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1896. NEW ZEALAND.

REPORTS OF RAILWAYS COMMITTEE. (Mr. W.W. TANNER, CHAIRMAN.)

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

ORDERS OP REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 25th Day op June, 1896. Ordered, "That Standing Order No. 211 be suspended, and that a Committee, consisting of sixteen members, be appointed to examine into and report upon questions relating to the railways, with power to call for persons and papers; five to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Crowther, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Earnshaw, Mr. Flatman, Mr. Graham, Hon. Mr. Larnach, Mr. Lawry, Mr. Mackintosh, Mr. Massey, Hon. Mr. Mitchelson, Mr. Morrison, Mr. •G. W. Russell, Hon. Mr. Seddon, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Wilson, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Cadman.)

Wednesday, the Bth Day of July, 1896. Ordered, " That the petition of W. Hall ba referred to the Railways Committee."—(Mr. Joyce.) Friday, the 17th Day op July, 1896. Ordered, " That the petition of the Westport-Cardiff Coal Company (Limited) be referred to the Railways Committee." —(Mr. McGowan.)

INDEX.

k>. 3ions, ;c. 'age. fo. dons, :c. 'age. A. Me. 11 Airey, Anthony 14 125 McCaiman, D. .. McKinnon, D. .. B. 346 Begg, Hugh C. Chesney, Andrew, and Others Collie, Peter 495 N. New Plymouth Harbour Board and New Plymouth Chamber of Commerce 72 25 O. Dalrymple, J. T., and Others 48 Olliver, William ill 492 P. Powell, James, and Others E. Ellen, W. N., ana Others 493 420 341 462 5 S. Salton, A., and Others .. Scott, W., and Others .. Simpson, B. K., and Others Smith, G. S., and Others Stewart, John 186 447 477 472 G. Gardner, John, and Others Gardner, John, and Others Greymouth-Point Elizabeth Bailway and Coal Company (Limited) H. 478 T. Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association 64 106 412 112 321 184 Hall, William Hargreaves, W. H., and Another .. Helder, P. S., and Others Hemphill, J. Hodgson, Cecil Hooper, C., and Others .. 442 395 Tonge, P. W., and Others Townley, S., and Others .. 194 441 V. Vaile, Samuel Varney, J., and Others .. I. Inglis, John, and Others .. 380 526 106 308 392 313 W. Walker, James, and Others Walter, Thomas Westport- Card iff Coal Company (Limited).. Whiterod, William Wood, W. N., and Others Worthington, Henry, and Another .41 L. Linnell, G. L., and Others .47 M. Martin, J. D., and Others ■HIT 1 TT L J j"i J. 1 .85