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

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

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated I.Bth 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 bo laid before the House, with a note of the time within which they should bo 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.—Regulations under Acts and other Returns or Statements not strictly " periodical " are included. Returns or Statements. Pursuant to Time from Commencement of Session within which they should be produced. Accident Insurance Companies Act, Statements Accident Insurance Companies Act, 1908, No time stated. deposited under sec. 6 Agricultural and Pastoral Societies, Reports and Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act, 1908, No time stated. Production per-Balance-sheets of sec. 12 missive. Agricultural Workers' Act, Regulations under .. Agricultural Workers' Act, 1936, sec. 23 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days from making. Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Act, Regula- Agriculture (Emergency Powers) Act, 1934, Twenty-eight days. If Parliament tions under see. 27 sitting, twenty-eight days after making thereof. Aircraft Services {vide Transport Licensing). Air Department, Report of .. .. .. Air Department Act, 1937, sec. 7 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Air Force Act, Regulations under .. .. Air Force Act, 1937, sec. 19 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Air Navigation Act, Regulations under .. Air Navigation Act, 1931, see. 11 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen 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, 1909, sec. 87 .. .. Twenty - one days. If Parliament connection with sitting, twenty - one days from execution. Apiaries Act, Regulations under .. .. Apiaries Act, 1927, sec. 16 .. .. 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 Account, Remarks of Audit Public Revenues Act, 1926, see. 88 To be laid on table with Appropria. Office 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 Act, 1899, see. 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; also New Zealand University one month from receipt. Amendment Act, 1926, sec. 22, and sec. 6 of Amendment Act, 1929 Auctioneers Act, Regulations under .. .. Auctioneers Act, 1928, sec. 43 ., .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, Con- Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, No time stated. tracts under sec. 37 Bank of New Zealand, Balance-sheet, &c., 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 and Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1924, Twenty-eight days. If Parliament Orders in Council relative to Registration of see, 60 sitting, twenty-eight days after making. (Stands 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.

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, . Time from Commencement of Session within Returns or Statements. I ursuant to which they should be produced. Broadcasting Act, Regulations under .. Broadcasting Act, 1936, see. 19 .. .. Fo'irte.n days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after receipt. Broadcasting Service: Report and Accounts .. Broadcasting Act, 1936, sec. 18 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after receipt. Canterbury Agricultural College : Report and Canterbury Agricultural College Act, 1930, No time stated. Accounts sec. 36 Canterbury College : Accounts and Reports .. Canterbury College and Canterbury Agrieul- Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament tural College Act, 1896, sec. 41 ; also New sitting. Zealand University Amendment Act, 1926, « see. 22, and see. 6 of Amendment Act, 1929 Canterbury Provincial Buildings Board, Audited Canterbury Provincial Buildings Vesting Act, No time stated. Accounts of 1928, sec. 12 Carriage by Air Act, Regulations under .. Carriage by Air Act, 1940, sec. 4 .. .. As soon as may be after making. Carter Observatory Board, Annual Report and Carter Observatory Act, 1938, sec. 27 No time stated. Accounts Centennial (vide New Zealand Centennial). Charitable Institutions, Reports on .. .. Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, Twenty-one days. If Parliament sit1926, sec. 100 ting, twenty-ono days after receipt. Cheviot Estate : Statement of Goods received Land Act, 1924, see. 345 .. .. Ten days. at and shipped from Port Robinson Cinematograph Films Act, Regulations under .. Cinematograph Films Act, 1928, sec. 43 ; Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, Finance Act, 1930, see. 51 fourteen days from making. Civil Service (vide Public Service). Coal-mines (vide State Coal-mines). Coal-mining Leases, Assignments, Transfers, Coal-mines Act, 1925, sec. 27 .. .. One month. If Parliament sitting, Amalgamations, or Consolidations of within one month of consent. Coinage Act: Proclamations and Orders in Coinage Act, 1933, see. 10 .. .. One month. If Parliament sitting, Council within one month after issue. Copyright Act, Orders in Council under .. Copyright Act, 1913, sec. 