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1904. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE), ON THE ALLOCATION OF BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE GRANTS IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC SCHOOLS. (Mr. Baume, Chairman.)

Beport, together with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix, brought up the 2nd day of November, and ordered to be printed.

ORDER OP REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, the 22nd day of July, 1904. Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed to consider all matters relating to Education and public instruction generally—school-training of teaohers, higher education, technical education, and manual instruction, and for such other matters effecting education as may be referred to it; to have power to call for persons and papers ; five to be a quorum: the Committee to consist of Mr. J. Allen, Mr. Baume, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Buddo, Mr. Ell, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Fowlds, Mr. A. L. D. Fraser, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hall, Mr. Hanan, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Lethbridge, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Major, Mr. Massey, Mr. T. Mackenzie, Mr. McNab, Sir W. R. Russell, Mr. Sidey, Hon. Sir W. J. Steward, Mr. J. C. Thomson, Mr. Wood, and the mover."—(Right Hon. R. J. Seddon.)

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