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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. LAWRY, 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 24th August, 1906. Sj| Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all petitions from Ato 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 to it best suited to convey to the House all reg uisite 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 be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Symes, Mr. Hall, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Lethbridge, Mr. Lawry, Mr. R. McKenzio, Mr. Remington, Mr. Gray, Mr. Wood, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Millar.)

INDEX.

No. Name. Page. No. Name. Page. i I 588 31 100 Anderson, A., and 56 others .. .. 9 Armitage, W., and 39 others .. .. 5 Armstrong, W., and 1,499 others .. 6 399 Drever, Andrew, and 764 others 4 174 199 1 70 468 Barron, T. .. .. .. . • 9 Barron, W., and 2 others .. .. 3 Bayley, A., and 9 others .. .. 9 Benjamin, C, and 217 others .. .. 3 Bernstein, F. A., and 184 others (and 9 twenty-four similar petitions) Bezar, E., and 13 others .. .. 6 Blonheim Borough Council .. .. 9 j Blomfield, E. C. .. .. .. 3 Bowman, R. .. .. .. 6 , Brunette, J., and 125 others .. .. 6 ! Brunette, J., and 249 others . . .. Ii Bunny, E. P., and another .. .. 2 Burley, W. T. .. .. .. 6 Bush, E. S., and 11 others (and forty-four 10 similar petitions) Bystrom, A. M. .. .. .. 10 623 55 77 56 365 Earl, F., and 7 others East, Selwyn, and 3 others (and three similar petitions) Ebbett, George Elliott, S., and 52 others Evans, W. H., and 10 others Expenditure of Public Money 10 3 2 3 7 12 314 619 71 363 298 592 95 112 577 401 578 78 Final Report Fisher, Laura E. Foley, Jane France, W., and 3 others 12 9 10 5 80 114 15 295 36 115 Garrard, W. G. Gauntlett, Charity W. Goodwin, J. T., and 686 others Gow, J. B., and 144 others Greenhead, C. H. (two reports) Guthrie, Caroline 5 7 10 10 4 7 270 305 237 Hackworth, V. R., and 299 others Halliday, C, and 45 others (and twentytwo other similar petitions) Hamilton, J. G., and 21 others Hammond, H., and 1,128 others Harris, L. B., and 549 others Hartnett, Jane .. .. ,. Haswell, J. A., and 31 others Hawke, H., and 30 others Hedley, T., and 56 others Hewson, F. M Hill, T. B., and 169 others Hills, St. J., and 63 others Hinton, Clara D. Hintz, A. J., and 29 others Howard, F. R. Hudson, J. H., and 95 others Hudson, Josiah, and 92 others 7 11 603 354 14 621 396 113 397 73 74 441 271 290/05 Callaghan, W., and others .. .. 8 Cameron, R. M., and 225 others .. 7 Campbell, A. P., and 14 others .. 3 Clark, E. L. .. .. ..10 Clark, F., and 321 others .. .. 9 Coates, Q., and 122 others .. .. 6 Coates, G., and 49 others .. .. 9 Coffey, Denis .. .. .. 10 Collyer, Emma A. .. : 4 Conboy, W. H. .. .. .. 7 Cooper, W., and 31 others .. .. 5 Cross, Albert (two reports) .. .. 3,4 Deacon, T. W., and 61 others .. .. 5 Devine, K. .. .. .. .. 10 Dickinson, G.,'and 8 others .. . . 7 Downie, W. .." .. .. .. 10 ' 655 130 83 455 168 528 176 57 616 625 16 5S2 58 274 17 11 9 4 7 5 11 5 2 11 11 2 11 6 5 5 75 622 364 641 1—I. 1.