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

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1927. 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, 1H93. 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.

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Note. —Regulations under Acts and other Returns or Statements not strictly " periodioal " are included. Returns or Statements. Pursuant to i J/,?® f^ h C ?^ me ?, eeI f/ I i t ° f S< !f si °^ withm which they should be produced. Acoident Insurance Companies Act, Statements Accident Insurance Companies Act, 1908, No time stated. deposited under sec. 6 Agricultural and Pastoral Societies, Reports Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act, 1908, No time stated. Production perand Balance-sheets of sec. 12 missive. Agricultural Labourers' Accommodation Act, Agricultural Labourers' Aooommodation Act, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Regulations under 1908, sec. 13 days from gazetting. Akaroa High School, Report and Accounts of.. Akaroa High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 .. No time stated. Ammunition-supply, Contracts and Leases in Defence Act, 1908, sec. 127 .. .. Twenty-one days. If Parliament connection with sitting, twenty-one days from execution. Apiaries Amendment Act, Regulations under Apiaries Amendment Act, 1913, sec. 9 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from gazetting. Appropriation Account .. .. .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, sees. 86 and 88 .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Appropriation Acoount, Remarks of Audit Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 88.. .. To be laid on table with AppropriaOffice on tion Account. Ashburton High School, Report and Accounts of Ashburton High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 .. No time stated. Auckland College and Grammar School, Report Auckland Grammar School Aot, 1899, sec. 10 No time stated. and Accounts of 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, Con- Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, No time stated. tracts under seo. 37 Bank of New Zealand Assets Board, Balance- Bank of New Zealand and Banking Aot, Ten days. sheet, &c., of 1895, sec. 52 Bank of New Zealand, Balance-sheet, &e., of.. Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act Ten days. If Parliament sitting, as Amendment Act, 1898, sec. 24 soon as available. Births and Deaths of Maoris, Regulations Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1924, Twenty-eight days. If Parliament relative to Registration of sec. 60 sitting, twenty-eight days after making. (To be referred to Native Affairs Committee.) Board of Trade Act, Regulations under .. Board of Trade Act, 1919, see. 27.. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting. Canterbury College : Accounts and Reports .. Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricul- Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament tural College Act, 1896, sec. 41 sitting. Charitable Institutions, Reports on .. Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, Twenty-one days. 1909, sec. 76 Cheviot Estate : Statement of Goods received Land Act, 1924, sec. 345 .. .. .. Ten days. at and shipped from Port Robinson Civil List Account.. .. .. .. New Zealand Constitution Aot, sec. 65 .. Thirty days. Civil Service (videPublic Service). Coal-mining Leases, Assignments, Transfers, Coal-mines Act, 1925, see. 27 ., .. One month. If Parliament sitting, Amalgamations or Consolidations of within one month of consent.

