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

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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 bo laid before the House, with a note of the time within which they should be so produced."—(Hou. 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.—Regu ations under Acts and other Returns or Statements not strict! ly " perioi lion are inclm Returns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. Accident Insurance Companies Act, Statements deposited under Administration Act, 1879, Rules under Accident Insurance Companies Act, 1902, sec. 6 Administration Act, 1879, sec. 18 .. No time stated. Ten days from commencement of session. If Parliament sitting, ten days from promulgation. No time stated. Agripultural and Pastoral Sooieties, Reports and Balance sheets of Adulteration Preventiou 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, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1896, sec. 7 Ashburton High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Auckland Grammar School Act, 1899, sec. 10 Fifteen days. If Parliament sitting, fifteen days from receipt. No time stated. Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ashburton High School, Report and Accounts of Auckland College and Grammar School, Report and Accounts of Auckland University College, Report and Accounts of Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, Contracts under Bank of New Zealand Assets Board, Balancesheet, &c, of Bank of New Zealand, Balance-sheet, &c, of.. No time stated. No time stated. Canterbury College Accounts and Reports Auckland University College Act, 1882, sees. 18 and 25 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, sec. 37 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, sec. 52 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act Amendment Act, 1898, sec. 24 Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricultural College Act, 1896, sec. 41 Census Act, 1877, sec. 12 .. Cheviot Estate Disposition Act Amendment Act, 1897, sec 6 New Zealand Constitution Act, sec. 65, as modified by Public Revenues Act, 1896, sees, i and 7 Civil Service Reform Act, 1886, sec. 7 One month. If Parliament sitting, one month from receipt. No time stated. Ten days. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, as soon as available. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament Bitting. No time stated. Ten days. Census Returns, Abstracts of Cheviot Estate: Statement of Goods received at and shipped from Port Robinson Civil List Account.. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Civil Service, Skilled Persons appointed to the Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from appointment. No time stated. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Coal-mining Leases, Amalgamation of Coal-mining Leases, Assignments and Transfers of Cook and other Islands' Federal and Local Ordinances County Councils' Accounts, Reports on Special Audit of County Councils' Balance-sheets Coal-mines Act, 1891, sees. 3 and 10 Coal-mines Act, 1891, sec. 9 Cook and oiher Islands Government Act, l'JOl, j sec. 9 Counties Act, 1886, sec. 188 Criminal Code Act, 1893, Rules under Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, Governor's Orders under Cyanide Process Gold-extraction: Moneys received and paid under Act Dairy Industry Act, 1898, Accounts, Reports, &c, under Counties Act, 1886, sec. 185 Criminal Code Act, 1893, sec. 333 .. Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, sec. 17 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. Seven days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after close of financial year. Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, thirty days after close of financial year. No time stated. Cyanide Process Gold-extraction Act, 1897, sec. 16 Dairy Industry Act, 1898, sec. 52 .. Drowned in New Zealand Rivers, Return of Persons Deeds Registration Act, 1868, Regulations under East Coast Native Trust Lands: Balancesheet and Statement Order of 26th July, 1882 (Mr. Pyke) Deeds Registration Act, 1868, sec 73 Fourteen days. East Coast Native Trust Lands Act, 1902, sec 13 I Ten daye.

