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

INDEX TO APPENDIX TO THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THIRD SESSION, TWENTY-EIGHTH PARLIAMENT

VOLUME I.—PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS, A-B

NOTE.—Paper Number before Page Number

AGREEMENTS— Between New Zealand and — Australia, on social security, A-l 7. Other countries, A-l, 100. International — Western Samoa, A-4, 55. Wheat, Washington, 1949, A-l, 80; A-20. Lend-Lease Settlement, July, 1946 : Exchange of Notes between New Zealand and United States of America amending agreement, dated September, 1948, for use of funds made available, A-14. Revival of pre-war treaties and agreements between New Zealand and Finland, Hungary, Italy, and Roumania, A-19. AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL— Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 20, 43, 44. Dairy industry, B-6, 8. Farmers' pool and stabilization accounts, B-6, 9, 10, 17. Farm machinery, B-6, 9. Fencing-wire, B-6, 9. Fertilizers and lime, B-l [Pt, ll], 33, 34 ; B-6, 9, 17, 25. FoodFood and Agricultural Organization, A-l, 78; A-8. International Emergency Food Committee, A-l, 80. Wastage, A-2, 85. Fruit, citrus : Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 24, 25. Hides Equalization Fund, B-l [Pt. ll], 42. Long-term contracts with United Kingdom, B-ij, 11. Primary production, B-6, 7, 8, 9. Tobacco, B-6, 9. Tokelau Islands, A-6, 10. WheatInternational agreement, A-20. International Council, A-l, 80. ALCOHOL AND SPIRITS— Western Samoa, A-4, 41.

AMERICAN CONTINENT— Aboriginal populations : Social problems, A-2a, 48. APIA OBSERVATORY— A-4, 51. APPROPRIATION ACT, 1948 Issues compared with sums voted under, B-l [Pt. I], 58. ARAB POSITION IN PALESTINE— A-2, 42, ARMED FORCES CANTEENS— B-l [Pt. ll], 39, 40. ARRANGEMENTS— Relating to family allowances- and family benefits between New Zealand and— Great Britain, A-11. Northern Ireland, A-12. ASIA— A-l, 22, 57. ATLANTIC PACT— A-l, 24. ATOMIC ENERGY— A-l, 40 ; A-2, 10. AUSTRALIA— New Zealand relations with, A-l, 12. AUSTRIA— A-l, 23. AVIATION— Aircraft : Purchase, B-l [Pt, ll], 35. Air Defence Fund, B-l [Pt. ll], 36. Air services— Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 26. State interests in, B-l [Pt. ll], 32. Tokelau Islands, A-6, 11. Western Samoa, A-4, 32. International civil aviation, A-l, 83.

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BALANCE-SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNTS— Audited accounts, B-l [Pt. IV]. BALKANS— A-2, 28. BANKING AND CURRENCY— Bank of New Zealand : Annual report, B-15. Dollar loan, B-6, 7. Dollar situation, B-6, 3, 4, 7 ; B-18. Ministerial Conference : Ministers of Finance, Commonwealth countries, B-6, 4. Exchange-rate, B-l [Pt. ll], 21, 22 ; B-6, 13, 20 ; B-15, 8 ; B-16, 3, 5, 10, 14 ; B-17, 2 ; B-18, 3, 11. Inflation, B-6, 2, 10. Money : Increase in volume, B-6, 10. Post Office Savings-bank: Western Samoa, A-4, 29. Reserve Bank— Advances to the Government by way of overdraft, B-l [Pt. I], 72. Annual report, B-16. Sterling currency—■ Budget Statement, B-6, 4. Devaluation : Broadcast statements by Right Hon. Sir Stafford Cripps and Right Hon. Walter Nash; statement by Right Hon. Walter Nash to House of Representatives ; full text of joint communique issued in Washington at end of discussions between United States, United Kingdom, and Canada on dollar situation, B-18. Trading banks, B-16, 8. BRITISH COMMONWEALTH— A-l, 9. BROADCASTING— International Telecommunications Union, A-l, 85. National Orchestra : Expenditure, B-l [Pt. ll], 28. New Zealand Broadcasting Service, public securities held by, B-10, 7. Western Samoa, A-4, 50. BUDGET— Financial Statement, B-6, 1-32. Government loans : Copy of prospectus, B-6, xxvi. Surplus, 1948, B-6, 1, 14, 32. Tables, B-6, i-xxv. 'BULGARIA— Observance of human rights with reference to the trials of Church leaders, A-2a, 35. Peace settlement, A-l, 26. CANTEEN BOARD— B-l [Pt. ll], 39, 40. CARLTON HOTEL, LONDON— Purchase, A-l, 87 ; B-l [Pt. ll], 21. CHILDREN. See WOMEN AND CHILDREN. CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATES— B-l [Pt. ll], 34; B-6, 25.