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Returns or Statements. Pursuant to be produced™ Consols, New Zealand (vide New Zealand). Copyright Act, Orders in Council under .. Copyright Act, 1913, seo. 29 .. .. As soon as may be after making. County Councils' Accounts, Reports on Special Counties Act, 1920, sec. 144 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Audit of days from receipt. County Councils'Balance-sheets .. .. Counties Act, 1920, sec. 142 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, tec days after receipt. Crimes Act, Rules under .. .. .. Crimes Act, 1908, sec. 354 .. .. Twenty days. If Parliament sitting, twenty days from publication. Crown Tenants, Concession of Rent and Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Twenty-one days. Rates to Publio Bodies Empowering Aot, 1911, subsec. (3) of sec. 25 Customs Act, Orders in Council under .. Customs Act, 1913, sees. 46 and 47; 1921, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitsec. 31 tiDg, fourteen days after making. Customs Act: Orders in Council re Cook Islands Customs Aot, 1913, sec. 303 ; 1921, sec. 31 .. Fourteen days. If Parliamenr_sitting, fourteen days after making. Dairy Industry Aot, Accounts, Reports, &e., Dairy Industry Act, 1908, sec. 46 .. .. Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, under thirty days after close of finanoial year. Deeds Registration Aot, Regulations under .. Deeds Registration Act, 1908, sec. 53 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, when approved. Defence Act, Regulations under .. .. Defence Act, 1910, see. 15.. .... .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from gazetting. Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act : Annual Discharged Soldiers Settlement Aot, 1915, Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, Report sec. 14 thirty days after receipt. East Coast Native Trust Lands: Balance- East Coast Native Trust Lands Aot, 1902, Ten days. sheet and Statement seo. 13 Education Department, Report and Accounts Education Aot, 1914, seo. 163 .. .. One month. If Parliament sitting, of one month from receipt. Education Regulations .. .. .. Education Aot, 1914, seo. 161 .. .. As soon after gazetting as possible. Education Reserves, Proposed .. .. Land Act, 1924, sec. 362 .. .. .. No time stated. Education Reserves, Provisional .. .. Eduoation Reserves Act, 1908, seo. 7 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication. Election Petitions Court, Rules and Orders of Legislature Aot, 1908, seo. 195 .. .. Three weeks. If Parliament sitting three weeks after making. Electrical Motive Power, Reports on Feasi- Public Works Aot, 1908, sec. 277 .. .. As soon as practicable. bility of utilizing Waterways for Emergency Expenditure Account .. .. Publio Revenues Aot, 1926, sec. 59 .. Tea days. Exhibitions, Reports of Proceedings of, with Exhibitions Aot, 1910, sec. 11 .. .. No time stated. Regulations and By-laws made Explosive and Dangerous Goods Act, Regula- Explosive and Dangerous Goods Act, 1908, Fourteen days. If Parliament sittions under sec. 15 ting, fourteen daysafter publication. Explosive and Dangerous Goods Aot, Regula- Explosive and Dangerous Goods Amendment Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, tions under Aot, 1920, see. 21 fourteen days after receipt. Factories, Annual Report of Minister on .. Factories Act, 1921, seo. 68 .. .. One month. If Parliament sitting, one month after close of year. Fertilizers Act, Regulations under .. . . Fertilizers Aot, 1908, seo. 20 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after publication. Finance Aot: Nauru and Ocean Islands Ac- Finanoe Aot, 1920, sec. 15 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, count within fourteen days from receipt. Finance Act. —Post-office Investment Certi- Finanoe Aot, 1920, seo. 17 .. .. No time stated. ficates : Advance to meet Deficiency Finanoe Aot, Regulations under .. .. Finance Act, 1916, seo. 47, and sec. 25, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitSession I, 1918 ting, fourteen days after gazetting. Finance Act, Report of Commissioner under .. Finance Act, 1916, sec. 25 .. .. No time stated. Fire Boards, Balance-sheet and Statement of Fire Brigades Aot, 1926, sec. 59 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Accounts of days after receipt. Fishing Industry Promotion Aot : Annual Fishing Industry Promotion Aot, 1919, sec. 8 j Thirty days. Forthwith if ParliaStatement ! ment sitting. Footwear Regulation Act, Regulations under Footwear Regulation Aot, 1913, sec. 8 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting. Forests, Annual Report of Minister on .. Forests Aot, 1921, seo. 64 .. .