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, ten days after receipt. Crimos Act, Rules under .. .. .. Crimes Act, 1908, sec. 354 .. .. Twenty days. If Parliament sitting, twenty days from publication. Customs Act, 1913, Orders in Council under .. Customs Act, 1913, sees. 46, 47, and 303 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after making. Customs Amendment Act, 1921, Orders in Customs Amendment Act, 1921, sec. 31 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitCouncil under ting, fourteen days after gazetting. Dairy Industry Act, Accounts, Reports, &c., Dairy Industry Act, 1908, see. 46 .. .. Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, un( j er thirty days after close of financial year. Deeds Registration Act, Regulations under .. Deeds Registration Act, 1908, see. 53 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, when approved. Defence Act, Regulations under .. .. Defence Amendment Act, 1910, sec. 15 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from gazetting. Defence Canteen Board: Report and Accounts Defence Canteen Emergency Regulations No time stated. 1939, Reg. 4(8) Dentists Act, Regulations under .. .. Dentists Act, 1936, sec. 37 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days after making. Departmental Accounts and Balance-sheets .. Finance Act, 1932, sec. 57 .. .. No time stated. Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act: Annual Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, Report see. 14; Discharged Soldiers Settlement thirty days after receipt. Amendment Act, 1916, see. 5 ; Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Act, 1923, see. 17 East Coast Native Trust Lands: Balance- Native Purposes Act, 1931, sec. 40 .. As early as possible. (Stands referred sheet and Statement of Accounts to Native Affairs Committee.) Education Department, Report and Accounts of Education Act, 1914, sec. 163 .. .. One month. If Parliament sitting, one month from receipt. Education Regulations .. .. .. Education Act, 1914, see. 161 .. As soon after gazetting as possible. Education Reserves, Proposed .. .. Land Act, 1924, sec. 362 .. .. No time stated. Education Rsserves, Provisional .. .. Education Reserves Act, 1928, see. 7 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication. Election Petitions Court, Rules and Orders of .. Electoral Act, 1927, sec. 205 .. .. Three weeks. If Parliament sitting, three weeks after making. Electoral Amendment Act, Regulations under.. Electoral Amendment Act,51940, sec. 5 As soon as may be after making. Electrical Motive Power, Reports on Feasi- Public Works Act, 1928, sec. 317 .. As soon as practicable. bility of utilizing Waterways for Emergency Expenditure Account .. .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 59 .. Ten days. Emergency Regulations Act, Regulations under Emergency Regulations Act, 1939, see. 3 .. As soon as may be after making. Exhibitions, Reports of Proceedings of, with Exhibitions Act, 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 days after publication. Explosive and Dangerous Goods Act, Regula- Explosive and Dangerous Goods Amendment Fourteen days. If Parliament sittions under Act, 1920, see. 21 ting, fourteen days after receipt. Factories, Annual Report of Minister on .. Factories Act, 1921, sec. 68 .. .. One month. If Parliament sitting, one month after close of year. Fertilizers Act, Regulations under .. .. Fertilizers Act, 1927, see. 28 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after publication. Fire Boards, Balance-sheet and Statement of Fire Brigades Act, 1926, sec. 59 . Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Acoounts of • days after receipt.

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Time from Commencement of Session within Returns or Statements. Pursuant to which they should be produced. Footwear, Manufacture and Sale of, Regulations Footwear Regulation Act, 1013, sec. 8 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days atter gazetting. Forests, Annual Report on Forests Act, 1921-22, see. 64 .. .. Fourteen days If Parliament sit " A ting, within fourteen days. Friendly Societies'Regulations .. •• Friendly Societies Act, 1909, sec. 103 .. Six weeks. If Parliament sitting, J ® within six weeks from making. Friendly Societies, Report of Registrar of .. Friendly Societies Act, 1909, sec. 9 .. No time stated. Gisborne High School, Report and Accounts of Gisborne High School Act, 1885, sec. 16 .. No time stated. Government Accident Insurance: Balance- Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908, Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliasheet and Report sec. 22 ment sitting. Government Accident Insurance Department: Government Accident 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 