COMMITTEES, SELECT— External Affairs : Report, A—l, 9. CONSOLIDATED FUND— B-l [Pt. I], 4, 6, 61 ; B-6, 14, i, ii. COOK ISLANDS. See under ISLAND TERRITORIES. COST PLUS CONTRACTS— B-l [Pt. ll], 23. CUSTOMS— Cost of collecting Customs and other revenue by the Customs Department, B-l 2. CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC— Loan to, B-l 6, 4. DEBT— PublicBudget Statement, B-6, 20. Burden, B-6, xxi. Domicile, B-6, 20. Increases and decreases, B-l [Pt. ll], 17; B-6, 22, xxiv. Interest payment, B-6, 2, 21, xxiii. Management, B-16, 6. Maturity and domicile, B-6, xxii. Outstanding, B-l, [Pt. I], 68. Repayment, B-l [Pt. ll], 18 ; B-6, 21. Report and statement of accounts for the year, B-2. Transactions, &c, B-l [Pt. I], 68. DEFENCE— Air, B-6, 16. Air Defence Fund, B-l [Pt. ll], 36. Compulsory military training, B-6, 16. Cost, B-6, 16. Navy, B-6, 16. Vessels : Purchase, A-l, 89 ; B-l [Pt. ll], 37. New Zealand Joint Service Liaison Staff, A-l, 89. Occupation Force in Japan, B-l [Pt. ll], 37, Rationing, B-l [Pt. ll], 37. Stores, B-l [Pt. ll], 37. DENMARK— Exchange of notes with regarding abolition of visas, A-13. DISPLACED PERSONS— A-l, 33, 81; A-2, 91, 104; A-2a, 54; B-l [Pt. ll], 26, 40; B-6, 17. DOLLAR SITUATION. See under BANKING AND CURRENCY. DROUGHT AND FLOOD RELIEF— B-15, 9. DRUGS— A-l, 57 ; A-2, 96 ; A-4, 41. EARTHQUAKE AND WAR DAMAGE— Budget Statement, B-6, 29. Commission : Report, B-11. EAST COAST MAORI SOLDIERS' FUND— B-l [Pt. ll], 39.

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EDUCATION— Boarding-allowances, B-6, 30. Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 18, 42. Scholarships and bursaries : Students attending Universities, B-6, 30. Tokelau Islands, A-6, 9. Trust Territories, A-2, 116. UNESCO, A-1,75. Third session of the general conference, Beirut, 1948: Ileport of New Zealand delegation, A-18. United States Property Educational and Cultural Fund, B-l [Pt. ll], 41. Western Samoa, A-4, 17, 45, 51, 52, 65. EIRE— A-l, 11. ENEMY PROPERTY EMERGENCY REGULATIONS— B-9, 4. ESTATES— Administration, B-9, 2. ESTIMATES— Budget Statement, B-6, 14. Main, B-7 [Pt. I]. Supplementary, B-7 [Pt. ll]. EUROPE— A-l, 22. EUROPEAN RECOVERY PROGRAMME— B-6, 3. EXCHANGE OF NOTES. See under EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. EXCHANGE-RATE. See under BANKING AND CURRENCY. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS— Aboriginal population of the American Continent: Social problems, A-2a, 48. Agreements— Between New Zealand and— Australia : Social security, A-17. Other countries, A-l, 100. International— Western Samoa, A-4, 55. Wheat, Washington, 1949, A-l, 80 ; A-20. Lend-Lease Settlement, July, 1946 : Exchange of notes between New Zealand and United States of America amending agreement dated September, 1948, for use of funds made available, A—l 4. "Revival of pre-war treaties and agreements between New Zealand and Finland, Hungary, Italy, and Roumania, A-19. Appeal for children, A-l, 60; A-2, 105 ; B-l [Pt. ll], 40. Arrangements, reciprocal, between New Zealand and other countries relating to family allowances and family benefits— Great Britain, A-11. Northern Ireland, A-12. Asia : Regional co-operation, A-l, 22. Australian - New Zealand relations, A-l, 12. Austria, A-l, 23. British Commonwealth, A-l, 9.

