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Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1903 Session I

APPENDIX TO THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND. 1903.

VOL. 111. H.—MISCELLANEOUS. I.— EEPOETS OF SELECT COMMITTEES.

IN THE THIED YEAR OP THE REIGN OP HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII.

BRING THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF NEW ZEALAND.

WELLINGTON. 1903.

ARRANGEMENT OF THE PAPERS.

VOL. 111. H.—Miscellaneous. I. —Reports of Select Committees.

PRINTED FOB THE HOUSE OP REPRESENT ATI YES BY JOHN MACKAY, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON.

CONTENTS.

H.—MISCELLANEOUS. H.—l. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES—Twenty-sixth Annual Report of the Registrar of. H —2. DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS—Second Annual Report. H—3. LAND TRANSFER AND DEEDS REGISTRATION.—AnnuaI Report of Departments, 1902-3. H.—4. PENSIONS PROPOSED TO BE GRANTED TO OFFICERS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE. H—s " CIVIL SERVICE REFORM ACT, 1886 "—Return of Appointments made under Section 4of the. H.—6. SOUTH AFRICAN CONTlNGENTS.—Particulars of Claims from Members for Pensions. H. 6a. Deaths of Members of, in South Africa and since leaving South Africa, and Particulars as to Locality, &c, of Graves. H —7. LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF THE COLONY—Report on, for 1902. H—7a. LUNATIC ASYLUMS AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS—Insane and Imbecile Children in. H. 7b. LUNATIC ASYLUMS —Particulars relative to Attendants employed in the. H —8 GOVERNMENT INSURANCE OFFICE.—Annual Report of the Commissioner for Year ended 31st December, 1902. H. Ba. Annual Report of the Accident Insurance Branch for Year ended 31st December, 1902. H. Bb. Statements in connection with the Valuation of Liabilities for the Triennium ending 31st December, 1902. H Be. Report by the Actuary on the Triennial Valuation, 31st December, 1902. H —9. CONSUMPTION OF ARTICLES IN COMMON USE—Table showing Rate of, per Head of Population. H.—lo. PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE MARKS.—Fourteenth Annual Report of the Registrar. H—ll. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—Report of the. H.—Ha. "INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT, 1900."—Return showing Number of Members in each Union registered under the Act to 31st December, 1902. H 11b Cancellation of Unions registered under, during the last Ten Years. H.—lie. ARBITRATION COURT AND BOARDS OF CONCILIATION—Cost of, for 1902-3. H. 11d. DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR—Correspondence respecting the Working of the. H.—He. LABOUR BUREAUX—Particulars relative to, for 1902-3. H.—lli\ COMPARATIVE PRICES OF COMMODITIES IN 1893 AND 1903—Report by the Secretary of the Labour Department respecting. H.—l2. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE—Report relating to the. H.—l3. RETURNS OR STATEMENTS required by Law or Resolution to be laid before the House. H.—l4. CHARGES AGAINST THE REGISTRAR OF ELECTORS, AUCKLAND—Report of Commission of Inquiry into. H.—ls. MARINE DEPARTMENT—Report of the, for the Year 1902-3. H—lsa. INSPECTION OF MACHINERY.—AnnuaI Report of the Department for Year 1902-3. H—lsb. TRAWLING AT PORT CHALMERS—Report of Inspector of Fisheries on, together with Evidence. H.—l6. POLICE FORCE OF THE COLONY—Annual Report on the. H.—l6a. POLICE PROVIDENT FUND.—Report of Board of Administration for 1902-3. H.—l6b. Actuarial Examination for 1902-3. H.—l7. INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT—Second Annual Report of the. H—l7a. FREIGHT ON BUTTER TO THE UNITED KlNGDOM—Correspondence relative to. H—lB. OLD-AGE PENSlONS.—Statement for Year ended 31st March, 1903. H.—l9. DEFENCE FORCES OF NEW ZEALAND—Report on the, by Major-Genera] Babington, Commandant of the Forces. H.—l9a. VOLUNTEER FORCE—Particulars relative to the. H. —19b. Travelling-expenses of Staff Officers of the. H.—l9c. DEFENCE RIFLE CLUBS—Particulars relative to. H.—2o. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, PRISONS BRANCH—Report of, for Year ended 31st December, 1902. H.—2l. MORTGAGES REGISTERED IN THE COLONY—Particulars of, during 1902-3. H.—22. HOSPITALS AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OF THE COLONY—Report on, by the InspectorGeneral. H— 23. SHEEP RETURNS (ANNUAL) for Year ended 30th April, 1903. H— 23a. SHEEP RETURNS (INTERIM) for Year ended 30th April, 1903. H.—24. " FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANIES' DEPOSITS ACT, 1894 "—Deposits under. H— 25. MINISTERS' TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES for the Financial Year ended 31st March, I! 102. H.—2sa. For the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1903. H— 26. GENERAL ELECTION, 1902—Statistics relative to. H.—26a. Informal Votes oast at the. H.—26b. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES—Length, Width, Area, and Population of each of the. H.—27. SOUTH AFRICAN STEAM SERVlCE.—Particulars as to Tenders and Copy of Contract. H.—2B. IMPERIAL TROOPS, INDIAN TROOPS, AND DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK—Return showing Cost of the Visits of the. H.—2Ba. DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK—Return showing in Detail Expenses in connection with the. H.—29. SALE OF NEW ZEALAND MEAT IN ENGLAND—Estimate of Cost of fitting up and working of and Profit from Depots for. H.—29a. Extract from Report of Mr. H. C. Cameron, Produce Commissioner, relative to. H.—3o. INAUGURATION OF COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA AND OPENING OF FEDERAL PARLIAMENT—Cost of Representation of New Zealand at the. H.—3l. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT—Report of the, by the Chief Health Officer. H—32. GENERAL ASSEMBLY LIBRARY—Report of the Chief Librarian for the Year 1902-3. H—33. NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE—Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the. 1902-3. H.—34. STOCK SLAUGHTERED AND COMPENSATION PAID under " The Stock Act Amendment Act, 1898." H.—35. GOVERNMENT STUD HORSES—Fees earned by, during Season ended 31st December, 1902.

