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No. 184.—Petition of H. E. Stevens and 1,056 Others, of Clyde (and 4 other similar Petitions, as per Schedule attached). Praying for assistance to the gold-mining industry. I am directed to report —(1) That in the opinion of the Committee the question of the granting of a bonus on gold produced should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration ; (2) that the Postal regulation which permits of £100 worth of bullion only being transmitted by post adversely affects the mining industry, and such limitation should be abolished forthwith ; (3) That the gold-mining industry offers an opportunity for the employment of unemployed miners, and that men so employed will render a more valuable aid to the State than is rendered by many men who are employed on relief works,; and that the Government be requested to formulate and bring before the Employment Board proposals for assisting the gold-mining industry, with a view to relieving unemployment. 25th October, 1930. SCHEDULE. No. 212.—William Smith and 53 others. j No. 213.—I 1 . Falconer and (5 others. No. 214.— E. PfaJilert and 151 others. | No. 215. —E. Mellett and 35 others.

No. 185. —Petition of Walter O'Donnell, of No. 1 Onslow Road, Mount Eden, Auckland. Praying that a miner's pension be granted to him notwithstanding absence from Dominion during the last five years. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration, with a recommendation that the Pensions Department should arrange for the petitioner to be medically examined, and that, if the experts certify that he is a sufferer from miner's phthisis, the petitioner should be granted a compassionate allowance in lieu of a miner's-phthisis pension. 25th October, 1930.

No. 187. —Petition of Geoege Anderson Murray, of Auckland. Praying that he be granted a miner's pension. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration, and is one that should be referred to the Miner's Phthisis Pensions Appeal Board recommended by the Committee in its special report on these petitions. 15th October, 1930.

No. 189. —Petition of Harold Victor Tayloe, of Auckland. Praying for a miner's pension or compassionate allowance. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration, and is one that should be referred to the Miner's Phthisis Pensions Appeal Board recommended by the Committee in its special report on these petitions. 15th October, 1930.

No. 190.—Petition of Anne Rasmusson, of Westport. Praying for a miner's widow's pension or compassionate allowance. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration, and is one that should be dealt with in the discretion of the Minister of Pensions and the Minister of Mines in terms of the general clause recommended by the Committee in its special report on these petitions. 15th October, 1930.

No. 191. —Petition of Louisa Patricia Beown, of Waihi. Praying for a compassionate allowance in lieu of a miner's widow's pension. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration, and is one that should be dealt with in the discretion of the Minister of Pensions and the Minister of Mines in terms of the general clause recommended by the Committee in its special report on these petitions. 15th October, 1930.

No. 192.—Petition of Ethel Margaeet Ashßy, of Waihi. Praying for a miner's widow's pension or compassionate allowance. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration, and is one that should be dealt with in the discretion of the Minister of Pensions and the Minister of Mines in terms of the general clause recommended by the Committee in its special report on these petitions. 15th October, 1930.

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