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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS.

Friday, 26th July, 1907. The Committee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to notice. Present : Hon. Mr. Duncan, Hon. Mr. McNab, Hon. Mr. Mills, Messrs. Ell, W. Fraser, Greenslade, Hall, Hogan, Lang, Lewis, Macpherson, Eemington, and Symes. The Order of Eeference, referring the Land Laws Amendment Bill to the Committee, was Resolved, That clauses 1 and 2 as printed stand part of the Bill. The meeting then adjourned. Wednesday, 31st July, 1907. The Committee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to notice. Present: Hon. Mr. Duncan, Hon. Mr. McNab, Hon. Mr. Mills, Messrs W. Fraser, Greenslade, Hall, Hogan, Lang, Lawry, Lewis, Macpherson, Eemington, Symes, and Witty. The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed. Clause 3.—The question was proposed, That this clause as printed stand part of the Bill. The Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow :— Ay eS) 9._ Hon. Mr. Duncan, Hon. Mr. McNab, Messrs. Hall, Hogan, Lawry, Macpherson, Eemington, Symes, and Witty. Noes, s.—Hon. Mr, Mills, Messrs. W. Fraser, Greenslade, Lang, and Lewis. Resolved, That the clause as printed stand part of the Bill. Besolved, That clauses 4 and 5 stand part of the Bill. Clause 6.—Mr. Witty proposed, and the question was put, That the clause be amended by striking out the words ""sixty-six," in line 37, and inserting the words "thirty-three" in lieu thereof. The motion was lost on the voices; and it was resolved, That the clause as printed stand part of the Bill. , „ . Clause 7.—The Hon. Mr. Mills moved, That the words "and unexhausted, in line 2ot subsection {a), be struck out, with a view of inserting the words " or the effects of them " in lieu thereof. . Mr. Witty moved, as an amendment, That the words " and unexhausted be struck out in line 2, subsection (a). Besolved, on the motion of Mr. Lang, That the clause be postponed until amendments proposed by the Hon. Mr. McNab are brought down. Besolved, That clauses 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 as printed stand part of the Bill. Besolved, That clause 15 be struck out. Clause 16. Mr. Lawry proposed, and the question was put, That the words "orof a lease in perpetuity " in line 1, subclause (1), be struck out, and was lost on the voices. The "Hon. Mr. Mills proposed, and the question was put, That the clause be amended by striking out the word " ten " in line 3, and inserting the word " five " in lieu thereof. The Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow :— Ayes, 6.—Hon. Mr. Mills, Messrs. Greenslade, Hogan, Lang, Lewis, and Symes. jy oeS( 7.—Hon. Mr. McNab, Messrs. W. Fraser, Hall, Lawry, Macpherson, Eemington, and Witty. And so it passed in the negative. Mr. Lang proposed, and the question was put, That the clause be amended by striking out the. words " not exceeding in the whole ninety per centum " in lines 3 and 4, subclause (1). The Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow : — Ayes, s.—Messrs. W. Fraser, Greenslade, Lang, Lewis, and Symes. Noes, B.—Hon. Mr. McNab, Hon. Mr. Mills, Messrs. Hall, Hogan, Lawry, Macpherson, Eemington, and Witty. And so it passed in the negative. Besolved, That the clause as printed stand part of the Bill. Besolved, That clauses 17 and 18 as printed stand part of the Bill. Clause 19.—Mr. Lawry moved that the clause be struck out. Mr. Hall proposed, and the question was put, That the clause be amended by adding the words "under any Act" after the word "perpetuity "in line 30. The Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow : — Ayes, 8. —Messrs. W. Fraser, Greenslade, Hall, Lang, Lewis, Macpherson, Eemington, and Symes. N OeS: s.—Hon. Mr. McNab, Hon. Mr. Mills, Messrs. Hogan, Lawry, and Witty. And so it was resolved in the affirmative, and the words added. Mr. Eemington proposed, That the clause be amended by inserting the words " an advance of fifty per centum on the original value named in the lease or license " after the words " lease at " in line 32. After some discussion, Mr. Eemington withdrew his motion. Mr. Lang proposed, and the question was put, That the clause be amended by striking out the words " time of the purchase thereof " in line 33.

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