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Sess. 11.—1897. NEW ZEALAND.

REPORTS OF PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L COMMITTEE. (Mr. JOYCE, CHAIRMAN.)

Presented to the House of Representatives, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OP REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Fbiday, the 15th Day of Octobeh, 1897. Ordered, " That a Public Petitions A to L Committee, consisting of ten members, be appointed to consider all petitions that may be referred to it by the Petitions Classification Committoo, to classify and prepare abstracts of such petitions in such form and manner as shall appear to it best suited to convey to this House all requisite information respecting their contents, and to report the same from time to time to this House, and to have power to report its opinions and observations thereupon to this House ; also to have power to call for persons and papers: three to be a quorum. The Committeo to consist of Mr. Crowther, Mr. Joyce, Mr. J. W. Kelly, Mr. Lawry, Mr. Massey, Mr. R. McKenzie, Mr. McLean, Mr. O'Regan, Mr. Wilson, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Hall-Jones.)

Fbiday, the 19th Day of Novembeb, 1897. Ordered, "That the names of Messrs. Wilson and Massey bo discharged from the Public Petitions A to L Committee, and the names of Messrs. Symes and Letbbridge substituted therefor."— (Hon. Mr. Hall-Jones.)

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[o. Petition. Page. No. Petition. Page. A. Abbott, J. W., and Others Abraham, R. S., and Others Arthur, D. M. 202 133 03 219 45 40 35 D. 9 3 3 4 3 4 2 290 308 96 ■s 9 5 Daoombe, W. H. Davis, A., and Others Deane, Mary E. Dudley, Ven. Archdeacon B. T. Duffin, John Duthie, W. O., and Others Dyer, J. H. .. B. 8 6 7 4 7 7 4 6 7 3 5 248 60 257 211 237 157 115 70 50 75 129 Banks, D. Barnes, Catherine Barrett, John Bayliss, C. E., and Others Beaufoy, H., and Others Becher, T., and Others Bell, John Bellerly, A. L., and Others Brooke, T. R. Brown, Major Charles Burn, D. 266 E. Erwin, A., and Another P. 51 187 268 Field, Emma Fook On Forrester, J., and Others 6 5 9 111 162 26 288 52 G. c. 4 6 9 5 6 6 8 7 7 5 9 6 6 2 George, Thomas J. Gilbert, J. J. .. Goring, F. Y. .. Gourley, H., and Others Graham, T., and Others 6 7 5 8 7 210 23 302 132 198 83 116 43 16 2* 311 62 5 82 Caldwell, Jane Cane, Owen Carey, J. B. .. Carlton, W., and Others Chadwin, W., and Others Clark, G., and Others .. Clarke, B. L. .. Clifford, R. .. Clist, C. B., and Others Cogswell, W. P. Corbett, H., and Others Cosgrave, M. .. Craig, W. F. .. Crofts, H. E. .. 54 127 29 163 2 46 4 85 H. Hamlin, Isabella Harley, John, and Others Harper, C. J., and Others Harrison, J., and Others Harvey, G. M. Haselden, J. L., and Son Hausmann, J. A., and Others .. Hay, John 5 4 6 6 7 2 6 2 * Soss. I., 1807.