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Session 11. 1921. NEW ZEALAND.

RAILWAYS COMMITTEE (REPORT OF THE). (Mr. BOLLARD, 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 28th Day of September, 1921. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of eleven members, to examine and report upon questions relating to railways ; with power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Bollard, Mr. J. S. Dickson, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Howard, the Right Hon. Mr. Massey, Mr. Nash, Mr. Sidey, Mr. Sykes, Mr. Veitch, Mr. Witty, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Guthrie.) Tuesday, the 11th Day op October, 1921. Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1920 and the short session of 1921 be again referred to the same Committees as they were referred to during the said sessions." —(Right Hon. Mr. Massey.) Wednesday, the 2nd Day of November, 1921. Ordered, " That the name of Mr. Veitch be omitted from the Railways Committee, and that the name of Mr. S. G. Smith be substituted therefor." —(Hon. Mr. Guthrie.) Monday, the 12th Day of December, 1921. Ordered, " That the Petition of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants of New Zealand be referred direct to the Railways Committee." —(Mr. Veitch.) Tuesday, the 17th Day op January, 1922. Ordered, " That the petition of B. W. Dagg and others be referred direct to the Railways Committee."—(Mr. Horn.) Tuesday, the 31st Day op January, 1922. Ordered, " That the Government Railways Amendment Bill be referred to the Railways Committee " —(Hon. Mr. Guthrie.)

INDEX.

No. Petitions, &c. Page. No. Petitions, &c. Page. 170 171 Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants (re soldier apprentices) Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants (re retiring-age) Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants (re W. J. Mather) 3 3 64 137 61 Hodge, William Hopkirk, Lillie .. Longman, Ernest 2 2 2 306 3 112 180 Marshall, Frederick Moss, Mary, and 38 others 3 3 350 184 156 3 Dagg, B. W., and 414 others Derbidge, Mona M. .. Dobbie, Elizabeth T. Dore, Teresa M. 3 2 2 3 298/20 Pearson, George A. .. 3 153 Shand, C. R., and 201 others.. Special report 2 4 Final report, 4 197 109 2 2 Government Railways Amendment Bill 3 Walker, Hugh T. B. Wallace, Ellen F. ..-