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APPENDIX TO THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND.

VOL. I. A.—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL. B.—FINANCE. C.—CROWN LANDS. D.—IMMIGRATION. E.— PUBLIC 'WORKS.

IN THE THIETY-NTNTH YEAE OF THE REIGN OF HEE MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA.

BEING THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE FIFTH PARLIAMENT OF NEW ZEALAND

WELLINGTON.

1875.

.VBRANGKEMENT OP THE PAPERS.

VOL. I. A.—Legislative and Political. B.—Finance. C. —Cbowh Lands. D.— Immigration. fi. —Public Works.

PEISTED FOB THE HOUSE OF REPKESEXTATIYES, BT OEOEUE JJIDSBUBY, GOVKENMEIYT PBIN'TEB, WELLINOTOX.

A—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL. A. —1. DESPATCHES from His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies. A.—2. From the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies to His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand. A.—2a. From the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies to His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand, relative to the promotion of Mr. Vogel to be a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. A. —2b. From the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies to His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand, relative to the exercise of tho Prerogative of Pardon. A. —3. COMMISSION of His Excellency the Marquis of Normanby, with the Royal Instructions accompanying the same. A.—4. DISALLOWANCE OF PROVINCIAL BlLLS—Papers relative to. A.—s. ABOLITION OF PROVINCIAL INSTITUTIONS—Petition of Sir G. Grey to the Secretary of State in reference thereto, and Correspondence connected therewith. A.—6. INTERCOLONIAL RECIPROCITY—Papers relative to. A.—7. SIR J. VOGEL'S DETENTION IN ENGLAND—Letter relative to. A.—B. ABOLITION OF PROVINCES.—Opinions of the Law Officers of the Crown in New Zealand as to tho powers of the General Assembly to abolish Provincial Institutions. A.—9. CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONlES.—Circular Despatch from the Right Honorable the Secretary of State in reference to the arrangements with tho Crown Agents. A.—lo. EXPIRATION OF PRESENT PARLIAMENT.—Opinion of Solicitor-General as to when the present Parliament will expire through effluxion of time. A.—ll. AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL COUNClL.—Resolutions of, relative to abolition of Provinces and control of the Police Force.

B.—FINANCE. B.—l. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS of the Government of New Zealand for the Year ended 30th June, 1874. 8.—2. FINANCIAL STATEMENT made in the House of Bepresentatives by the Colonial Treasurer (Major Atkinson). B.—2a. ESTIMATES FOR YEAE 1875-76.—Proposed Estimates for General Government Services for Year ending 30th June, 1876. 8.—3. RESERVE ACCOUNT—Statement of, for Year 1873-74. B. —3a. Statement showing Sums carried to credit of, to provide for outstanding Liabilities chargeable on the Votes for the Year 1874-75. 8.—4. CIVIL LIST ACCOUNT for the Year 1874-75. B. —5. FOUR MILLION LOAN—Correspondence relative to the Negotiation of the. B.—sa. Further Correspondence relative to the. B. —6. IMMIGRATION VOTE —Correspondence relative to Over-expenditure on account of. 8.—7. RATEABLE PROPERTY—Return of the Annual Value of; also the amount of Rates struck on such Property. B.—B. ROAD BOARDS—Statement of the Receipts of, for Year 1873-71. B.—o. LOCAL GOVERNMENT—Statement of the Financial Results of the proposed System of. B.—lo. LAND FUND—Return of the Land Fund in Provincial Districts. B.—loa. Statement of mounts to be Chargeable during the Acurrent year as Provincial Contributions from Land Fund for interest on cost of Railways. B.—ll. LIABILITIES CHARGEABLE ON LOANS—Statement giving details of Liabilities chargeable on the Defence, General Purposes, and Immigration and Public Works Loans.

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B—l2. PUBLIC TRUST OFFlCE—Balance Sheet of the, for the year 1874-75. 8.—12 a. Report of the Public Trustee relative to Securities deposited by Life Assurance Companies. 8.—13. PUBLIC DEBTS SINKING FUNDS—Report and Accounts of the Commissioners of the, for the Year ended 30th June, 1875. B—l4. CONFISCATED LANDS, Estimate of Revenue derivable from Sale of, for Year 1875-76. 8.—15. PAYMENTS MADE TO SIR J. VOGEL-Return of Payments and Allowances made to Sir J. Vogel and Mr. T. Russell for services rendered outside the Colony since 30th June, 1874. 8.—16. ADVANCE OF £40,000 TO AUCKLAND—Correspondence relating to. 8.—17. INSTRUCTIONS TO SIR J. VOGEL—Copies of, issued since the last Session of Parliament. B.—lB. IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC WORKS LOANS—Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure under the Immigration and Public Works Loan Acts during the Financial Year ended 30th June, 1875.