Act, 1908, Ten days. (To be referred to SesRegulations sec - 30 sional Committee.) Government Accident Insurance Department: Government Accident Insurance Act, 1908, Fourteen days. If Parliament BitStatement relative to Sinking Fund see. 9 bng, fourteen days from close of financial year. Government Departments Accounts and Balanco- Financo Act, 1932, sec. 57 .. No time stated. Government Life Insurance Department, Annual Government Life Insurance Act, 1908, sec. 35 On or before 1st April. If Parliament Report and Accounts of , sitting, fourteen days. Government Life Insurance Department: Re-, Government Life Insurance Act, 1908, sec. 40 JNo time stated. port of Actuary on Surplus Profits to be divided „ , _ , ... .. Government Life Insurance Department, Government Life Insurance Act, 1908, see. 38 Fourteen days. Forthwith if larliaTriennial Report of Actuary on financial ment sitting. Government° Life Insurance Department: Government Life Insurance Act, 1908, sec. 38 Fourteen days. Forthwith if ParliaTriennial Statement of Life-assurance and ment sittmg. Annuity Business , ■ , . ,, Government Railways : Audited Balance-sheet Government Railways Amendment Act, 1936, As soon as practicable. and Accounts, and Report sec. 9 mi tx t> i • i . Government Railways Superannuation Fund: Government Railways Act, 1926, sec. 124 .. Ten days. If Parliament sittng, e Balance-sheet and Accounts . _ da y s , after c ° m P let } 011 o£ . „ Government Railways Superannuation Fund, Finance Act (No. 2), 1935, sec. 25 .. .. len days. If Parliament sit i g, Report on Actuarial Examination of „ ten days after receipt. Government Railways Superannuation Fund, Government Railways Act, 1926, sec. 119 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Reports relative to any deficiency in _ days from receipt. Greymouth High School, Report and Accounts of Greymouth High School Act, 1883, seo. 16 .. No time stated. Harbour Boards' Accounts Harbours Act, 1923, sec. 100 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ton days from receipt. Hauraki Plains Act, Reports on Administration Hauraki Plains Act, 1926, sec. 20 .. .. Thirty days. of, with Statement of Accounts T , n .. , .. Hawke's Bay Earthquake Act, Regulations Hawke's Bay Earthquake Act, 1931, sec. 66 Fourteen days. If Parliament situnder ting, fourteen days after gazetting. Health Act, Regulations under .. .. Health Act, 1920, sec. 133 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days alter 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. It Parliament sit-Director-General's Report 1926, sec. 100 ting, twenty-one days from receipt, Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, Twenty-one days. If I arhament sitOrders in Council under 1926, see. 155 ting, twenty - one days from gazetting. Housing (vide Native Housing). _ i r £ r» r , Housing Act: Statement of Accounts with Certi- Housing Act, 1919, sec. 28 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitficate of Audit Office ting, fourteen days after date of certificate. Immigration Restriction Act, Regulations under Immigration Restriction Act, 1908, see. 44 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten ° days from publication. Industrial and 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, Re- Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitgulations under 1925, sec. 160 ting, fourteen days from gazetting. Industrial Societies : Reports and Accounts .. Industrial Societies Act, 1908, seo. 12 .. No time stated. Production permissive. Industrial Efficiency Act, Regulations under .. Industrial Efficiency Act, 1936, sec. 26 .. Fourteen days. If larliament sitting, within fourteen days alter making. Industrial Unions: Return of Number of Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, Thirty days. Members in each Union 1925, sec. 17 Kauri-gum Industry : Report and Statement of Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914, Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, Accounts sec. 5 thirty days after receipt. King George the Fifth Memorial Fund Board, King George the Fifth Memorial Fund Act, No time stated. Annual Report and Accounts 1938, sec. 19 King George the Fifth Memorial Fund Act, King George the Fifth Memorial Fund Act, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitRegulations under 1938, sec. 21 ting, withm fourteen days after making. Labour Department, Reports of .. Labour Department Act, 1908, sec. 12 .. Fourteen days. Labour Disputes Investigation Act, Regulations Labour Disputes Investigation Act, 191,1, 1' ourteen days. If Parliament siunder r ° geo . 24 ting, fourteen days after gazetting. Land Act, Regulations under .. .. Land Act, 1924, sec. 4 Thirty days. If Parliament sit- ® ting, thirty days from making. Land Act, Regulations under, relative to Land Act, 1924, sec. 185 .. .. No time stated. (To be referred to Residence Conditions Landa Committee.)