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days. Friendly Societies, Report of Registrar of .. Friendly Sooieties Act, 1909, sec. 9 .. No time stated. Friendly Societies' Regulations .. .. Friendly Sooieties Act, 1909, seo. 103 .. Six weeks. If Parliament sitting, within six weeks from making. Fruit-preserving Industry Act, Annual State- Fruit-preserving Act, 1913, seo. 6 .. .. Thirty days. Forthwith if Parliament under ment sitting. Gaming: Order in Council.. .. .. Gaming Amendment Act, 1920 (No. 2), sec. 2 Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, within thirty days. Gisborne High School, Report and Accounts of Gisborne High School Act, 1885, sec. 16 .. No time stated. Goldfields of New Zealand, Report on the .. Order of 3rd August, 1869 (Mr. Harrison). No time stated. (Now laid on the table by command) Government Acoident Insurance: Balance- Government Aooident Insurance Aot, 1908, Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliasheet and Report sec. 22 ment sitting. Government Accident Insurance Department Government Aocident Insurance Act, 1908, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, Deficiency Certificate sec. 15 fourteen days from issue of moneys. Government Accident Insurance Department Government Accident Insurance Aot, 1908, Ten days. (To be referred to sesRegulations sec. 30 sional Committee.) Government Aooident Insurance Department: Government Aocident Insurance Act, 1908, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, Statement relative to Sinking Fund sec. 9 fourteen days from close of financial year. Government Life Insurance Department, An- Government Life Insurance Aot, 1908, seo. 35 On or before 1st April. If Parliament nual Report and Accounts of sitting, fourteen days. Government Life Insurance Department: Re- Government Life Insuranoe Aot, 1908, sec. 40 No time stated. port of Actuary on Surplus Profits to be divided Government Life Insurance Department, Government Life Insurance Act, 1908, sec. 38 Fourteen days. Forthwith if ParliaReport of Actuary on Financial Condition of ment sitting.

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Returns or Statements. | Pursuant to Government Life Insurance Department: Government Life Insurance Aot, 1908, sec. 38 Fourteen days. Forthwith if ParliaStatement of Life-assurance and Annuity ment sitting. Business Government Railways Superannuation Fund: Government Railways Aot, 1926, sec. 124 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Balance-sheet and Aocounts days after completion of audit. Government Railways Superannuation Fund Government Railways Act, 1926, sec. 119 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, Board, Reports of, and Statements relative ten days from receipt. thereto (vide also Railways) Government Valuation of Land Accounts .. Valuation of Land Act, 1925, sec. 59 .. Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Greymouth High School, Report and Accounts of Greymouth High School Act, 1883, sec. 16 .. No time stated. Harbour Boards'Accounts .. .. .. Harbours Act, 1923, sec. 100 ... .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting ten days from receipt. Hauraki Plains Act, Reports on Administration Hauraki Plains Act, 1908, sec. 10 .. .. Thirty days. of, with Statement of Acoounts Health Act: Regulations under .. .. Health Act, 1920, sec. 133 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after receipt. Hokitika High School, Report and Accounts of Hokitika High School Act, 1883, sec. 8 .. No time stated. Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, Twenty-one days. If Parliament sitOrders in Council under 1926, sec. 155 ting, twenty-one days fromgazetting. Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, Twenty-one days. If Parliament sit-Director-General's Report 1926, sec. 100 ting, twenty-one davs from receipt. Housing Act: Statement of Accounts with Cer- Housing Aot, 1919, sec. 28 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sittiflcate of Audit Office ting, fourteen days after date of certificate. Immigration Restriction Act, Regulations Immigration Restriction Act, 1908, sec. 44 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten under days from publication. Industriafand Provident Societies Act, Regula- Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1908, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten tions under sec. 22 days after approval. Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitRegulations under 1925, sec. 160 ting, fourteen days from gazetting, Industrial Societies : Reports and Accounts .. Industrial Societies Aot, 1908, sec. 12 .. No time stated. Production permissive. Industrial Unions: Return of Number of Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, Thirty days. Members in each Union 1925, sec. 17 Institute, New Zealand (vide New Zealand). Iron and Steel Industries Act, 1914 : Returns Iron and Steel Industries Act, 1914, sec. 12.. To be prepared in April and laid relative to Bounties paid before Parliament within thirty days of meeting of next ensuing session. Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914 : Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914, Thirty days. If Parliament sitting Report and Statement of Accounts sec. 5 thirty days after receipt. Labour Department, Reports of .. .. Labour Department and Labour Day Act, Fourteen days. 190(5, seo. 12 Labour Disputes Investigation Act, Regula- Labour Disputes Investigation Act, 1913, Fourteen days. If Parliament sittions under sec. 24 ting, fourteen days after gazetting. Land Act, Regulations under .. .. Land Act, 1924, se<\ 4 .. .. .. Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, thirty days from making. Land Act, Regulations under, relative to Land Act, 1924, sec. 185 .. .. .. No time stated. (To be referred to Residence Conditions Lands Committee.) Land Agents Act, Regulations under .. Land Agents Act, 1921, sec. 34 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days. Land for Settlements Act, Transactions under Land for Settlements Act, 1925, sec. 47 and Twenty days. If Parliament sitting, sec. 109 twenty days from close of financial year. Land Act: Report re Aggregation of Private Land Act, 1924, sec. 381 .. .. .. Thirty days. Land Land Act: Report on Areas of Crown Land Land Act, 1924, sec. 223 .. .. .. Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, set apart for Special Settlement thirty days after receipt. Land Act: National Endowment Lands re- Land Act, 1924, sec. 302 .. .. .. Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, quired for Special Settlement thirty days after receipt. Land Settlement Finance Act, Revenue Land Settlement Finance Act, 1909, sec. 31.. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Accounts and Balance-sheets under days from receipt. Legislature Act: Reports as to Member being Legislature Act, 1908, sec. 31 .. .. Forthwith if report in the affirmaof Unsound Mind tive. Legislature Act, Reports of Representation Legislature Act, 1908, seo. 22 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, Commissioners under ten days from receipt. Legislature Aot: Contracts for Acquisition of Legislature Amendment Act, 1920, seo. 3 .. Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, Land within thirty days from receipt. Liabilities of Government Departments .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 46.. .. Ten days from first sitting after receipt by Treasury. Life Insurance Companies, Statements and Life Insurance Act, 1908, sec. 33 .. .. No time stated. Abstracts of Reports o£ Local Authorities Superannuation Fund: Local Authorities Superannuation Act, 1908, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, Statement of Revenue and Balance-sheet sec. 13 within ten days of receipt. Looal Authorities Superannuation Fund: Local Authorities Superannuation Act, 1908, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, Triennial Report of Actuary sec. 14 within ten days after receipt. Local Bodies'Loans : Annual Report .. Local Bodies'Loans Act, 1926, sec. 92 .. Fourteen days. Main Highways Board, Report and Accounts Main Highways Act, 1922, sec. 24 .. .. One month. If Parliament sitting, ' . one month after presentation to .. ; Minister. Marlborough High School, Report and Ac- Marlborough High School Act, 1899, sec. 11 No time stated. counts of .... Master and Apprentice Act, Regulations under Master and Apprentice Act, 1920, sec. 10 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting.

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P.nvon.v.t tr, Time from Commencement of Session Returns or Statements. Pursuant to within which they should be produced. Mental Defectives: Report of Inspector .. Mental Defectives Act, 1911, sec. 78 .. Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Military Service Aot, Regulations under .. Military Service Act, 1916, sec. 54 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting. Mining Act, Amounts paid as Compensation Mining Act, 1926, sec. 138 .. .. Twenty days. under Mining Regulations .. .. .. Mining Act, 1926, seo. 429 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, twenty-eight days from gazetting. (To be referred to Goldfields and Mines Committee.) Monopoly Prevention Aot, Report of Board Monopoly Prevention Act, 1908, sec. 11 .. Ten days. If jParliament sitting, ten constituted under days after presentation to Minister. Motor-vehicles Aot, Regulations under .. Motor-vehicles Aot, 1924, sec. 36 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting. Napier High School, Report and Accounts of.. Napier High Sohool Aot, 1882, sec. 23 .. No time stated. National Provident Fund : Actuary's Report.. National Provident Fund Aot, 1926, sec. 73.. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. National Provident Fund: Statement of National Provident Fund Act, 1926, seo. 74.. