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1924. NEW ZEALAND.

DEFENCE COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE) (Mr. POTTER, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives, Thubsday, the 17th Day of July, 1924. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to deal with all matters in connection with defence ; with power to call for persons, papers, and records ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Burnett, the Hon. Mr. Coates, Mr. de la Perrellc, Mr. J. S. Dickson, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Munro, Mr. Potter, Mr. Ransom, and the mover." —(Sir R. H. Rhodes.) Wednesday, the 17th Day oe Septembeb, 1924. Ordered, " That the report on the petition of Charles Harte and others be referred back to the Defence Committee for further consideration." —(Mr. Witty.) Tuesday, the 21st Day of Octobeb, 1924. Ordered, " That the petition of Sydney Tovey bo referred direct to the Defenoe Committee."—(Mr. Feaser.)

INDEX.

No. Petitioner. Page. No. No. Petitioner. Page. 171 Bezar, E. .. 3 I 179 | Pollard, Charles 4 37 Box, Alfred R, 1). .. 3 119 Rattenbury, James .. 60 Robertson, Harriet M. 2 4 254 263 Cameron, Margaret Clark, C. N. 4 3 204 Salt, J. G. W. 12 Shand, Joseph P. .. 59 Sim, Leo 68 Simeon, Harriet 50 Strong, William, and 147 others 3 4 2 2 2 205 Earl, John.. 3 193 110 Harte, Charles, and 7 others .. Hunter, Anne Kathleen 3 2 124 Ingley, Joseph 2 91 Tovoy, Sydney 394 Tovey, Sydney 3 4 128 97 Kienle, Christian King, Julia 2 2 160 Waipukurau South African Veterans' Association 387 Wolfe, G. C. B. 4 202 Munro, V. W. 4 4