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•Rofiimo ™ ft+otoiYumta Pnraiinilf frt Time from commencement of Session within Returns or Statements. Pursuant to whlch they Bhou , d be produce(J . Land Act: Report oil Areas of Crown Land set Land Act, 1924, sec. 223 .. .. .. Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, apart for Special Settlement thirty days after receipt. Land Act: Reports re Aggregation of Private Land Act, 1924, sec. 381 .. .. Thirty days. Land Land Agents Act, Regulations under.. .. Land Agents Act, 1921-22, sec. 34 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days. Land for Settlements Act, Transactions under Land for Settlements Act, 1925, sec. 109 .. Twenty days. If Parliament sitting, twenty days from close of financial year. 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. Lands, Promotion of Settlement of Undeveloped Land Laws Amendment Act, 1929, sec. 10 .. With annual report of Department. Crown League of Nations Sanctions (Enforcement in League of Nations Sanctions (Enforcement in Twenty - eight days. If Parliament New Zealand) Act, Regulations under .. New Zealand) Act, 1935, sec. 7 .. .. sitting, twenty - eight days after making. Legislature: Contracts by Crown for Acquisition Electoral Act, 1927, see. 15 .. .. Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, of Land from Member or Candidate .. within thirty days from receipt. Legislature: Reports as to Member being of Electoral Act, 1927, sec. 24 .. .. Forthwith if report in the affirmative, unsound mind Legislature : Reports of Representation Com- Electoral Act, 1927, see. 12 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting ten missions days from receipt. Liabilities of Government Departments .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 40 .. 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 of .. Local Authorities Superannuation Fund : State- Local Authorities Superannuation Act, 1908, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ment of Revenue and Balance-sheet sec. 13 within ten days of receipt. Local 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 Aet, 1926, see. 92 .. Fourteen days. Local Railways Act, By-laws made pursuant to Local Railways Act, 1914, sec. 75 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from publication. Main Highways Board : Report and Accounts Main Highways Act, 1922, see. 24 .. One month. If Parliament sitting, one month after presentation to Minister. Maoris, Births and Deaths of (vide Births and Deaths of Maoris). Maori Purposes Fund Act: Annual Report, Maori Purposes Fund Act, 1934-35, sec. 14 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sit-Balance-sheet, &c. ting, within fourteen days after annual meeting of Board. Maori Purposes Fund Act, Regulations under .. Maori Purposes Fund Act, 1034 -35, see. 15 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting. Marketing Act, Regulations under .. .. Primary Products Marketing Act, 1936, Twenty-eight days. If Parliament sec. 15 sitting, within twenty-eight days after making. Marketing Department: Annua] Report and Primary Products Marketing Aet, 1936, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, Accounts of sec. 14 within fourteen days of receipt. Marlborough High School, Report and Accounts Marlborough High School Act, 1899, sec. 11 No time stated. of Massey Agricultural College : Report and Massey Agricultural College Act, 1926, sec. 24 No time stated. Accounts Master and Apprentice Act, Regulations under Master and Apprentice Act, 1920, see. 10 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting. Meat Act, Regulations under .. .. Meat Act, 1939, sec. 71 .. .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting within fourteen days after making. Mental Defectives : Annual Report by Director- Mental Defectives Act, 1911, sec. 78 ; Mental Fourteen days. Forthwith if ParliaGeneral Defectives Amendment Act, 1928, sec. 25 ment sitting. Mining Act, Amounts paid as Compensation Mining Act, 1926, sec. 138 .. .. Twenty days. under Mining Regulations .. .. .. Mining Act, 1926, sec. 429 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, twenty-eight days from gazetting. (Stands referred to Goldfields and Mines Committee.) Monopoly Prevention Act, Report of Board con- Monopoly Prevention Aet, 1908, sec. 1] .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten stituted under days after presentation to Minister. Mortgagors and Lessees Rehabilitation Act, Mortgagors and Lessees Rehabilitation Act, Twenty-eight days. If Parliament Regulations under 1936, sec. 83 sitting, within twenty-eight days after making. Motor-vehicles Act, Regulations under .. Motor-vehicles Act, 1924, see. 36 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting. Municipal Corporations, Balance-sheets of .. Municipal Corporations Act, 1933. (Clause 40 Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten of Regulations, 30th August, 1921) days after presentation to Minister. Napier High Sohool, Report and Accounts of.. Napier High School Act, 1882, sec. 23 No time stated. National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum, National Art Gallery and Dominion Museum Fourteen days. If Parliament sitAnnual Report and Accounts Amendment Act, 1936, sec. 11 ting, within fourteen days after receipt. National Development Loans Account, State- National Development Loans, 1941, sec. 5 Ten days. ment of Sums transferred from National Endowment Lands, Report on .. Land Act, 1924, sec. 302 .. .. Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, within thirty days after receipt by Minister. National Patriotic Fund Board : Report and Patriotic Purposes Emergency Regulations No time stated. Accounts 1939, Reg. 21 (3) National Provident Fund : Actuary's Report.. National Provident Fund Act, 1926, sec. 73 Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt.

