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1894. NEW ZEALAND.

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 be laid before the House, with a note of the time within which they should be so produced."—(Hon. 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.—Regulations under Acts and other Returns or Statements not strictly " periodical " are included. Beturns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. Administration Act, 1879, Rules under Administration Act, 1879, sec. 18 Ten days from commencement of session. If Parliament sitting, ten days from promulgation. No time stated. Agricultural and Pastoral Societies, Reports and Balance-sheets of Adulteration Prevention 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 .. Fifteen days. If Parliament sitting, fifteen days from receipt. No time stated. Forthwith when certified by Audit Office. No time stated. No time stated. Ashburton High School, Report and Accounts of Auckland College and Grammar School, Report and Accounts of Auckland University College, Report and Accounts of Census Returns, Abstracts of Civil List Account Civil Service, Skilled Persons appointed to the Ashburton High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Auckland College and Grammar School Act, 1877, sec. 9 Auckland University College Act, 1882, sees. 18 and 25 Census Act, 1877, sec. 12 .. New Zealand Constitution Act, sec. 65 Civil Service Reform Act, 1886, sec. 7 One month. If Parliament sitting, one month from receipt. No time stated. Thirty days. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from appointment. No time stated. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. 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. No time stated. Coal-mining Leases, Amalgamation of Coal-mining Leases, Assignments and Transfers of Coal-mines Act, 1891, sees. 3 and 10 Coal-mines Act, 1891, sec. 9 County Councils' Accounts, Reports on Special Audit of County Councils' Balance-sheets Counties Act, 1886, sec. 188 Counties Act, 1886, sec. 185 Criminal Code Act, 1893, Rules under Criminal Code Act, 1893, sec. 333 Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, Governor's Orders under Drowned in New Zealand Rivers, Return of Persons Deeds Registration Act, 1868, Regulations under Education Department, Report and Accounts of Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, sec. 17 Order o£ 26th July, 1882 (Mr. Pyke) Deeds Registration Act, 1868, sec. 73 Education Act, 1877, sec. 101 Fourteen days. One month. If Parliament sitting, one month from receipt. No time stated. No time stated. Three weeks. If Parliament sitting, within three weeks of making. Fourteen days. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days after publication Thirty days. No time stated. Six weeks. If Parliament sitting, within six weeks from making. No time stated. No time stated. Education Regulations Education Reserves, Proposed . Election Petitions Act, 1880, Rules under Education Act, 1877, sec. 100 Land Act, 1892, sec. 238 .. Elections Petitions Act, 1880, sec. 14 Explosives Act, 1882, Regulations under Explosives Act, 1882, sec. 18 Factories, Reports of Inspectors of .. Friendly Societies, Report of Registrar of Friendly Societies' Regulations Factories Act, 1891, sec. 26 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 Life Insurance Department, Annual Report of Gisborne High School Act, 1885, sec. 16 Order of 3rd Aug., 1869 (Mr. Harrison). (Now laid on the table by Command) Government Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874, sec. 41, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1882, sec. 15 On or before 1st April. If Parliament sitting, fourteen days.