I.—sa.

Clause 56. —Moved by Mr. Eemington, That the clause be amended by adding the following ■words : " And for the purposes of this section the holder of a farm-homestead lease in perpetuity may acquire an additional area, whether contiguous or not, provided that the total area so held does not exceed six hundred and forty acres, and notwithstanding any restrictions of area contained in the special settlement regulations under which he first selected an allotment." After discussion, Mr. Eemington withdrew his motion, and it was resolved, That clause 56 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 57 as printed stand part of the Bill. Clause 58.— Resolved, That subclause (1) as printed stand part of the clause. Resolved, That subclause (2) as printed stand part of the clause. Subclause 3.— Resolved, on the motion of Mr. Hall, That the subclause be amended by striking out the word " three " in line 10. Resolved, on the motion of Mr. Hall, That the word " six " be inserted in lieu thereof. Resolved, That the subclause as amended stand part of the clause. Resolved, That subclause 4 as printed stand part of the clause. Resolved, That clause 58 as amended stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 59 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 60 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 61 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, on the motion of the Hon. Mr. McNab, That clause 24 be amended by inserting the words " in such one of the forms " after the word " words " in line 32. Resolved, on the motion of the Hon. Mr. McNab, That the clause be amended by inserting the words " to the effect that the applicant is legally qualified to acquire the land applied for. Such declaration shall be in such one of the forms " after the word " words " in line 33. Resolved, That clause 24 as amended stand part of the Bill. The meeting then adjourned.

Friday, 16th August, 1907. The Committee met at 10.30 a.m., pursuant to notice. Present: Hon. Mr. Duncan, Hon. Mr. McNab, Messrs. Ell, Hall, Lang, Lawry, Lewis, Macpherson, Eemington, Symes, and Witty. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Resolved, That clause 62 as printed stand part of the Bill. Clause 63.—Subclause (1), the question was proposed, That the subclause as printed stand part of the clause. The Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow :— Ayes, 8. —Hon. Mr. Duncan, Hon. Mr. McNab, Messrs. Ell, Hall, Lawry, Macpherson, Symes, and Witty. Noes, 2.—Messrs. Lang and Lewis. So it was resolved in the affirmative, That the subclause as printed stand part of the clause. Subclause (2). —Mr. Hall proposed, and the question was put, That the words " thirty-three " in line 7 be struck out. The Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow : — Ayes, s.—Messrs. Hall, Lang, Lawry, Lewis, and Macpherson. Noes, 5. —Hon. Mr. Duncan, Hon. Mr. McNab, Messrs. Ell, Symes, and Witty. The voting being equal, the Chairman gave his casting-vote with the Noes, and so it passed in the negative, and the words not struck out. Resolved, That subclauses (3) and (4) as printed stand part of the clause. Resolved, That clause 63 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 64 as printed stand part of the Bill. Clause 65. —On the question being put, That the clause as printed stand part of the Bill, the Committee divided, and the names were taken as follow : — Ayes, 4. —Hon. Mr. McNab, Messrs. Ell, Lawry, and Lewis. Noes, 7.—Hon. Mr. Duncan, Messrs. Hall, Lang, Macpherson, Eemington, Symes, and Witty. So it passed in the negative, and the clause struck out. Clause 66. —On the question being put, That the clause as printed stand part of the Bill, the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow : — Ayes, 7. —Hon. Mr. Duncan, Hon. Mr. McNab, Messrs. Ell, Hall, Lawry, Eemington, and Witty. Noes, i.— Messrs. Lang, Lewis, Macpherson, and Symes. So it was resolved in the affirmative. Resolved, That clause 67 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 68 be struck out. Clause-69. — Resolved, on the motion of the Hon. Mr. McNab, That the words "paragraph (2) of " in line 21 be struck out. Resolved, on the motion of the Hon. Mr. McNab, That the clause be amended by striking out the words " such borough," and substituting therefor the words " any borough," on lines 22 and 23. Resolved, on the motion of the Hon. Mr. McNab, That the clause be amended by inserting the words "having a population of not less than fifteen thousand inhabitants according to the latest census returns " after the word " words " on line 22. Resolved, That the clause as amended stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 70 as printed stand part of the Bill. Resolved, That clause 71 as printed stand part of the Bill.

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