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1922. NEW ZEALAND.

AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL INDUSTRIES, STOCK, AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE.) (Sir G. HUNTER, Chairman.)

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

ORDER OF REFERENCE. • Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, the 14th Day of July, 1922. Ordered, " That Standing Order No. 219 be suspended, and that a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of thirteen 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 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. Burnett, Mr. Field, Mr. Forbes, Mr. J. It. Hamilton, Mr. Hawken, Sir G. Hunter, Mr. Jennings, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lysnar, Mr. Masters, Hon. Mr. Ngata, Mr. Williams, and the mover." — (Hon. Mr. Nosworthy.)

REPORTS. No. 331. —Petition of Helen Mitchel Browne, of Kaitoke. Petitioner alleges that owing to the passing of the Wellington City Milk-supply Act, 1919, she has been ruined in business, and prays that legislation may be passed to provide for full compensation being paid to her. I am directed to report that the Committee is of opinion that great hardship has been thrust upon the petitioner, and recommends that the Government should bring down legislation which will enable the Wellington City Council to fully compensate her. 20th October, 1922.

Dairy Industry Amendment Bill. I have the honour to report that the Agricultural and Pastoral Industries, Stock, and Commerce Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has carefully considered the same, and recommends that it be allowed to proceed without amendment. 20th October, 1922.

No. 313, Petition of W. B. A. Gill and 103 Others; and No. 330, Petition of A. Robertson and 65 Others. Praying that the two-mile radius provided by section 12 of the Wellington City Milk-supply Act, 1919, be extended to thirty miles, and that the 30-gallon limit be abolished ; that the price to be paid by the City Council to farmers for milk be fixed by a Board or other tribunal upon which the farmers as well as the City Council shall have full representation ; that the existing legislation be