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CONTENTS Page I. Establishment of Commission and Appointment op Personnel .. .. .. 3 11. Functions of the Commission .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 111. Procedure of the Commission .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 IV. Basis of Commission's Decisions as to Priority of Business .. .. .. 9 V. Inquiries held — A. Boroughs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 (1) Change of Status : Mount Roski.ll Road Board .. .. 12 (2) Extension of Boundaries : Huntly Borough .. .. .. .. 12 (3) Extension of Boundaries : Otorohanga Town District .. .. .. 14 (4) Creation of Borough : Reefton .. .. .. .. .. 15 (5) Alteration of Boundaries : Feilding Borough .. .. .. 15 B. Eire District: North Shore, Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 16 C. North Auckland Hospital Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 D. Catchment Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 (1) Otago Catchment District .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 (2) Wellington Catchment District .. .. .. .. 19 E. River Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 (1) Dissolution of the Manawatu-Oroua River District .. .. .. 20 (2) Extension of Boundaries : Hutt River District .. .. 21 F. Proposed Domain at Lake Karapiro .. .. .. .. .. 22 VI. Decisions without Public Inquiries .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 A. Ellesmere Land Drainage District .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 B. Pyramid Block Drainage District and Benmore-Limehills, Upper Winton, and Winton River Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 C. Rotorua Borough : Boundary Adjustments .. .. .. .. 23 D. Balelutha Borough : Boundary Adjustment .. .. .. .. 23 E. Rabbit Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 VII. Other Inquiries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..' 24 VIII. Investigation Work .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 IX. Other Activities .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 X. Future Work .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 XI. Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26

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