OF THE THIETEENTH PAELIAMENT OF NEW ZEALAND.

WELLINGTON. 1898.

ABBANGEMENT OF THE PAPEES.

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

PRINTED FOB THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY JOHN MACKAY, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON.

CONTENTS.

I.—REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES. I.—l. PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L COMMITTEE—Reports of. 1,._1a. Report on the Petition of W. C. Fitzgerald, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—lβ. Report on the Petition of Sir W. L. Buller, K.C.M.G., with Evidence and Appendix. I. —lc. Report of Commissioner of Police on the Petition of A. Crossey. (See also Appendix 1.-l.) 1.—2. PUBLIC PETITIONS M TO Z COMMITTEE—Reports of. I. —2a. Report of, on the Petition of Coleman Phillips, together with Petition, Minutes of Evidenoe, and Exhibits. 1.—3. NATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE—Reports of. I.—3a. Report on the Native Lands Settlement and Administration Bill, together with Petitions and Minutes of Evidence. (In English and Maori.) 1.—4. GOLDFIELDS AND MINES COMMITTEE—Reports of. 1._5, WASTE LANDS COMMITTEE—Reports of. I. sa. Report on the Question of the Purchase of the Otahu Estate, together with Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence. I. —sb. Beports on Petitions relative to the Throwing-open of the Rai and adjacent Valleys in the Interests of Sawmilling and Settlement, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendices. I,_ 5 0 . Report on the Petition of W. Gibson and Othjers, together with Petition, Minutes of Evidence, and Exhibit. 1._6. WELLINGTON-LYTTELTON STEAM-SERVICE COMMITTEE—Report of, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. 1.—7. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE—Report of, on the Question of Establishing a Pacific Cable-service, together with Minutes of Proceedings and Appendix. 1.-t7a. Report on the Action of the Audit Office with reference to the Mines Department, Government House, and the Post Office Account, together with the Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence. I. —7b. — Report on the Correspondence between the Audit Office and the Railway Department relative to the transfer of £15,000, together with the Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence. I.—B. JOINT AGRICULTURAL, PASTORAL, AND STOCK COMMITTEE.—Evidenoe taken during Sess. 11., 1897, on the Slaughtering and Inspection Bill. I.—Ba. Report on the Orchard and Garden Pests Bill, together with Evidence and Appendix. I.—Bb. Report on the Slaughtering and Inspection Bill, together with Evidence taken in Session 1898 and Appendices. I.—Be. Further Reports. 1.—9. ALLEGATIONS BY THE MEMBER FOR PATEA COMMITTEE—Report of, together with Minutes of Proceedings, Evidence, and Appendix. I.—lo. EXTENSION OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE—Report of, on the Question of Primage and Charges-upon Wool and Produce made by Agents, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. I.—loa. Report of, on the Flax Industry, together with Minutes of Evidence. I. —10b. Report of, on the San Francisoo and Vancouver Mail-services, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—ll. STATE FARMS COMMITTEE—Report of the Joint Committee upon, together with Minutes of Proceedings and Appendix. 1.—12. RAILWAYS COMMITTEE—Reports of.

InTOTHU. LIST OF PRINTED PAPBES LAID UPON THE TABLE OP THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AND BOUND WITH THE JOURNALS OF THE COUNCIL. No. 1. AUDIT OFFICE AND TREASURY—Correspondence between. No. 2. " INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT, 1894 "—Report of Associatinns registered under. No. 3. JURIES ACT AMENDMENT BlLL—Judges' Opinions on the. No. 4. WAGES PROTECTION BlLL—Report, &c, on. No. 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION FOR ACCIDENTS BlLL—Report, &c., on. No. 6. MASTER AND APPRENTICE BlLL—Report, &c, on. No. 7. INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT AMENDMENT BlLL—Report, &c, on, No. 8. JOINT STATE FARMS COMMITTEE—Report of. No. 9. NATIVE LAND COURT—Orders made by. No. 10. VALIDATION COURT—Decrees of. No. 11. VALIDATION COURT.—Return of Applications and Decreee. No. 12. LANDLESS NATIVES IN THE SOUTH ISLAND—Papers relative to.