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1915. NEW ZEALAND

LANDS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. E. NEWMAN, Chairman.)

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

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representative*. Thursday, the Ist Day of July, 1915. Ordered, " That Standing Order No. 219 bo suspended, and that a Committee bo appointed, consisting of fourteen members, to whom shall stand referred after the first reading all Bills affecting or in any way relating to the lands of tho 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 tho principles and provisions of the Bill; the Committee to have power to call for persons, papers, and records ; three to bo a quorum : tho Committee to consist of Mr. Anderson, Hon. Mr. Buddo, Mr. Coatos, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. McCombs, Mr. Mac Donald, Mr. E. Newman, Mr. Nosworthy, Mr. T. W. Rhodes, Mr. Smith, Mr. Statham, Mr. Witty, and the mover."—(Right Hon. Mr. Massey.)

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" i i. r No. Petition or Bill. Page. . 1 No. No. I Petition or Bill. Page. 314 Bath, W., and 12 others .. .. 3 350 Bond, William, and 3 others .. .. 4 . 2 Burn, Elizabeth E., and 11 others .. 3 314 350 2 431/14 Papakura Beach Vesting Bill Pirie, George, and 2 others 2 2 93 de Lautour, C. A. .. .. .. 2 Devonport Borough Vesting Bill .. 5 Discharged Soldiers Settlement Bill .. 4 93 94/14 Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Bill Rowntroo, John C 3 Education Reserves Amendment Bill .. i 5 Final Report .. .. .. b' 274 Fisher, Thomas, and 62 others .. .. 4 274 367 17 i " Smith, E., and 5 others Smith, George, and II others Special report (re Chairman) Special report (re Clerk of Committee) .. Springs County Council Reclamation and Empowering Bill Stretton, W., and 43 others Swamp Drainage Bill 5 2 5 6 5 90 Gordon-Jones, W. G., and 31 others .. 2 90 53 2 2 19 Hanna, Jane, and another .. .. 3 165 Henry, Matthew .. .. .. 4 Inglewood Borough Endowment Disposal 5 Bill 19 165 Tauranga Foreshore Vesting and Endowment Bill Tokomaru Bay Harbour Bill 4 3 _ . -._.-. 29 Wellington Industrial Development Company (Limited) Wellington City Basin Reserve Bill (First Report) Wellingti n City Basin Reserve Bill (Second Report) Wells, Herbert, and 13 others Wyndham Recreation "Reserve Amendment Bill 3 ! Kauri-gum Industry Amondment Bill . . 4 I j Land Laws Amendment Bill .. .. 4 i Lyttelton Borough Extension Amendment 5 'Bill 5 6 108/14 Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of Wol- 2 lington Military Manoeuvres Bill .. .. 4 ;. 324 Morgan, Thomas .. .. .. 5 !' 267 279 3 3 Ziman, Maurice 4