H.—No. 11,

The Select Committee appointed to consider all Bills and Petitions relative to the Gold Fields desire to report as follows : — That the various Bills, Petitions, and other matters referred to them have been dealt with in the ten Interim Reports presented at different dates to the House, and included in the Minutes of Proceedings appended hereto. C. E. Haughton, 2nd November, 1871. Chairman.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE. Thursday, 24th August, 1871. The Committee met pursuant to notice. Present: Mr. Bradshaw, Mr. Mervyn, Mr. Curtis, Mr. O'Neill, Hon. Mr. Hall, Mr. T. L. Shepherd, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Tribe. Mr. Macandrew, The orders of reference Nos. 1, 2, and 3, were read. On the motion of Mr. Macandrew, Mr. Haughton was elected permanent Chairman. The Chairman reported that the Goldfields Act Consolidation Bill, and other documents required by the Committee, were not at present available, in consequence of unavoidable delay at the printing office. On the motion of Mr. Macandrew, it was resolved, That the Committee do not consider it desirable that they should sit with the Committee of the Legislative Council, but that they should request conferences as occasion may require. On the motion of Mr. Mervyn, it was resolved, That the Chairman be requested to move the following resolution in the House :—" That it be an instruction to the Gold Fields Committee to take into consideration Part 111. of ' The Public Works and Immigration Act, 1870/ with a view to the amendment of the same. Instructions were given for a copy of the first resolution to be forwarded for the information of the Gold Fields Committee of the Legislative Council. The Committee adjourned. Tuesday, 29th August, 1871. The Committee met pursuant to summons. Present: Mr. Bradshaw, Mr. Macandrew, Mr. Creighton, Mr. Mervyn, Mr. Curtis, Mr. O'Neill, Mr. Gillies, Mr. T. L. Shepherd, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Tribe. Mr. Haughton in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

REPORT OF THE GOLD FIELDS COMMITTEE.