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1926. NEW ZEALAND.

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

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

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the Ist Day or July, 1926. 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 education or other public reserves ; the Committee to have power to make such amendments therein as it thinks 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, the Hon. Mr. Buddo, Mr. Forbes, Mr. J. R. Hamilton, Mr. Hockly, Mr. Jordan, Mr. McLennan, Mr. Savage, Mr. Walter, and the mover."-—(Hon. Mr. McLeod.)

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No. Petition, Ac. Page. Auckland Harbour Board Empowering 4 Bill Auckland Provincial Water Board Bill 4 269/25 Brett, J. L. .. .. • • 5 55 Buchanan, George, and 4 others .. 3 195/25 Callaghan, James 67 Commins, Flora M. .. .. ■. 6 260/25 Elder, Jessie A. 147 Elder, R. M. .. . • •. 5 266 Fauchelle, F. E. .. .. .. 6 Final report .. •. •. 6 Forests Amendment Bill .. .. 6 209/25 Grant, T., and 51 others .. .. 3 .. Hauraki Plains Bill .. .. . ■ 3 217/25 Hay, George .. .. .. 2 Howard Estate Amendment Bill .. 3 Hutt Valley Lands Settlement Amend- 5 ment Bill 66 John, H. R. H. .. .. .. 4 Kaituna River District Bill .. .. 5 Land Laws Amendment Bill .. .. 4 220/25 Lavender, Allen .. .. .. 4 Local Legislation Bill .. .. 5 103 Maxwell, James, and 2 others .. 5 Mining Bill .. • • • • 2 2 (3/26 / Moriart y- Timothy .. .. .. 5

I I No. I Petition, &c. i Page. Moulin, Melicent Theresa .. 2,3 Napier Harbour Board and Napier 4 Borough Enabling Bill Napier Harbour Board Empowering and 4 Loan Bill 237 O'Connor, Catherine .. .. [ 5 191/25 Overton, John Reginald .. ..J 3 Parliamentary Paper No. 115 (Educa- 2 tion) Peel Forest Bill .. .. .. 2 Petone Borough Council Empowering 4 Bill Reserves and other Lands Disposal Bill 4, 5, 6 241 Rock, P., and 2 others .. .. 6 257/25 Sargent, Ered .. .. .. 3 Scenery-preservation Amendment Bill 2 Swamp Drainage Amendment Bill .. 6 Town-planning Bill Tutukaka, Whangaruru, and Whananaki 3 Harbours Control Bill } 4 Valuation of Land Amendment Bill .. 3 16 Ward, Alfred .. .. .. 2 Westland and Nelson Coalfields Ad- 6 ministration Amendment Bill 177/25 Williams, Stanley Forbes Gough .. 2 245 Wilson, J. H. .. .. .. ! 6 i