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H.—36. DAIRY INDUSTRY ACT —Summonses and Convictions under, since Ist January, 1899. H.—37. GOVERNMENT POULTRY DEPARTMENT—Cost and Revenue of the, since its Creation. H—3B. GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS BEYOND THE COLONY—Cost of, for Year ended 31st March, 1903. H— 39. NEWCASTLE COAL imported during 1902-3, and Price of as compared with New Zealand Coal. H.—4o. BANKS IN THE COLONY—Amounts paid by, annually for Privilege of issuing Bank-notes. H—4l. CORONERS' INQUESTS AND POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS—ParticuIars relative to, in the Four Principal Cities. H.—4la. " REPORTS FOR CORONER" AND CORONERS' INQUESTS—Particulars of, in the Four Principal Districts. H.—42. SUPREME COURT JUDGES—Travelling Allowances and Expenses of, and Emoluments received by, beyond their Salaries. H.—43. CASE OF Mr. J. J. MElKLE—Statement by the Right Hon. the Premier relative to. H.—44. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS AND PRINTING—Amounts paid by Government for, during Year ended 31st March, 1902. H.—44a. Amounts paid for, during the Year ended 31st March, 1903

I.—REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES. I.—l. PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L—Reports of. I.—la. Report on the Petition of Arthur Burrell and Frederick Henry Durbridge, together with Evidence thereon (1902); and on the Petition of Frederick Henry Durbridge (1903). I.—lb. Report on the Petition of Frank W. Isitt, together with Police Commissioner's Report and Minutes of Evidence. I.—lc. Report on the Petition of J. J. Clark, together with Minutes of Evidence. 1.—2. PUBLIC PETITIONS M TO Z—Reports of. I.—2a. Report on the Petition of Thomas Scott and Others, together with Petition and Minutes of Evidence. 1.—3. NATIVE AFFAIRS—Reports of. I.—3a. Report on the Maori Land Laws Amendment Bill and the Maori Councils Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence. 1._4. GOLDFIELDS AND MlNES—Reports of. I.—4a. Reports on the Mining Act Amendment Bill ami the Coal-mines Act Amendment Bill, and on Eight Petitions relative to Mining, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—4b. Report on the Petition of A. Clifton and other Miners of Westland, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—4c. Report on the Dunedin City and Suburban Tramways and Water-power Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—4d. Report on the Gold Duties Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—4e. Report on the Petition of Arthur DOyly Bayfield, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. 1.—5. LANDS—Reports of. 1.—6. RAILWAYS—Reports of. 1.—7. STANDING ORDERS—Report of. I.—7a. Report of, as amended by Committee of the whole House. I.—B. PRIVILEGES—Report of, on the Publication of Confidential Papers in the Xew Zealand Times and the Lyttelton Times, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendices. 1.—9. LABOUR BlLLS—Report of, on the Shops and Offices Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—9a. Report of, on the Labour Department Bill and the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—lo. EXTENSION OF COMMERCE—Report on the New Zealand Flour-millers'fAssociation, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. I.—loa. Report on the Frozen Meat Trade of the Colony, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—ll. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.—Report on Paper 8.-20 a, 1902, relative to Payment out of " Unauthorised " for Telegraph Extension, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—lla. Report on Paper 8.-20b, 1902, relative to Payments by Major Pitcher in connection with Government Service in South Africa, together with Minutes of Evidence. 1.—12. JOINT AGRICULTURAL, PASTORAL, AND STOCK—Report on the Orchard and Garden Pests Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. 1.—12 a. Report on the Fertilisers Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. 1.—13. EDUCATION—Reports of the.

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LIST OP PRINTED PAPERS LAID UPON THE TABLE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND BOUND WITH THE JOURNALS OF THE COUNCIL. No _ Cook Island Ordinances ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 " Cyanide Process Gold-extraction Act, 1897," Receipts and Expenditure under the .. 6 Government and Manawatu Railway Company re Interchange of Traffic, Renewal of Agreement between ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 "Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900," Associations and Industrial Unions registered under the ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill : Report, Minutes, and Evidence of the Labour Bills Committee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Inspection of Machinery Act Amendment Bill : Report, Minutes, and Evidence of the Labour Bills Committee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Land Assurance Fund Account, Return relative to the .. ... ... ... ... 4 Napier Harbour Board Railway, Agreement as to running Government Trucks over the ... 5 Native Land Court Order (Puketotara) ... ... ... ... ... ... 8

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