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1924. NEW ZEALAND.

LANDS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. HOCKLY, Chairman.)

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

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 17th Day of July, 1924. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten 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 educational 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 Bills ; the Committee to have power to call for persons, papers, and records ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Bitchener, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Hockly, Mr. Langstone, the Hon. Mr. Guthrie, Mr. T. W. Rhodes, Mr. Savage, Mr. Witty, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. McLeoii.)

INDEX.

No. Petitioner. Page. No. Petitioner. Page. 36 Appleton, William Auckland City and Auckland Museum Empowering Bill - 4 3 74 Nettlefold, Cyril New Plymouth Borough and New Plymouth Harbour Board Exchange Bill New Plymouth Borough Council Empowering Bill North Shore Boroughs (Auckland) Water-supply Bill 4 2 374,381 6 3 Brett, John L. 5 152 342 179/23 33 Callaghan, James Callaghan, Maria Carter, R. P., and 38 others Chalmers, John Howe Coal-mines Amendment Bill Collins, V. A. 4 5 4 5 6 200 O'Reilly, J. J. 5 340 8/23 Palmes, B., and 213 others Parliamentary Paper No. 124 (Hutt Valley Lands) Parliamentary Paper No. 223 (Reserves for Education) 0 2 31 Dennis, C. R. B. Discharged Soldiers Settlement Amendment Bill Dunedin City Corporation Empowering Bill 4 ti 5 2 5 Education Reserves Amendment, Bill .. Egmont National Park Bill 4 (J Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Bill Amendments to above Amendments to above Amendments to above (i 0 0 164 104 Final Report Fisher, Percy (First Report) Fisher, Percy (Second Report) 7 5 7 347 Smale, J. H. Special Report (Hon. 1). H. Guthrie) .. Special Report (Chairman) Steel, John, and 10 others Sumner Borough Council and Heathcote County Council (McCormack's Bay) Vesting and Empowering Bill 6 2 7 3 4 Guthrie, Hon. D. H. (Special Report) .. 2 28 181/23 117 Hassali, Rachel M. ., Henry, Matthew Hutt Valley Lands (Parliamentary Paper No. 124) 2 3 2 287 7 Thomas, W. L., and 16 others 5 Ireland, Alfred 89 130 Land Bill Lavender, Allen 3 6 14 Wakeham, John, and 27 others Wanganui Borough Council Vesting and Empowering Bill Wellington City Empowering and Amendment Bill Wellington City Mangahao Endowment Sale Empowering Bill Whangarei Borough Council 3 4 155/23 5 302 90/23^ 64 r Maddison, G., and 1,099 others Matheson, Eva Cordelia Mclntyre, John, and 112 others 3 6 6 8 4 Moriarty, Timothy 3 188/23 2