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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND.

THE RAILWAYS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF). (Mr. SIDEY, Chairman.)

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

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extract from the Journal* of the House of Representatives. Friday, the 24th day oy August, 1906. Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to examine and report upon questions relating to the railways, with power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Arnold, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Lawry, Mr. Massey, Mr. Rhodes, Mr. Ross, Mr. Sidey, Mr. Witty, Mr. Wood, and the mover." (Hon. Mr. Hall-Jones.)

INDEX.

No. Petitioners, Page. I No. Petitioners. Page. 203 662 Alexander, Catherine Allan, A. 8., and 430 others .. 2 4 643 Laird, M. H. i 1 III 378 210 26!) 414 Bayle.y, Alfred, and 9 others .. Beaumont, Andrew Bone, J. E., and 20,670 others Brett, H., and 10 others Brookes, C. M., and 208 Brookes, T. H., and 97 others " i 2 2 4 3 3 3 223 410 43 86 403 234 Macdonald, J., and 10 others .. Martin, J., and 81 others McCalman, Donald Molnness, A. Miller, E. .. Myers, A. M., and 10 others .. 3 ;s :s 3 :'. ;s 175 213 53 4 415 Carmichael, Thomas Cheal, P., and 10 others Colthorpe, Ellen Conyers, William Cummings, 0., and 24 others .. 4 3 2 2 3 64(i 647 Oamaru Chamber of Commeice Oamara Chamber of Commerce i 4 444 Patterson, Thomas i 46 64 Beed, Sarah Boss, G. S. .. 2 3 78 France, William 2 161 420 66 Sadler, William Smith, G. D., and 70 others .. Stevens, Alexander 416 37 Glasson, R.. and 22 others Griffiths, R. .. 3 3 2 3 2 417 357 6 670 418 Hamilton, J., and 23 others Hamilton, W., and 217 others • Hammer, Olivia Harley, Thomas Hodge, S., and 62 others 3 3 2 ■ 4 3 163 Vaile, Samuel :s 590 587 421 232 Waghorn, Rowland Webb, W. W. Wilson, J., and 45 others Woods, S; and 10 others ;{ 4 3 3