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1905. NEW ZEALAND.

REPORTS OF PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L COMMITTEE. (Mr. SYMES, Chairman.)

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

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Wednesday, the 28th Day op June, 1905. Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all petitions from A to L 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 it to 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 te 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. Hall-Jones.)

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[o. Petitioners. Page. No. Petitioners. Page, 118 628 249 509 273 171 555 604 137 462 1 510 454 26 452 605 27 458 630 378 Alexander, A., and 102 others .. Armstrong, M. W., and 49 others Babbage, A. W., and 15 others.. Babbage, A. W., and 399 others Bagnall, William, and 74 others Barlow, B. W. Batt, Samuel Bayley, B. P. Bell, A. W., and 51 others Bentley, E. S., and 134 others .. Beethan, R. .. Birehley, Helen Blomfield, E. C. Boggan, H. M. Boggan, H. M. Bradley, H, and 5,741 others .. Brent, Daniel Bruce, J., and 17 others Bunn, Elijah Buttle, Robert N. 6 10 6 8 6 4 10 11 4 8 5 7 7 :j il 10 3 8 11 8 600 437 404 56 63 257 Collyer, E. A. Cosson,|George,Jand 106 others.. Creagan, Rosanna K. .. Creech, D. J. C. Cresswell, A. E. Crowther, H. J., and 22 others 12 12 8 3 2 7 5 282 435 529 10 145 Day, Annie M. Davey, A. J. Davis, T., and 259 others Diver, Frank Drummond, Annie Dunedin Drainage and Sewage Board, The 2 6 9 9 4 9 30 Ferguson, James Final Report Fraser, Hugh, and 27 others Friend, Matilda 12 13 9 11 419 607 393 552 21 37 50 447 79 606 66 556 418 667 64 Cameron, H. G., and 100 others Cameron, R. M., and 184 others Campbell, J. M. Causley, William Chapman, W. T., and 92 others Christchurch Ministers' Association Clark, E. L. .. Clark, E. L. (No. 2) .. Clarke, W. H. Clark, J. J. .. Coates, G., and 104 others Conboy, W. H. Coney, M. E. 8 12 3 4 3 12 4 12 10 10 8 12 7 650 283 119 166 60 59 453 438 68 146 Gapes, George Gardner, D., and 204 others Garrick, William Gauntlet, Charity W. Gibson, William Gilford, John Glendining, Robert, and another Gray, John, and 43 others Green, E. .. Guthrie, Caroline 11 12 5 5 4 4 7 8 3 5 244 225 463 291. 120 Handley, M., and 11 others Hansen, Anders, and 88 others Harp, W. A., and 176 others Harris, G. H. Harris, Lewis, and others 7 6 8 7 3