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CONTENTS.

I.—Royal Commission, and Extension thereof ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1-3 II. —Report of the Royal Commission ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3-9 Schedules ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10-16 A Form of Lease ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16b 111. —Order in Council defining portions of "Colliery Reserve "at Weßtport required for Railway purposes ... 16b Schedule ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 IV.—Notice to Claimants under Subdivisions 1, 2, and 3—Schedules C and D ... ... ... ... 17 V.—Minutes of Proceedings of Commission ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18-21 Vl.—Evidence taken before Commission :— Allotted Claims—Class B ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22-58 Ditto „ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 66 Old Business License Sections—Class A ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 58-100 Ditto „ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104 Wakefield Street Wharf ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100-101 Insurance Rates ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 101 Henley Street Sections, and formation of Palmerston Street ... ... ... ... ... 101-102 Discussion re production of Mr. Thomas Mackay's Report to Government on "Colliery Reserve" ... 71-72 Ditto ditto ditto ditto ... 83 Ditto ditto ditto ditto ... 103 Documents put in ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 103-104 Unclaimed Sections ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104 APPENDIX. 1. cobbespohdence ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 105-116 2. Bxjxlee Coal Field :— Evidence of W. M. Cooper ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 116-119 „ R. B. Denniston ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 119-120 „ John Munro... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 120-122 „ John Core ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 122 „ J. B. Pisher ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 122 3. Bfllee Bae and Haebofe :— Eridence of Harbour Master Leech ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 122-125 Sailing Directions, Buller River ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 125 4. Memoeanda re Newcastle, N.S.W. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 125-126 6. Mbmoeanda re Coal Regions oe Ameeica:— The Conditions of Success in the Coal Trade ... ... ... ... ... ... 126-129 ILLUSTRATIONS. Plate I.—Map of Westport, marked A, referred to in page 4. „ lll.—Plan of portions of the "Colliery Reserve" required for Railway purposes, marked C, referred to in page 17. „ IV. —Map and Sections of Buller Coal Field, to illustrate Messrs. Cooper and Denniston's evidence, pages 116-120, marked D l, D 3. „ V.—Map of Buller Harbour and Lagoon, to illustrate Harbour Master Leech's evidence, pages 122-125, marked E. „ Vl.—Fairdown Quarry and Mount Frederick Range, looking N.E. "" „ VII. —Fairdown Quarry and Mount Rochfort, looking E.S.E. „ VHl.—Westport, the Pakihis and Cape Foulwind, looking W.S.W. m .„ ~ „ IX.-Mount Rochfort Plateau, Mount William, and Paparoa Range tTo &»**» esß^- C °°P« ™* Dennisfrom Mount Frederick, looking S.W. by S. tou 8 ™*e™> P*g<* 116-120. „ X.—Rocks Point, Mount Frederick Plateau and Lyell Range, looking N.N.E.