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1927. NEW ZEALAND

LANDS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. HOCKLY, Chairman.)

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

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 14th Day of July, 1927. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to whom shall be referred, after the first reading, all Bills affecting or in any way relating to the lands of the Crown, or education or other public reserves; the Committee to have power to make such amendments therein as it thinks proper, and to report generally when necessary upon the principles and provisions of the Bills ; the Committee to have power to call for persons, "papers, and records ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Bitchener, the Hon. Mr. Buddo, Mr. Forbes, Mr. J. R. Hamilton, Mr. Hockly, Mr. Jordan, Mr. McLennan, Mr. Savage, Mr. Walter, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. MoLeod.)

INDEX.

No. | Petitioner, &c. | Page, j 271 Abbott, F. G. .. .. .. 7 Auckland Harbour Board Empowering 3 Bill 264/26 Baillie and Co. and 101 others .. 2 j 241 Bicknell, J. T. .. .. .. 4 40 Brown, L. N. .. .. .. 4 j 19 Callaghan, M. .. .. .. 4 29 Chamberlain, L. S. .. .. .. 2 294 Clerke, G. .. .. . . .. 5 Coal-mines Amendment Bill .. . . 6 319 Commins, Flora M. .. .. .. 7 Dunedin City Corporation Empowering 2 Amendment Bill Education Reserves Amendment Bill .. 8 Egmont National Park Amendment. Bill 2 | Final report .. .. .. 8 130 j Fisher, P. .. .. .. .. 3 324 | Glamuzina, Mate, and 635 others .. 7 Greytown Trust Lands Trustees Em- 5 powering Bill 67 Hamerton, C. E. .. . . 4 320 Henry, "Matthew .. .. . . 7 Hutt Valley Lands Settlement Amend- : 6 ment Bill Land for Settlements Amendment Bill 2 Land Laws Amendment Bill .. 5 39 MacDonald, G. A., and ]4 others .. : 2 44/26 I McBurney, W. J. .. .. 1 3 255 McLean, A., and 33 others .. .. 5 Mining Amendment Bill .. .. 5 330 Mitchell, C. T. .. .. .. 7 32 | Moulin, M. T. .. .. .. 4

No. Petitioner, ,< c. : Page. Native Land Amendment and Native 7 Land Claims Adjustment Bill Newmarket Borough Council Vesting 6 and Empowering Bill 303 Overton, J. R. .. .. .. 7 : Parliamentary Paper No. 33.. .. 2 280 ! Paterson, W. R. .. .. .. (i 246 I Patillo, G., and 70 others .. .. 6 272/26 Patten, E. W., and 49 others .. 2 ! Peel Forest Amendment Bill.. . . 4 i Petroleum Bill . . .. .. 5 75/26 | Quirke, R. W., and 9 others.. .. 4 | Reserves and other Lands Disposal Bill j (i [ Reserves and other Lands Disposal Bill ! 8 (amendments proposed by His Excellency the Governor-General) 240 Russell, A. E. .. .. .. 4 316 : Saunders, W. G. .. .. 7 234 Smith, E. R. .. .. .. 5 56 Timmings, W. E. .. .. 3 Tongariro National Park Amendment 5 Bill 10 Ward, A. .. .. .. .. 3 Wellington City and Suburban Water- 6 supply Bill Wellington City Empowering and Amend- 3 ment Bill Wellington City Exhibition and Grounds 3 Bill Whangarei Harbour Board Vesting and 3 Empowering Bill 25 Williams, S. F. G. .. .. .. 4 245 1 Zimmerman, H. .. .. .. ; 6