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'ime within which they si be produced. ion! Returns or Statements. Pursuant to Education Department, Report and Accounts of Eduoation Regulations Education Reserves, Proposed Election Petitions Court, Rules and Orders of Education Act, 1877, sec 101 One month. If Parliament sitting, one month from receipt. No time stated. No time stated. Three weeks. If Parliament sitting, three weeks after making. Forthwith if report in the affirmative. ✓ Education Act, 1877, sec. 100 Land Act, 1892, sec 238 .. Eleotoral Act, 1902, sec. 181 Eleotoral Act: Report of Inspector-General of Asylums as to Member being of Unsound Mind Eleotoral Act, Reports of Representation Commissioners under Electrical Motive Power, Reports on Feasibility of utilising Waterways for Explosives Aot, 1882, Regulations under Electoral Act, 1902, sec. 22 Electoral Act, 1902, sec. 11 Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. As soon as practicable. Electrical Motive Power Aot, 1896, sec. 4 .. Explosives Act, 1882, sec 18 Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication. One month. If Parliament sitting, one month after close of year. No time stated. Six weeks. If Parliament sitting, within six weeks from making. No time stated. No time stated. Factories, Annual Report of Minister on Factories Act, 1901, sees. 65 and 66 Friendly Societies, Report of Registrar of Friendly Societies' Regulations 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 Accident Insurance: Balancesheet and Report Government Accident Insurance Department Deficiency Certificate Government Accident Insurance Department Regulations Government Aocident Insurance Department: Statement relative to Sinking Fund Gisborne High School Act, 1885, sec. 16 Order of 3rd Aug., 1869 (Mr. Harrison). (Now laid on the table by Command) Government Accident Insurance Aot, 1899, sec. 26 Government Accident Insurance Act, 1899, sec 19 Government Accident Insurance Act, 1899, sec. 34 Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from issue of moneys. Ten days. (To be referred to sessional Committee.) Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from close of financial year. Sixty days from close of financial year. If Parliament not then sitting, fourteen days from commencement of session. On or before 1st April. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days. Government Accident Insurance Act, 1899, sec 13 Government Advances to Settlers: Balancesheet Government Advances to Settlers Aot, 1894, sec 50 Government Life Insurance Department, Annual Report of Government Life Insurance Department: Report of Actuary on Surplus Profits to be . divided Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874, sec. 41, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1882, sec 15 Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874, sec. 45, as amended by Publio Revenues Act, 1882, sec. 15, and Government Life Insurance Acts, 1890, sec 5, 1891, sec. 2, and 1893, sec. 2 Government Insurance and Annuities Aot, 1874, sec. 44 Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874, sec. 44 No time stated. Government Life Insurance Department : Statement of Liabilities under Policies Government Life Insurance Department : Statement of Life-assurance and Annuity Business Government Railway Officers, Classified List of Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Government Railways Superannuation Fund : Balance-sheet and Accounts Government Railways Superannuation Fund Board, Reports of, and Statements relative thereto Government Valuation of Land Accounts Government Railways Department Classification Act, 1901, sec. 6 Government Railways Superannuation Fund Aot, 1902, sec. 25 Government Railways Superannuation Fund Act, 1902, sec. 19 No time stated. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after completion of audit Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Greymouth High School, Report and Accounts of Harbour Boards' Accounts Government Valuation of Land Act, 1896, sec 19 Greymouth High School Aot, 1883, sec 16 .. Harbours Aot Amendment Aot, 1894, sec. 10 Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. No time stated. First day of session. Fourteen days. As soon as possible if Parliament sitting. Ten days. If Parliament Bitting, ten days from publication. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Hokitika High School, Report and Aocounts of Honorarium of Members, Deductions from .. Hospitals and Charitable Institutions, Report on Immigration Restriction Act, 1899, Regulations under Imprests : Reports of Audit Office and Attorney-General on Disputed Issue and Credit Requisitions Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1877, Regulations under Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900, Regulations under Industrial Schools (private), Regulations under Hokitika High School Act, 1883, sec 8 Order of 21st Sept., 1885 (Mr. Hobbs) Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885, sec. 95 Immigration Restriction Act, 1899, sec. 20 .. Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 53.. Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1877, sec 23 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900, sec 113 Private Industrial Schools Regulation and Industrial Schools Aot Amendment Act, 1900, sec. 11 Public Revenues Aot, 1892, sec 7 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after approval. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, within ten days after gazetting 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 Land Act, 1892, sec. 4 Ten days. Land and Income Assessment Acts, Regulalations under Land for Settlements Consolidation Aot, 1900, Transactions under Land and Income Assessment Act, 1900, sec 101 Land for Settlements Act, 1900, sec 73 Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication. Twenty days. If Parliament sitting, twenty days from close of financial year. Ten days. Land for Special Settlements, Reports on Blocks set aside for Land Act, 1892, sec. 165 ..