EXTERNAL AFFAlRS— continued Committee, Select: Ileport, A-l, 9. Department— Annual report, A-I. Information and publicity, A-l, 8. Oragnization, A-l, 7. Publications, A-l, 109. Eire, A-l, 11. Europe, A-l, 22. Exchange of notes between New Zealand and the undermentioned countries regarding— Abolition of visas— Denmark, A-13. Netherlands, A-15. Use of funds made available in accordance with Lend-Lease Settlement Agreement, July, 1946 United States of America, A-14. Visas for travel—■ United States of America - New Zealand, A-l 6. Ear East and South-east Asia, A-l, 16, 57. Far Eastern Commission, A-l, 17. International Military Tribunal for the Far East, A-l, 19. Food and Agricultural Organization—Fourth session, Washington, November, 1948 : Report of New Zealand delegation, A-8. Genocide, A-l, 69 ; A-2, 127, 152. Greece, A-l, 27. Human rights, A-l, 26, 53, 69; A-2, 96, 139, 147; A-2a, 9, 10, 35, 36, 37 ; A-3, 8, 36; A-4, 38; A-18, 26. Observance in Bulgaria and Hungary with reference to the trials of Church leaders, A-2a, 35. Indians : Treatment in Union of South Africa, A-2a, 7. Indonesia, A-l, 21 ; A-2a, 41. Information : Freedom of information, A-2 a, 50, 60. International conferences at which New Zealand was represented, A-l, 103. International organizations : Miscellaneous, A-2a, 72. Israel, A-2a, 43. Italian colonies, A-l, 33; A-2a, 11. JapanAllied Council of Japan, A-l, 18. Japanese affairs, A-l, 19. Japanese peace settlement, A-l, 17. New Zealand Government Trade Representative in, A-l, 19. Korea, A-l, 19. League of Nations, A-2, 132. Marshall Aid, B-18, 17. Middle East, A-l, 29. New Zealand representation overseas, A-l, 19, 86, 102, 103. High Commissioners for New Zealand— Canberra, A-l, 92. London, A-l, 87. Ottawa, A-l, 91. Overseas representatives in New Zealand, A-l, 98. Pacific, A-l, 13. South Pacific Commission, A-l, 13, 15. Palestine, A-l, 29. Peace settlements with— Italy, Roumania, Bulgaria, and Hungary, A-l 26. Japan, A-l, 17.