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Amounts paid in by Government days from payment. Native Land Act, Orders in Council under, Native Land Act, 1909, sec. 295 .. .. As soon as practicable after making, relative to Land for Native Settlement Native Land Act, Orders in Council under, Native Land Aot, 1909, sec. 234 .. .. As soon as practicable after making, vesting Land in Boards Native Land Aot, Regulations under .. Native Land Aot, 1909, seo. 430 .. .. Twenty - eight days. If Parliament sitting, within twenty-eight days after making. (To be referred to Native Affairs Committee.) Natives Europeanized .. .. .. Native Land Amendment Act, 1912, seo. 17 Commencement of each session. Native Land Settlement Account .. .. Native Land Aot, 1909, seotion 419 .. Fourteen days. Native Petitions, Reports of Native Land Native Land Amendment and Native Land As early as possible. (To be referred Court on, and Recommendations of Maori Claims Adjustment Aot, 1915, sec. 23 ; to Native ASairs Committee.) Land Boards in the Matter of oertain sec. 25, 1917; seo. 5, 1918; seos. 25 and 34, 1919; seo. 32, 1920; sees. 51 and 55, 1922 ; see. 31, 1923 ; sec. 45, 1924 ; seo. 34, 1925 ; and seo. 35, 1926 Native Reserves Accounts .. .. .. Native Reserves Aot, 1882, seo. 12 .. .. No time stated. Native Trustee, Balance-sheet .. .. Native Trustee Amendment Aot, 1921, sec. 6 Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parlia ment sitting. Naval Defence Act, Regulations under .. Naval Defence Aot, 1913, seo. 25; Naval Fourteen days. If Parliament sitDefence Amendment Act, 1922, sec. 5 ting, fourteen days after gazetting. Naval Defence Act, Securities in which Sink- Naval Defence Act, 1909, sec. 7 .. .. Fourteen days. ing Fund under, is invested New Plymouth High School, Report and Ac- New Plymouth High School Act, 1889, sec. 13 No time stated. oounts of New Zealand Agricultural College Report New Zealand Agricultural College Aot, 1926, No time stated. and Accounts sec. 24 New Zealand Consols Account .. .. New Zealand Consols Aot, 1908, seo. 7 .. Thirty days after 31st March. New Zealand Institute, Regulations and Trans- New Zealand Institute Aot, 1908, sec. 11 .. Twenty days. Forthwith if Parliaactions of ment sitting. New Zealand University, Report, Accounts, New Zealand University Act, 1926, seo. 22 .. No time stated. and Statutes Old-age and other Pensions, Particulars relating Pensions Act, 1926, sec. 90 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, to thirty days after close of financial year. Old-age and other Pensions : Regulations Pensions Act, 1926, sec. 94 .. .. Ten days. (To be referred to a Select under Act Committee.) Orchard and Garden Diseases Aot, Regulations Orchard and Garden Diseases Act, 1908, Fourteendays. If Parliamentsitting, under sec. 20, and seo. 4, 1914 fourteen days from making. Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools, Report Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Aot, No time stated. and Accounts of 1877, sec. 8 Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks : Annual Patents, Designs, and Trade - marks Aot, No time stated. Report and Accounts 1921-22, sec. 128 Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks : Regula- Patents, Designs, and Trade - marks Aot, As soon as practicable. tions under Act 1921-22, subsec. (2) of sec. 138 Pensions proposed to be granted to Civil Ser- Civil Service Act, 1908, seo. 28, as amended Ten days. If Parliament sitting, vants by the Public Service Classification and within ten days after granting. Superannuation Amendment Aot, 1908, sec. 54 Police Provident Fund (vide Public Service). Port Robinson, Statement of Goods received at Land Act, 1924, sec. 345 .. .. .. Ten days. and shipped from Post Office Regulations .. .. .. Post and Telegraph Aot, 1908, see. 118 .. Fourteendays. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting. Post Office Regulations .. .. .. Post and Telegraph Department Aot, 1918, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, sec. 12 fourteen days after gazetting. Post Office Savings-banks Returns .. .. Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, sec. 82 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting not later than 31st March. Prisoners Detention Act, Regulations under .. Prisoners Detention Act, 1916, sec. 7 .. Fourteendays. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication. Provincial Districts' Contributions to Revenue Order of 2nd June, 1886 (Mr. Macandrew) .. No time stated. Public Account, Abstract of Revenue and Public Revenues Act, 1926, sees. 85 and 88 .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament Expenditure of the sitting. Public Account: Remarks by Audit Office on Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 88.. .. To be laid on table with abstract of Abstract of Revenue and Expenditure revenue and expenditure. Public Account: Reports by Controller and Public Revenus A,ct, 1926, sec. 89 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sit-Auditor-General on Details of Revenue and ting, fourteen days after signing. Expenditure Public Account, Statement of Revenue and Public Revenues Act, 1926, seo. 89.. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitExpenditure of the ting, fourteen*days jafter signing of Controller's report.

