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REPORTS.

Masterton Trust Lands Amendment Bill. The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill.; that the Standing Orders have been complied with; that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are affected, in that the lands described in the First Schedule, having been set apart for public purposes, constitute a " public reserve " as defined by the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1928. That the Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. 20th September, 1935.

Napier Foreshore Extension Bill. The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill; that the Standing Orders have been complied with; that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are not affected. That the Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. 20th September, 1935.

Napier Airport Bill. The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill; that the Standing Orders have been complied with; that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are affected, in that the land described in the First Schedule is a " public reserve " as defined by the Public Reserves, Domains, and National Parks Act, 1928. That the Committee' recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. A. E. Jull, Chairman. 2nd October, 1935.

Dunedin City Empowering Bill. The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill; that the Standing Orders have been complied with; that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are not affected. That the Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. Bth October, 1935.

Hauraki Plains County Eastern Water-supply Empowering Bill. The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill; that the Standing Orders have been complied with; that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are not affected. That the Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the côpy of the Bill annexed hereto. Bth October, 1935.

Hawke's Bay County Empowering Bill. The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill; that the Standing Orders have been complied with, with the exception of Standing Order 364, no plan of the land described in the Schedule having been deposited in the Magistrates' Court or in the office of the local authority that promoted the Bill, as required by that Standing Order; that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are not affected. That, notwithstanding the informality in connection with the Standing Orders referred to above, the Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. R. A. Wright, for Chairman. Bth October, 1935.

Auckland Metropolitan Milk Amendment Bill. The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill; that the Standing Orders Jiave been complied with; that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are not affected. That the Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. 16th October, 1935.

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