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INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. GIRLING, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 14th Bay of July, 1927. Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1926 be again referred to the same Committees as they were referred to'during the said session." —(Right Hon. Mr. Coates.) Thursday, the 11th Day of August, 1927. Ordered, " That Standing Order 219 be suspended in order that a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of eleven members, to deal with all matters in connection with industries and commerce ; with power to call for persons, papers, and records ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Atmore, Mr. Bartram, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Girling, Mr. Harris, Mr. H. Holland, Mr. Macmillan, Mr. Sidey, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Waite, and the mover." — Right Hon. Mr. Coates, for the Hon. Mr. McLeod.) Friday, the 12th Day of August, 1927. Ordered, " That the name of Mr. Sullivan be deleted from the Industries and Commerce Committee, and that the name of Mr. McCombs be inserted in lieu thereof."—(Right Hon. Mr. Coates.) Tuesday, the 27th Day oe September, 1927. Ordered, " That Paper No. H.-44a, Proprietary Articles Trade Association—Report of the Committee of Inquiry appointed under Section 13 of the Board of Trade Act, 1919, together with the Minutes of Proceedings and Minutes of Evidence —be referred to the Industries and Commerce Committee." —(Hon. Mr. McLeod.) Friday, the 21st Day of October, 1927. Ordered, " That the petition of the Esmos Timber and Machinery Co. and others, be referred to the Industries and Commerce Committee." —(Sir Georqe Hunter.) Friday, the 18th Day of November, 1927. Ordered, " That the petition of L. C. Williamson and others be referred to the Industries and Commerce Committee." —(Mr. J. McC. Dickson.)

INDEX.

No. Petitioner, &e. ' Page. 250 Allaway, E. A., and 243 others .. 2 208 Allen, Nellie, and 58 others .. .. 2 211 Atkinson, Daisy, and 50 others .. 2 209 Blfiir, K. A., and 58 others .. .. 2 203 Bond, E. H., and 58 others .. .. 2 197 Boocoek, Margaret A., and 58 others .. 2 273 Bowers, E., and 145 others .. .. 2 277 Boyd, H. B., and 81 others .. .. 2 201 Boyes, F. S., and 50 others .. .. 2 218 Briggs, F. E., and 44 others .. .. 2 197 Brown, M., and 58 others .. .. 2 214 Buckle, Florence, and 58 others .. 2 220 Dennis, G., and 53 others .. .. 2 205 Elwarth, M., and 58 others .. .. 2 306 Esmos Timber and Machinery Co. .. 3 Final report .. .. .. 2 191 Foy, May, and 19 others .. .. j 2 202 Garrett, Edith, and 58 others .. 2 194 Hill, J., and 19 others .. .. 2 112 Hughes, G. D. J., and 1,086 others .. 2 200 Kosovich, J. B., and 48 others .. 2 192 Lapham, M., and 19 others .. .. 2 207 Lloyd, J. E., and 55 others .. .. 2

No. Petitioner, &c. Page. I ~ i 210 McCraeken, S., and 65 others .. j 2 212 Mitchell, A., and 58 others .. .. j 2 287/26 | Naughton, P., and 1,489-others ..I 2 199 | Parish, Alice, and 50 others .. .. 2 275 | Peacock, J., and 141 others .. .. 2 206 Phillips, E., and 9 others .. .. 2 Proprietary Articles Trade Association 2 193 Proudfoot, T., and 19 others .. 2 j 213 Ritchie, Margaret, and 58 others .. 2 195 Robinson, N., and 58 others.. .. 2 215 Ryan, N., and 25 others .. .. 2 216 Scott, S. S., and 58 others .. .. 2 204 Simpson, W., and 54 others .. .. 2 219 Skelsey, E., and 34 others .. .. 2 Special report (Chairman) .. .. 3 i Special report re Mr. A. Harris, M.P. .. 3 | Special report (re Clerk) .. .. 3 272 j Sutherland. B., and 803 others .. 2 274 | Thornalley, H. F., and 137 others .. 2 196 j Vaughan, Ada, and 58 others .. 2 217 Ward, Ethel, and 28 others .. .. 2 286/26 j Williamson, L. C., and 2,517 others .. 3 276 Williamson, L. C., and .109 others .. 2