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L9OB. NEW ZEALAND.

RAILWAYS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. SIDEY, Chairman.)

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

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, the 3rd Day of July, 1908. Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to examine and report upon questions relating to the railways, with power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Arnold, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Lawry, Mr. Massey, Mr. Rhodes, Mr. Ross, Mr. Sidey, Mr. Witty, Mr. Wood, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. Hall-Jones.)

INDEX.

No. Petitioners. Page. , 309 Barton, William S Christchurch—Lyttelton Railway 3 194 Connell, J. A. 3 9 Conyers, William 2 624 Davis, Robert :: 12 Golds-worthy, William ■2 19 Hanson, R. H. W. 2 47 Hodge, William 2

No. Petitioners. Page. 222 Jackson, James 2 418 Mace, G. W., and 20 others 8 206 Patterson, Adam 8 43 Patterson, Thomas 2 46 Ross, George S. 2 276 (Sadler, W. 3 104 & 493 Vailo, Samuel 3 Final Report 4