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Returns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. jand Titles Protection Act, Applications under labilities of Government Departments Land Titles Protection Aot, 1902, sec. 4 Publio Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 38.. Ten days. Ten days from first sitting after receipt by Audit. No time stated. liife Assurance Companies, Statements and Abstracts of Reports of Life Assurance Companies Act, 1873, sec 38, and Life Assurance Policies Act, 1884, sees. 45 and 46 Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901, sec. 99 jocal Bodies' Loans: Report as to Loans applied for, Loans granted, Liabilities, and Assets jocal Bodies' Loans: Statement showing Blocks of Land proclaimed, and Proposed Works junatic Asylums, Reports of Inspector of Fourteen days. Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1901, sec. 75 Lunatics Act, 1882, sec. 144, as amended by Lunatics Act Amendment Act, 1891, see. 2 Marlborough High School Act, 1899, sec 11 Fourteen days after first sitting of Parliament after end of financial year. Twenty-one days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. ifarlborough High School, Report and Accounts of tfeLean Motor-car Aot, 1898, Regulations under the fining Act, 1898, Amounts paid as Compensation under fining Regulations McLean Motor-car Act, 1898, sec 10 Mining Act, 1898, sec. 113 No time stated. Twenty days. Napier High School, Report and Accounts of.. Native Land Court, Orders of the .. Jativo Land Court Regulations Native Land Purchases Act, 1892, Transactions under Mining Act, 1898, sec 303 Napier High School Act, 1882, sec. 23 Native Land Court Act, 1894, sec 14 Native Land Court Act, 1894, sec. 101 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892, sec 20, as modified by the Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1896, sec 35 Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1895, sec 4 ; and Native Land Laws Amendment Aot, 1897, sec. 7 Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893, sec 15 Native Reserves Act, 1882, sec. 12 .. Native Townships Aot, 1895, sec 20 Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, twenty-eight days from gazetting. (To be referred to Goldfields and Mines Committee.) No time stated. No time stated. Ten days. Thirty days. Native Lands Alienation, Applications for Orders in Council for Thirty days. Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893, Applications, Orders, &c, under Native Reserves Accounts .. Native Townships Act, 1895, Accounts under.. Ten days. Native Townships Aot, 1895, Regulations under Jew Plymouth High School, Report and Accounts of Jew Zealand Consols Aocount Jew Zealand Institute, Rules and Statutes of Jew Zealand University, Report, Statutes, and Regulations of )ld-age Pensions, Particulars relating to Native Townships Act, 1895, sec. 25 No time stated. Thirty days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Twenty-one days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. New Plymouth High School Act, 1889, sec. 13 New Zealand Consols Act, 1894, seo. 7 New Zealand Institute Act; 1867, sec. 17 New Zealand University Act, 1874, sec. 28 .. Thirty days after 31st March. No time stated. No time stated. )ld-age Pensions : Regulations under Act Old-age Pensions Act, 1898, sec 62.. Old-age Pensions Act, 1898, sec. 63.. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, thirty days after close of financial year. Ten days. (To be referred to a Select Committee.) No time stated. )tago Boys' and Girls' High Sohools, Report and Accounts of 3 atents, Designs, and Trade-marks : Annual Report and Accounts 'atents, Designs, and Trade-marks : Regulations under Act tensions proposed to be granted to Civil Servants 'olice Provident Fund : Actuary's Report .. Otago Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877, sec 8 Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Aot, 1889, seo. 128 Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1889, seos. 127 and 128 Pensions Act, 1884, sec. 5 .. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. 'olice Provident Fund: Balance-sheet and Report 'olice Provident Fund Board, Report of, with Statement by Colonial Treasurer 5 ort Robinson, Statement of Goods received at and shipped from 3 ost and Telegraph Departmental List Police Provident Fund Aot, 1899, seo. 29 .. Police Provident Fund Act, 1899, sec 25 .. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from completion of audit. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Ten days. Police Provident Fund Aot, 1899, seo. 23 .. Cheviot Estate Disposition Aot Amendment Act, 1897, sec. 6 Post and Telegraph Classification and Regulation Aot, 1890, seo. 4 of Regulations under Post Office Act, 1900, seo. 116 Ten days. 5 ost Office Regulations Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after gazetting, Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, within fourtoen days from date. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, not later than 31st March. No time stated. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Fourteen days. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Thirty days, or as soon thereafter as practicable. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. No time stated. 'ost-Offioe Savings-Banks Regulations Post-Office Savings-Banks Act Amendment Act, 1869, sec 6 Post-Office Act, 1900, sec. 81 'ost-Office Savings-Banks Returns .. 'rovincial Districts' Contributions to Revenue 'ublic Account, Revenue and Expenditure of the 'ublic Health Regulations 'ublic Securities Aot, 1895, Memoranda, Reports, and Orders in Couuoil under 'ublic Securities Act, 1895, Regulations under Order of 2nd June, 1886 (Mr. Macandrew) .. Public Revenues Act, 1896, sec. 4 .. Publio Health Act, 1900, sec. 15 .. Public Securities Act, 1895, sec. 3 .. Public Seourities Aot, 1895, seo. 9 .. 'ublic Securities Act, 1895, Telegrams and Orders in Council under 3 ublic Securities, Return of Publio Securities Aot, 1895, sec 4 .. Publio Seourities Act, 1895, seo. 6 .. 'ublic Stores Regulations .. Publio Revenues Acts Amendment Aot, 1896, sec 8 Publio Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894, sec 36 Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894, sec. 55 3 ublic Trust Office, Balance-sheet of 3 ublic Trust Office, Regulations of .. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting.