C—CROWN LANDS. C.—l. SALE OF WASTE LANDS—Annual Return of Lands Sold or otherwise disposed of in the several Provinces of New Zealand during the Year 1874. C. —2. LANDS LEASED —Return of Lands held under Depasturing and other Lenses (except for Gold Mining), and of Rents &c. paid, during the Year 1874. C. —3. AUCKLAND WASTE LANDS —Correspondence relating to claims upon Lands taken over by the Province of Auckland from the General Government. C.—3a. Further Correspondence relating to. C. —3b. Return of the names of Europeans from whom Lands, &c, have been purchased by the Government. C. —3c. Return of Lands purchased by the Government from Europeans in Waikato. C—4. LAND PURCHASES FROM THE NATIVES—Reports from Land Purchase Officers (Auckland and Taranaki). C. —-4a. Further Reports (Taupo, Bay of Plenty, Murimotu, and Wanganui). C.—s. -— ■ Report by the Inspector of Surveys on the position and quality of Lands North of Auckland recently acquired by tho Government. C—6. MURIMOTU BLOCK, Correspondence relating to. C.—7. OTAGO LAND SALES—Return of Lands in Crookston and Grcenvalo Districts, Harriot Hundreds, to be sold by Auction. C. 8. LAND SOLD ON DEFERRED PAYMENT, Return of, in the Province of Otago up to 30th June, 1875, under " The Otago Waste Lands Act, 1872."

D.—IMMIGRATION. D.—l. IMMIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND—Letters addressed by the Government to the Agent-General. D.—-la. Further Letters to the Agent-General. D.—lb. Further Letters to the Agent-General. 1).—2. EMIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND—Letters from the Agent-General. D.—2a. Further Letters from the Agent-General. D. —2b. Further Letters from the Agent-General. D.—3. IMMIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND—Letters to the Agent-General transmitting Reports upon Immigrant Ships. It i. IMMIGRATION RETURNS from Ist June, 1874, to 31st May, 1875, showing the Numbers, assisted and nominated, Rate of Passage, &c.; also Statement of the Cost of Chartering four Ships for Emigrants in London. D. —-4a. —— Further Returns, in continuation of D.—4. I).—4b. Further Return, showing Trades of Immigrants. I). le. Return of Total Number of Immigrants under Immigration and Public Works Acts. D. 3. IMMIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND—Correspondence within the Colony. ]). 6. Reports by Mr. C. Holloway to the Agricultural Labourers' L Tnion. I). 7. EMIGRANT AND COLONIST'S AID CORPORATlON—Correspondence relative to the Introduction of Immigrants under the Contract with the. D.—S. IMMIGRATION STATEMENT made in the House of Representatives by the Minister for Immigration (Major Atkinson). D. -9. OFFICIAL HAND-BOOK OF NEW ZEALAND, Account of Expenditure on Publication of the.

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E.—PUBLIC WORKS. E.—l. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE AGENT-GENERAL—Memoranda from the Minister for Public Worki. E.—2. — Letters from the Agent-General. E —3. PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT made in the House of Representatives by the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Richardson). D.—4. SURVEYS—Report by the Engineer-in-Chief:—(l) From Canterbury to the West Coast; (2) To connect Nelson and Picton with North Canterbury. E— 4a. RAILWAY FROM NELSON TO WEST COAST—Correspondence relative to the Construction of. E.—4b. DUNEDIN AND OCEAN BEACH RAlLWAY—Correspondence relative to the Construction of. E.—4c. OTAGO RAILWAYS —Correspondence relative to the Construction of the proposed Railway Deviation at Waitepeka, on the Clutha and Mataura Railway. E.—s. MIKONUI WATER RACE—Report on the Survey of. E. —6. BRANCH RAlLWAYS—Correspondence and Reports relating thereto : 1. Tokomairiro ; 2. Green liland ; 3. Taieri Plains to Outram. E. —6a. Memorials for and against connecting the Oxford Line with the Malvern Hills Railway. E.—7. NAPIER HARBOIR—Report on, by the Engineer-in-Chief. E.—B. GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, CHRlSTCHURCH—Correspondence relative to the erection of. E.—9. BULLER COAL FlELD—Report on, and Topographical Survey of. E.—lo. RAKAIA BRIDGE COMMISSION—Report of the.

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