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lieturns or Statements. Pursuant to Time from Commencement of Session within rursuani to which they should fae produced< National Provident Fund : Report of Board, National Provident Fund Act, 1926, see. 72 Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten together with Accounts and Statements days after 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 Housmg Act, Statement of Accounts Native Housing Act, 1935, sec. 15; Native Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, under Housing Amendment Act 1938, sec. 32 forthwith on receipt by Minister Native Housing Fund, Special: Statement of Native Housing Amendment Act, 1938, sec. 18 Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting Accounts of forthwith on receipt by Minister. .Native Petitions, .Reports and Recommendations Native Purposes Act, 1933, sec. 27 .. As early as possible. (Stands referred of Native Land Court in the matter of certain to Native Affairs Committee ) Native Petitions, Reports and Recommendations Native Purposes Act, 1936, sec. 13 .. As early as possible. (Stands referred of Native Land Court in the matter of certain to Native Affairs Committee.) Native Petitions, Reports and Recommendations Native Purposes Act, 1937, sec. 16 .. As early as possible. (Stands referred of Native Land Court in the matter of certain to Native Affairs Committee.) Native Petitions, Reports and Recommendations Native Purposes Act, 1938, sec. 23 .. As early as possible (Stands referred of Native Land Court in the matter of certain to Native Affairs Committee ) Native Petitions, Reports and Recommendations Native Purposes Act, 1939, sec. 18 .. As early as possible (Stands referred of Native Land Court in the matter of certain to Native Affairs Committee.) Native 1 etitions, Reports and Recommendations Native Purposes Act, 1940, sec. 11 .. As early as possible (Stands referred _ of Native Land Court in the matter of certain to Native Affairs Committee.) Native Petitions, Reports and Recommendations Native Purposes Act, 1941, sec. 18 .. As early as possible. (Stands referred of Native Land Court in the matter of certain to Native Affairs Committee ) Native Petition, Report and Recommendation Native Purposes Act, 1942, sec. 10 .. As early as possible. (Stands referred of Native Land Court in the matter of a certain to Native Affairs Committee.) JNative Irustee : Balance-sheet, Accounts, and Native Trustee Act, 1930, sec. 48 .. .. Fourteen days. Forthwith if ParliaControllcr and Auditor-General's Report ment sitting. Nauru and Ocean Islands Phosphates Accounts Finance Act, 1920, see. 15 .. .. Fourteen days." If Parliament sitting, at i tv j- . , i i • , , „ within fourteen days from receipt. Naval Defence Act, Regulations under .. Naval Defence Act, 1913, sec. 25; Naval Fourteen days. If Parliament sit- . _. , ' Defence Amendment Act, 1922, sec. 5 ting, fourteen days after gazetting. New Plymouth High School, Report and Ac- New Plymouth High School Act, 1889, sec. 13 No time stated. counts of New Zealand Centennial Act, Regulations under New Zealand Centennial Act, 1938, sec. 23 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, , T r, I TT ■ ... within fourteen days. JNew Zealand University: Report, Accounts, New Zealand University Amendment Act, No time stated. and Statutes 1926, sec. 22, and see. 6 of Amendment Act, 1929 Orchard and Garden Diseases Act, Regulations Orchard and Garden Diseases Act, 1928, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting under sec. 22 fourteen days from making. Otago Boys and Girls High Schools, Report and Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877, No time stated. Accounts of sec. 8 Otago University, Reports and Accounts of .. New Zealand University Amendment Act, No time stated. 1926, sec. 22, and sec. 6 of Amendment Act, 1929 Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks: Annual Patents, Designs, and Trade - marks Act, No time stated Report and Accounts 1921-22, see. 128 Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks : Regula- Patents, Designs, and Trade - marks Act, As soon as practicable tions under Act 1921-22, sec. 138 Petroleum Act, Regulations under .. .. Petroleum Act, 1937, sec. 42 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days after making. (Stands referred to Goldfields and ... . , _ w , ™ Mines Committee.) Pharmacy Act, Regulations under .. .. Pharmacy Act, 1939, sec. 45 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting. n , . , ,,r lf , „ ,. . . _ __ , , , within fourteen days after making. Physical Welfare and Recreation Act, Report Physical Welfare and Recreation Act, 1937, Fourteen days. If Parliament Sittine and Statement of Grants . see. 17 within fourteen days of receipt. Poisons Act, Regulations and Orders in Council Poisons Act, 1934, sec. 35 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, Police Provident Fund (vide Public Service). fourteen days after gazetting. Port Robinson, Statement of Goods received at Land Act, 1924, sec. 345 .. .. Ten davs and shipped from Post and Telegraph Regulations .. .. Post and Telegraph Act, 1928, sees. 145, 162, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, Post Office Account: Balance-sheets, State- Post and Telegraph Act, 1928, see. 98 .. 