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EXTERNAL AFFAlRS—continued Prime Ministers' meeting, London, April, 1949 : Text of final communique, together with press statement by the Right Hon. "P. Fraser, A-19. Refugees and displaced persons, A-l, 33, 81; A-2, 91,104; A-2a, 54; B-l [Pt. ll], 26,40 ; B-6, 17. Securitv Council— Report, A-2a, 30. Veto, A-2a, 30. Slavery, A-2, 133 ; A-2a, 50. Spain, A-l, 29 ; A-2a, 23. Sterling currency : Devaluation, B-18. Treaties, A-9. Treaty List, A-l, 9, 100. United Nations, A-l, 35. Finance, A-2a, 56. Guard to protect the security of Members of Missions, &c, A-2a, 28. Legal questions, A-l, 69 ; A-2, 126 ; A-2a, 58. Third regular session of the General Assembly— Paris, 1948—First Part : Report of New Zealand delegation, A-2. New York, 1949 : Report of New Zealand delegation, A-2a. UNESCO, A-l, 75. Third session of the General Conference, Beirut, 1948 : Report of New Zealand delegation, A-l 8. Western Union and the Atlantic Pact, A-l, 24. FAMILY ALLOWANCES. See under SOCIAL SECURITY. FAR EAST— A-l, 16, 57. FIJI— Financial arrangements with, B-l [Pt. ll], 38. FINANCE— Bank of New Zealand, B-l 5. Budget (Financial Statement, &c), B-6. Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 27, 46. Cost of collecting Customs, &c, B—l2. Devaluation of sterling currency, B-6, 4; B-18. Earthquake and War Damage Fund, B-11. Estimates, B-7 [Pt. I], B-7 [Pt. ll]. External affairs, A- 1, 67. Housing, B-13, 19. Local Government Loans Board, B-17. Public Accounts— Balance-sheets and Statements of Accounts, B-l [Pt. IV]. Controller and Auditor-General : Report, B-l [Pt. ll]. Public Accounts, with supplementary statements, including the public debt and transactions, B-l [Pt. I]. Public debt: Repayment, B-2. Public securities held in. the Dominion or elsewhere, B-10. Public Trust Office, B-9 ; B-9a. Reserve Bank of New Zealand, B-16. State Advances Corporation of New Zealand, B-13. Tokelau Islands, A-6, 11. United Nations, A-2, 120; A-2 a, 56; A-8, 7; A-18, 16, 21. Western Samoa, A-4, 26.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT. See under BUDGET. FINLAND— Revival of pre-war treaties and agreements with, A-9. FOODSTUFFS— Comparison of retail prices of basic foodstuffs, B-6, xix. Food and Agricultural Organization, A-l, 78. Fourth session, Washington, 1948 : Report of New Zealand delegation, A-8. International Emergency Food Committee, A-l, 80. Wastage, A-2, 85. FORESTRY— Termites Act, 1940, B-13, 14. Timber— Preservation and protection, B-13, 13. Production, B-6, 8. Workers : Housing, B-13, 20. FRANCO SPAIN. See SPAIN. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION— A-2a, 50, 60. GENOCIDE— A-l, 69; A-2, 127, 152. GERMANY— A-l, 23. GOODS— Internal : Consumption, B-6, 9. Shortages, B-6, 2. Volumes : Index numbers, J3-6, xxi. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE OFFICE— Public securities held by, B-10, 2, 3. GOVERNMENT SUPERANNUATION BOARD— Public securities held by, B-10, 17. GREAT BRITAIN— Reciprocal arrangements with New Zealand relating to family allowances and benefits, A-11. GREECE— A-l, 27 ; A-2, 28. HEALTH— Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 10, 37. Drugs, A-l, 57 ; A-2, 96 ; A-4, 41. South Pacific Health Service, A-4, 11. Tokelau Islands, A- 6. Western Samoa, A-4, 17, 38, 41, 02. World Health Organization, A-l, 77. HIDES EQUALIZATION FUND— B-l [Pt. ll], 42. HIGH COMMISSIONERS FOR NEW ZEALAND— Canberra, A-l, 92. London, A-l, 87. Ottawa, A-l, 91. HOSTELS AND WORKERS' CAMPS— B-l [Pt. ll], 26,

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HOUSING— Budget Statement, B-6, 8. Building control restrictions, B-6, 32. Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 17, 41. Housing Account. State Advances Corporation, B-13, 19. Loans to ex-servicemen, B-6, 19. Residential accommodation : Assistance, B-6, 26. State rental, B-13, 7. Western Samoa, A-4, 43. HUMAN RIGHTS— A-l, 26, 53, 69 ; A-2, 96, 139, 149 ; A-2a, 9, 10, 35, 36, 37 ; A-3, 8, 36 ; A-4, 38 ; A-18, 25. HUNGARY— Observance of human rights with respect to the trials of Church leaders, A—2a, 35. Peace settlement with, A-l, 26. Revival of pre-war treaties and agreements with, A-9. HYDRO-ELECTRICITY. See under MINISTRY OF WORKS. IMMIGRATION— A-l, 89; B-6, 17. INCOME— National, B-6, 26, vi. Personal and private, B-6, vii-xiv. INDIA— Sovereign independant republic, A-19. Treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa, A-2a, 7. INDONESIA— A-l, 21 ; A-2a, 41. INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE— Business loan authorizations: Classification, B-13, 11. Corporation investments held bv Government, B-l [Pt. I], 67. Exports, B-6, 12. Import Control, B-6, 11, 13. Iron and Steel industry : Steel-supplies, B-6, 25. TradeCook and Niue Islands, A-3, 28, 47. International, A-l, 72; A-2, 84; A-8, 10; B-6, 3. New Zealand Trade Representative in Japan, A-l, 19. Tokelau Islands, A-6, 12. Trade training, B-6, 19. Western Samoa, A-4, 30, 61. Wheat— International agreement, A-20. International Wheat Council, A-l, 80. INSURANCE— Against national disasters, B-6, 29. INTEREST— Local-authority loans, B-17, 3. Public debt, B-6, xxi, xxiii. State Advances Corporation Loans, B-13, 9.

INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MARITIME CONSULTATIVE ORGANIZATION— A-l, 85; A-2, 91. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS. See AGREEMENTS. INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY FUND— A-l, 61 ; A-2, 105 ; B-l [Pt. ll], 40. INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION— A-l, 83. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES— At which New Zealand was represented, A-l, 103. INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE— A-l, 69 ; A-2, 7. INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY FOOD COMMITTEE— A-l, 80. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION— A-l, 73. INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ORGANIZATION— A-l, 33, 81; A-2, 91, 104; A-2a, 51; B-l [Pt. 11, 26, 40;B-6, ]7. INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION— A-], 85, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ORGANIZATION— A-l, 72. INTERNATIONAL WHEAT— Agreement, Washington, 1949 : Report, A-20. Council, A-l, 80. IRELAND— Eire, A-l, 11. Northern: Arrangement with New Zealand relating "to family allowances and family benefits, A-12. IRREGULARITIES IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC MONEYS AND STORES— B-l [Pt. ll], 5. ISLAND TERRITORIES— Cook Islands — Administration: Accountancy work, B-l [Pt. HI, 30. Annual report, A-3. Fruit-control scheme, B-l [Pt. ll], 30. Tokelau Islands, A-6. Western Samoa : Annual report, A-4. ISRAEL' (we aUo PALESTINE)— Application for memberslip in the United Nations, A-2a, 43. ITALY— Ex-Italian colonies, A-l, 33 ; A-2a, 11. Peace settlement with, A-l, 26. Revival of pre-war treaties and agreements with, A-9,

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JAPAN— Allied Council for Japan, A-l, 18. Far East Commission, A-l, 17. International Military Tribunal for the Far East, A-l, 19. New Zealand Government Trade Representative in Japan, A-l, 19. Peace settlement, A-l, 17. JEWRY— A-2, 41. JUSTICE AND PRISONS— Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 7, 17, 35, 36. Genocide, A-l, 69; A-2, 127, 152. Human rights, A-l, 26, 53, 69 ; A-2, 96, 139, 147 ; A-2a, 9, 10, 35, 36, 37 ; A-3, 8, 36 ; A-4, 38 ; A-l 8, 25. Observance in Bulgaria and Hungary with reference to the trials of Church leaders, A-2a, 35. International Court of Justice, A-l, 7, 39, 69. Legal questions : L nited Nations, A-l, 69; A-2, 126; A-2a, 58. Tokelau Islands, A-6, 7. Western Samoa, A-4, 12, 20, 44, 58. KOREA— A-l, 19 ; A-2, 52. LABOUR— Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 37. Economic and Employment Commission, A-l, 55. Employment, B-6, 1, 2. International Labour Organization, A-l, 73. Tokelau Islands, A-6, 8. Western Samoa, A-4, 36. LANDS— Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 22, 31, 43, 44. Settlement — Budget Statement, B-6, 19, 24. Roading lands, B-l [Pt. ll], 23. Tokelau Islands, A-6, 10. Western Samoa, A-4, 31. LEAGUE OF NATIONS— A-2, 132. LEND-LEASE— Exchange of notes between New Zealand and United States of America amending the agreement dated September, 1948, for the use of funds made available in accordance with Lend-Lease Settlement Agreement, July, 1946, A-14. LIBRARIES— Western Samoa, A-4, 50. LINEN-FLAX INDUSTRY— B-l [Pt. ll], 31. LIQUOR AND DRUGS— A-l, 57; A-2, 96; A-4, 41. LOANS— Business loan authorizations, B-13, 11. Dollar, B-6, 7. Guaranteed by the Government, B-l [Pt. I], 73 ?

