PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. NASH, Chairman.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1924 Session I, I-14

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1924. NE W ZEALAND.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. NASH, Chairman.)

Presented to the House of Representatives, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 17th Day of July, 1924. Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to examine into and report upon such questions relating to the public accounts as it may think desirable or that may be referred to it by the House or the Government, and also into all matters relating to the finances of the Dominion which the Government may refer to it; to have power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of the Hon. Mr. Hanan, Mr. Isitt, Mr. Lysnar, Mr. McCombs, Mr. Macmillan, Mr. Nash, Mr. Poland, Mr. F. J. Rolleston, the Hon. Mr. Downie Stewart, and the mover." —(Right Hon. Mr. Massey.) Tuesday, the 12th Day of August, 1924. Ordered, " That the Mortgages Final Extension Bill be referred to the Public Accounts Committee."—(Right Hon Mr. Massey.) Wednesday, the 27th Day of August, 1924. Ordered, " That the Public Accounts Committee have leave to sit this afternoon during the sitting of the House." —(Mr. Nash.) Thursday, the 9th Day of September, 1924. Ordered, " That the Land and Income Tax (Annual) Bill be referred to the Public Accounts Committee." —(Right. Hon. Mr. Massey.) Wednesday, the 24th Day of September, 1924. Ordered, " That the Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill be referred to the Public Accounts Committee."— (Right Hon. Mr. Massey.)

REPORTS. Mortgages Final Extension Bill. 1 am directed to report that the Public Accounts Committee, to which was referred the Mortgages Final Extension Bill, has duly considered the same, and is of opinion that it should be allowed to proceed, subject to the amendments as shown on a copy of the Bill attached hereto. 9th September, 1924.

Land and Income Tax (Annual) Bill. I am directed to report that the Public Accounts Committee, to which was referred the Land and Income Tax (Annual) Bill, has duly gone through the same, and is of opinion that it should be allowed to proceed, subject to the amendment as shown on a copy of the Bill attached hereto. 18th September, 1924.

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Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill. I am directed to report that the Public Accounts Committee, to which was referred the Land and Income Tax Amendment Bill, has duly considered the same, and is of opinion that it should be allowed to proceed without any amendment. Ist October, 1924.

Special Eeport. I have the honour to report that at a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee held on Friday, 31st October, 1924, the following resolution was unanimously carried : — " That the Committee desires to place on record its high appreciation of the able and courteous manner in which the Chairman, Mr. Nash, has conducted the business of the Committee ; and that this resolution be recorded in the minutes of the Committee and reported to the House." Chas. E. Macmillan, 6th November, 1924. Member of the Committee.

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