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1903. NEW ZEALAND.

GOLDFIELDS AND MINES COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF). (Mr. JAMES COLVIN, Chairman.)

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

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, the 3rd Day op July, 1903. Ordered, " That Standing Order No. 211 be suspended, and that a Goldfields and Mines Committee, consisting of sixteen members, be appointed, to whom shall be referred all matters relating to mining and all Bills relating to mines ; with power to call for persons and papers ; five to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. J. Allen, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Colvin, Mr. W. Fraser, Mr. Hcrdman, Mr. Herries, Mr. Kidd, Mr. R. McKenzie, Mr. Millar, Hon. Mr. Mills, Mr. Moss, Mr. Reid, Rt. Hon. R. J. Seddon, Mr. Smith, Mr. Witheford, and the mover."— (Hon. Mr. McGowan.) >

INDEX.

No. Petitioner. Page. No. i I Petitioner. Page. 887 Adamson, P. J., and others .. .. 5 76 813 95 Bailey, J., and others .. .. .. 2 692 151 Bain, Edward.. .. .. .. , 3 828 ; Bayfeild, Arthur d'Oyly (vide Appendix ' 5 379 I.-4E) 36 Beattie, James .. .. .. 4 | 701 696 Benner, Henry, and others .. .. 4 815 Bromwich, E., and others .. .. 5 850 459 ! Brown, James .. .. .. .. j 4 842 ! Bowler, A. A., and others .. .. 5 239 694 816 Cassrels, A., and others .. .. 5 382 G93 Carter, M., and others .. .. .. 4 846 564 Caudwell, William .. .. .. 4 384 265 j Clifton, A., and others (vide Appendix I.—4b) 3 .' Coal-mines Act Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2 (vide Appendix I. —4a) 835 Comer and another .. .. .. 5 847 Corbett, J., and others .. .. .. 5 814 841 , Cribb, G., and others .. .. .. 5 861 840 Cummings, T., and others .. .. 5 j Hunt, Jessie Hunt, J. E., and others Hunter, A. R., and others 2 5 4 Jenkins, James, and others 2 Kerr, David, and others 5 Lamb, J., and others .. .. 5 Mackay, Alexander Markwick, H. T., and others Martin, Edward, and others Martin, D. J., and others McMillan, R. M., and others Mining Act Amendment Bill (vide Appendix I.—4a) Mining Act Amendment Bill, evidence (vide Appendix X.—4a) Moore, W., and others Moriarty, Timothy 2 4 2 5 2 3 * 835 847 841 840 5 5 381 153 Dickson, J. J. .. .. .. .. 3 269 Dunedin City and Suburban Tramways 3 838 and Water-power Bill (vide Appendix I.—4c) 160 407 Dunlop, T. A., and Councillors of Thames 2 652 460 Dougherty, 0., and others .. .. 4 438 153 Newton, G., and others Nicholl, W. S. C, and another Nicholls, John, and others 2 3 5 407 460 Pattinson, Timothy Phillips, W. H., and others Powell, J. H., and others 3 4 4 848 848 Elliot, John, and others .. .. 5 849 Read, J., and others 5 18 385 18 Eraser, Simon .. .. .. 2 845 383 385 Graham, E. A., and others .. .. 2 695 Gold Duties Bill (vide Appendix I.—4d) .. 4 Sargent, George, and others f Steele, A., and others Sutton, Alfred, and others 5 2 4 839 Tetley, J., and others 5 836 429 340 836 Hall, W. J., and others .. .. 5 429 Healy, Dennis .. .. -. 4 380 340 Hosie, James .. .. .. .. 2 Young, Thomas, and others 2