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1929. NEW ZEALAND.

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

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, the 2nd Day of August, 1929. Ordered, "That Standing Order No. 219 be suspended, and that a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of fourteen 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. Broadfoot, Mr. Dickie, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Healy, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Jones, Mr. Langstone, Mr. McDougall, Mr. Macpherson, Mr. Martin, Mr. Massey, Mr. Poison, Mr. Savage, and the mover,"—(Hon. Mr. Forbes.) Thursday, the 15th Day of August, 1929. Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the sessions of 1928 be again referred to the same Committees that they were referred to during the said sessions."—(Right Hon. Sir Joseph Ward.) Thursday, the 3rd Day of October, 1929. Ordered, " That the petition of D. G. Forlong and others be referred direct to the Lands Committee."— (Mr. Linklater.) Tuesday, the Bth Day of October, 1929. Ordered, "That the petition of Mary A. Hourigan be referred direct to the Lands Committee.—(Mr. Sykes.) Tuesday, the 22nd Day of October, 1929. Ordered, " That the petition of H. D. Jamieson be referred direct to the Lands Committee." —(Mr. Samuel.) Thursday, the 7th Day of November, 1929. Ordered, " That the petition of C. 0. Bayley be referred to the Lands Committee, and that the Lands Committee be revived in order to consider the said petition."—(Mr. Hogan.) Memoranda for the Chairman of the Lands Committee. The Bills intituled the Lyttelton Harbour Board Reclamation Validation Bill, the Bluff Harbour Board Reclamation and Leasing and Empowering Bill, and the Hawke's Bay County, Hastings Borough, and Havelock North Town Board Empowering Bill, having been read a first time in the House of Representatives on the 27th August, 1929, stand referred to the Lands Committee for report. The Bill intituled the Land Laws Amendment Bill, having been read a first time in the House of Representatives on the 4th September, 1929, stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. The Bill intituled the Auckland City Sinking Funds and Empowering Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. The Bills intituled the Borough of Lyttelton Corporation Enabling Bill, the Christchurch City Reserves Amendment Bill, and the Wellington City Empowering and Amendment Bill stand referred to the Lands Committee for report. The Bills intituled the Gisborno Harbour Board Amendment Bill and the Sumner Borough Land Vesting Bill stand referred to the Lands Committee for report. The Bill intituled the Reserves and other Lands Disposal Bill, having been read a first time in the House of Representatives on the 30th October, stands referred to the Lands Committee for report.