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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

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

Presented to the /louse of Representatives, and, ordered to be printed.

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extract from the. Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, the Bth Day of October, 1909. 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 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 thereon to this House ; also to have power to call for persons and papers ; three; to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Davey, Mr. Dillon, Hon. Mr. Duncan, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Hine, Mr. Maodonald, Mr. Newman, Mr. Smith, Mr. E. H. Taylor, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. R. McKeszik.)

INDEX.

No. Petitioners. Page. 36, S. I I Ager, E. V., and 1,929 others 385, S. II ! Alcock, H., and 32 others .. 6, S. I Amyes, A. T., and 8 others .. 439, S. II Anderson, Duncan .. 7, S. I Ansell, A., and 1,551 others .. 30, S. I Argolen, G., and 31 others .. 357, S. II i Ashley, B., and 32 others .. 16, S. II Austin, J. D., and 17 others 498, S. II ' Bagnall, L. J., and 142 others 455, S. II Ballard, W., and 32 others .. 193, S. 11 Barker, H. M.., and 29 others 323, S. II Barnes, E., and 32 others .. ' 48, S. II BarribaU, G. 464, S, II Barry, H. P., and (57 others .. 582, S. II I Barton, Frank (Appendix I.-Ia) 507, S. II i Bawden, T. J., and 31 others 487, S. II Beale, E. R., and 17 others .. 21, S. II Beuke, J. D., and 57 others .. 8 9 s 8 8 s 8 8 !( It 8 S 3 9 9 9 s 4

No. Petitioners. Page. 358, S, II Blackwood, W., and 14 others 212, S. II Blucher, Dorothy H. T. 608, S. II : Boyd, L., and Iβ others 246, S. II Bremner, C, and 265 others.. 213, S. II j Brewis, M., and 59 others .. 572, S. II Brown, J., and 32 others 289, S. II ! Bullot, William !» r> !» s 8 4 539, 8. II Oallan, A. ¥., and 132 others 429, S. II i Campbell, A., and 29 others.. 23, S. II (li.rn.ihan, Marion 279, S. II Carpenter, W. W., and 8 others 516, 8. II Casey, Michael 24, S. II ! Causley, William .. 2, S. II Oaverhill, Francis King 50, S. II Cleaver, W. F., and 7 others.. 609, S. II Cobb, H., and 29 others 5, S. I Coles, M., and 81 others 51, S. II : Collier, George 9 !) 3 ti s r> 7 3 !) H 5