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1920. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC PETITIONS M TO Z COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. J. McC. DICKSON, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Wednesday, the 14th Day of July, 1920. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten mombers, to consider all petitions from M to Z that may bo 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 thereon to this Houso ; also to have power to call for persons and papers ; threo to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Craigie, Mr. J. MoO. Dickson, Mr. A. Hamilton, Mr. Hawken, Mr. Horn, Mr. Mander, Mr. T. W. Rhodes, Mr. Statham, Mr. Sullivan, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Lee.) Tuesday, the 20th Day of July, 1920. Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1919 be again referred to the same Committees as they were referred to during the said session."—(Right Hon. Mr. Massey.)

INDEX.

No. i Petitioner. I Page. 282 264 Baxter, G. A., and 1,030 others .. 6 Bland, Thomas, and 63 others .. 6 177 180 Clattin, E. L., and 57 others .. 4 Clinton, H. M., and 73 others .. 4 280 Delaney, Florence and 1,003 others .. I 5 181 Fifield, J., and 124 others .. ..I 4 Final Report .. . • • • ! 7 Fryer, Margaret C, and 1,030 others .. 5 281 178 Gale, G. T., and 26 others .. .. 4 279 357 353 325 128 150 368/19 172 304 183 182 Maloney, Peter .. .. ■. 8 Mansoo'r, H, and 45 others .. .. 8 Mayo, Henry W. .. Merritt, William H. .. <> Mowhinney, Oliver .. .. .. 4 Morrison, M., and 16 othors .. .. 4 Myers, John Scott McClymont, George McCormack, Ernest C. .. ... 5 McCullough, T., and 36 others .. 4 Macdonald, B. R., and 234 others (and 4 7 similar petitions) McHugh, William .. McKeen, Robert, and 2,257 othors McKenzie, Hugh, and 1,128 others .. 4 361/19 53 214 292 210 66 284 107 238 New Zealand Post and Telegraph Officers' 6 Association New Zealand Syrian Benevolent Society 4 Parland, A., and 685 others .. .. 2 Picket, Jessie, and 610 others .. 5 Plummor, Albert .. .. • • 3 Public Trustee of Now Zealand .. 4

No. Petitioner. Page. 369/19 283 Rao, Clara, and 134 others Routloy, K. E., and 1,001. others (and 4 similar petitions) Rule, Cyril R. 2 5 318 5 17 371/19 362/19 118 288 Sampson, Fanny Sands, J., and 27 others Scatter, Robert, and 769 others Smith, George, and 3 othors Smith, Henrietta L. Special Report Stonbeck, A. E. .. .. Stephenson, C. W. . . 8 2 2 2 5 7 2 3 1.04/17 14 171 50 351/19 345/19 77 Tait, James, and 10 others Tauranga Borough Council Thompson, H. H. .. Thome, P. J., and 13 others Tukairangi and 49 others 4 4 2 3 4 15 Vailc, E. E., and 58 others (and 3 similar petitions) Vollheidc, H. A. .. Vueetieh, It., and 74 others 4 135 179 3 4 328 364/19 256 340 299 285 94 175 359 33 187 286 287 Waitt, Thomas G. .. Waller, W. J. White, A. J., and 38 others White, .1. J. W. Wiekham, Robert N. Wilbei'foss, Robert Wiley, Georgina E. Williams, B., and 1,104 others Wilson, J. G., and 10 others.. Wimsett, A. F. Worthington, H. L. Wouldcs, John Wouldes, T. C. 6 3 6 0 6 5 3 4 7 2 5 5 5 170 Yates, Robert, and 33 others 4