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1904. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L COMMITTEE: REPORT ON THE PETITION OF JAMES DOUGLAS AND 26 OTHERS; TOGETHER WITH THE PETITION AND MINUTES OF EVIDENCE AND APPENDICES. (Mr. WALTER SYMES, Chairman.)

Brought up on the 4th November, 1904, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE.

Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives, Thubsday, the 30th Day op June, 1904. Ordered, " That a Public Petitions A to L Committee, consisting of ten members, he appointed to considor all petitions that may be referred to it by the Petitions Clas-ifioation Committee, to and prepare abstracts of such petitions in such form and manner as shall appear to it best suited to convey to this Hiuse 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 ; aNo to have power to call for persons and papers ; three to form a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Hall, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Lang, Mr. Lawry, Mr. R. McKenzie, Mr. Remington, Mr. Symes, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Wood, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Mills.) Tuesday, the 2nd Day of August, 1904. Ordered, "That the name of the Hon. Mr. Hall-Jones be substituted for the name of the Hon. Mr. Mills on the Public Petitions A to L Committee." —(Hon. Mr. Mills.)

PETITION.

To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of the undersigned members of the Lake Wakatipu Shipping Company (Limited) showeth as follows: — In the month of June, 1899, the Lake Wakatipu Shipping Company (Limited) purchased from the Lake Wakatipu Steam Shipping Company (Limited), for the sum of £30,000, the whole of its assets, consisting of the following, viz.:— At Queenstown — £ Steamships, valued at ... ... ... ... ... 13,300 Fixed-deposit receipts, valued at ... ... ... 6,300 Freehold sections, buildings, wharf, &c, valued at ... ... 1,600 Book debts, valued at ... ... ... ... 1,200 Ship-stores, wharf-piles, &c, valued at ... ... ... 700 Slip, winches, and other gear, valued at .. ... ... 500 At Frankton — Land, buildings, wharves, tram-lines, &c, valued at ... ... 1,400 25,000 Add for goodwill . . ... ... .... ... ... 5,000 Making a total of ... ... ... £30,000 I—l. lc.