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1910. NEW ZEALAND

THE BEET-ROOT SUGAR BILL (REPORT ON); TOGETHER WITH MINUTES OF EVIDENCE AND APPENDIX. (Mr. LAWRY, Chairman.)

Report brought up Thursday, 20th October, 1910, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OP REFERENCE.

Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 7th Day of 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 wh'ch 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 oe 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.)

EEPOET.

The Agricultural, Pastoral, Stock, and Commerce Committee, to whom was referred the Beet-root Sugar Bill, has the honour to report that, after taking the evidence of four witnesses, and receiving a written statement and statutory declaration from the general manager of the Colonial Sugar Eefining Company (Limited), Sydney, the Committee has not had sufficient evidence before it to justify a definite recommendation, and leaves the matter of proceeding with the Bill to the discretion of the Government, and that the report, together with the evidence, do lie on the table. 20th October, 1910, Fkank Lawry, Chairman.

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