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INDEX.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE.

APPENDIX. Letter from New Zealand Associated Banks .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 53 Letter from the Farmers' Co-operative Wholesale Federation (N.Z.), Limited .. .. .. .55 Letter from the Dairy Farmers' Union to Hon. the Minister of Finance .. .. .. . . 56 Capital invested in Farmers' Co-operative Trading Concerns —Statement by Mr. E. Hassall .. .. 57

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No. | Name of Witness. Representative Capacity before the Committee. ! Page. 1 Colonel J. J. Esson . . . . Member, Royal Commission on Kural Credits, 1925-26 .. 3 2 Mr. W. J. Poison .. .. .. Member, Royal Commission on Rural Credits, 1925-26 .. 3 3 Mr. A. A. Pritchard .. .. Deputy Superintendent, State Advances Office .. .. 19 4 Mr. J. H. O'Donnell .. .. Controller of Accounts, Department of Lands and Survey 21 5 Mr. W. Machin .. .. .. General Manager, New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative 24 Association of Canterbury, Limited 6 Mr. R. S. Abraham .. .. New Zealand Stock and Station Agents' Association .. 35 7 Mr. E. Hassall .. .. .. New Zealand Stock and Station Agents' Association, and 40 New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Distributing Company, Limited 8 Mi'. M. Myers, K.C. .. .. Barrister .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 9 Mr. R. E. Hayes .. .. .. Secretary to the Treasury .. .. .. .. 47 10 Colonel J. J. Esson re-examined .. Member, Royal Commission on Rural Credits, 1.925-26 .. 48 Page Statement by Chairman on Part IIa of Bill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21