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H.—36. DAIRY INDUSTRY ACT —Summonses and Convictions under, since Ist January, 1899. H.—37. GOVERNMENT POULTRY DEPARTMENT—Cost and Revenue of the, since its Creation. H—3B. GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS BEYOND THE COLONY—Cost of, for Year ended 31st March, 1903. H— 39. NEWCASTLE COAL imported during 1902-3, and Price of as compared with New Zealand Coal. H.—4o. BANKS IN THE COLONY—Amounts paid by, annually for Privilege of issuing Bank-notes. H—4l. CORONERS' INQUESTS AND POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS—ParticuIars relative to, in the Four Principal Cities. H.—4la. " REPORTS FOR CORONER" AND CORONERS' INQUESTS—Particulars of, in the Four Principal Districts. H.—42. SUPREME COURT JUDGES—Travelling Allowances and Expenses of, and Emoluments received by, beyond their Salaries. H.—43. CASE OF Mr. J. J. MElKLE—Statement by the Right Hon. the Premier relative to. H.—44. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS AND PRINTING—Amounts paid by Government for, during Year ended 31st March, 1902. H.—44a. Amounts paid for, during the Year ended 31st March, 1903

I.—REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES. I.—l. PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L—Reports of. I.—la. Report on the Petition of Arthur Burrell and Frederick Henry Durbridge, together with Evidence thereon (1902); and on the Petition of Frederick Henry Durbridge (1903). I.—lb. Report on the Petition of Frank W. Isitt, together with Police Commissioner's Report and Minutes of Evidence. I.—lc. Report on the Petition of J. J. Clark, together with Minutes of Evidence. 1.—2. PUBLIC PETITIONS M TO Z—Reports of. I.—2a. Report on the Petition of Thomas Scott and Others, together with Petition and Minutes of Evidence. 1.—3. NATIVE AFFAIRS—Reports of. I.—3a. Report on the Maori Land Laws Amendment Bill and the Maori Councils Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence. 1._4. GOLDFIELDS AND MlNES—Reports of. I.—4a. Reports on the Mining Act Amendment Bill ami the Coal-mines Act Amendment Bill, and on Eight Petitions relative to Mining, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—4b. Report on the Petition of A. Clifton and other Miners of Westland, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—4c. Report on the Dunedin City and Suburban Tramways and Water-power Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—4d. Report on the Gold Duties Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—4e. Report on the Petition of Arthur DOyly Bayfield, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. 1.—5. LANDS—Reports of. 1.—6. RAILWAYS—Reports of. 1.—7. STANDING ORDERS—Report of. I.—7a. Report of, as amended by Committee of the whole House. I.—B. PRIVILEGES—Report of, on the Publication of Confidential Papers in the Xew Zealand Times and the Lyttelton Times, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendices. 1.—9. LABOUR BlLLS—Report of, on the Shops and Offices Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—9a. Report of, on the Labour Department Bill and the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—lo. EXTENSION OF COMMERCE—Report on the New Zealand Flour-millers'fAssociation, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. I.—loa. Report on the Frozen Meat Trade of the Colony, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—ll. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.—Report on Paper 8.-20 a, 1902, relative to Payment out of " Unauthorised " for Telegraph Extension, together with Minutes of Evidence. I.—lla. Report on Paper 8.-20b, 1902, relative to Payments by Major Pitcher in connection with Government Service in South Africa, together with Minutes of Evidence. 1.—12. JOINT AGRICULTURAL, PASTORAL, AND STOCK—Report on the Orchard and Garden Pests Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. 1.—12 a. Report on the Fertilisers Bill, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. 1.—13. EDUCATION—Reports of the.

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LIST OP PRINTED PAPERS LAID UPON THE TABLE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND BOUND WITH THE JOURNALS OF THE COUNCIL. No _ Cook Island Ordinances ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 " Cyanide Process Gold-extraction Act, 1897," Receipts and Expenditure under the .. 6 Government and Manawatu Railway Company re Interchange of Traffic, Renewal of Agreement between ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 "Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900," Associations and Industrial Unions registered under the ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill : Report, Minutes, and Evidence of the Labour Bills Committee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Inspection of Machinery Act Amendment Bill : Report, Minutes, and Evidence of the Labour Bills Committee ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Land Assurance Fund Account, Return relative to the .. ... ... ... ... 4 Napier Harbour Board Railway, Agreement as to running Government Trucks over the ... 5 Native Land Court Order (Puketotara) ... ... ... ... ... ... 8

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