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1898. NEW ZEALAND.

REPORTS OF RAILWAYS COMMITTEE. (Mr. W. W. TANNER, CHAIRMAN.)

Presented to the House of Bepresentatives, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Eepresentatives. Tuesday, the sth Day of July, 1898. Ordered, "That a Committee consisting of seventeen members be appointea to examine into an 3 report upon questions relating to the railways, with power to call for persons ana papers; five to be a quorum. The Committee to consist of Mr. Carson, Mr. Crowther, Mr. Dunoan, Mr. Flatman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Holland, Hon. W. J. M. Larnach, Mr. Lawry, Mr. Massey, Mr. MoLean, Mr. Morrison, Mr. O'Meara, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor, Mr. J. W. Thomson, Mr. Wright, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. Cadman.)

Feiday, the Bth Day of July, 1898. Ordered, " That the petitions No. 285, R. Witty, ana No. 313, James Ness ana others, of session 1897, be referrea to the Railways Committee,"—(Mr. Meeedith.)

Wednesday, the 3ed Day of August, 1898. Ordered, " That the petition No, 109, William Olliver, be referrea to the Railways Committee."—(Mr. Meeedith.)

Fbiday, the 12th Day of August, 1898. Ordered, " That the petition of E, Purser an 3 others be referred to the Railways Committee."—(Mr. Mebedith.)

Thuesday, the 18th Day of August, 1898. Ordered, " That the petition No. 158, William N. Chambers, be referrea to the Railways Committee."—(Mr. Joyce.)

Wednesday, the 31st Day of August, 1898. Ordered, " That the report of the Railways Committee on the petition of David Knight, of Hawera, be referred baok to the Committee for reconsideration." —(Mr. McGuibe.)

Wednesday, the 31st Day of August, 1898.

Ordered, " That the report of the Railways Committee on the petitions of John Mill and others and Thomas Ross and others, of Dunedin, be referred baok to the Committee for reconsideration." —(Mr. E. G. Allen.)

Feiday, the 16th Day of Septembee, 1898. Ordered, " That the petition of David Clark and 123 others be referred direct to the Railways Committee."—(Mr. GILFEDDEB.)

Thuesday, the 22nd Day of Septembee, 1898. Ordered, " That the petition of Charles Reid ana another, on behalf of the Council of the Borough of Ashburton, be referred direct to the Railways Committee."—(Mr. Weight.)

Tuesday/, the 27th Day op Septembee, 1898. Ordered, " That the petitions of Henry Mackie and James Moore respectively be referred direct to the Eailways Committee."—(Mr. Weight.)