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1949 NEW ZEALAND

PUBLIC PETITIONS M TO Z COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE) (Dr. A. M. FINLAY, Chairman)

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives

ORDERS OF REFERENCE

Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives Friday, the Bth Day of -Titly, 1949 Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of nine members, to consider all petitions from Mto Z which may be referred to it; to classify and prepare abstracts of such petitions in such form and manner as shall appear to it best suited to convey to this House all requisite information respecting their contents, and to report the same from time to time to this House ; and to have power to report its opinions and observations thereon to this House : the Committee to consist of Dr. Finlay, Mr. Fortune, Mr. Gillespie, Mr. Kent, Mr. Maher, Mr. Neale, Mr. Omana, Mr. T. E. Skinner, and the Mover." (Hon. Mr. Hackett.) Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1948 be again referred to the same Committees as they were referred to during the said session."—(Right Hon. Mr. Eraser.) Thursday, the 15th Day of September, 1949 Ordered, " That the Public Petitions M to Z Committee have leave to sit during the present sitting of the House."—(Dr. Finlay.)

REPORTS

No. 83/194:8 —Petition of David and Jessie McClymont Praying that their sojourn in Western Samoa under appointment by the New Zealand Government be deemed to be residence within New Zealand for the purposes of sections 11 and 13 of the Social Security Act, 1938. I have the honour to report that the Committee has carefully considered this petition and recommends that the Government give most favourable consideration to the granting of an emergency benefit. 21st July, 1949.

No. 7 —Petition of W. S. Wilson Praying that a State lottery be established in New Zealand. I have the honour to report that the Committee has carefully considered this petition, and has no recommendation to make, 21st July, 1949.