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1903. NKW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L COMMITTEE: (Mr. SYMES, Chairman.) PETITION OF ARTHUR BURRELL AND FREDERICK HENRY DURBRIDGE, OF NELSON (1902), LATE POLICE CONSTABLES, TOGETHER WITH EVIDENCE THEREON. PETITION OF FREDERICK HENRY DURBRIDGE, FORMERLY OF CITY OF NELSON, NOW OF BELGROVE, LATE POLICE CONSTABLE, TOGETHER WITH REPORT (1903).

Ordered, That the lieport, together with Evidence taken in 1902, do lie upon the Table and be printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE.

Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Tuesday, the Bth Day of July, 1902. Ordered, " That a Public Petitions A to L Committee, consisting of ten members, be appointed to consider all petitions that may be referred to it by the Petitions Classification Committee, to classify and prepare abstracts of such petitions in such form and manner as shall appear to it best suited to convey to this House all requisite information respecting their contents, and to report the same from time to time to this House, and to have power to report its opinions and observations thereupon to this House; also to have power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Colvin, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Lawry, Mr. Lethbridge, Mr. R. McKenzie, Mr. Symes, Mr. J. W. Thomson, Mr. Witheford, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Hall-Jones.)

Friday, the 3bd Day of July, 1903. Ordered, " That a Public Petitions A to L Committee, consisting of ten members, be appointed to consider all petitions that may be referred to it by the Petitions Classification Committee, to classify and prepare abstracts of such petitions in such form and manner as shall appear to it best suited to convey to this House all requisite information respecting their contents, and to report the same from time to time to this House, and to have power to report its opinions and observations thereupon to this House; also to have power to call for papers nnd persons ; three to be a quorum: the Committee to consist of Mr. E. G. Allen, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Lethbridge, Mr. R. McKenzie, Mr. Remington, Mr. Symes, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Wood, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. Hall-Jones.)

EEPOET.

Petition of F. H. Dubbkidge, of Nelson, No. 769. Petitionek prays that inquiry be made into his dismissal from the police service, and that he may receive relief. I am directed to report that, in the opinion of the Committee, this petition, together with the evidence taken before the Public Petitions A to L Committee, on a similar petition in 1902, be referred to the Government for consideration. 17th November, 1903. W. Symes, Chairman.