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1908. NEW ZEALAND

GOLDFIELDS AND MINES COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. POLAND, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extract* from tin- Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, the 3rd Day op July, 1908. Ordered, " That a Goldfields and Mines Committee, consisting of ten members, be appointed, to whom shall be referred all matters relating to mining and all Bills relating to mines, with power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Dr. Chappie, Mr. Colvin, Mr. W. Fraser, Mr. Herries, Mr. R. McKenzie, Mr. Macpherson, Mr. Poland, Mr. Seddon, Hon. Mr. Mills, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. McGowan.) Wednesday, the 29th Day of July, 1908. Ordered, " That the Hours of Underground Workers Bill be referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee." — Mr. R. McKenzie, for Mr. Guinness.) Tuesday, the 4th Day oif At/gust, 1908. Ordered, " That the petition of T. Moriarty be referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Duncan.) Tuesday, the Bth Day or September, 1908. Ordered, " That the Coal-mines Bill and the Mining Amendment Bill be referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."—(Hon. Mr. McGowan.) Wednesday, the 16th Day of September, 1908. Ordered, " That the petition of A. D. Bayfeild be referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."—(Mr. Sidey.)

INDEX.

No Name of Petitioner. Page. -r—i 376 Andrews, H., and others 3 494 Bayfeild, A. 1). (vide Appendix L-4a) 4 403 432 377 Campbell, F., and others Chambers, G., and others Christie, A., and others Coal-mines Amendment Bill Coutts, J., and others Cushman, M., and others .. .. ! 3 .. i 3 .. | 3 .. I 2 3 . . 3 467 466 468 Davidson, G., and others .. 3 433 Ellison, P., and others 3 99 459 Farmer, A. J., and another Frost, J., and others 3 3 404 Griffin, P. M., and others 3 470 471 221 Holley, W., and others Honey, S. R., and others Hosie, James Hours of Underground Workers Bill Hudson, J., and others Hyams, H., and others 3 .. | 3 2 2 3 3 572 415 405 Indexing of Mining Acts Jones, W. D., and others Karnback, E., and others Keller, W., and others 3 3 3 ■•! 3 472 473

II No. Name of Petitioner. )l j 880 Kelly, James | Page. .. ! 2 406 Linklater. H.. and£others 174 Low, Oeorge 3 2 407 Mabin, E. B., and others' 573 j Mackay, Alexander 378 | Meharry, A., jmi.. and others .. 475 ' Michell, H. L., and others Mining Amendment Bill 31 Moriarty, Timothy 476 { Mulvihill, E., and others 416 ! McArtney, H, and others 434 McCarthy, F., and others 474 Mcintosh, G. G, and others 3 3 :i 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 552 Parkinson, VV. R., and others . . 3 553 Roper, J. W., and others 3 477 Stewart. J., and others 417 Steer, J., and others 3 3 408 Taylor, C. X., and others 409 Taylor, Joseph, and others 421 Teichelman, E., and others Thanks to Chairman 179 Thomson, R. B. 3 3 3 4 2 465 White, W. H., and others 435 Wicks, E. A., and others 379 Wickes Limited and others 3 3