LOANS — continu ed Internal — Copy of prospectus, B-6, xxvi, xxx. Repayment, B-6, 20, 21. Loan-moneys represented by assets, B-8, 22. Local government Loans Board: Review of operations, B-17. Overseas, A-l, 88. Conversion, B-6, 20, 21. Copy of prospectus, B-6, xxvii. Underwriting, B-16, 5. Rehabilitation, B-l [Pt. ll], 35, B-6, 19. Rural intermediate credit (stock), B-l 3, 10. State Advances Corporation, B-l 3, 2, 8. To Czechoslovak Republic, B-16, 4. To local authorities for housing, B-13, 20. United States of America : To other countries, B-6, 3, 7. LOCAL AUTHORITIES— Accounts, B-l [Pt. ll], 42. Housing schemes, B-13, 20. Local Authorities (Member's Contracts) Act, 1934, B-l [Pt. ll], 43. Local Government Loans Board : Review of operations for year, B-17. MAORI AFFAIRS— East Coast Maori Soldier's Fund, B-l [Pt. ll], 39. Maori Trustee : Government securities held by, B-10, 4. MARINE— Fishing industry— Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 22. Western Samoa, A-4, 6. Inter-governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, A-l, 85 ; A-2, 91. Shipping— Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 26, 44, 45, 47. Chartered bv Government, B-l [Pt. ll], 26. s.s. " Matai," B-l [Pt. ll], 25. m.v. " Maui Pomare," B-l [Pt. ll], 25. s.s. " Monowai," B-l [Pt. ll], 36 Overseas-passenger duty, B-l, [Pt. ll], 28. s.s. " Pamir," B-l [Pt. ll], 24. Tokelau Islands, A-6, 11. Western Samoa, A-4, 32. MARKETING— Bananas, A-4, 25. Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 24. Department— Advances hj Reserve Bank, B-16, 3. Controller and Auditor-General's report, B-l [Pt, ll], 41. Public securities held by, B-10, 5. MARSHALL AID— B-6, 3 ; B-1 8, 17. s.s. " MATAI " B-l [Pt. ll], 25. m.v. "MAUI POMARE"— B-l [Pt. ll], 25. METEOROLOGICAL— Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 32, 49. Tokelau Islands, A-6, 4, 13, 14. Western Samoa, A-4, 5, 51, 52, 67,

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MIDDLE EAST— A-l, 29. MINING INDUSTRY— Coal-mines: Acquisition, B-l [Pt. ll], 35; B-6, 25. Department: Public securities held by, B-10, 6. Gold: Acquisition of New-Zealand-produced gold by Reserve Bank of New Zealand, B-16, 5. MINISTRY OF SUPPLYCessation, B-l [Pt. ll], 27. MINISTRY OF WORKS— Cook Islands, A-3, 45. Hydro-electricity Development, B-6, 8, 23. Roading lands for settlement, B-l [Pt. ll], 23. Western Samoa, A-4, 34. s.s. " MONOWAI " B-l [Pt. ll], 36. MOTOR-VEHICLES. See under TRANSPORT. IVfUSICNational Orchestra, B-l [Pt. ll], 28. NARCOTIC DRUGS— A-l, 57 ; A-2, 96 ; A-4, 41. NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME— B-6, 23. NATIONAL DISASTERS— Insurance against, B-6, 29. NATIONAL INCOME— Statistics, B-6, 26, vi. NATIONAL ORCHESTRA— Expenditure, B-l [Pt. ll], 28. NATIONAL SAVINGS— B-6, 12, xx. NAURU AND OCEAN ISLANDS— Phosphates, B-l [Pt. ll], 33. NETHERLANDS— Exchange of notes with regarding abolition of visas, A-15. NEW ZEALAND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS— B-6, xv. NEW ZEALAND PATRIOTIC FUND BOARD— B-l [Pt. Jl], 39. NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATION OVERSEAS. See under EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. NEW ZEALAND WOOL DISPOSAL COMMISSION— Public securities held by, B-10, 7. NIUE ISLAND. See under ISLAND TERRITORIES. NORTHERN IRELAND— Reciprocal arrangements with relating to family allowances and family benefits, A-12. OBSCENE PUBLICATIONS— A-2, 133; A-10.

OLD-AGE RIGHTS— A-2, 104. OLDMAN COLLECTION— Purchase, B-l [Pt. ll], 21. OVERSEAS-PASSENGER DUTY— B-l [Pt. ll], 28. OVERSEAS REPRESENTATION IN NEW ZEALAND. See under EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. OVERSEAS TRAVEL BY OFFICIALS— B-l [Pt. ll], 24. PACIFIC— A-l, 13, 15. South Pacific Commission, A-l, 13 ; A-3, 6. PALESTINE (see also ISRAEL)— A-l, 29, 33 ; A-2, 37, 42, 104. S.S. "PAMIR"— B-l [Pt. ll], 24. PASSPORTS— A-l, 88. PERSONAL AND PRIVATE INCOME— Table, B-6, vii-xiv. POLICE— Cook Islands, A-3, 8. Western Samoa, A-4, 12. POPULATION— Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 4, 5, 32, 34. Population Commissions, United Nations, A-l, 56. Tokelau Islands, A-6, 3, 5. Vital statistics, A-3, 14, 38. Western Samoa, A-4, 42, 53. POST AND TELEGRAPH— Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 26, 44, 45. Department-Motor-vehicles, B-l [Pt. ll], 29. Profits, B-l [Pt. ll], 29. Public securities held by, B-10, 8. Post Office Savings-bank : Western Samoa, A-4, 29. Telegraph, B-6, 25. Western Samoa, A-4, 33. PRESS— Convention on the international transmission of news and the right of correction, A-2a, 60. PRICES— Basic foodstuffs : Retail prices, B-6, xix. Budget Statement, B-6, 2. Control, B-6, 11. Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 31, 50. Wheat, A-20, 15. PRIME MINISTERS— Meeting, April, 1949 : • Text of final communique, together with press statement by the Right Hon. P. Fraser, A-19. PRODUCTION— Budget Statement, B-6, 1, 7.