826 * 41118 " ments of Accounts, and Report Post Office Investment Certificates : Advance Post and Telegraph Aet, 1928, seo. 105 .. No time stated to meet Deficiency Post Office Savings-bank : Report on Deficiency Post and Telegraph Act, 1928, seo. 80 .. No time stated in Funds Prisoners Detention Act, Regulations under .. Prisoners Detention Act, 1916, sec. 7 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sittingPublic Account, Abstract of Revenue and Ex- Public Revenues Act, 1926, sees. 85 and 88.. TeiTdays" penditure 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 Statement of Revenue and Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 89 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitExpenditure of the, with Report of Controller ting, fourteen days after signing of and Auditor-General thereon Controller's report Public Account, Transfers of Balances of .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 61 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Public Debt (vide Repayment of Public Debt). days after transfer. Public Revenues Act: Determination of Audit Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 18 .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament Disputes by Governor-General in Council or sitting. Opinion of Attorney-General thereon

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_ . , . Time from CommeDcement of Session within Returns or Statements. Pursuant to which they should be produced. Publio Revenues Act, Regulations under .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 3 .. .. Ton days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after gazetting. Public Safety Conservation : Emergency Regu- Public Safety Conservation Act, 1932, sec. 3 As soon as may be after making, lations Public Safety Conservation: Proclamations of Public Safety Conservation Act, 1932, sec. 2.. Fourteen days. Forthwith if ParliaEmergency ment sitting. Publio Securities, Memoranda, Reports, and Orders Publio Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 103 .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament in Council relative to Transmission, &c„ of sitting. Publio Securities, Return of .. .. Publio Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 107 .. Thirty days, or as soon thereafter as practicable. Publio Securities held in England, Telegrams and Publio Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 104 .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament Orders in Council relative to sitting. Publio Service Act, Regulations under .. Public Service Act, 1912, sec. 34 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication. Publio Service Commissioner, Report of .. Public Service Act, 1912, seo. 15 ; Public Twenty-one days. Service Amendment Act, 1927, sec. 6 Publio Service Commissioner, Statement relative Publio Service Act, 1912, seo. 10 .. .. Soven days. If Parliament sitting, to Suspension of seven days after suspension. Publio Service, Return of Temporary Officers in Public Service Act, 1912, sec. 45 .. .. Forthwith after making, the . . Public Service Superannuation: Report of Public Servioo Superannuation Act, 1927, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Board, together with Accounts and Statements sec. 48 days after receipt. Publio Service Superannuation Act, Aotuary's Publio Service Superannuation Act, 1927, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Report under sec. 49 days after receipt. Public Service Superannuation: Aotuary's Publio Service Superannuation Act, 1927, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, Triennial Report sec. Ill within ten days of receipt. Public Service Superannuation Funds : Addi- Publio Service Superannuation Act, 1927, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten tional Amounts paid into Funds by Govern- sees. 50 and 112 days after payment. ment . . Publio Service Superannuation: Report of Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Teachers'Superannuation Board, together with sec. 110 days after receipt. Accounts and Statements (vide also Teachers) Public Trust Office : Annual Report .. Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten see. 47 days after receipt. Publio Trust Office, Balance-sheet of .. Publio Trust Office Amendment Act, 1921-22, Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament seo. 27 sitting. Public Trust Office, Regulations of .. .. Public Trust Office Act, 1908, sec. 63 .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Public Trust Office : Unclaimed Lands vestod Publio Trust Office Act, 1908, sec. 85 .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament in Publio Trustee sitting. Public Works Act, Regulations under .. Public Works Aot, 1928, sec. 4 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from issue. Publio Works Estimates .. .. .. Public Works Act, 1928, seo. 7 .. As soon as convenient. Publio Works : Certificates of Auditor-General Public Works Act, 1928, sec. 8 .. .. As soon as convenient. on above Publio Works : Statement of Works carried out Public Works Aot, 1928, sec. 8 .. .. As soon as convenient, and Expenditure thereon Railway By-laws .. .. • • ■ • Government Railways Aot, 1926, seo. 12 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from publication. Railway Property Leases, Particulars of .. Government Railways Act, 1926, seo. 48 .. Ten days. Railways Accounts, Monthly .. .. Government Railways Aot, 1926, sec. 41 .. No time stated. Railways, Balance-sheet and Accounts and Annual Report (vide Government Railways.) Railways, Private, Agreements with, for Inter- Government Railways Aot, 1926, sec. 55 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, change of Traffic " within twenty days of making. Railways Superannuation Fund : Balance-sheet Government Railways Act, 1926, sec. 124 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten and Accounts days after completion of audit. Railways Superannuation Fund, Reports of any Government Railways Act, 1926, see. 119 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten Deficiency in days aiter receipt. Railways: Terms and Conditions of Leases of Government Railways Act, 1926, sec. 43 .. Thirty days before calling for tenders. Railways (vide-also Government Railways) Rangiora High School, Report and Accounts of Rangiora High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 .. No time stated. Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, Reports and Rangitaiki Land Drainage Act, 1910, sec. 10 Thirty days. Aocounts under Rehabilitation Act, Regulations under .. Rehabilitation Act, 1941, sec. 19 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days of making. 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 Commissions, Reports of .. Electoral Act, 1927, sec. 12 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Accounts of .. Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act, 1933, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, sec. 38 fourteen days after receipt. Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Annual Report Reserve Bank of New Zealand Amendment Fourteeen days. If Parliament sitting, Aot, 1936, seo. 20 fourteen days after receipt. Reserve Bank of New Zealand Amendment Reserve Bank of New Zealand Amendment Twenty-eight days. If Parliament Act, Regulations under Act, 1936, sec. 10 sitting, within twenty-eight days after making. Reserves, Change of Purpose of and Revocation Public Reserves, Domains, and National No time stated. of Reservation : Notice of Governor-General's Parks Aot, 1928, sees. 7 and 41 intention to effeot in certain cases Returns required by Act or Resolution to be Order of the House of 18th August, 1893 Commencement of session. laid upon the Table (Hon. Sir J. Hall) Road Board Accounts, Reports on Speoial Audit Road Boards Aot, 1908, seo. 104 .. .. Ten days after first sitting after 0 f receipt.

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Returns or Statements. Pursuant to Time fr Tw° t mme ? ce ?l e 5 t of S f 8slo J n wlthiu which they should be produced. Roads, Orders in Council or Proclamations Public Works Act, 1928, sec. 149 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, stopping, or altering course of within ten days of issue. Royal Society of New Zealand, Rules and Royal Society of New Zealand Act, 1933, Twenty - one days. Forthwith if Transactions of see. 14 Parliament sitting. Rural Intermediate Credit Act, Regulations Rural Intermediate Credit Act, 1927, sec. 77.. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, 11 "dor within fourteen days of making. Rural Intermediate Credit Board : Report, Rural Intermediate Credit Act, 1927, sees. 38 Fourteen days. If Parliament sitAccounts, and Report of Controller and and 76, and see. 10 of Amendment Act, 1929 ting, within fourteen days after Auditor-General receipt. 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. Sales Tax : Orders in Council .. .. Sales Tax Act, 1932-33, sec. 72 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after making. Savings-banks Regulations .. .. .. Savings-banks Act, 1908, sec. 69 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from date. Scenery Preservation Act, Statements under .. Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, see. 17 .. Twenty-one days. School of Agriculture, Annual Report and School of Agriculture Act, 1937, sec. 21 No time stated. Statement of Accounts Securities (vide Public Securities). ' Seeds Importation Act, Regulations under .. Seeds Importation Act, 1927, sec. 8 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting. Shearers' Accommodation Act, Regulations Shearers' Accommodation Act, 1919, see. 11 Fourteen days. If Parliament situnder ting, fourteen days after gazetting. Shipping and Seamen Act: Exemptions by Shipping and Seamen Amendment Act, 1909, No time stated. Minister see. 57 Shipping and Seamen (Safety and Load Line Shipping and Seamen (Safety and Load Line Fourteen days. If Parliament sitConventions) Act, Regulations under Conventions) Act, 1935, sec. 4 ting, fourteen days after publication Social Hygiene Act, Regulations under .. Social Hygiene Act, 1917, sec. 15 .. .. Thirty days. If Parliament sitting. thirty days after gazetting. Social Security Act, Regulations under .. Social Security Act, 1938, sec. 140.. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Social Security, Annual Reports .. .. Social Security Act, 1938, sec. 141 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after receipt by Minister. Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act, Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting Regulations under 1941, sec. 167 fourteen days from making. 