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Returns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. Railways, Terms and Conditions of Leases of Railways, Working, Annual Report on Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 211 .. Government Railways Act, 1887, sec. 61* Thirty days before calling for tenders. One month. In month of May if Parliament be sitting. No time stated. Rangiora High School, Report and Accounts of Representation Commission, Reports of Eangiora High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 Representation Act, 1887, sec. 5 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from gazetting. Commencement of session. Reserves, Change of Purpose of Public Reserves Act, 1881, sec. 7 .. Returns required by Act or Resolution to be laid upon the Table Road Board Accounts, Reports on Special Audit of Securities held in the Colony or London on behalf of the Government Sinking Funds, Reports and Accounts of the Commissioners of Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools, Report and Accounts of Special Reports on Departments by Audit Office State Forests, Lands proposed to be withdrawn from Stock Act, 1893, Regulations under Order of 18th August, 1893 (Sir J. Hall) Road Boards Act, 1882, sec. 110 Ten days after first sitting after receipt. (Vide Public Securities). Public Debts Sinking Funds Act, 1868, sec. 6, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1882, sec. 15 Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877, sec. 8 Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 36 .. State Forests Act, 1888, sec. 2 Fourteen days. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. Stock Act, 1893, sec. 4 Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Fourteen days from next sitting. Surcharges disallowed by Ministers, Reports by Audit Office on Telegraph Regulations Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 32.. Electric Lines Act, 1884, sec. 16 Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from publication. No time stated. One month. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, within ten days from approval. Ten days. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Timaru High School, Report and Accounts of Trade Unions, Annual Report of Registrar of Trade-unions Regulations Timara High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Trade Unions Act, 1878, sec. 16 Trade Unions Act, 1878, sec. 31 Treasury Regulations Unauthorised Expenditure.. Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 5 .. Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 49, as modified by Public Revenues Act, 1896, sees. 4 and 7 Appropriation Act, 1896, sec. 10 Unauthorised Expenditure by Government Insurance Department, Public Trust Office, and Government Advances to Settlers Office Unclaimed Lands vested in Public Trustee, Triennial List of Waimate High School, Report and Accounts of Waitaki High School, Report and Accounts of Wanganui High School, Report and Accounts of Whangarei High School, Report and Accounts of Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894, sec. 26 Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. Waimate High School Act, 1883, sec. 16 Waitaki High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Wanganui High School Act, 1878, sec. 7 Whangarei High School Act, 1878, sec. 8.