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He presentations to Government. During the Committee's sittings it made representations to the Government in connection with the following matters:— Allegations of unfair treatment by the Requisitions Committee, made by the chairman of directors of the Woolston Tanneries (Limited). Prohibition by the Australian Government, of the export of broom-millet, from that country. Water-power scheme for Westport. Increased charge made by the Mines Department to the Seddonville cooperative party of miners for the use of iron rails. Customs duty on oxygen-producing plant imported by Mr. John Waddell, of Christchurch. Space for fruit on oversea steamers. Purchase by the New Zealand Government of narrow-gauge railwaymaterial used at the front. Continuation of Government grant to the Blenheim Oil Company (Limited). Carriage of lime on the railways. Application, of combined Reefton coal companies for a. Government loan to make a railway. Reported cutting of Pinus insignis timber in the Waikato for export. Import and export of scrap iron and steel. Services of Mi-. C. E. Lowe, of Harakeke. Nelson, in re tobacco-growing. C. A. Wilkinson (Chairman). James Craigie. Alfred K. Newman. Geo. W. Forbes. G. V. Pearce. J. T. M. Hobnsby. H. Poland. R. P. Hudson. T. K. Sidey. John P. Luke. W. A. Veitch. Wellington, 27th August, 1919.

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