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1902. NEW ZEALAND.

REPORTS OF THE RAILWAYS COMMITTEE. (Mr. R. Mckenzie, Chairman.)

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

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Tuesday, the Bth Day of July, 1902. Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to examine into and report upon questions relating to the railways ; with power to call for persons and papers; three to be a quorum: the Committee to consist of Mr. Flatman, Mr. Lawry, Mr. Massey, Mr. McGuire, Mr. R. McKenzie, Mr. Sidey, Mr. G. W. Russell, Mr. Tanner, Mr. J. W. Thomson, and the mover." —(Hon. Sir J. G. Ward.)

INDEX.

* 1901.

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No. Name. Page. No. Name. Page. 160 Ashton, Mary A. 3 92 58 2 MeAlester, P., and others McCormick, P. McGregor, J., and others 3 2 2 296 Brinkley, Rebecca 3 360 63 383 384 85 48 Cague, W. . Carrick, M. .. Clarke, John, and others ; Cowan, F. T., and others Cronin, J. Cruickshank, A., and others (and 59 similar petitions) Culverden to Upper Waiau Ferry, Petitions in favour of 4 2 5 i 3 4 59 321 135 430 316 Neville, Margaret Nicholson, G. C, and others Nicholson, T. H., and others Patterson, T. .. Presbyterian Church Trustees 2 3 2 5 3 5 237 366 Rhodes, R. .. Roche, Ellen 3 4 46 Dean, W. H. and J. T... 2 20 1280 486 Faulkner, J. T. Ferguson, Wilhelmina FitzHenry, E. E., and others .. 2 5 5 454 Scrimgeour, W. J., and others (vide also I.-6A.) 5 247 Turner, W. H. 4 103 Glover, A. E. .. Gore to Waikaka Railway, Petitions in favour of Gray, J. .. .. .. .. J 3 4 107 Vaile, S. 2 233 4 86 396 Wallace, James Woodman, W. H., and others (and 28 similar petitions Wright, D. .. .. .. •2 5 253 Johnston, Margaret .. .. 3 302 3