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Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1929 Session I

APPENDIX TO THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND. 1929.

VOL. 11. C.—CROWN LANDS AND MINES. D.—IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC WORKS, AND RAILWAYS. E.—EDUCATION. F.—POSTAL AND TELEGRAPHS. G— NATIVE AFFAIRS.

IN THE TWENTIETH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE FIFTH.

BEING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE TWENTY-THIRD PARLIAMENT OF NEW ZEALAND.

WELLINGTON 1929.

PRINTED FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY W. A. G. SKINNER, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON.

ARRANGEMENT OF THE PAPERS. VOL. 11. C. —Cbown Lands and Mines. D. —Immigbation, Public Woeks, and Railways. E. —Education. F. —Postal and Telegraphs. G. —Native Affairs.

CONTENTS.

C.—CROWN LANDS AND MINES. C.—l. DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY.—Settlement of Crown Lands—Annual Report on. C.—la. Report on Survey Operations for Year ended 31st March, 1929. C.—2. MINES STATEMENT for the Year 1928, by the Hon. W. A. Veiteh, Minister of Mines. C.—2a. STATE COAL-MlNES—Report on the Working of, for year ended 31st March, 1929. C.—3. STATE FOREST SERVICE.—AnnuaI Report of the Director of Forestry for Year ended 31st March, 1929. C.—4. SWAMP DRAINAGE.—Report for Year ended 31st March, 1929, together with Statement of Accounts. C.—s. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1925—Annual Report on, for Year ended 31st March, 1929. C.—(:i. SCENERY-PRESERVATION.—Lands and Survey Department—Report on Scenery-preservation for Year ended 31st March, 1929. C.—B. HAURAKI PLAINS—DRAINAGE OPERATIONS IN THE.—Report for Year ended 31st March, 1929, together with Statement of Accounts. C.—9. DISCHARGED SOLDIERS SETTLEMENT—Report on, for year ended 31st, March, 1929. C.—lo. PUBLIC DOMAINS OF NEW ZEALAND.—Report of Department of Lands and Survey for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. C.—11. RANGITAIKI LAND DRAINAGE.—Report for Year ended 31st March, 1929, together with Statement of Accounts. C.—l 2. KAURI-GUM INDUSTRY—Report on, for Year ended 31st March, 1929. C.—l 3. TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK BOARD—Report of the, for Year ended 31st March, 1929. C.—l 4. NATIONAL ENDOWMENTS.—Report of the Lands and Survey Department for the Year ended 31st March, 1929.

D.—IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC WORKS, AND RAILWAYS. D.—l. PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT.—By the Hon. E. A. Ransom, Minister of Public Works. D.—lb. ARMSTRONG, WHITWORTH, AND CO., LTD.—Return showing Claims of, on Public Works Department, Reply of Department thereto, and Terms of Settlement. D.—2. RAILWAYS STATEMENT. —By the Hon. W. B. Taverner, Minister of Railways, including Annual Report of the General Manager. D. —4. RAILWAY WORKSHOPS —Returns showing Aggregate Cost of, separate Cost of Each, and Cost of Construction or Reconstruction of Newmarket Workshops. D.—s. GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS SUPERANNUATION FUND.—Report of the Board for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. D.—9. DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION. —Annual Report for Year ended 31st March, 1929.

E.—EDUCATION. E.—l. REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION for the Year ended 31st December, 1928. E.—2. PRIMARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-2, 1928.] E.—3. EDUCATION OF NATIVE CHILDREN. [In continuation of E.-3, 1928.] E.—4. CHILD WELFARE, STATE CARE OF CHILDREN, SPECIAL SCHOOLS, AND INFANT-LIFE PROTECTION. [In continuation of E.-4, 1928.) E.—s. MANUAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-5, 1928.] E.—6. SECONDARY EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-6, 1928.] E.—7. HIGHER EDUCATION. [In continuation of E.-7, 1928.] E.—B. TEACHERS' SUPERANNUATION FUND.—Position as at 31st January, 1929. E.—Ba. Actuarial Examination for the Triennial Period ending 31st January, 1927. E. —9. CANTERBURY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE—Report of the Board of Government of the, together with Statement of Receipts and Expenditure, for Year ended 31st March, 1928. E. —10. MASSEY AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.—Report on the Progress of the College during the Year, 1928.