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,, , a*„+„,v,„r,t= ! r> „,,, . | Time from Commencement of Session Returns or Statements. Pursuant to | within w hi c h they should be produced. __! I . Public Account, Transfers of Balances of .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 61 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after transfer. Public Revenues Act: Determination of Dis- Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 18.. .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament putes by Governor-General in Council on sitting. Opinion of Attorney-General Public Revenues Act, Regulations under .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, seos. 3, 93, 111, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten and 142 days after gazetting. Public Securities, Memoranda, Reports, and Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 103 .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament Orders in Council relative to sitting. Public Securities, Return of .. .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 107 .. Thirty days, or as soon thereafter as practicable. Public Securities, Telegrams and Orders in Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 101 .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament Council relative to sitting. Public Service Act, Regulations under .. Public Service Act, 1912, sec. 34 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication. Public Service Commissioner, Report of .. Public Service Act, 1912, sec. 15 .. .. Twenty-one days. Public Service Commissioner, Statement rela- Public Service Act, 1912, sec. 10 .. Seven days. If Parliament sitting, tive to Suspension of seven days after suspension. Public Service, Return of Temporary Offioers Public Service Act, 1912, sec. 45 .. .. Forthwith after making. in the Public Service Superannuation : Report of Public Service Classification and Superannua- Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Board, together with Accounts and State- tion Aot, 1908, sec. 47 days after receipt. ments Public Service Classification and Superannua- Public Service Classification and Superannua- Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten tion Act, Actuary's Report under tion Act, 1908, sec. 48 days after receipt. Publio Service Superannuation : Report of Public Service Classification and Superannua- Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Teachers' Superannuation Board, together tion Amendment Act, 1908, sec. 37 days after receipt. with Accounts and Statements (vide also Teachers) Public Service Superannuation : Actuary's Tri- Public Service Classification and Superannu- Ten days. If Parliament sitting, 'ennial Report ation Amendment Act, 1908, sec. 38 within ten days of receipt. Public Ssrvioe Classification and Superannua- Public Service Classification and Superannua- Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten tion Acts, Additional Amounts paid into tion Act, 1908, sec. 49, and Public Service days after payment. Fund by Government under Classification and Superannuation Amendment Aot, 1908, see. 39 Public Trust Office: Annual Report.. .. Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, sec. 47 ten days after receipt. Public Trust Office, Balance-sheet of .. Public Trust Office Amendment Act, Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament 1921-22, sec. 27 sitting. Public Trust Office : Unclaimed Lands vested Public Trust Office Act, 1908, sec. 85 .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament in Public Trustee sitting. Public Trust Office, Regulations of .. .. Public Trust Office Act, 1908, sec. 63 .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Public Works Act, Regulations under .. Public Works Act, 1908, sec. 4 ... .