L—ll.

1902. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE: (REPORT OF) ON PAPER B.-19c, "THE PUBLIC REVENUES ACTS AMENDMENT ACT, 1900": CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO PAYMENT OF PENSION TO WIDOW OF LIEUT.-COLONEL FRANCIS, TOGETHER WITH MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. (Mr. FISHER, Chairman.)

Report brought up 4th September, 1902, and ordered to be printed.

ORDBES OF BEFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Tuesday, the Bth Day of July, 1902. Ordered, " That a Committee, consisting of ten members, be appointed to examine into and report upon such questions relating to the Public Accounts as they may think desirable, or that may be referred to them by the House or by the Government, and also into all matters relating to the finances of the colony which the Government may refer to them; five to be a quorum: the Committee to consist of Mr. J. Allen, Mr. Colvin, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Flatman, Mr. W. Fraser, Mr. Graham, Mr. Guinness, Mr. Palmer, Sir W. B. Russell, and the mover."—(Hon. Sir J. a. Wabd.)

Thursday, the 28th Day of August, 1902. Ordered, " That Paper No. 166b (Correspondence in connection with the granting of a Pension to the Widow of the late Lieut.-Oolonel Francis) be referred to the Public Acoounts Committee, and that the report thereon be brought up within ten days."—(Hon. Sir J. G. Waed.)

I—l. 11,