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1898. NEW ZEALAND.

REPORTS OF WASTE LANDS COMMITTEE. (Mr. R. THOMPSON, CHAIRMAN.)

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

ORDERS OP REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Tuesday, the 28th Day op June, 1898. Ordered, "That a Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all Bills and petitions that may be introduced into this House affecting the waste lands of the Crown, and to report generally upon the principles and provisions which they contain, with power to confer and sit together with any similar Committee which may be appointed by the Legislative Council, and agree to a joint or separate report: the Committee to have power to call for persons, papers, and records ; three to be a quorum. The Committee to consist of Mr. Duncan, Mr. Platman, Mr. Gilfedder, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Lang, Hon. Mr. W. Rolleston, Mr. R. Thompson, Mr. J. W. Thomson, Mr. Wason, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.)

Friday, the 22nd Day op July, 1898. Ordered, " That the question of the purchase of the Otahu Estate under the Land for Settlements Act be referred to the Waste Lands Committee to investigate the circumstances under which the purchase was made, the suitability of the land for settlement, and the disposal of the estate since its purchase ; the Committee to have power to call for personß and papers ; and that it be a direction of the House to the Committee that all evidence is to be taken in full in shorthand and laid upon the table of the House with the Committee's report."—(Hon. Mr. J. McKenzie.)

Thubsday, the 18th Day of August, 1898. Ordered, " That the petition of A. MoKeown be referred to the Waste Lands Committee."—(Mr. Mebedith.) Wednesday, the 28th Day op September, 1898. Ordered, " That the petition of S. Southsby be referred to the Waste Lands Committee."—(Mr. Meredith.)

INDEX.

No. jions, ;c. 'age. k>. ions, ;c. Page. B. H223 172 108 313 224 49 Bates, R. Barton, T., and Others .. Bayer, P. Baxter, W. J., and Others Beauchamp, G. .. Bentley, J. D. .. 3 4 6 i 5 2 18 25 48 189* Hamilton, J. G. Hewett, B., and Others .. Hull, Prancis Humber, Ellen 2 2 6 2 J. 6 6 377 177 D 6 i ! 359 270 •Tackson, A. Jennings, G., and others.. Douglas, D. M. .. Draper, G. W. .. 85 144 Kemsley, G. V., and Others Koch, C, and Others 3 3 366 '214* EEden, J., and Others Erskine, W. T., and Others (see Appendix I.-5b) Evans, G., and Others Evans, J., and Others 6 3 284 317 235 L. Lawrence, T. .. Livock, F., and Others .. Lynch, M., and Others .. 5. 5 5 281 332 6 5 5,135 190 FPell, C. Y., and Others Pinlayson, A., and Others 3 4 324 86 191 170 365 I M. 53 3 3 : 5 Matheson, W. .. McGovern, P. .. McGregor, J. McKeown, A. McKinnon, A., and Others 260 GGibson, W., and Others (see Appendix I.-5c) 5 * 1897.