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H.—MISCELLANEOUS. H.—l. FRIENDLY SOClETlES—Eighteenth Annual Report by the Registrar of. H.—la. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES FINANCIAL REFORM.—Memorandum by the Registrar of Friendly Societies. H.—2. TARIFF COMMISSION—Report of the, together with Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence, &c. H.—2a. Detailed Account of Expenses of the. H.—3. LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION.—AnnuaI Report of Departments, 1894-95. H— 4. RETURNS OR STATEMENTS required by Law or Resolution to be laid before the House. H.—s. COUNTY COUNCILS' CONFERENCE held at Wellington, August, 1894. H.—6. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—Report of the. H.— 7. LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF THE COLONY—Report on, for 1894. K.—B. GOVERNMENT INSURANCE COMMISSIONER—AnnuaI Report of the, for Year ended the 31st December, 1894. H.—Ba. . GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.—AnnuaI Returns for Year 1894. H.—9. CONSUMPTION OF ARTICLES IN COMMON USE—Table showing Rate of, per Head of Population. H.—lo. PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE-MARKS.—Sixth Annual Report of the Registrar. H.— ll. FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANIES' DEPOSITS ACT—Amount deposited by each Foreign Company under Part 111. of the. H.—l2. EXPORTS.—Quantity and Value of the Seven Principal Articles of Export for the Past Twenty Years, also Prices at which they have been valued. H.—l3. SEA-FISHERIES ACT—lnspectors appoioted and Fishing-craft registered under. H —14. GAMING AND LOTTERIES ACT—Licenses granted to Religious Denominations and Totalisator Permits granted to Racing Clubs under the. H.—ls. RESCUE-HOMES—Allocation of Moneys voted for. H.—l6. CHINESE AND OTHER ASIATICS—Number of, in the Colony, and Number of in receipt of Charitable Aid. H —17 THB HON. DR. POLLEN'S PENSlON—Further Correspondence relative to. (In continuation of 1.-110, 1886, and 1.-9 A, Sess. 11., 1891.) H.—lB. CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL—Report of Inquiry into the Management of the. H.—l9. DEFENCES AND DEFENCE FORCES OF NEW ZEALAND—AnnuaI Report on the, by Colonel F. J. Fox, New Zealand Militia, Inspecting Officer. H —20 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, PRISONS BRANCH—Report on, for the Year ended 31st December, 1894; also Report on the Operation of "The First Offenders' Probation Act, 1886," for the Year'ended 31st December, 1894. H— 21. FISH AND OYSTERS EXPORTED.—Return showing Quantity and Value of Exports from Ist April, 1892, to 31st March, 1895. EC.—22. HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OF THE COLONY-Report on the, by the Inspector of Hospitals. H.—23. ANNUAL SHEEP RETURNS for the Year ended 30th April, 1895. H.—23a. INTERIM RETURN OF SHEEP in the Colony on the 30th April, 1895. H.—24. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE CONSOLIDATION ACT—Regulations under. H.—25. HARBOUR BOARDS—Abstracts and Statements of Accounts received from. H —26. COLONIAL MEN AND BOYS IN HER MAJESTY'S NAVY—Regulations as to Entry, Pay, &c, of. h!-26a. NAUTICAL SCHOOL-SHIP OR TRAINING-SHIP FOR BOYS IN NEW ZEALAND—Suggestions for a. H.—27. NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE.—Twenty-seventh Annual Report. H.—2B. POLICE FORCE OF THE COLONY—Annual Report on. H.—29. MARINE DEPARTMENT.—AnnuaI Report for 1894-95. H.—3o. CHRISTCHURCH INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION—Report on, by Sir James Hector. H.—3l. CELLULOSE INDUSTRY—Report on the. H.—32. GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING—Return of, 1864 to 1894. H, 32a. ■ Return of Amounts paid for, since 1890. H.—32b. ■ Return of, 1894-95. H.—33. MR. VALENTINE, DAIRY EXPERT—Cost of Engagement and Expenses of. H_B_" EUROPEANS CONVICTED FOR DRUNKENNESS AND NEW-ZEALANDER3-BORN INCARCERATED FOR CRlME—Return of. H.—35. SIR WALTER BULLER AND THE WAEA MAORI CASE—Correspondence relative to. H— 36. RAINFALL.—Return of Annual Rainfall in the Colony from 1865 to 1894.