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1903. N',EW ZEALAND.

LABOUR BILLS COMMITTEE: (REPORT OF THE) ON THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT BILL AND THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION FOR ACCIDENTS AMENDMENT BILL; TOGETHER WITH MINUTES OF EVIDENCE THEREON. (Mr. J.F. ARNOLD, Chairman.)

Reports brought up on Labour Department Bill, 13th October and 4th November; Workers' Compensation for Accidents Amendment Bill, 6th October and 4th November; and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 2nd Day of July, 1903. Ordered, " That Standing Order No. 211 be suspended, and that a Committee consisting of fcwenty-otie members be appointed, to whom shall be referred the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill and certain other Bilk more particularly referring to labour ; five to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Aitken, Mr. Alison, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Barber, Mr. Bedford, Mr. Bollard, Mr. Colvin, Mr. Davey, Mr. Ell, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Kirkbride, Mr. Laurenson, Mr. Millar, Sir W. R. Russell, Mr. Siday, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Witheford, Mr. Wood, and the mover."—(Rt. Hon. R. J. Seddon.) Tuesday, the 29th Day of September, 1903. Ordered, " That the Labour Department Bill be referred to the Labour Bills Committee ; the Committee to report thereon within fourteen days."—(Bt. Hon. R. J. Seddon.) Tuesday, 13th Day of October, 1903. Ordered, " That the report of the Labour Bills Committee on the Labour Department Bill be referred baok to the Committee for reconsideration; the Committee to report within seven days."—(Rt. Hon. R. J. Sbddon.) Tuesday, the 20th Day of October, 1903. Ordered, "That an extension of time of seven days be granted to the Labour Bills Committee within which to bring up reports on the Labour Department Bill and the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Amendment Bill."— (Mr. Arnold.) Friday, the 24th Day of July, 1903. Ordered, " That the Workers' Compensation for Aocidents Amendment Bill be referred to the Labour Bills Committee." —(Rt. Hon. R. J. Seddon.) Tuesday, the 13th Day of October, 1903. Ordered, " That the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Amendment Bill be referred back to the Labour Bills Committee for reconsideration ; the Committee to report thereon within seven days."—(Rt. Hon. R. J. Seddon.)

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Laboue Department Bill. The Labour Bills Committee, to whom was referred the Labour Department Bill, have the honour to report that they have carefully considered the said Bill, and recommend that it be allowed to proceed with the amendments shown in the copy attached hereto. J. F. Arnold, Chairman. Tuesday, the 13th day of October, 1903. I—l. 9a.