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1924. NEW ZEALAND.

AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL INDUSTRIES AND STOCK COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Sir G. HUNTER, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS 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 matters pertaining to agricultural and pastoral industries and stock ; with power to confer and sit together with any similar Committee which may be appointed by the Legislative Council, and to agree to a joint or separate report; the Committee to have power to call for persons, papers, and records ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Sir G. Hunter, Mr. Corrigan, Mr. Field, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hawken, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Langstone, Mr- Lysnar, Hon. Mr. Ngata, and the mover."—{Hon. Mr. Nosworthy.) Tuesday, the 26th Day of August, 1924. Ordered, " That the Fruit Control Bill bo reforrod to the Agricultural and Pastoral Industries and Stock Committee." —(Hon. Mr. Noswokthy.) Thursday, the 11th Day of September, 1924. Ordered, " That the petition of L. S. Pearse and others be reforred direct to tho Agricultural and Pastoral Industries and Stock Committee." —(Mr. de la Perrelle.) Ordered, " That the petitions of V. Rowling and others, T. Hickmott and others, and W. H. Owen and others be referred direct to the Agricultural and Pastoral Industries and Stock Committee." —(Mr. Hudson.) Ordered, " That the petitions of W. Bolton and others, A. Allport and others, and A. Paynter and others be referred direct to the Agricultural and Pastoral Industries and Stock Committee."—(Mr. Atmore.) Wednesday, the 17th Day of September, 1924. Ordered, " That tho petition of C. Sisson and others be referred direct to the Agricultural and Pastoral Industries and Stock Committee." —(Mr. Witty.) Ordered, " That the petition of A. J. Warren and others be referred direct to the Agricultural and Pastoral Industries and Stock Committee." —(Mr. Sullivan.) Ordered, " That the petition of T. J. Houston and others be referred direct to the Agricultural and Pastoral Industries and Stock Committee." —(Mr. Forbes.) Ordered, " That the petition of Ethel Mackay be referred diroct to the Agricultural and Pastoral Industries and Stock Committee." —(Mr. Hudson.) Ordered, " That tho petitions of H. E. Morgan and others and F. Sisson and others be referred diroct to the Agricultural and Pastoral Industries and Stock Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Buodo.) Ordered, " That all public petitions relating to the Fruit Control Bill bo referred direct to the Agricultural and Pastoral Industries and Stock Committee." —(Right Hon. Mr. Massey.) Wednesday, the Ist Day of October, 1924. Ordered, " That the Dairy Industry Amendment Bill be referred to the Agricultural and Pastoral Industrios and Stock Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Nosworthy.) Friday, the 10th Day of October, 1924. Ordered, " That the report on the petition of John Rickerby be referred back to the Agricultural and Pastoral Industries and Stock Committee for further consideration." —(Mr. Masters.)

INDEX.

Petitions, Ac. Page. No. Petitions, Ac. Pag«. NO. 197/11/23 Allison, E. W., jun., and 23 others .. 2 271 Pearse, L. S., and 25 similar petitions 2 367 Baldwin. E. S., and 3 others 3 57 57 Rickerby, J. (First Report) Rickerby, J. (Second Report) 2 2 ,. Dairy Industry Amendment Bill 3 Special Report re Chairman Special Report re Sir W. Buchanan .. 3 2 Final Report Fruit Control Bill.. 3 3 345 Williams, CM... 3 296 Mackay, Ethel, and 12 similar petitions 2