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1911 NEW ZEALAND.

AGRICULTURAL, PASTORAL STOCK, AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE: SEEDS SALE CONTROL BILL (REPORT ON); TOGETHER WITH MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. (Mr. LAWRY. Chairman.)

Report brought up Friday, 13th October, 1911, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OP REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the home of Representatives. Friday, the 11th Day op August, 1911. Ordered, "That a Committfe be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all matters pertaining to agricultural and pai-toral 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. T. Duncan, Mr. Field, Mr. Hall, Mr. Lawry, Mr. Okey, Mr. Witty, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. T. Mackenzie.) Friday, the Ist Day op September, 1911. Ordered, "That the Seeds Sale Control Bill be referred to the Agricultural, Pastoral, Stock, and Commerce Committee." —(Hon. Mr. T. Mackenzie.)

BEPOET. The Agricultural, Pastoral, Stock, and Commerce Committee, to whom the above-mentioned Bill was referred, have the honour to report that they have carefully considered the same, and recommend that it be allowed to proceed with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill attached hereto. Frank Lawky, Chairman. 13th October, 1911.

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