RETURNS OR STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY LAW OR RESOLUTION TO BE LAID BEFORE THE HOUSE.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1894 Session I, H-04

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1894. NEW ZEALAND.

RETURNS OR STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY LAW OR RESOLUTION TO BE LAID BEFORE THE HOUSE.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 18th August, 1893. Ordered, " That it be the duty of the Clerk of this House to lay upon the Table at the commencement of each session a list of all periodical returns or statements which are by law or by resolution of this House required to be laid before the House, with a note of the time within which they should be so produced."—(Hon. Sir. J. Hall.)

Returns or Statements required by Law or by Resolution of the House to be laid before the House, showing Time within which they should be so produced.

Note.—Regulations under Acts and other Returns or Statements not strictly " periodical " are included. Beturns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. Administration Act, 1879, Rules under Administration Act, 1879, sec. 18 Ten days from commencement of session. If Parliament sitting, ten days from promulgation. No time stated. Agricultural and Pastoral Societies, Reports and Balance-sheets of Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880, Reports of Analysts under Akaroa High School, Report and Accounts of.. Appropriation Account Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act, 1877, sec. 12 Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880, sec. 38 .. Akaroa High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 Public Revenues Act, 1891, sees. 70 and 72 .. Fifteen days. If Parliament sitting, fifteen days from receipt. No time stated. Forthwith when certified by Audit Office. No time stated. No time stated. Ashburton High School, Report and Accounts of Auckland College and Grammar School, Report and Accounts of Auckland University College, Report and Accounts of Census Returns, Abstracts of Civil List Account Civil Service, Skilled Persons appointed to the Ashburton High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Auckland College and Grammar School Act, 1877, sec. 9 Auckland University College Act, 1882, sees. 18 and 25 Census Act, 1877, sec. 12 .. New Zealand Constitution Act, sec. 65 Civil Service Reform Act, 1886, sec. 7 One month. If Parliament sitting, one month from receipt. No time stated. Thirty days. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from appointment. No time stated. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after receipt. Twenty days. If Parliament sitting, twenty days from publication. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from making. No time stated. Coal-mining Leases, Amalgamation of Coal-mining Leases, Assignments and Transfers of Coal-mines Act, 1891, sees. 3 and 10 Coal-mines Act, 1891, sec. 9 County Councils' Accounts, Reports on Special Audit of County Councils' Balance-sheets Counties Act, 1886, sec. 188 Counties Act, 1886, sec. 185 Criminal Code Act, 1893, Rules under Criminal Code Act, 1893, sec. 333 Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, Governor's Orders under Drowned in New Zealand Rivers, Return of Persons Deeds Registration Act, 1868, Regulations under Education Department, Report and Accounts of Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, sec. 17 Order o£ 26th July, 1882 (Mr. Pyke) Deeds Registration Act, 1868, sec. 73 Education Act, 1877, sec. 101 Fourteen days. One month. If Parliament sitting, one month from receipt. No time stated. No time stated. Three weeks. If Parliament sitting, within three weeks of making. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication Thirty days. No time stated. Six weeks. If Parliament sitting, within six weeks from making. No time stated. No time stated. Education Regulations Education Reserves, Proposed . Election Petitions Act, 1880, Rules under Education Act, 1877, sec. 100 Land Act, 1892, sec. 238 .. Elections Petitions Act, 1880, sec. 14 Explosives Act, 1882, Regulations under Explosives Act, 1882, sec. 18 Factories, Reports of Inspectors of .. Friendly Societies, Report of Registrar of Friendly Societies' Regulations Factories Act, 1891, sec. 26 Friendly Societies Act, 1882, sec. 5 .. Friendly Societies Act, 1882, sec. 41.. Gisborne High School, Report and Accounts of Goldfields of New Zealand, Report on the Government Life Insurance Department, Annual Report of Gisborne High School Act, 1885, sec. 16 Order of 3rd Aug., 1869 (Mr. Harrison). (Now laid on the table by Command) Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874, sec. 41, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1882, sec. 15 On or before 1st April. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days.

