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Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1949 Session I

APPENDIX TO THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND SESSION 1949 [WITH INDEX]

VOL. I A—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL B—FINANCE

IN THE THIRTEENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE SIXTH

BEING THE THIRD SESSION OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH PARLIAMENT OF NEW ZEALAND

WELLINGTON 1950

ARRANGEMENT OF THE PAPERS

VOL. I A—Legislative and Political B—Finance VOL. II C—Crown Lands and Mines D—lmmigration, Works, and Railways E—Education F —Postal and Telegraphs, and Broadcasting G —Maori Affairs VOL. 11l H-l to H-34 —Miscellaneous VOL. IV H-35 to H-48—Miscellaneous I —Reports of Select Committees

PRINTED FOR THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES BY R. E. OWEN, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON.

CONTENTS A—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL A-l DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS.—Report for Year Ended 31st March, 1949. A-2 UNITED NATIONS.—Report of the New Zealand Delegation on First Part of Third Regular Session of the General Assembly, Held at Paris, 21 September to 12 December, 1943. A-2a Report of the New Zealand Delegation on Second Part of Third Regular Session of the General Assembly, Held at New York, 5 April to 18 May, 1949. \-3 COOK ISLANDS.—Report on the Administration of, for Year Ended 31st March, 1949. A-4 WESTERN SAMOA.—Report on the Administration of, for Year Ended 31st March, 1949. A-6 TOKELAU ISLANDS.—Report on the Administration of, for Year Ended 31st March, 1949. A-S. UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION.—Report of the New Zealand Delegation on the Fourth Session, Held at Washington, D.C., 15-29 November, 1948. „ A-9. PRE-WAR TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS.—RevivaI of, Between the Government of New Zealand and the Governments of Finland, Hungary, Italy, and Roumania. Helsinki, 21 June, 1948: Budapest, 19 June, 1948; Rome, 18 June, 1948 ; Bucharest, 17 June, 1948. , A-10. OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS.—ProtocoI to Amend the Convention for the Suppression of the Circulation of and Traffic in, Concluded at Geneva on 12 September, 1923 ; New York, 12 November, 1947 (in force 28 October, 1948). A-11. FAMILY ALLOWANCES IN GREAT BRITAIN AND FAMILY BENEFITS IN NEW ZEALAND. —Memorandum of Reciprocal Arrangements Made Between the Minister of National Insurance in Great Britain with the Consent of the Treasury of the One Part and the Minister of Social Security in New Zealand of the Other Part. London, 6 August, 1948 ; Wellington, 23 September, 1948 (in force 1 December, 1948). A-12. FAMILY ALLOWANCES IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND FAMILY BENEFITS IN NEW ZEALAND.—Memorandum of Reciprocal Arrangements Relating to, Made by the Ministry of Labour and National Insurance for Northern Ireland with the Consent of the Ministry of Finance for Northern Ireland of the One Part, and the Minister of Social Security in New Zealand of the Other Part. Belfast, 9 August, 1948; Wellington, 23 September, 1948 (in force 1 December, 1948). A-13. VISAS. Exchange of Notes Between the Governments of New Zealand and Denmark Concerning the Mutual Abolition of. Wellington, 13 December, 1948 (in force 1 January, 1949). A-14. LEND-LEASE SETTLEMENT.—Exchange of Notes Between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the United States of America Amending the Agree - ment Dated 14 September, 1948, for the Use of Funds made Available in Accordance with the Agreement of 10 July, 1946. Wellington, 3 and 9 March, 1949 (in force 9 March, 1949). A-15. VlSAS.—Exchange of Notes Between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Netherlands Concerning the Mutual Abolition of. Wellington, 3 March, 1949 (in force 1 April, 1949). A-16. VlSAS.—Exchange of Notes Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of New Zealand Concerning Visas for Travel Between the United States of America and New Zealand. Wellington, 14 March, 1949 (in force 1 April 1949). A-17. SOCIAL SECURlTY.—Agreement Between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Australia. Sydney, 15 April, 1949 (in force 1 July, 1949). A-18. UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION.—Report of the New Zealand Delegation to the Third Session of the General Conference, Held at Beirut, Lebanon, from 17 November to 11 December, 1948. A-19. MEETING OF PRIME MINISTERS, APRIL, 1949.—Text of Final Communique Issued at the Conclusion of the Meeting of Prime Ministers Held at London from 22 to 27 April, 1949, Together with Press Statement by the Right Hon. P. Fraser. London, 28 April, 1949. A-20. INTERNATIONAL WHEAT AGREEMENT.—As Drawn up at the International Wheat Conference from 26 January to 23 March, 1949, Washington, 23 March, 1949 (in force as to Parts 1, 3, 4, and 5, 1 July, 1949 ; as to Part 2, 1 August, 1949).

CONTENTS B—FINANCE B-l [Part I]. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS for Financial Year 1948-49, with Supplementary Statements,. Including Statement of the Public Debt, and Transactions in Connection Therewith Previously Incorporated in B-l [Pt. lII]. B-l [Part ll]. Report of the Controller and Auditor-General on the Public Accounts of New Zealand for Financial Year Ended 31st March, 1949. B-l [Part IV]. BALANCE-SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNTS of Various Government Departments for the Year 1947-48. B-2. PUBLIC DEBT.—Repayment of the, Report and Accounts of the Public Debt Commission for Year Ended 31st March, 1949. B-6. FINANCIAL STATEMENT by the Right Hon. Walter Nash, Minister of Finance, 18th August, 1949. B-7. (APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND and Other Accounts for Year Ending 31st March, 1950.) Not printed ; see Explanatory Note. B-7a. (APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT and Other Accounts for Year Ended 31st March, 1950.) Not printed ; see Explanatory Note. B-7 [Part I]. ESTIMATES OF THE EXPENDITURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND for the Year Ending 31st March, 1950. B-7 [Part ll]. SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES OF THE EXPENDITURE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND for the Year Ending 31st March, 1950. B-9. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE.—Report of the, for the Year Ended 31st March, 1949. B-9a. Accounts of the, for Year Ended 31st March, 1949. B-10. PUBLIC SECURITIES Held in the Dominion or Elsewhere as on 31st March, 1949, Return of, Together with an Account of All Securities redeemed or Otherwise Disposed of During the Year Ended 31st March 1949. B-11. EARTHQUAKE AND WAR DAMAGE COMMISSION.—Report of the, with Statement of Accounts, for Year Ended 31st March, 1949. B-12. CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE.—Cost of Collecting by the Customs Department, Return of, for Year Ended 31st March, 1949. B-13. STATE ADVANCES CORPORATION OF NEW ZEALAND.—Report and Accounts for Year Ended 31st March, 1949. B-i5. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Report of Board of Directors for Year Ended 31st March. 1949, and Balance-sheet at the 31st March, 1949. B-16. RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.—Report of Board of Directors and Statement of Accounts for Year Ended 31st March, 1949. B-17. LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOANS BOARD.—Review of Operations for Year Ended 31st March, 1949. B-l 8. DEVALUATION OF STERLING CURRENCY.—Broadcast Statement by the Right Hon. Sir Stafford Cripps, 19th September, 1949. Broadcast Statement by the Right Hon. Walter Nash, 19th September, 1949. Statement by the Right Hon. Walter Nash to House of Representatives, 20th September, 1949. Full Text of the Joint Communique Issued in Washington on 12th September, 1949, at the End of the Discussions Between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada on th& Dollar Situation. INDEX (at Back of Volume)

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