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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. BROWN, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Mxtraets from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, this 20th Day or July, 1917. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ton members, to consider all petitions from A to L that may be referred to it by the Petitions Classification Committee, to classify and prepare abstracts of such petitions in such form and manner as shall appear to it best suited to convey to this House all requisite information respecting thoir contents, and to report the same from time to time to this House, and to have power to report its opinions and observations thereon to this House ; also to have power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Brown, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Harris, Mr. Parr, Mr. Payne, Mr. T. W. Rhodes, Mr. G. H. Smith, Dr. Thackor, Mr. Wright, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. Russell.) Tuesday, the 28th Day or August, 1917. Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1916 bo again referred to the same Committees as they wore roforrod to during the said session." —(Right Hon. Mr. Massuy.)

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No. Petition. Page. No. _______ Petition. Page. 414 292 Andrew, John Auckland Unregistered Dentists' Association 5 3 221 101 127 58/16 Gannon, Michael Joseph Gillies, Edith Maude Guinness, E. R. Guthrie, Robert 2 3 4 2 394 142 129 403 Bieknell, John T. Bii'ss, Alexander William Boyd, J. J., and 3 others Brear, A., and 38 others' 4 2 2 5 433 442 418 277 131/15 183 475 236 Hannan, ,J. H. Hartridge, 0. Helm, Margaret Henley, Thomas Hill, Reginald W. Holland, Thomas .. Hughes, J. G. Hyde, Thomas Arthur 5, fi 5 5 3 2 2 6 4 87 413 46 36!) 110 94 406 224 Chicken, J., and 15 others Clark, Archibald R. Clarke, W. H, and 16 others Colbran, M., and 2,249 others Crone, Thomas William Cunnabell, A. I)., and 8 others Ounninghame, John, and 83 others Curlott, Huston 2 5 2 4 2 2 3 4 405 Ingram, Adeline 5 198 3 143 Jaoobson, Theo. Jollyman, Harriet Johnston, W. A. 3 4 3 387 132 404 1 434 Day, Harold.. do Mey, Edward Denew, Janet, and 9 others Donnett, W. (!., and 22 others D'Postine, J. J. 4 3 5 2 6 383 205 K.eatinge, Richard F. .. King, 1). T., and 5 others 5 3 206 480 Luxford, H. A , and 24 others .. Lyttle, S. A., and 5 others 2 6 64 Earlos, Douglas Donald 3 483 131 192 Pearson, Edward, and 3 others.. Porter, T. W., and 20 others .. Prooco, G. A., and 13 others (i 2 2 213 21.4 331 440 Fenton, H. C, and 207 others Fenton, H. G, and 280 others Fowler, James Fryday, Nicholas 4 4 4 5 Special Report (re Chairman) .. Special Report (re Olerk) 0 6 i