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Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1944 Session I

APPENDIX TO THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND SESSION 1944 [WITH INDEX]

_____ - - ———— » VOL. I A.—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL B.—FINANCE C.—CROWN LANDS AND MINES D. -IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC WORKS, AM) RAILWAYS

IN THE EIGHTH AND NINTH YEARS 01 THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE SIXTH .

BEING THE FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF NEW ZEALAND

WELLINGTON 1946

APPENDIX TO THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND SESSION 1944 [WITH INDEX]

VOL. I A.—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL B.—FINANCE C.—CROWN LANDS AND MINES D.—IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC WORKS, AND RAILWAYS

IN THE EIGHTH AND NINTH YEARS OF THE REIGN OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE SIXTH

BEING THE FIRST SESSION OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF NEW ZEALAND

WELLINGTON 1945

ARRANGEMENT OF THE PAPERS

VOL. I A.—Legislative and Political. B.—Finance. C.—Crown Lands and Mines. D.—lmmigration, Public Works, and Railways.

VOL. II ' E. —Education. F.—Postal and Telegraphs, and Broadcasting. G.—Native Affairs. H.—Miscellaneous. I.—Reports of Select Committees.

PRINTED FOR 'J.ZE? HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY PAUL, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WELLINGTON.

CONTENTS A.—LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL A.-3. AGREEMENT FOR UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND REHABILITATION ADMINISTRATION. —Signed at Washington, 9th November, 1943. A.-3a. UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND REHABILITATION ADMINISTRATION.—Report of the New Zealand Delegation to the First Session of the Council, held at Atlantic City, N.J., 10th November to Ist December, 1943. A.-3a. Report of the New Zealand Delegation on the Sfecoud Session of the Council, held at Montreal, 16th to 26th September, 1944. A.-4. AUSTRALIAN - NEW ZEALAND AGREEMENT. —Between His Majesty's Government in the Commonwealth of Australia and His Majesty's Government in the Dominion of New Zealand, made in Canberra, 21st January, 1944. A.-5. PRIME MINISTERS' CONFERENCE, LONDON, Ist to lOth May, 1944.—Text of Declaration signed by the Five Prime Ministers. A.-6. CANADIAN-NEW ZEALAND MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT. —Between the Governments of Canada and New Zealand on the Principles applying to the Provisions by Canada of Canadian War Supplies to New Zealand under the War Appropriation (United Nations Mutual Aid) Acts of Canada, 1943 and 1944, signed at Ottawa, 30th June, 1944. A.-7. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE. —Report by Delegates of His Majesty's Government in New Zealand on the 26th Session, held at Philadelphia, 20th April to 12th May, 1944, together with Appendices containing Texts of the Declaration, Recommendations, and Resolutions adopted by the Conference. A.-8. UNITED NATIONS MONETARY AND FINANCIAL CONFERENCE held at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, U.S.A., Ist to 22nd July, 1944. —Report by New Zealand Delegation. B.—FINANCE 8.-l [Part I]. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1944. —Abstract of the Public Accounts and. Supplementary Statements. 8.-l [Part ll], Report of Controller and Auditor-General and Details of Revenue and Expenditure. 8.-l [Part Hl]. Statement of the Public Debt and Transactions in connection therewith. 8.-l [Part IVJ. BALANCE-SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNTS of various Government Departments for Year ended 31st March, 1943. 8.-2. PUBLIC DEBT. —Repayment of the, Report and Accounts of the Public Debt Commission for Year ended 31st March, 1944. 8.-6. FINANCIAL STATEMENT by the Hon. Walter Nasli, Minister of Finance, 3rd August, 1944. 8.-7. (APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND and other Accounts for Year ending 31st March, 1945.) Not printed; see Explanatory Note. 8.-7 a. (APPROPRIATIONS CHARGEABLE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT and other Accounts for Year ending 31st March, 1945.) Not printed; see Explanatory Note. 8.-9. PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE.—Report of they for Year ended 31st March, 1944. 8.-9 a. Accounts of the, for Year ending 31st March, 1944. 8.-10. PUBLIC SECURITIES held in the Dominion or Elsewhere as on 31st March, 1944, together with an Account of all Securities redeemed or otherwise disposed of during the Year ended 31st March, 1944. 8.-l 1. WAR DAMAGE COMMISSION.—Report of the, for Year ended 31st March, 1944. 8.-12. CUSTOMS AND OTHER REVENUE.—Cost of Collecting, by the Customs Department at each Port of Entry, for Year ended 31st March, 1944. 8.-13. STATE ADVANCES CORPORATION OF NEW ZEALAND.—AnnuaI Report and Accounts for Year, ended 31st March, 1944. 8.-14. RURAL INTERMEDIATE CREDIT BOARD. —Report of the, for Year ended 30th June, 1944. 8.-15. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. —Balance-sheet of the, as at 31st March, 1944. 8.-16. RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. —Annual Report of Board of Directors and Statement of Accounts for Year ended 31st March, 1944. 8.-17. WAR EXPENSES ACCOUNT, —Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1944.

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C.—CROWN LANDS AND MINES C.-l. SETTLEMENT OF CROWN LANDS.—Annual Report on, for Year ended 31st March, 1944. C.-la. SURVEY OPERATIONS. —Report of Surveyor-General on, for Year ended 31st March, 1944. C.-2. MINES STATEMENT for Year ended 31st December, 1943, by the Hon. P. C. Webb, Minister of Mines. C.-2a. STATE COAL-MINES. —Report on the Working of, for Year ended 31st March, 1944. C.-3. STATE FOREST SERVICE.—AnnuaI Report of the Director of Forestry for Year ended 31st March, 1944. C.-4. SWAMP DRAINAGE.—Report for Year ended 31st March, 1944. C.-5. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, 1925.—Annual Report by Land Purchase Controller on, for Year ended 31st March, 1944. C.-6. SCENERY-PRESERVATION.—Report on, for Year ended 31st March, 1944. C.-8. HAURAKI PLAINS, DRAINAGE OPERATIONS IN THE.—Report for Year ended 31st March, 1944. C.-10. PUBLIC DOMAINS AND NATIONAL PARKS.—Report on, for Year ended 31st March, 1944. C.-11. RANGITAIKI LAND DRAINAGE.—Report for Year ended 31st March, 1944. C.-12. KAURI-GUM INDUSTRY—Report on, for Year ended 31st March, 1944.

D.—IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC WORKS, AND RAILWAYS D.-l. PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT.—By the Hon. R. Sample, Minister of Works. D.-2. RAILWAYS STATEMENT for Year ended 31st March, 1944, by the Hon. R. Semple, Minister of Railways, including- Annual Report of the General Manager. D.-5. GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS SUPERANNUATION FUND.—Report of the Board for Year ended 31st March, 1944. D.-G. FORDELL AND TURAKINA TUNNELS—Report of Committee set up under the Public Service Amendment Act, 1927, to inquire into Defects found therein. INDEX (at back op Volume)

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