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1890. NEW ZEALAND.

REPORTING DEBATES AND PRINTING COMMITTEE (REPORT OF THE) ON THE MANUSCRIPT REPORT AND PROOFS OF THE SPEECH OF THE HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR WAITOTARA, TOGETHER WITH MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS AND APPENDIX.

Report brought up 21st August, 1890, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, the 20thDay of June, 1890. Ordered, " That a Committee,' consisting of ten members, be appointed to assist Mr. Speaker in all matters which relate to the reporting of debates, and to the printing executed by order of this House, and for the purpose of selecting and arranging for printing returns and papers presented in pursuance of motions made by members of this House ; three to be a quorum. The Committee to consist of Mr. Speaker, Mr. Foldwiok, Mr. Lawry, Mr. Moss, Mr. O'Conor, Mr. W. P. Reeves, Mr. Saunders, Major Steward, Mr. Whyte, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. Hislop.) Wednesday, the 18th Day op August, 1890. Ordered, " That the manuscript report and proof of the speech of the honourable member for Waitotara, made on the 2nd July, 1890, containing accusations against the Government, be referred to the Reporting Debates Committee for comparison with the Hansard report."—(Hon. Mr. Hislop.)

EEPOET. The Reporting Debates and Printing Committee has the honour to report that, under the order of reference of the 13th day of August, 1890, relating to the speech delivered by the honourable member for Waitotara on the 2nd July, 1890, the Committee has made the examination directed, and finds that the greater part of the alterations made by Mr. Hutchison were merely literary corrections ; and that, as regards the remainder, the charges made against the Government were not materially altered thereby. William J. Steward, 21st August, 1890. Chairman.

MINUTES OE PROCEEDINGS,

Thursday, 14th August, 1890. The Committee met at 11 a.m. Present: Major Steward (Chairman), Mr. Feldwick, Hon. Mr. Hislop, Mr. Lawry, Mr. Moss, Mr. O'Conor, Mr. Reeves, and Mr. Saunders. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Clerk then read the order of reference of the 13th August. The Chairman stated that the motion to refer the manuscript report and proofs of Mr. Hutchison's speech to this Committee was carried late on Tuesday night, and he had lost no time in calling a meeting of the Committee. A similar case had arisen in 1877, when the proofs of Mr. Ormond's speech were referred to the Reporting Debates Committee of that session. The Chairman read the report from Hansard and Appendix to the Journals. I—l. 8.