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1907.

NEW ZEALAND.

GOLDFIELDS AND MINES COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. POLAND, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OP REFERENCE.

Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 11th Day of July, 1907. Ordered " That a Goldfields and Mines Committee, consisting of ten members, be appointed, to whom shall be r P f P rred all matters relating to mining and all Bills relating to mines, with power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a a"m the Co m g mi ttee to consist of Mr. Bennet, Mr. Colvin, Mr. W. Fraser, Mr. Herries,'Mr. R. McKenzie, Mr. Macpherson', Mr. Poland, Mr. Seddon, Hon. Mr. Mills, and the mover."-(Hon. Mr. McGowan). Thursday, the 4th Day of July, 1907. Ordered, " That Paper No. 32 C, ' Regulations under " The Mining Act, 1905," ' be referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."—(Hon. Mr. McGowan.) Thursday, the 11th Day of July, 1907. Ordered, " That the petition of J. Poster and others be referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."— (Mr. Colvin.) _. T , nm v Wednesday, the 17th Day of July, 1907. Ordered, " That the Coal-mines Act Amendment Bill be referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."— (Mr. Colvin.) Friday, the 19th Day of July, 1907. Ordered, " That the Coal-mines Act Amendment Bill (No. 2) be referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee." —(Hon. Mr. McGowan.) Wednesday, the 11th Day of September, 1907. Ordered, " That the petition of T. R. Hewitson and others be referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."—(Mr. Poland.)

INDEX.

Page. No. Name. Page. Name. [o. Aston, Charles, and others 3 349 Hind, J., and others .. 4 108 343 552 344 124 348 Biffen, E., and others Bignall, R. W., and others Brown, C, and others Brown, James Butler, C, and others 4 4 4 3 4 256 Jeune, Frederick 3 287 Laughlin, S. J., and others 4 Coal-mines Act Amendment Bill (Mr. Colvin) Coal-mines Act Amendment Bill (No. 2) (Hon. Mr. McGowan) 2 2 80 95 359 Mackay, Alexander .. Mining Regulations .. Mitchell, Mary, and others McCombie, J., and others 2 3 .'! 4 4 2 4 386 Potter, E., and others 4 346 110 347 Donaldson, D., and others Drennan, Edward Durm, T., and others 236 351 Rostron, John, and others Rothwell, G., and others 3 4 348 Ettringham, E.. and others 4 352 278 353 Steer, W., and others.. Scott, W., and others Symes, C, and others 4 4 4 381 112 200 Flannery, B., and others Foster, John, and others Fraser, Simon 3 2 2 277 354 4 4 Teruatihanga and others Truscott, N. J., and others 183 Harvie, Robert Hewitson, T. R., and others 2 4 358 4 Wylde, A. P., and others