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PROFITEERING— B-1 8, 8. PROTOCOLS— Obscene publications : Circulation and traffic, A-10. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS— Balance sheets and statements of accounts, B-l [Pt. IV]. Controller and Auditor-general: Repoi't, B-l [Pt. ll]. Public Accounts with supplementary statements, including the public debt and transactions, B-l [Pt. I]. PUBLICATIONS— External Affairs Department, A-l, 109. Obscene, A-10 ; A-2, 133. Western Samoa, A-4, 51. PUBLIC DEBT. See DEBT. PUBLICITY— External Affairs Department, A-l, 8. PUBLIC SECURITIES HELD IN THE DOMINION OR ELSEWHERE— Return, B-10. PUBLIC SERVICE—(!ook and Niue Islands, A-3, 8. Hostels, B-6, 26. Western Samoa, A-4, 15. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE— Accounts for the year, B-9a. Annual report, B-9. Public securities held by, B-10, 12. PUBLIC WORKS. See MINISTRY OF WORKS. PULP AND PAPER MILL— Establishment, B-6, 9. RAILWAYS— Department: Claims for loss or damage to goods, B-l [Pt. ll], 30. Mileage : Increase, B-6, 8. RATES— Hospital, B-17, 2. RATIONING— Meat and Sugar, B-6, 32. REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS— A-l, 33, 81; A-2, 91, 104; A-2a, 54; B-l « [Pt. ll], 26, 40 ; B-6, 17. REHABILITATION— Agency : State Advances Corporation, B-13, 10. Budget Statement, B-6, 19. Land-settlement, B-6, 24. Loans, B-l [Pt. 111, 35; B-6, 19; B-13, 2; B-15, 9. RELIGION— Tokelau Islands, A-0, 6. Trials of Church leaders in Bulgaria and Hungary, A-2a, 35. Western Samoa, A-4, 5, 6, 49.

REPARATION ESTATES— Western Samoa, A-4, 22, 23. REPAYMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT— Report and statement of accounts for the year, B-2. Report of Controller and Auditor-General on, B-l [Pt, ll], 18. RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND— Annual report, B-l 6. ROTOURA WATER-SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM— B-l [Pt. ll], 23. ROUMANIA— Peace settlement Avith, A-l, 26. Revival of pre-war treaties and agreements with, A-9. RURAL INTERMEDIATE CREDIT (STOCK) LOANS— B-13, 10. SAVINGS— B-6, 12, xx. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH— Commonwealth Scientific Offices, London, A-l, 89. UNESCO, A-l, 75; A-18. SECURITY COUNCIL. See under EXTERNAL AFFAIRS ; also UNITED NATIONS. SHIPPING. See under MARINE. SLAVERY— A-2, 133; A-2a, 50. SOCIAL SECURITY— Budget Statement, B-6, 11, 18, 30, i, iv. Family allowances and benefits : Reciprocity with —■ Australia, A-17 ; B-6, 18. Great Britain, A-ll ; B-6, 18. Northern Ireland, A-12. War pensions, B-6, 31. SOUTH AFRICA— Treatment of Indians, A-2a, 7. SOUTH-EAST ASIA— A-l, 16. SOUTH PACIFIC— Commission, A-4, 11. Health Service, A-4, 11. SOUTH-WEST AFRICA— A-l, 66 ; A-2, 117. SPAIN— A-l, 29 ; A-2.4, 23. STABILIZATION— B-6, 2, 10, 17. STANDARD OF LIVING— Budget Statement, B-6, 1, 11, 22, 32. Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 25, 44. Western Samoa, A-4, 36,

