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No. 199, Session ll.—Petition of Mrs. Meyloe. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Meylor, praying that she may be compensated for the land her husband was entitled to on his discharge, has directed me to report that the Committee is of opinion that the petitioner has no claim. 21st November, 1879.

The Queenstown Racecourse Reserve Bill. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the Bill intituled the Queenstown Racecourse Reserve Bill, has the honor to report that it has gone through the Bill, and recommends that it be passed without any amendment. 21st November, 1879.

No. 107, Session II. —Petition of Elizabeth McQueen and Family. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the petition of Elizabeth McQueen and family, praying for redress under the Immigrants Land Act, has directed me to report that the Committee is of opinion that the report brought up on this petition by the Waste Lands Committee last session should be given effect to —namely, " That, iv the opinion of the Committee, advantage should not be taken of the failure of the petitioners to register their claims within sixty days after arrival, and that scrip to the amount of £90 should be issued to them tinder the provisions of ' The Immigrants Land Act, 1873.'" 21st November, 1879.

The Alexandra Corporation Reserve Bill. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the Bill intituled " The Alexandra Corporation Reserve Act, 1879," has the honor to report that it has gone through the Bill, and recommends that it be passed without any amendment. 21st November, 1879.

No. 149, Session ll.—Petition of Joseph Dunwoodie. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the petition of Joseph Dunwoodie, relative to land scrip accidentally burned, has directed me to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make on this petition. 24th November, 1879.

No. 182, Session II. —Petition of Richard Perkins Lambert. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred the petition of Richard Perkins Lambert, praying for relief, he having failed to procure a land order before leaving England for New Zealand, has directed me to report that the Committee is of opinion that the petitioner has no claim. 24th November, 1879.

No. 237, Session ll.—Petition of Michael Doyle. TnE Waste Lands Committee, to w-hom w-as referred the petition of Michael Doyle, praying for land which was promised him as an unassisted immigrant, has directed me to report that the Committee is of opinion that, in the absence of any evidence to show that the petitioner had made any application for the land or complied with the necessary conditions, the petitioner has no claim. 24th November, 1879.

The Palmerston North Reserves Bill. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred a Bill intituled the Palmerston North Reserves Bill, has the honor to report that it has gone through the Bill, and recommends that it be passed without any amendment. 24th November, 1879.

The West Clive Public Hall Site Bill. The Waste Lands Committee, to whom was referred a Bill intituled the West Clive Public Hall Site Bill, has the honor to report that it has gone through the Bill, and recommends that it be passed without any amendment. 26th November, 1879.

Remuneration to the Chairman. The Waste Lands Committee has the honor to report that, at a meeting of the Committee held this day, the following resolution was agreed to : " That, in consequence of the large and increasing amount of business referred to the VVaste Lands Committee, the Committee is of opinion that the same remuneration should bo allowed to the Chairman as in tho case of the Chairmen of the Native Affairs and the Public Petitions Committees, and that this resolution be referred to the Government." 2Sth November, 1879.