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1926. 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 he printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Wednesday, the 30th Day of June, 1926. Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1925 be again referred to the same Committees as they were referred to during the said session." —(Right Hon. Mr. Coates.) Thursday, the Ist Day of July, 1926. 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. Bellringer, the Hon. Mr. Buddo, Mr. J. MeC. Dickson, Mr. McKeen, Mr. Samuel, Mr. Savage, Mr. Seddon, Mr. Tapley, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Bollard.) Friday, the 23kd Day of July, 1926. Ordered, " That the petition of Mary McGregor be referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Z Committee."— (Mr. Hockly.) Thursday, the 29th Day of July, 1926. Ordered, " That the petition of Sydney Tovey be referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Z Committee."— (Mr. Fraser.) Tuesday, the 3rd Day of August, 1926. Ordered, " That the petition of J. Mitchell be referred direct- to the Public Petitions Mto Z Committee."— (Mr. J. S. Dickson.) Ordered, " That the petition of Eveline Margaret Molloy be referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Z Committee." —(Mr. J. S. Dickson.) Wednesday, the 11th Day of August, 1926. Ordered, " That the name of Mr. McKeen be deleted from the Public Petitions M to Z Committee, and that the name of Mr. McCombs be substituted therefor." —(Hon. Mr. Bollard.) Thursday, the 12th Day of August, 1926. Ordered, " That the petition of the Woolston Tanneries (Limited), be referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Z Committee."—(Mr. McCombs.) Friday, the 20th Day of August, 1926. Ordered, " That the petition of S. J. Clegg and others be referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Z Committee." —(Hon. Mr. Hawken.) Monday, the 23rd Day of August, 1926. Ordered, " That the petition of the Wanganui Trotting Club be referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Z Committee."—(Mr. Veitch.) Ordered, " That the petition of Elizabeth L. McKinna and another be referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Z Committee." —(Hon. Mr. Anderson.) Monday, the 6th Day of September, 1926. Ordered, " That the petition of Hene Toko be referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Z Committee."— (Hon. Mr. Ngata.) Ordered, " That the petition of W. Standish be referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Z Committee."— (Mr. J. S. Dickson.) Tuesday, the 7th Day of September, 1926. Ordered, " That the petition of L. C. Williamson and others be referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Committee." —(Mr. Fraser.)