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(10) And generally upon such other matters arising thereout as may come to your notice in the course of your inquiries which you consider should be investigated in connection therewith, and upon any matters affecting the premises which you consider should be brought to the attention of the Government. We have the honour to be, Your Excellency's most obedient servants, [seal] Harold FbatherstOn Johnston, Chairman. [seal] Alexander Wellington CrOskery, Member. [seal] Arthur James Dickson, Member. [seal] Charles Alexander Woolley, Member. Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of August, 1948. By Warrant under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General dated the tenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, we were required to report to His Excellency not later than the thirtieth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight. By warrant under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General dated the twenty-first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, the time within which we were required to present our report was extended to the thirty-first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight. By Warrant under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General dated the twenty-eighth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, the time within which we were required to present our report was further extended to the thirty-first day of August, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight.

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— Paragraphs. Pages. Preface 1-10 10-11 Introduction 11-29 12-22 Orders of Reference — No. (1) 30-53 23-28 No. (2) 54-86 29-39 No. (3) 87-101 39-44 No. (4) 102-110 44-46 No. (5) 111-114 46-47 No. (6) 115-120 47-49 V No. (7) 121-126 49-50 No. (8) 127-206 50-67 Short Summary of Findings to Orders of Reference (1) to (8) 67-68 Orders of Reference No. (9) and No. (10) 207-248 68-77 Summary of Recommendations 77 Costs 249 77