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1950 N W ZEALAND

JOINT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BILL COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE) (Mr. C. G. E. HARKER, Chairman)

Laid upon the Table of the House of Representatives

ORDERS OF REFERENCE Exctracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives Friday, the 18th Day op August, 1950 Ordered, " That the Capital Punishment Bill be referred to the Joint Capital Punishment Bill Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Webb.) Thursday, the 24th Day op August, 1950 Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider the Capital Punishment Bill and other matters relating thereto which may be referred to it, the Committee to have power to sit together and confer with any similar Committee to be appointed by the Legislative Council and to agree to a joint or separate report, the proceedings of the Committee during the taking of evidence to be open to the public and to accredited representatives of the press: the Committee to consist of Mr. Combs, Mr. Hackett, Mr. Hanan, Mr. Harker, Mr. Kent, the Hon. Mr. Marshall, the Hon. Mr. Mason, Mr. Murdoch, Mr. Neale, and the Mover."—(Hon. Mr. Webb.) Extract from the Journals of the Legislative Council Friday, the 25th Day of August, 1950 Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider the Capital Punishment Bill and other matters relating thereto which may be referred to it, the Committee to have power to sit together and confer with a similar Committee of the House of Representatives and to agree to a joint or separate report: the Committee to consist of the Hon. Miss Anderson, the Hon. Mr. Bloodworth, the Hon. Mr. Endean, the Hon. Mr. Mackley, the Hon. Dr. Mazengarb, the Hon. Sir William Perry, the Hon. Mr. Thompson, the Hon. Mrs. Weston, the Hon. Mr. White, and the Hon. Mr. Wilson." —(Hon. Mr. Polson.) Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives Wednesday, the 30th Day of August, 1950 Ordered, " That the names of Mr. Combs and Mr. Neale be discharged from the Capital Punishment Bill Committee, and those of Miss Howard and the Hon. Mrs. Ross substituted therefor."—(Right Hon.* Mr. Holland, for the Hon. Mr. Webb.) Tuesday, the 19th Day of September, 1950 Ordered, " That the Joint Capital Punishment Bill Committee have leave to sit on days on which the House is not sitting."—(Mr. Harker.) Wednesday, the 4th Day op October, 1950 Ordered, " That the Joint Capital Punishment Bill Committee have leave to sit during the present sitting of the House."—(Mr. Harker.)