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1903. NEW ZEALAND.

RETURNS OR STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY LAW OR RESOLUTION TO BE LAID BEFORE THE HOUSE.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 18th August, 1893. Ordered, " That it be the duty of the Clerk of this House to lay upon the table at the commencement of each session a list of all periodical returns or statements which are by law, or by resolution of this House, required to bo laid before the House, with a note of the time within which they should be so produced."—(Hou. Sir J. Hall.)

Returns or Statements required by Law or by Resolution of the House to be laid before the House, showing Time within which they should be so produced.

Note.—Regu ations under Acts and other Returns or Statements not strict! ly " perioi lion are inclm Returns or Statements. Pursuant to Time within which they should be produced. Accident Insurance Companies Act, Statements deposited under Administration Act, 1879, Rules under Accident Insurance Companies Act, 1902, sec. 6 Administration Act, 1879, sec. 18 .. No time stated. Ten days from commencement of session. If Parliament sitting, ten days from promulgation. No time stated. Agripultural and Pastoral Sooieties, Reports and Balance sheets of Adulteration Preventiou Act, 1880, Reports of Analysts under Akaroa High School, Report and Accounts of.. Appropriation Account Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act, 1877, sec. 12 Adulteration Prevention Act, 1880, sec. 38 .. Akaroa High School Act, 1881, sec. 16 Public Revenues Act, 1891, sees. 70 and 72, as amended by Public Revenues Act, 1896, sec. 7 Ashburton High School Act, 1878, sec. 8 Auckland Grammar School Act, 1899, sec. 10 Fifteen days. If Parliament sitting, fifteen days from receipt. No time stated. Fourteen days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ashburton High School, Report and Accounts of Auckland College and Grammar School, Report and Accounts of Auckland University College, Report and Accounts of Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, Contracts under Bank of New Zealand Assets Board, Balancesheet, &c, of Bank of New Zealand, Balance-sheet, &c, of.. No time stated. No time stated. Canterbury College Accounts and Reports Auckland University College Act, 1882, sees. 18 and 25 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, sec. 37 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895, sec. 52 Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act Amendment Act, 1898, sec. 24 Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricultural College Act, 1896, sec. 41 Census Act, 1877, sec. 12 .. Cheviot Estate Disposition Act Amendment Act, 1897, sec 6 New Zealand Constitution Act, sec. 65, as modified by Public Revenues Act, 1896, sees, i and 7 Civil Service Reform Act, 1886, sec. 7 One month. If Parliament sitting, one month from receipt. No time stated. Ten days. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, as soon as available. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament Bitting. No time stated. Ten days. Census Returns, Abstracts of Cheviot Estate: Statement of Goods received at and shipped from Port Robinson Civil List Account.. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Civil Service, Skilled Persons appointed to the Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from appointment. No time stated. Ten days. Forthwith if Parliament sitting. Ten days. Coal-mining Leases, Amalgamation of Coal-mining Leases, Assignments and Transfers of Cook and other Islands' Federal and Local Ordinances County Councils' Accounts, Reports on Special Audit of County Councils' Balance-sheets Coal-mines Act, 1891, sees. 3 and 10 Coal-mines Act, 1891, sec. 9 Cook and oiher Islands Government Act, l'JOl, j sec. 9 Counties Act, 1886, sec. 188 Criminal Code Act, 1893, Rules under Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, Governor's Orders under Cyanide Process Gold-extraction: Moneys received and paid under Act Dairy Industry Act, 1898, Accounts, Reports, &c, under Counties Act, 1886, sec. 185 Criminal Code Act, 1893, sec. 333 .. Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888, sec. 17 Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from receipt. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after receipt. Twenty days. If Parliament sitting, twenty days from publication. Ten days. If Parliament sitting, ten days from making. Seven days. If Parliament sitting, ten days after close of financial year. Thirty days. If Parliament sitting, thirty days after close of financial year. No time stated. Cyanide Process Gold-extraction Act, 1897, sec. 16 Dairy Industry Act, 1898, sec. 52 .. Drowned in New Zealand Rivers, Return of Persons Deeds Registration Act, 1868, Regulations under East Coast Native Trust Lands: Balancesheet and Statement Order of 26th July, 1882 (Mr. Pyke) Deeds Registration Act, 1868, sec 73 Fourteen days. East Coast Native Trust Lands Act, 1902, sec 13 I Ten daye.