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STATE ADVANCES CORPORATION OF NEW ZEALAND— Annual report and accounts, B-13. Housing Branch: Public securities held by, B-10, 15. STATE FIRE INSURANCE OFFICE— Public securities held by, B-10, 16. STEEL. See under INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE. STERLING. See under BANKING AND CURRENCY. STORES— Defence Forces, B-l [Pt. ll], 37. Written off, B-l [Pt. ll], 44, 45. SURVEYS— Western Samoa, A-4, 31. TAXATION— Amusement-tax, B-6, 29. Budget Statement, B-6, 11, 15. Income — Departmental returns, B-l [Pt. ll], 31. £lO rebate, B-6, 11, 31. Married taxpayer : Dependent wife and two children, B-6, xix. Private income— And incidence of direct taxation, B-6, x. Before and after taxation, B-6, xiii. Reductions, B-6, 28. Revenue : Expenditure, B-6, 28. Western Samoa, B-4, 26. TELEGRAPH. See POST AND TELEGRAPH. TERMITES ACT, 1940 B-13, 14. THORN, Mr. J.— Extracts from speech of, at United Nations' meetings, Paris, September, 1948, A-2, 144. TIMBER. See under FORESTRY. TORNADO DAMAGE, HAMILTON— B-l [Pt. ll], 28. TOWN-PLANNING— Western Samoa, A-4, 43. TRADE. See INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE. TRANSPORT— Cook and Niue Islands, A-3, 26, 44, 45, 47. Motor-vehicles — Government: Control, &c, B-l [Pt. ll], 27. Numbers, B-6, 8. Post and Telegraph Department, B-l [Pt. ll], 29. Tokelau Islands, A-6, 11. Transport and Communications Commission, A-l, 54. Western Samoa, A-4, 32. TRAVELLING AND ENTERTAINMENT ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES— Boards, &c, B-l [Pt. ll], 40. TREASURY DEPARTMENT— Public securities held by, B-10, 18.

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TREATIES— Revival of pre-war treaties and agreements between New Zealand and Finland, Hungary, Italy, and Roumania, A-9. Treaty List, A-l, 9, 100. TRUSTEESHIP— A-l, 39, 62 ; A-2, 9, 109, 117 ; A-4. UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS— New Zealand Legation, A-l, 98. Violation by the Soviet Union of human rights and diplomatic practices, A-l, 69 ; A-2, 139. UNITED NATIONS— A-l, 35. Finance, A-2a, 56. ,Guard to protect the security of members of missions, &c, A-2a, 28. Legal questions, A-l, 69 ; A-2,126 ; A-2a, 58. Third regular session of the General Assembly— Paris, 1948—First Part: Report of New Zealand delegation, A-2. New York, 1949 : Report of New Zealand delegation, A-2a. UNESCO, A-l, 75. Third session of the General Conference, Beirut, November, 1948 : Report of New Zealand delegation, A-l 8. UNRRA, A-l, 81. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA— Exchange of notes with—■ Amending the agreement, dated September, 1948, for the use of funds made available in accordance with the Lend-Lease Settlement Agreement, July, 1946, A-14. Concerning visas for travel between U.S.A. and New Zealand, A-16. Loans to other countries, B-6, 3, 7. New Zealand Consulate-General, New York and San Francisco, A-l, 97, 98. New Zealand Embassy, Washington, A-l, 94. Property Educational and Cultural Fund, B-l [Pt. ll], 41. VISAS— Abolition : Between New Zealand and—- • Denmark, A-l 3. Netherlands, A-15. Issue by High Commissioner's Office, London, A-l, 88. Travel between United States of America and New Zealand, A-16. VITAL STATISTICS— A-3, 14, 38. WAGE LEVELS— B-6, 12. WAR— Disarmament, A-l, 41. International Military Tribunal for the Far East, A-l, 19. WAR ASSETS REALIZATION BOARD— B-l [Pt. ll], 27, 39. WAR DEBT— B-18, 25.

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WAR EXPENSES ACCOUNT— B-l [Pt. ll], 38; B-6, 19, i, iv. WAR PENSIONS— B-6, 31. WESTERN SAMOA. See under ISLAND TERRITORIES. WESTERN UNION— A-l, 24. WHEAT. See under AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL.

WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC— A-2, 133. WOMEN AND CHILDREN— Greek children, A-2, 33, 37. International Children's Emergency Fund, A-l, 61 ; A-2, 105, B-l [Pt. ll], 40. United Nations Appeal for Children, A-l, 60 ; A-2, 105 ; B-1 [Pt. ll], 40. Women : Status, A-l, 55. WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION— A-l, 77.

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