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1924. 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.

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 17th Day of July, 1924. Ordered, "That a Select, Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all petitions from M to Z that may be 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 House ; also to have power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist, of Mr. Bell, Mr. de, la Perrolle, Mr. J. McC. Dickson, Mr. Hawken, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Macmillan, Mr, T. W. Rhodes, Mr, Sullivan, Mr, Thomson, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Bollard.)

INDEX.

No. Petitioner. I Page. | I i 102 Albert, D. J., and 4 others .. .. 0 240 Bascombe, C., and 3 others .. . . 5 242 Campbell, P., and 29 others .. .. 5 236 Carpenter, C. T., and 03 others .. 5 2J5 Coates, R., and 13 others .. .. 5 252 Coleman, B., and 1,137 others . . 5 217 Dargaville, F. F., and 8 others .. 5 235 Dickens, S. J., and 134 others .. 5 240 Elliott, F., and 9 others .. . . 5 : 248 Griffen, Thomas .T., and 11 others .. 5 213 Harding, M. H., and 15 others .. 5 222 Harrison, F., and 27 others .. .. 5 238 Hill, Percy, and 10 others .. .. 5 220 Hogg, J., and 22 others .. .. 5 249 Hopkins, B. P., and 54 others .. 5 253 Howie, R. B., and 844 others .. 5 ] 92 Irvine, W. S. . . • • • • 3 234 Izod, Francis L. .. ■ • 5 245 Jack, A. J., and 262 others .. . . 5 221 Johansen, F., and 37 others .. . . 5 214 Jones, A., and 12 others . . .. 5 247 Keene, Garnett, and 408 others .. 5 227 Kimber, I., and 31 others .. .. 5 229 Lowe, Roy A., and 138 others . . 5 243 Macrae, J. E., and 10 others .. .. 5 250 Mason, H. E., and 119 others .. 5 219 Meale, 0. F., and 107 others .. . . 5 173 Meenan, John .. .. . . 5 209 Mehaffy, H. and J. M. .. . . 4 132 Meikle, J. J. .. • ■ ■ • 2 152/23 Mewhinney, Oliver .. .. .. 3 223 Milnes, Ingham, and 14 others , .. 5 131 Missen, M. E. .. . . .. 5 77 Moeller, Charles .. .. .. 3 233 Montgomery, Hugh, and 99 others .. 5 210 Morton, H. L., and 17 otheis .. 5 303 Moyle, W. S. E. .. .. .. 5 382 Muirhead, P., and 39 others .. .. 6 55 Myers, John Scott .. ., .. 2 230 McCully, George, and 17 others ., 5

No. Petitioner. Page. 231 McDermott, J., and 52 others .. 5 134 McLellan, J. C. .. . . .. 4 280 MoLeod, A., and another .. .. 4 143 Macfarlane, G. D., and 101 others .. 3 48 Mackenzie, Clutlia, and 17 others .. 2 193/23 Norton, G. P. .. .. .. 2 359 O'Dea, James .. .. .. fl 194/23 Otane Town Board .. .. .. 2 293 Owen, L. . . .. .. .. 5 96 Parkinson, W., and 52 others .. 3 198/23 Peebles, Agnes . . .. . . 2 11 Peskett, Henry .. .. .. 3 352 Petrie, G., and 78 others .. .. (i 146 Petrie, J. G. .. .. .. 4 278 Plummer, Albert .. . . . . 5 199/23 Prudhoe, J. C. .. .. .. 2 169 Ranson, Morris, and 12 others .. 3 78 Register Company (N.Z.) (Limited) .. 2 241 Reyburn, C. T., and 49 others . . 5 56 Rigg, Arnold, and 110 others.. .. 6 225 Roberts, W. J., and 31 others .. 5 218 Robertson, W. J., and 9 others .. 5 239 Roper, Stephen, and 31 others .. 5 226 Salmon, David, and 52 others .. 5 157 Scannell, M. R., and 106 others .. 3 324 Sellers, A., and 37 others .. .. 5 192/23 Shadbolt, Ada M. .. 139 Shaw, R. H., and 3 others .. .. 3 396 Skeels, Lilian May .. .. .. 6 99 Stone, David .. .. . . 4 196 Sweeney, J. L., and 102 others .. 6 228 Thomson, Daisy, and 153 others .. I 5 163 Thomson, J. W. .. • • • • 4 244 Timewell, W. N., and 19 others .. 5 390 Tiratu Co-op. Dairy Company (Limited) (i 224 Trounson, G, and 3 others .. .. 5 237 Vuletich, Joe, and 23 others .. . . 5 400 Watson, E. W. .. • ■ .. 6 326 Watson, Violet .. . . .. 4 165 Waugh, T., and 3 others .. .. 6 174 Wilson, W. Stuart .. . . .. 4 256 Woolston Tanneries (Limited) .. 4 232 Wordsworth, William, and 279 others .. 5