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F.—POSTAL AND TELEGRAPHS. F.—l. POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.—Report of the Hon. J. B. Donald, Postmaster-General, for Year 1928-29. F.—2. POST OFFICE ACCOUNT.—Statement of Transactions for the Year ended 31st March, 1929. F.—3. POST AND TELEGRAPH BOARD OF APPEAL. —Number of Appeals lodged, and Number allowed, since the Present Nominated Member joined the Board. F. —4. — Statement showing the Deposits received and paid by the Post Office Savings-banks for the Years ended 31st March, 1929, and 31st March, 1928, 1927, 1926, 1925, 1924, 1923, and 1922; and also for the Fifteen Months ended 31st March, 1921, together with similar Particulars by Ten-vear Periods from 1868, the First complete Year of Post Office Savings-bank working in New Zealand.

G.—NATIVE AFFAIRS. G.—l. NATIVE RESERVES in Wellington and Nelson under control of Native Trustee. G.—2. NATIVE TRUST OFFlCE—Accounts of the, for Year ended 31st March, 1929. G. —3. EAST COAST NATIVE TRUST LANDS. —Balance-sheet and Statement of Accounts for Period Ist April, 1928, to 30th June, 1929. G. —4. Mangatu Block No. I. —Balance-sheet and Statement of Accounts for Period Ist April, 1928, to 30th June, 1929. G. —5. NATIVE LANDS SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT—Statement showing the Money pairl into and out of the, during 1928-29. G.—6. NATIVE LAND AMENDMENT AND NATIVE LAND CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT ACT, 1919.—Report and Recommendation on Petition No. 90 of 1918, of Mere te Iwingaro and others, relative to Mangapoike 2b Block. G.—6a. NATIVE LAND AMENDMENT AND NATIVE LAND CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT ACT, 1922.—Report and Recommendation on Petition No. 207 of 1921, of Hapua Hutana, relative to Rangiauria Block (Pitt Island). G.—6b. NATIVE LAND AMENDMENT AND NATIVE LAND CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT ACT, 1925.—Report and Recommendation of Petition No. 175 of 1924, of Mita Wepiha and others, relative to Motukino Island. G.—6c. NATIVE LAND AMENDMENT AND NATIVE LAND CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT ACT, 1926.—Report and Recommendation on Petition No. 213 of 1926, of Moroati Taiuru, relative to Succession to Ngakaraihe te Rongo (deceased). G. —6n. Report and Recommendation of Petition No. 222 of 1926, of Rutu Here Mokena, relative to Kaipiha Block. G.—6e. Report and Recommendation of Petition No. 167 of 1925, of Maki Pirihi and another, relative to Tawhitirahi or Ponaiti Island. G.—6f. NATIVE LAND AMENDMENT AND NATIVE LAND CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT ACT, 1927.—Report and Recommendation on Petition of Te Paea Paro (Sophia Barlow), relative to Succession to Matire Toha (deceased) in Allotment 3, Mangere, and other Lands. G.—6o. Report and Recommendation on Petition No. 300 of 1927, of Maora Mauwhata, relative to Tokomaru B No. 7 Block. G. —6ti. NATIVE LAND AMENDMENT AND NATIVE LAND CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT ACT, 1928.—Report and Recommendation on Petition No. 51 of 1928, of Kipa Anaru and others, relative to Reserve and Lake in Tutira Block. G. —6i. Report and Recommendation on Petition No. 255 of 1928, of Haki Galvin, relative to Succession to George Southgate (deceased). G.—6j. Report and Recommendation on Petition No. 263 of 1928, of Pare te Putu, relative to wrongful Alienation of her Mother's Lands. G.—7. NATIVE LANDS IN WAIKATO-MANIAPOTO NATIVE LAND COURT DISTRICT—Report of Royal Commission to inquire into Matters relating to Leases of. G.—B. NATIVE LAND AMENDMENT ACT, 1912.—Statement of Orders in Council declaring Natives to be Europeans. G. —9. NATIVE LAND COURTS —Report of the Under-Secretary, Native Department, on, and other Matters, for Year ended 31st March, 1929. G. —10. NATIVE LEASEHOLDS —Particulars relating to Lands in the Wairarapa Electorates held under. G. —1). MAORIS EMPLOYED IN MARKET-GARDENS —Report of Committee on.

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