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1910 NEW ZEALAND

AGRICULTURAL, PASTORAL, STOCK, AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. LAWRY, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE.

Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 7th Day or July, 1910. Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all matters pertaining to agricultural and pastoral industries, stock, and commerce, with power to confer and sit together with any similar Committee which may be appointed by the Legislative Council, and to agree to a joint or separate report; the Committee to have power to call for persons, papers, and records ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Bollard, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Dillon, Hon. Mr. Duncan, Mr. Field, Mr. Hall, Mr. Lawry, Mr. Okey, Mr. Witty, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. T Mackenzie.) Wednesday, the 7th Day or September, 1910. Ordered, " That the Beet-root Sugar Bill be referred to the Agricultural, Pastoral, Stock, and Commerce Committee."—(Right Hon. Sir J G. Ward.) Thursday, the Sth Day or September, 1910. Ordered, " That the Commercial Trusts Bill and the Secret Commissions Bill be referred to the Agricultural Pastoral, Stock, and Commerce Committee."—(Right Hon. Sir J G. Ward.) Wednesday, the 16th Day or November, 1910. Ordered, "That the Slaughtering and Inspection Amendment Bill be referred to the Agricultural, Pastoral, Stock, and Commerce Committee." —(Hon. Mr. T Mackenzie.) Thursday, the 17th Day op November, 1910. Ordered, " That the Auctioneers Amendment Bill be referred to the Agricultural, Pastoral, Stock, and Commerce Committee." —(Hon. Mr. Buddo.) Ordered, "That the Public Holidays Bill be referred to the Agricultural, Pastoral, Stock, and Commerce Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Buddo.) Tuesday, the 22nd Day of November, 1910. Ordered, " That the petition of R. Watkins and others be referred direct to the Agricultural, Pastoral, Stock, and Commerce Committee."—(Mr. Dillon.)

INDEX

No. Petitioners. Page. No. Petitioners. Page. Bills,— Auctioneers Amendment Beet-root Sugar Commercial Trust Public Holidays Secret Commissions Slaughtering and Inspection Amendment 3 2 2 3 2 2 101 441 *615 10 115 Hale, John Kerr, Donald McLean, Hugh Palmer, William John Raymond, J. W Report (Special) Watkins, Rees, and others 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 755 * Sess. [, 1909.