1920. NEW ZEALAND.

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LANDS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. E. NEWMAN, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Wednesday, the 14th Day of July, 1920. Ordered, " That Standing Order No. 219 be suspended, and that a Select Committee bo appointed, consisting of twelve members, to whom shall stand referred after the first reading all Bills affecting or in any way relating to the lands of the Crown, or education or other public reserves ; the Committee to have power to make such amendments therein as they think proper, and to report generally when necessary upon the principles and provisions of the Bill ; the Committee to have power to call for persons, papers, and records ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Forbes, Mr. Glenn, Mr. J. R. Hamilton, Mr. Hockly, Mr. Jones, Hon. Mr. Mac Donald, Mr. E. Newman, Mr. T. W. Rhodes, Mr. Savage, Mr. R. W. Smith, Mr. Witty, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Guthrie.) Tuesday, the 20th Day of July, 1920. Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1919 be again referred to the same Committees as they were referred to during the said session."—(Right Hon. Mr. Massey.) Tuesday, the 10th Day of August, 1920. Ordered, " That the Te Aroha Crown Leases Pill be referred to the Lands Committee." —(Hon. Mr. Guthrie.) Wednesday, the 25th Day of August, 1920. Ordered, " That the petitions of EL Jackson and others, and the Mayor and Councillors of the Borough of Te Aroha, be referred direct to the Lands Committee."—(Hon. Sir W. H. Herries.) Wednesday, the 25th Day of August, 1920. Ordered, " That leave be granted the Lands Committee to sit this afternoon during the sitting of the House."— (Mr. E. Newman.) Wis on usd ay, the oth Day of October, 1920. Ordered, "That tho petition of W. T. Williams and others be referred direct to the Lands Committee."— (Mr. Hockly.) Thursday, the 14th Day of October, 1920. Onlcri'tl, "That the petition of J. J. Jackson be referred direct to the Lands Committee." —(Mr. Hockly.) Thursday, the 21st Day of Octoher, 1920. Ordered, " That the petition of E. J. Darby and others be referred direct to the Lands Committee." —.(Mr. Hockly.) Wednesday, the 27th Day of Octobkr, 1920. Ordered, "That the petition of Ada M. Shadbolt be referred direct to the Lands Committee."—(Mr. R. W. Smith.) Tuesday, the 2nd Day of November, 1920. Ordered, " That the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Bill bo referred to the Lands Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Guthrie.)

INDEX.

So. Petitioner, Ac. Page. Akarana and Waitemata Counties Bill . . 2 Bay of Islands Harbour Bill 3 354 201 Darby, E. J., and 28 others Dennehy, W.J. Dunedin City Corporation Empowering Bill 4 !! 142 87 Final report Francis, J., and 77 others Fuller, Walter 4 2 4 143 Geddes, R. L., and another Gisborne Harbour Board Amendment Bill 2 3 65 305 111* Henry, Matthew Hillman, Agnes H, and 11 others Hyde, J. H., and 18 others 3 4 3 224 Jackson, H., and 331 others 2 Land Laws Amendment Bill - 3 223 MacDonald, Hon. W. D. S. (special report) Mayor and Councillors of the Borough of Te Aroha 2 2

No. Petitioner, Ac. Page. 189 244 Mitchell, C. T. Moriarty, T. 3 3 88 Nelson Harbour Board ... New Plymouth Recreation and Racecourse Reserve Amendment Bill 2 2 199 Peters, Catherine C. . . 2 293 Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Bill Rosenberg, B. Rotorua Town Lands Bill 4 4 3 131 295 Simpson, I). M., and 43 others Smith, Robert Spocial report (re Chairman) Special report (re Clerk) 2 3 4 4 Taieri River Improvement Bill.. Te Aroha Crown Leases Bill 4 2 Wanganui River Trust Amendment Bill.. Whakatanc Harbour Amendment Bill .. Williams, W. T., and 3 others .. 3 2 3 327