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1908. 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. Friday, the 3rd Day of July, 1908. Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all matters relating to schoolteachers, education, and public instruction generally, public-school training of teachers, 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.) Wednesday, the Bth Day of July, 1908. Ordered, " That the Musicians Bill be referred to the Education Committee." Wednesday, the 15th Day of July, 1908. Ordered, " That Paper No. 82, Regulations for Inspection and Examination of Schools, dated 23rd March, 1908, be referred to the Education Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Fowlds.) Tuesday, the 28th Day of July, 1908. Ordered, " That the Education Act Amendment Bill be referred to the Education Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Fowlds.) Thursday, the 10th Day of September, 1908. Ordered, " That the report of the Education Committee on the petition of Thomas Walker be referred back to that Committee for reconsideration."—(Mr. Field.) Wednesday, the 23rd Day of September, 1908. Ordered, " That the petition of F. G. Reynolds and others be referred to the Education Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Duncan.) Wednesday, the 30th Day- of September, 1908. Ordered, " That the report of the Education Committee on the petitions of Ellen Astley, Mary Lovatt, Catherine Wilkinson, and A. Mcintosh be referred back to that Committee for reconsideration."-—(Mr. Bollard.)

INDEX.

No. Petitioners. Page. J 38 Astley, Ellen 4 10 50 Des Chesnais, T. Le Menans, and others .. Don, the Rev., and another (vide Appendix I.-13A) 2 2 Education Act Amendment Bill (vide Appendix I.-13B) Amendments affecting finances 2 2 17 Farnan, H., and others .. 3 67 Gilby, C. H. .. 2 226 142 Kahu, Hoani Korehe, and otheis Roller, F. R. 3 3

i No. Petitioner?. Page. 30 39 Laird, A. S., and others Lovatt, Mary 2" 4 54 Mclntosh, Alexander .. Musicians Bill 4 32 Reynolds, F. G., and others 4 441 Southwick, Joseph 3 373 Tβ Au, Tamati 2 215 215 59 8 Walker, Thomas Walker, Thomas Wilkinson, Catherine .. Wilmot, George Thanks tojthe Chairman :: I * 3 4