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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND

PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L COMMITTEE: (REPORT OF) ON THE PETITION OF P. EARLE AND OTHERS, OF AUCKLAND; TOGETHER WITH MINUTES OF EVIDENCE AND APPENDIX. (Mr. LAWRY, Chairman.)

Report brought up on the 27th October, 1906, and ordered to be printed.

ORDER OP REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, the 24th Day op August, 1906. 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 to it best suited to convey to the House all requisite information respecting their contents, and to report the same from time to time to this House ; also to have power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Gray, Mr. Hall, Mr. Lawry, Mr. Lethbridge, Mr. Lewis, Mr. R. McKenzie, Mr. Remington, Mr. Symes, Mr. Wood, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Millar.)

EEPOET. No. 623.—Petition of F. Barle and 7 Others, of Auckland. Petitioners pray that the boundaries of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society be not altered. I am directed to report that this Committee, having carefully considered the evidence, is strongly of opinion that the proposal to subdivide the Auckland Acclimatisation District, being opposed to the best interests of acclimatisation and sport, should not be given effect to, and recommends the Government to grant the prayer of the petition. 27th October, 1906. F. Lawry, Chairman.

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