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from issue. Public-works Estimates .. .. .. Public Works Act, 1908, sec. 7 .. .. No time stated. Publio Works : Statement of Works carried out Publio Works Act, 1908, sec. 8 .. .. I No time stated. and Expenditure thereon Public Works : Certificates of Auditor-General Public Works Act, 1908, sec. 8 .. .. No time stated. on above Railway Accounts, Monthly .. .. Government Railways Act, 1926, sec. 41 .. No time stated. Railway By-laws .. .. .. .. Government Railways Act, 1926, sec. 12 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from publication. Railway Property Leases, Particulars of .. Government Railways Act, 1926, sec. 48 .. Ten days. Railways, Private, Agreements with, for Intel- Government Railways Act, 1926, sec. 55 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, change of Traffic within twenty days of making. Railways, Terms and Conditions of Leases of Government Railways Act, 1926, sec. 43 .. Thirty days before calling for tenders. (vide also Government Railways) Rangiora High School, Report and Aocounts of Rangiora High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 .. No time stated. Rangitaiki Land Drainage Aot, Reports and Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910, sec. 10 Thirty days. Accounts under Registration of Aliens, Regulations under .. Registration of Aliens Act, 1917, seo. 11 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting. Repayment of the Public Debt : Accounts, Repayment of the Publio Debt Act, 1925, ! Twenty-eight days. If Parliament Proceedings of Commission, and Controller sec. 14 sitting, twenty-eight days after and Auditor-General's Certificate receipt. Representation Commission, Reports of .. Legislature Act, 1908, sec. 22 .. ,. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Reserves, Change of Purpose of .. .. Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten sec. 7 days from gazetting. Returns required by Act or Resolution to be Order of 18th August, 1893 (Sir J. Hall) .. Commencement of session. laid upon the Table Road Board Accounts, Reports on Special Road Boards Act, 1908, sec. 104 .. .. Ten days after first sitting after Audit of receipt. Roads, Orders in Council or Proclamations Public Works Act, 1908, sec. 133 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, closing within ten days of issue. Sale of Food and Drugs Act, Regulations under Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1908, sec. 28 .. Twenty-one days. If Parliament sitting, twenty-one days after gazetting. Savings-banks Regulations .. .. .. Savings-banks Act, 1908, sec. 69 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliamentsitting, fourteen days from date. Soenery Preservation Aot, Statements under.. Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, sec. 17 .. Twenty-one days. Securities held in the Dominion or London on behalf of the Government (vide Public Securities). Shearers' Accommodation Act, Regulations Shearers' Accommodation Act, 1919, sec. 11 Fourteen days. If Parliament situnder ting, fourteen days after gazetting. Shipping and Seamen Amendment Act: Shipping and Seamen Amendment Act, 1909, No time stated. Exemptions by Minister sec. 57

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Rnf-nvna m- Pnrsnnnt to Time from Commencement of Session Beturns or Statements. f ursuant to within which they 8hoa i d be produced . Sinking Funds, Report and Account of the New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, sec. 51 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, Commissioners of fifteen days from making up. Sinking Fund under Naval Defence Act: Naval Defence Act, 1909, sec. 7 .. .. Fourteen days. Securities in whioh invested Slaughtering and Inspection Act, Regulations Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1908, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten under sec. 62 days after gazetting. Social Hygiene Act, Regulations under .. Social Hygiene Act, 1917, see. 15 .. .. Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, thirty days after gazetting. Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools, Re- Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, No time stated. port and Accounts of 1877, sec. 8 State Advances Act: Annual Statement .. State Advances Act, 1913, sec. 64 .. .. Fourteen days. State Advances Act: Statement of Transfer .. State Advances Amendment Act, 1915, sec. 2 Ten days. State Coal-mines : Balance-sheet, Statement | Coal-mines Act, 1908, sec. 118 .. .. Fourteen days. of Accounts, and Report State Coal-mines : Resumptions and Contracts , Coal-mines Act, 1908, sec. 69 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from decision. State Fire Insurance Office, Balance-sheet, i State Fire Insurance Act, 1908, sec. 36 .. Fourteendays. If Parliamentsitting, Statement of Accounts, and