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1927. NEW ZEALAND.

GOLDFIELDS AND MINES COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. RHODES, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 14th Day of Jtjly, 1927. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to whom shall be referred all matters relating to mining, and all Bills relating to mines ; with power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Bitehener, Mr. H. E. Holland, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Parry, Mr. Rhodes, Mr. Samuel, Mr. Seddon, Mr. Waite, and the' mover." —(Hon. Mr. Anderson.) Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1926 be again referred to the same Committees as they wero referred to during the said session."—(Right Hon. Mr. Coates.) Wednesday, the 4th Day of August, 1927. Ordered, " That the petition of J. T. Johnson be referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Committee." (Mr. Sidey.) Thursday, the Ist Day oe September, 1927. Ordered, " That the Dunedin City Corporation Empowering Amendment Bill be referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."—(Mr. Sidey, for Mr. Tapley.) Friday, the 30th Day or September, 1927. Ordered, " That the petition of J. T. Johnson be referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Committee." (Mr. Forbes, for Mr. Sidey.) Monday, the 17th Day of October, 1927. Ordered, "That the Mining Amendment Bill be referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee." (Hon. Mr. Anderson.) Wednesday, the 2nd Day of November, 1927. Ordered, " That the Coal-mines Amendment Bill be referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."—(Hon. Mr Anderson.) Thursday, the lOtii Day of November, 1927. Ordered, " That the petition of M. Muncaster be referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Committee." (Mr. Savage, for Mr. H. E. Holland.) Memorandum for the Chairman of the Goldfields and Mines Committee. Paper No. 2, " Regulations under the Mining Act, 1926," having been laid upon the Table of the House on the Bth July, 1927, stands referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee for report.—E. W. Kane, Clerk, House of Representatives. 12th July, 1927.

INDEX.

No. Subject-matter. Page. \ Bills. ; Coal-mines Amendment .. .. 2 Dunedin City Corporation Empowering 2 Amendment I Mining Amendment .. .. 2 Paper. Regulations under the Mining Aet, 1926 2 7 etitions. 2 Dickson, Mary S. .. .. . . 2 259/25 Johnson, J. T. .. .. .. 3 115 | -Johnson, J. T. .. .. .. 2

No. Subjcct-matter. Page. Petitions—continued. 133 Johnson, J. T. .. .. .. 2 286 Johnson, J. T. .. .. .. 2 111 Leather, William R. .. .. 2 269/26 Maedonald Bros. .. .. .. ,'S 335 Muncaster,M. .. .. ;{ 114 Wilson, Hannah, and 21 others .. 2 Reports. Special, re services of Chairman . , 4 Special, re services of Clerk .. .. I 4 Final report .. .. . . 4