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Session 11. 1912. NEW ZEALAND.

LANDS COMMITTEE: LAND LAWS AMENDMENT BILL (REPORT ON THE); TOGETHER WITH THE MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS. (Mr. E. NEWMAN, Chairman.)

Report brought up on the 9th October, 1912, together with the Minutes of Proceedings, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE.

Extracts from the Journals of the Houie of Representatives. Wednesday, the 3rd Day ob 1 July, 1912. Ordered, " That Standing Order No. 219 be suspended, and that a Committee be appointed, consisting of eleven members, to whom shall stand referred after the first reading all Bills affecting or in any way relating to the lands of the Crown, or educational or other public reserves; the Committee to have power to make such amendments therein as they think proper, and to report generally when necessary upon the principles and provisions of the Bill; the Committee to have power to call for persons, papers, and records; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Anderson, Hon. Mr. Buddo, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Lang, Mr. E. Newman, Mr. Nosworthy, Mr. T. W. Rhodes, Mr. R W. Smith, Mr. Witty, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. T. Mackenzie.) Tuesday, the 13th Day ov August, 1912. Ordered, " That the names of Mr. Coates, Mr. Mac Donald, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Statham, and the mover be added to the Lands Committee, and that the name of Mr. Lang be omitted."—(Hon. Mr. Massby.)

Memorandum fob the Chairman of the Lands Committee. The Bill intituled the Land Laws Amendment Bill, having been read a first time in the House of Representatives on the 26th day of September, stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. H. Otterson, Clerk, House of Representatives, House of Representatives, 26th September, 1912,