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1922. 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 Representatives. Friday, the 14tii Day of July, 1922. Ordered, " That Standing Order No. 219 be suspended, and that a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of twelve 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 education or other public reserves; the Committee to have power to make such amendments therein as they may 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. Bitchener, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Glenn, Mr. J. R. Hamilton, Mr. Hockly, Mr. Jones, Mr. E. Newman, Mr. T. W. Rhodes, Mr. Savage, Mr. 11. W. Smith, Mr. Witty, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Guthrie.)

INDEX.

No. Petitions, &c. Page, j 311 Anderson, F. W., and 3 others .. 3 Auckland City and Auckland Hospital 2 Board Empowering Bill Bay of Islands Harbour Amendment Bill 3 Christchurch Municipal Offices Leasing 2 Bill 139 Pittmer, J. F., and 13 others.. .. 3 Final report .. .. .. 4 350 Fuller, Walter .. .. .. 4 Hamilton Domains Amendment Bill .. 3 Hauraki Plains Amendment Bill .. 2 Hutt River Board Improvement and 3 Reclamation Bill « Invercargill Corporation Empowering Bill 3 Land Drainage Amendment Bill .. 2 Land Laws Amendment Bill .. .. 3 181 Moriarty, Timothy .. .. .. 2

No. Petitions, &c. Page. Palmerston North Reserves Amendment 3 Bill Reserves and other Lands Disposal and 4 Public Bodies Empowering Bill Amendments to above .. .. 4 Further amendments to above .. 4 Further amendments to above .. 4 Further amendments to above .. 4 Rotorua Borough Bill .. .. 2 Special report (re Chairman) .. .. 4 152 Steel, John, and 10 others .. .. 2 Swamp Drainage Amendment Bill .. 2 165 Thompson, A. W., and 4 others .. 3 Tongariro National Park Bill.. .. 4 Wellington City Empowering and Amend- 3 ment Bill Whangarei Borough Leasing Empowering 3 Bill 57 Whiteside, A. J., and 30 others .. 2 i