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1907. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. HANAN. Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE.

Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 11th Bay of July, 1907. Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all matters relating to school-teachers, education, and public instruction generally, public-school training of teaohers, higher education, technical education, and manual instruction, and such other matters affecting education as may be referred to it; to have power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum: the Committee to consist of Mr. J. Allen, Mr. Baume, Mr. Buddo, Mr. Hanan, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Lethbridge, Mr. T. Mackenzie, Mr. Sidey, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Fowlds.) Thursday, the 11th Day op July, 1907. Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during previous sessions be again referred to the several Committees to which they were referred during those sessions."—(Right. Hon. Sir J. G. Ward.) Thursday, the 18th Day of July, 1907. Ordered, " That the Musicians Bill be referred to the Education Committee."—(Mr. Sidey.) Tuesday, the 30th Day of July, 1907. Ordered, " That the report of the Education Committee on the petitions of Ellen Astley, Mary Lovatt, and George Wilmot, be referred back to that Committee for the further consideration of the petition of George Wilmot."—(Mr. Witty.) Wednesday, the 6th Day op November, 1907. Ordered, " That the Eduoation Act Amendment Bill be referred to the Education Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Fowlds. ) I Thursday, the 14th Day of November, 1907. Ordered, " That the petition of A. M. McLaughlin be referred to the Education Committee."—(Mr. Buddo.)

INDEX.

No. Name of Petitioner. Page. No. Name o( Petitioner. Pane 24 Astley, Ellen 2 644/06 585 869 Macky, S. H., and others Mcintosh, Alexander McLaughlin, Annie M. Musicians Bill ... 2 3 4 3 383 745 65 Baron, A. A. M. Booth, G. F., and others Bruce, W., and others ... 3 4 2 714 Smith, Ellen Maria, and others 4 708 Crockett, George 3 89/06 42 86 321 Tahui, Pene Thompson, Andrew Thompson, Catherine Tomlinson, Thomas Ernest 804 Education Act Amendment Bill Evans, D. P., and others 4 4 4 2 2 3 38 32 567/06 Liffiton, Edward Nolloth Lovatt, Mary Lusk, H. D., and others 3 • 2 2 117 769 Wilmot, George Wilkinson, Catherine 2 4