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 Corporation Act, 1934-35, and State Advances Corporation Act, 1936, sec. 44 Twenty-eight days. If Parliament amendments, Regulations under , sitting, within twenty-eight days after making. State Advances Corporation of New Zealand, State Advances Corporation Act, 1934-35, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitAccounts of, and Report sec. 43; State Advances Corporation Act, ting, within fourteen days of receipt 1936, sec. 42 by Minister of Finance. State Coal-mines : Balance-sheet, Statement of Coal-mines Act, 1925, sec. 184 .. As soon as possible. Accounts, and Report State Fire Insurance Olfice, Balance-sheet, State Fire Insurance Act, 1908, sec. 36 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, Statement of Accounts, and Report of forthwith on preparation. State Fire Insurance Office, Regulations of .. State Fire Insurance Act, 1908, sec. 45 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from gazetting. State Fire Insurance, Recommendation of Board State Fire Insurance Act, 1908, sec. 22 No time stated. for Discontinuance of State Fire Insurance : Requisitions for raising State Fire Insurance Aet, 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 Parliament sitting, and Investments fourteen days aiter close of financial year. State Forests : Annual Report .. .. Forests Act, 1921-22, soc. 64 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from receipt by Minister. State Forests, Lands proposed to bo withdrawn Forests Act, 1921-22, see. 19 .. No time stated. from State Supply of Electrical Energy: Report, State Supply of Electrical Energy Act, 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 days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Stock Act, Returns under .. .. .. Stock Act, 1908, see. 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. Stock-remedies Aot, Regulations under .. Stcok-remedies Act, 1934, sec. 21 .. .. Ten days. Tf Parliament sitting, ten days after gazetting. Superannuation (vide Local Authorities, Public Service, Railways, Teachers). Surveyors Act, Regulations under .. .. Surveyors Act, 1938, soc. 40 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Swamp Drainage Aot, Report and Statement of Swamp Drainage Act, 1915, see. 13 .. Within thirtv days after eommeneeAeeounts under ment of next ensuing session. Teachers' Superannuation: Triennial Actuarial Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, Report ■ I sec. Ill within ten days of receipt.

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Returns or Statements. Pursuant to Tlme tro ™ Commoncoment of Session within which they should be produced. Teachers' Superannuation Board: Accounts and Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, Statements, accompanied by Report of Board sec. 110 within ten days after receipt by Minister. Teachers' Superannuation Fund, Additional Public Service Superannuation Act, 1927, Ten days. If Parliament sitting, Payments into, out of Consolidated Fund sec. 112 within ten days of payment. Telegraph Regulations {vide Post and Telegraph Post and Telegraph Act, 1928, sec. 162 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, Regulations) fourteen days after gazetting. Thermal Springs District Act, Orders in Council Thermal Springs District Act, 1910, sec. 4 .. As soon as practicable after making, under Tobacco-growing Industry Act, Regulations Tobacco-growing Industry Act, 1935, sec. 26.. Twenty-eight days. If Parliament under sitting, twenty-eight days after publication. Town-planning Act, Regulations under .. Town-planning Act, 1926, sec. 35, and sec. 17 Thirty-one days. of Amendment Act, 1929 Trade-unions, Annual Report of Registrar of .. Trade-unions Act, 1908, sec. 16 .. One month. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Trade-union Regulations .. .. .. Trade-unions Act, 1908, sec. 31 .. .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, within ten days from approval. Transport Licensing Act, Regulations under .. Transport Licensing Act, 1931, sec. 60 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting. Transport Licensing (Commercial Aircraft Ser- Transport Licensing (Commercial Aircraft Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, vices) Act, Regulations under Services) Act, 1934, sec. 29 fourteen days after gazetting. Treasury Regulations .. .. .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, sec. 3 .. Ten days. Unauthorized Expenditure Account .. .. Public Revenues Act, 1926, sees. 51 and 58 Ten days. Unclaimed Lands vested in Public Trustee, Public Trust Office Act, 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 ; also New Ten days. On receipt from Council Zealand University Amendment Act, 1926, if Parliament sitting. see. 22, and sec. 6 of Amendment Act, 1929 Waimate High School, Report and Accounts of Waimate High School Act, 1883, sec. 16 No time stated. 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 Act, 1878, sec. 7 .. No time stated. War Damage Act, Report and Statements of War Damage Act, 1941, sec. 18 .. .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, Account of Commission under within fourteen days after receipt by Minister. War Damage Act, Regulations under .. War Damage Act, 1941, see. 21 (6) .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days after mak ng. War Pensions and Allowances (Mercantile War Pensions and Allowances • (Mercantile Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, Marine) Act, Regulations under Marine) Act, 1940, sec. 11 within fourteen days after making. War Pensions Extension Act, Regulations under War Pensions Extension Act, 1940, sec. 5 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days after making. Water-power and Electrical Energy, Reports on Public Works Act, 1928, sec. 317 .. As soon as practicable. Weights and Measures Regulations .. Weights and Measures Act, 1925, sec. 39 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting. Whaling Industry: Regulations .. .. Whaling Industry Act, 1935, sec. 16 .. Twenty-eight days. If Parliament sitting, within twenty-eight days after making. Whangarei High School, Report and Accounts of Whangarei High School Act, 1878, see. 8 .. No time stated.