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1927. NEW ZEALA ND.

PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. BITCHENER, 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 14th Day of July, 1927. Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1926 be again referred to the same Committees as they were referred to during the said session."—(Right Hon. Mr. CoatEs.) Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all petitions from A to L 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. Bitchener, Mr. Burnett, Mr. Eliott, Mr. Eraser, Mr. Harris, Mr. McKeen, Mr. Smith, Mr. Sykes, Mr. Veitch, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Wright.) Friday, the 30tii Day of September. 1927. Ordered, " That the petition of F. T. Knight and others be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee."—(Mr. Lysnar.) Tuesday, the 11th Day or October, 1927. Ordered, " That the petition of S. M. Barclay be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee."— (Mr. Horn.) Wednesday, the 19th Day of October, 1927. Ordered, " That the petition of W. Burgess be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee."—(Mr. Nash.) Tuesday, the 25th Day of October, 1927. Ordered, " That the petition of Susan Giles be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee."—(Mr. J. S. Dickson.) Friday, the 18th Day of November, 1927. Ordered, " That the petition of J. Aggers and others be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee." —(Mr. H. G. R. Mason.) Tuesday, the 22nd Day of November, 1927. Ordered, " That the petition of D. K. Hannon be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee."— (Mr. Linklater.) Wednesday, the 23rd Day of November, 1927. Ordered, " That the petition of M. J. Coyle and others be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Com. mittee."—(Mr. H, G. R. Mason.)