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No. 21, Session II. —Petition of J. D. Bkuke and 57 Others, of Neudorf, New Zealand. Petitioners pray for a grani of £200 for the purpose of erecting a cart-bridge over Ducker's Creek, on the Neudorf-Dovedale Road. ] am directed to report that this petition be referred to tha Government for consideration. 12th November, 1909. No. 179.—Petition of E. Cox and 10 Others, of Cambridge, Waikato. Petitioners pray for the repeal of the Vaccination Act. I am directed to report that this petition be referred to the Government for consideration. 12th November, 1909. No. 151. —Petition of H. L. Irving and 101 Others, of Ruapekapeka. Petitioners pray for a grant of £500 for forming and grading the Nganiawahine-Ruapckapeka Road. I am directed to report that this petition be referred to the Government for consideration. 12th November, 1909. No. 54. —Petition of W. Harbison and 33 Others, of Mangapai, Auckland. Petitioners pray for a grant of ,£5OO for the Mangapai-Waikiekie Road. I am directed to report that this petition be referred to the Government for consideration. 12th November, 1909. No. 129, Session II. —Petition of Edmund Cookson, of Waitekauri. Petitioner prays for consideration on account of services rendered during the Maori War. I am directed to report that this petition be referred to the Government for consideration. 12th November, 1909. No. 250, Session II. —Petition of James Clarendon Ramsbottom-Isherwood, of Lyttelton. Petitioner prays for a grant of laud as military settler. I am directed to report that this petition be referred to the Government for consideration. 12th November, 1909. No. 55.—Petition of G. R. Hilford and 43 Others, of Waikiekie, Auckland. Petitioners pray for a grant of £500 for the Mangapai—Waikiekie Road. I am directed to report that this petition be referred to the Government for consideration. 12th November, 1909. No. 56.—Petition of G. A. King and 58 Others, of Tangiteroria, Dargaville. Petitioners pray for a giant of £300 for erection of a bridge over Tangihua Creek. I am directed to report that this petition be referred to the Government for consideration. 12th November, 1909. No. 371. —Petition of Richard Langman, of New Plymouth. Petitioner prays that ho be granted a pension for military services rendered. 1 am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee the petition should be referred to the Government for consideration, and that the Government be recommended to institute inquiries into all the old soldiers' claims. 18th November, 1909. No. 150.—Petition of C. M. Hansen, of 54 Boulcott Street, Wellington. Petitioner prays for compensation or restoration of section of land at Whakatane. 1 aru directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Lands Committee. 18th November, 1909. No. 289.—Petition of William Bullot, of New Plymouth. Petitioner prays that he be granted a pension for military services rendered. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee this petition should be referred to the Government for consideration, and that the Government be recommended to institute inquiries into all old soldiers' claims. 18th November, 1909.