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Beturns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. jovernment Life Insurance Department: Report of Actuary on Surplus Profits to be divided Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874, sec. 45, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1882, sec. 15, and Government Life Insurance Acts, 1890, sec. 5,. 1891, sec. 2, and 1893, sec. 2 Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874, sec. 44 Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874, sec. 44 No time stated. jovernment Life Insurance Department: Statement of Liabilities under Policies jovernment Life Insurance Department: Statement of Life Assurance and Annuity Business jovernment Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, Matters done under jovernment Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1891, Blocks of Land proclaimed under 3-reymouth High School, Report and Accounts of Hokitika High School, Report and Accounts of Honorarium of Members, Deductions from Hospitals and Charitable Institutions, Report on [mprests : Reports of Audit Office and AttorneyGeneral on Disputed Issue and Credit Requisitions [ndustrial and Provident Societies Act, 1877, Regulations under Investment of Funds belonging to Post Office, Government Life Insurance Department, Public Trust Office, and Commissioners of Public Debts Sinking Funds Land Act, 1892, Regulations under .. Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, sec. 50 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1891, sec. 5 Greymouth High School Act, 1883, sec. 16 .. Hokitika High School Act, 1883, see. 8 Order of 21st Sept., 1885 (Mr. Hobbs) Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885, sec. 95 Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 53 .. Fourteen days. Ten days, No time stated. No time stated. First day of session. Fourteen days. As soon as possible if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1877, sec. 23 Public Revenues Act, 1892, sec. 7 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after approval, Ten days. Land and Income Assessment Acts, Regulations under liand for Settlements Act, Transactions under Land for Special Settlements, Reports on Blocks set aside for Liabilities of Government Departments Land Act, 1892, sec. 4 Land and Income Assessment Act, 1891, sec. 11 Land for Settlements Act, 1892, sec. 22 Land Act, 1892, sec. 165 .. .. - .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication. Twenty days. Ten days. Life Assurance Companies, Statements and Abstracts of Reports of Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 38 .. Life Assurance Companies Act, 1873, sec. 38, and Life Assurance Policies Act, 1884, sees. 45 and 46 Lunatics Act, 1882, sec. 144, as amended by Lunatics Act Amendment Act, 1891, sec. 2 Mining Act Amendment Act (No. 2), 1893, sec. 11 Mining Act, 1891, sec. 342 .. Ten days from first sitting after receipt by Audit. No time stated. Lunatic Asylums, Reports of Inspector of Twenty-one days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Twenty days. Mining Act Amendment Act (No. 2), 1893, Moneys Advanced under Mining Regulations Municipal Corporations' Acccounts, Reports on Special Audit of Municipal Corporations' Balance-sheets Municipal Corporations Act, 1886, sec. 175 .. Municipal Corporations Act, 1886, sec. 172 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, twenty-eight days from issue. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. No time stated. Twenty days. Napier High School, Report and Accounts of.. STative Land Purchases Act, 1892, Transactions under Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893, Applications, Orders, &c, under Native Licensing Act, 1878," Orders in Council under Native Reserves Accounts STaval and Military Claims, Reports of Commissioners of Crown Lands on tfaval and Military Claims : Reports of Minister on Commissioners' Reports >Jew Plymouth High School, Report and Accounts of STew Zealand Institute, Rules and Statutes of Jew Zealand University, Report, Statutes, and Regulations of Dtago Boys' and Girls' High Schools, Report and Accounts of Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks: Annual Report and Accounts Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks : Regulations under Act Pensions proposed to be granted to Civil Servants Postal-notes, Regulations in relation to Napier High School Act, 1882, sec. 23 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892, sec. 20 Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893, sec. 15 Native Licensing Act, 1878, sec. 19 .. Native Reserves Act, 1882, seo. 12 .. Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Claims Act, 1891, sec. 7 Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Claims Act, 1892, sec. 3 New Plymouth High School Act, 1889, seo. 13 Ten days. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. New Zealand Institute Act, 1867, sec. 17 New Zealand University Act, 1874, sec. 28 .. No time stated. No time stated. Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877, sec. 8 Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1889, sec. 128 Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1889, sees. 127 and 128 Pensions Act, 1884, sec. 5 .. Post-Office (Postal-notes) Act, 1885, sec. 6 .. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days of making. Ten days. Post and Telegraph Departmental List Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Act, 1890, sec. 4 of Regulations under Post-Office Savings-Banks Act, 1867, sec. 13; and Post-Office Savings-Banks Act Amendment Act, 1869, sec. 6 Post-Office Savings-Banks Act, 1867, sec. 14 .. Post-Office Savings-Banks Regulations Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourteen days of date. Post-Office Savings-Banks Returns Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, not later than 31st March. No time stated. When certified to by Audit Office. Provincial Districts' Contributions to Revenue Public Account, Revenue and Expenditure of the Order of 2nd June, 1886 (Mr. Macandrew) Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 69 ..

