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REPOBTS.

No. 322 (1911). —Petition of Everett Chappell, of Christchurch. Praying for redress in connection with an injury received while in the Railway service. 1 am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make on this petition. 3rd September, 1912.

No. I.—Petition of William Blake, of 16 Nelson Street, Petone. Praying for compensation for loss of employment in the Railway service. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make on this petition. 3rd September, 1912.

No. 29.—Petition of A. H. Philip, of Albion Street, Parnell, Auckland. Praying for compensation for injuries sustained while in the Railway Department. I am directed to report that the Committee, taking all the circumstances of the case into consideration, recommends that petitioner be granted a compassionate allowance of £50, and that the petition be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 11th September, 1912.

No. 80. —Petition of Thomas McGahan, of Tuakau, Auckland. Praying for compensation for loss of office as porter in the Railway service. I am directed to report that the Committee recommends that the petitioner receive back pay for the period between the date of the decision of the Appeal Board and the date of actual reinstatement by the Railway Department, and that the petition be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 19th September, 1912.

No. 3.—Petition of William Joseph Harrington, of Lyttelton. Praying for reconsideration of his case in connection with the loss of his position in the New Zealand Railway service. I am directed to report that the Committee is of opinion that this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 19th September, 1912.

No. B.—Petition of J. B. Barrington and Another, of Marton. Praying for compensation on account of the death of their child through a railway accident. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make on this petition. 19th September, 1912.

No. 11. —Petition of Susan Ursula Claude, of Carlton Gore Road, AucklandPraying for further relief in connection with the death of her husband, F. A. Claude, which she asserts was accelerated by his action in stopping a runaway train on the North Island Main Trunk Railway. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make on this petition. 19th September, 1912.

No. 148. —Petition of Ellen F. Saddler, of Christchurch. Praying for compensation for injuries received in the Rakaia railway accident. I am directed to report that the Committee is of opinion that this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 24th September, 1912.

No. 192. —Petition of Christina D. McTainsh, of Waverley Street, Sydenham, Christchurch. Praying for compassionate allowance on account of her husband being killed by the express train from Dunedin. I am directed to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make on this petition, Ist October, 1912,