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1904. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC, PETITIONS A TO L COMMITTEE: REPORT ON THE PETITION OF J.J. CLARK; TOGETHER WITH THE PETITION AND MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. (Mr. SYMES, Chairman.)

Brought up on the 4th November, 1904, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OP REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 30th Day of June, 1904. 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 Committee, to classify and prepare abstraots 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 osll for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum: the Committee to consist of Mr. Hall, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Lang, Mr. Lawry, Mr. R. McKenzie, Mr. Remington, Mr. Symes, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Wood, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Mills.) Tuesday, the 2nd Day of August, 1904. Ordered, "That the name of the Hon. Mr. Hall-Jones be substituted for the name of the Hon. Mr. Mills on the Public Petitions A to L Committee."—(Hon Mr. Mills.)

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