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1925. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). NGA RIPOATA A TE KOMITI MO NGA MEA MAORI. (Mr. WILLIAMS, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from, the Journals of the, House of Representatives. Thursday, the 16th Day of July, 1925. Ordered, " That Standing Order No. 219 be suspended, and that a Native Affairs Committee be appointed, consisting of sixteen members, to consider all petitions, reports, returns, and other documents relating to affairs especially affecting the Native race that may be brought before the House this session, and from time to time to report thereon to the House ; with power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Bell, Mr. Corrigan, Mr. Hawken, Mr. Tau Henare, Mr. Hockly, Mr. Mcllvride, Mr. McKay, Mr. Murdoch, the Hon. Mr. Ngata, Mr. O'Brien, the Hon. Sir M. Pomare, Mr. J. C. Rolleston, Mr. Uru, Mr. Williams, Mr. Young, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Coates.) Thursday, the 23rd Day of July, 1925. Ordered, "That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1924 be again referred to the same Committee as they were referred to during the said session." —(Hon. Mr. Coates.) Ordered, "That Papers Nos. 120G, 121G, and 122G be referred to the Native Affairs Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Coates.) Thursday, the 13th Day of August, 1925. Ordered, " That Paper No. 145 be referred to the Native Affairs Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Coates.) Thursday, the 20th Day of August, 1925. Ordered, " That the petitions of Te Paea Hape, Matenga Hori and others, and Maata Mahupuku Asher be referred direct to the Native Affairs Committee."-—(Hon. Mr. Ngata.) Tuesday, the 25th Day of August, 1925. Ordered, " That the petition of Hare Matenga and others be referred direct to the Native Affairs Committee."— (Hon. Mr. Ngata.) Tuesday, the Ist Day of September, 1925. Ordered, " That the petition of Andrew Brown and another be referred direct to the Native Affairs Committee."—(Mr. Hockly.) Friday, the 4th Day of September, 1925. Ordered, " That the petition of Papera Rangiauia and others be referred direct to the Native Affairs Committee."— (Hon. Mr. Ngata.) Wednesday, the 9th Day of September, 1925. Ordered, " That the petition of Himiona Torepe and others be referred direct to the Native Affairs Committee."— (Mr. Uru.) Ordered, " That the petitions of Mere te Iwingaro and others be referred direct to the Native Affairs Committee."— (Hon. Mr.'-Ngata.) Ordered, "That the petition of Tamihana Heta be referred direct to the Native Affairs Committee." (Hon. Mr. Ngata.) Ordered, " That the petition of Te Kapinga Makarati and others be referred direct to the Native Affairs Committee." —(Hon. Sir M. Pomare.) Thursday, the 10th Day of September, 1925. Ordered, " That the petition of Violet Newdick be referred direct to the Native Affairs Committee."—(Mr. Macmillan. ) Tuesday, the 15th Day of September, 1925. Ordered, " That the petition of Hone to Tai be referred direct to the Native Affairs Committee." —(Mr. Henare.) Wednesday, the 16th Day of September, 1925. Ordered, That the petition of Mere te Iwingaro and others bo referred direct.to the Native Affairs Committee." —(Hon. Mr. Ngata.) Wednesday, the 23rd Day of September, 1925. Ordered, " That the Native Land Amendment and Native Land Claims Adjustment Bill be referred to the Native Affairs Committee." —(Hon. Mr. Coates.) Monday, the 28th Day of September, 1925. Ordered, " That the petition of Inia Ranginui and others be referred direct to the Native Affairs Committee," —- (Mr. Langstone.)

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