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Geoege Fbiend, 21st June, 1894. Clerk, House of Eepresentatives. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,350 copies), £3 19s.]

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Returns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. Public Stores Accounts and Regulations Public Trust Office, Balance-sheet of Public Works Estimates Public Works, Statement by Minister of Expenditure on and Progress of Public Works, Certificate of Auditor-General on above Railway Accounts, Monthly Railway By-laws Railway Commissioners, Removal of.. Railway Property Leases, Particulars of Public Stores Act, 1871, sec. 5 Public Trust Office Act, 1872, sec. 42, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1882, sec. 15 Public Works Act, 1882, sec. 7* Public Works Act, 1882, sec. 8* No time stated. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. Ten days after first sitting after 1st June. No time stated. Public Works Act, 1882, sec. 8* Public Works Act, 1882, sec. 160t Public Works Act, 1882, sec. 145 .. Government Railways Act, 1887, sec. 7 Public Works Act, 1882, sec. 168 .. No time stated. Ten days. Seven days. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, twenty days from making, No time stated. Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881, Contracts under Railways, Private, Agreements with, for Interchange of Traffic Railways, Terms and Conditions of Leases of.. Railways, Working, Annual Report on Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881, sec. 13 Public Works Act, 1882, sec. 172 Ten days. If Parliament sitting, within twenty days of making. Thirty days before calling for tenders. One month. In month of May if Parliament be sitting. No time stated. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from gazetting. Commencement of session. Public Works Act, 1882, sec. 164 .. Government Railways Act, 1887, sec. 61 Rangiora High School, Report and Accounts of Representation Commission, Reports of Rangiora High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 Representation Act, 1887, sec. 5 Reserves, Change of Purpose of Public Reserves Act, 1881, sec. 7 .. Returns required by Act or Resolution to be laid upon the Table Road Boards Accounts, Reports on Special Audit of Securities held in the Colony or London on behalf of the Government. Sinking Funds, Reports and Accounts of the Commissioners of Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools, Report and Accounts of Special Reports on Departments by Audit Office State Forests, Lands proposed to be withdrawn from Stock Act, 1893, Regulations under Order of 18th August, 1893 (Sir J. Hall) Road Boards Act, 1882, sec. 110 Ten days after first sitting after receipt. Thirty days. Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 19 .. Public Debts Sinking Funds Act, 1868, sec. 6, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1882, sec. 15 Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877, sec. 8 Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 36 .. State Forests Act, 1888, sec. 2 Fourteen days. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. Stock Act, 1893, sec. 4 Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Fourteen days from next sitting. Surcharges disallowed by Ministers, Reports by Audit Office on Telegraph Regulations Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 32 .. Timaru High School, Report and Accounts of Trade Unions, Annual Report of Registrar of.. Trade-unions Regulations Electric Lines Act, 1884, sec. 16 Timam High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Trade Unions Act, 1878, sec. 16 Trade Unions Act, 1878, sec. 31 Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from publication. No time stated. One month. Ten da.ys. If Parliament sitting, within ten days from approval. Ten days. Ten days. Ten days. Treasury Regulations Unauthorised Expenditure Unauthorised Expenditure by Government Insurance Department and Public Trust Office Waimate High School, Report and Accounts of Waitaki High School, Report and Accounts of Wanganui High School, Report and Accounts of Whangarei High School, Report and Accounts of Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 5 .. Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 49 .. Appropriation Act, 1893, sec. 7 Waimate High School Act, 1883, sec. 16 Waitaki High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Wanganui High School Act, 1878, sec. 7 Whangarei High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. * Clauses 7 ana 8 ot " The Public Works Act, 1882," not repealed, but practically dead. , 1887," vide Railways, Working. t Superseded by section 61 of " The Government Railways