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Keturns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. Public Works Act, 1894, Regulations under .. Publio Works Act, 1894, sec. 4 Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from issue. No time stated. No time stated. Public-works Estimates Publio Works : Statement of Works carried out and Expenditure thereon Publio Works : Certificates of Auditor-General on above Railway Accounts, Monthly Railway By-laws .. .. Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 7 Public Works Act, 1894, sec. 8 Public Works Act, 1894, seo. 8 No time stated. Government Railways Aot, 1900, sec. 3] Government Railways Act, 1900, sec. 12 No time stated. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from publication. No time stated. Railway Officers, List of Railway Property Leases, Particulars of Government Railways Department ClassificaAct, 1896, sec. 6 Government Railways Act, 1900, sec. 38 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 Government Railways Act, 1900, Bee. 43 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. Government Railways Act, 1900, sec. 34 Government Railways Act, 1887, sec 61* Rangiora High School, Report and Accounts of Representation Commission, Reports of Rangiora High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 Electoral Aot, 1902, sec 11 Reserves, Change of Purpose of Public Reserves Act, 1881, sec. 7 .. Returns required by Act or Resolution to be laid upon the Table Road Board Accounts, Reports on Special Audit of Roads, Orders in Council or Proclamations closing Seourities held in the Colony or London on behalf of the Government Sinking Funds, Reports and Accounts of the Commissioners of Order of 18th August, 1893 (Sir J. Hall) Road Boards Act, 1882, sec. 110 .. Ten days after first sitting after receipt. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, within ten days of issue. Public Works Acts Amendment Act, 1900, seo. 12 (Vide Publio Seourities). Public Debts Sinking Funds Act, 1868, sec. 6, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1882, sec 15 Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900, sec. 62 Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools Act, 1877, seo. 8 Publio Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 36 .. State Coal-mines Act, 1901, sec. 14 Fourteen days. Slaughtering and Inspection Act, Regulations under Southland Boys' and Girls' High Schools, Report and Accounts of Special Reports on Departments by Audit Office State Coal-mines : Balance-sheet and Report Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after gazetting. No time stated. State Coal-mines : Resumptions and Contracts State Coal-mines Act, 1901, seo. 9 .. No time stated. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after audit. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from decision. No time stated. State Forests, Lands proposed to be withdrawn from Statutes Compilation Aot, Compilations under Stock Act, 1893, Regulations under State Forests Aot, 1888, sec. 2 Statutes Compilation Aot, 1902, seo. 3 Stock Act, 1893, seo. 4 .. Commencement of session. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from making. Twenty-one days. If Parliament sitting, twenty-one days after close of financial year. Stock Act Amendment Act, 1898, Returns under Stock Act Amendment Act, 1898, sec. 10 Stores. (Vide Public Stores.) Surcharges disallowed by Ministers, Reports by Audit Office on Telegraph Regulations Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec 32 .. Fourteen days from next sitting. Electric Lines Act, 1884, seo. 16 .. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days from publication. No time stated. One month. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, within ten days from approval. Ten days. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. On receipt from Council if Parliament sitting. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. No time stated. Timaru High School, Report and Accounts of Trade-unions, Annual Report of Registrar of .. Trade-unions Regulations Timaru High School Aot, 1878, sec. 8 Trade Union Act, 1878, sec. 16 Trade Union Act, 1878, sec. 31 Treasury Regulations Unauthorised Expenditure Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 5 .. Public Revenues Act, 1891, sec. 49, as modified by Public Revenues Act, 1896, sees. 4 and 7 Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894, seo. 26 Unclaimed Lands vested in Publio Trustee, Triennial List of Victoria College, Report and Accounts of Victoria College Act, 1897, sec. 44 .. 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 Waimate High School Aot, 1883, seo. 16 Waitaki High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Wanganui High School Act, 1878, sec. 7 Whangarei High School Act, 1878, seo. 8 .. * Government Kaihvaya Act, 1887, repealed, but duties of Commissioners transferred to Crown by subi iovernment Kaihvaya Act Amendment Act of 1895, section (2) of section (5 of Public Works and