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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC PETITIONS M TO Z COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. CRAIGIE, Chairman.)

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

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, the Bth Day of October, 1909. Ordered, " That a Committee bo appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all petitions from M to Z that may be referred to it by the Petitions Classification Committee, to classify and prepare abstracts of such petitions in such form and manner as shall appear to it best suited to convey to this House all requisite information respecting their contents, and to report the same from time to time to this House ; and to have power to report its opinions and observations thereupon to this House ; also to have power to call for persons and papers ; three to bo a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Buxton, Mr. Colvin, Mr. Craigie, Mr. J. Duncan, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hogan, Mr. McLaren, Mr. Pearce, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Buddo.)