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1934-35. NEW ZEALAND.

LANDS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. J. A. MACPHERSON, Chairman.)

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Joumals of the House of Representatives. Tuesday, the 10th Day of July, 1934. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to whom shall stand 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 recommend such amendments therein as it thinks proper, and to report generally, when necessary, upon the principles and provisions of the Bills : the Committee to consist of Mr. Connolly, Mr. Dickie, Mr. Hargest, Mr. Langstone, Mr. Macpherson, Mr. J. X. Massey, Mr. Richards, Mr. Savage, Mr. A. Stuart, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Ransom.) Thursday, the 26th Day of July, 1934. Ordered, " That all petitions referred to the Public Petitions A to L (Supplementary) Committee and the Public Petitions M to Z (Supplementary) Committee during the session of 1933, and not finally dealt with, be referred to the Public Petitions A to L and M to Z Committees respectively, and that all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1933 be again referred to the same Committees they were referred to during the said session." —(Right Hon. Mr. Forbes.) Thursday, the 23rd Day oe August, 1934. Ordered, " That the Lands Committee have leave to sit during the present sitting of the House."- —(Mr. Maopherson.) Friday, the 24th Day of August, 1934. Ordered, " That the report of the Lands Committee on the petitions of H. C. Tipper and others and J. S. Murray and others be referred back to the Committee for further consideration." —(Mr. Savage.) Tuesday, the 4th Day of September, 1934. Ordered, " That the Native Plants Protection Bill be again referred to the Lands Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Ransom.) Wednesday, the 17th Day of October, 1934. Ordered, " That the Mining Amendment Bill be referred to the Lands Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Macmillan.) Thursday, the 21st Day of February, 1935. Ordered, " That the Lands Committee have leave to sit during the present sitting of the House." —(Mr. Macpherson.) Memoranda for the Chairman of the Lands Committee: —• The Bill intituled the Native Plants Protection Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. (25th July, 1934.) The Bill intituled the Education Reserves Amendment Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. (26th July, 1934.) The Bill intituled the New Plymouth Borough Land Exchange and Empowering Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. (9th August, 1934.) The Bill intituled the Wellington City Empowering Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. (18th September, 1934.) The Bill intituled the Auckland Provincial Water Board Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. (17th October, 1934.) The Bill intituled the Noxious Weeds Amendment Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. (18th October, 1934.) The Bill intituled the Reserves and other Lands Disposal Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. (23rd October, 1934.) The Bill intituled the Hutt County Rating Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. (26th October, 1934.) The Bill intituled the Local Legislation Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. (26th October, 1934.)

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