Report of forthwith on preparation. State Fire Insurance Office, Regulations of .. rftate Fire Insurance Act, 1908, sec. 45 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from gazetting. State Fire Insurance, Recommendation of State Fire Insurance Aot, 1908, sec. 22 .. No time stated. Board for Discontinuance of State Fire Insurance : Requisitions for raising State Fire Insurance Aot, 1908, sec. 24 .. As soon as practicable. Supplementary Capital State Fire Insurance: Sinking Fund Accretions | State Fire Insurance Act, 1908, sec. 28 .. Fourteen days. If Parliamentsitting, and Investments fourteen days after close of financial year. State Forests, Lands proposed to be withdrawn Forests Act, 1921-22, sec. 19 .. .. No time stated. from State Supply of Electrical Energy Report, State Supply of Electrical Energy Aot, 1917, During session first ensuing after Accounts, and Engineers' Certificate sees. 6 and 15 close of financial year. Stock Act, Regulations under .. .. Stock Act, 1908, sec. 3 .. .. .. Fourteen davs. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Stock Act, Returns under .. .. .. Stock Act, 1908, sec. 46 .. .. .. Twenty-one days. If Parliament sitting, twenty-one days after close of financial year. Stock Condemned and Slaughtered, Return of Stock Act, 1908, sec. 46 .. .. .. Twenty-one days. If Parliament sitting, twenty-one days after 31st March. Swamp Drainage Aot, Report and Statement Swamp Drainage Aot, 1915, sec. 13 .. Within thirty davs after commenceof Accounts under ment of next ensuing session. Teachers'Superannuation: Triennial Actuarial Public Service Classification and Superannua- Ten days. If Parliament sitting, Report tion Amendment Act, 1908, sec. 38 within ten days of receipt. Teachers' Superannuation Board: Accounts Public Service Classification and Superannua- Ten days. If Parliament sitting, and Statements, accompanied by Report of tion Amendment Act, 1908, sec. 37 within ten days after receipt by Board Minister. Teachers' Superannuation Fund, Additional Public Service Classification and Superannua Ten days. If Parliament sitting, Payments into, out of Consolidated Fund tion Amendment Act, 1908, sec. 39 within ten days of payment. Telegraph Regulations .. .. .. Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, sec. 133 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from publication. Thermal Springs District Act, Orders in Thermal Springs District Act, 1910, se ■. 4 .. As soon as practicable after making. Council under Timaru High School, Report and Accounts of Timaru High 8ohool Act, 1878, sec. 8 .. No time stated. Town-planning Act: Regulations under .. Town-planning Act, 1926, sec. 35 .. .. Thirty-one days. Trade-unions, Annual Report of Registrar of .. Trade-unions Act, 1908, sec. 16 .. .. One month. Forthwith it Parliament sitting. Trade-unions Regulations .. .. .. Trade-unions Act, 1908, sec. 31 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, within ten days from approval. Treasury Regulations .. .. .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, sees. 3,93, 111, 142 Ten days. Unauthorized Expenditure Acoount.. .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, sees. 51 and 58 .. Ten days. Unclaimed Lands vested in Public Trustee, j Public Trust Office Aot, 1908, sec. 85 .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament Triennial List of sitting. University, New Zealand (vide New Zealand). Valuation of Land (vide Government Valuation of Land). Victoria College, Report and Accounts of .. Victoria College Act, 1905, sec. 44 .. .. Ten days. On receipt from Council if Parliament sitting. Waimate High School, Report and Accounts of Waimate High School Act, 1883, sec. 16 .. No time stateo. Waitaki High School, Report and Accounts of Waitaki High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 .. No time stated. Wanganui High School, Report and Accounts of Wanganui High School Aot, 1878, sec. 7 .. No time stated. Water-power and Electrical Energy, Reports on Public Works Act, 1908, sec. 277 .. .. As soon as practicable. Weights and Measures Regulations .. .. Weights and Measures Act, 1925, sec. 39 .. Fourteendays. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting. Whangarei High School, Report and Accounts of Whangarei High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 .. No time stated.