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LANDS COMMITTEE LAND LAWS AMENDMENT BILL (REPORT ON);TOGETHER WITH MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS. (Hon. Mr. DUNCAN Chairman.)

Report brought up 19th October, and ordered to be printed. ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 7th Day of Judy, 1910. Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed consisting of ten members, to whom shall stand referred after the first reading all Bills affecting or in any way relating to the lands of the Crown, or educational or other public reserves; the Committee to have power to make such amendments therein as they think proper, and to report generally when necessary upon the principles and provisions of the Bill; the Committee to have power to call for parsons, papers, and records ; three to be a quorum the Committee to consist of Mr. Anderson. Hon. Mr. Dunoan, Mr. Ell, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Lang, Mr. Lawry Mr. Witty and the mover."—(Eight Hon. Sir J G. Wabd.) Memorandum for the Chairman of the Lands Committee. The Land Laws Amendment Bill having been read a first time in the House of Representatives on_ Wednesday, the 7th day of September, 1910, stands referred to the Lands Committee. Alex. J RuTHEKB'tjBD, Wednesday, 7th September, 1910. Clerk-Assistant, House of Representatives.

EEPOET. The Lands Committee, to whom was referred the Land Laws Amendment Bill, have the honour to report that they have carefully considered the same, and recommend that it be allowed to proceed with the amendments shown on the copy attached hereto. 19th October, 1910. T V Duncan, Chairman.

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Friday 7th October, 1910. The Committee met at 11 a.m., pursuant to notice. Present Mr. Anderson, Hon. Mr. Duncan. Mr. Ell, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Hogg. Mr. Lan"\ Mr. Witty, Right Hon. Sir J G. Ward. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Land Laws Amendment Bill. The order of reference referring the Bill to the Committee was read. Clause 1. Resolved on the motion of Mr. Lang, That clause 1 be amended by striking out the figures- " 1909," and inserting in lieu thereof the figures " 1910." Resolved, That the clause as amended stand part of the Bill. Clause 2. Resolved, That clause 2 as printed stand part of the Bill. Clause 3. Mr. Anderson moved to amend clause 3 by inserting the words " or renewable lease " after the words " lease in perpetuity " in line 22, and adding the letter " s " to the word " system " in the same line. On the question being put, That the words proposed to be inserted be so inserted, the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow : — Ayes, 3. —Mr. Anderson, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Lang. Noes, 6.—Hon. Mr. Duncan, Mr. Ell, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Witty, Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward.. So it passed.in the negative. And the original question being put, That the clause as printed stand part of the Bill, the Committee divided, and the names were taken down as follow : — Ayes, 5. —Mr. Anderson, Hon. Mr. Duncan, Mr. Guthrie, Mr Lang, Right Hon. Sir J G. Ward. Noes, 4.—Mr. Ell, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Witty So it was resolved in the affirmative. Clause 4. Mr. Witty moved to amend clause 4 by striking out the words " or on the instalment system as hereinafter provided," in lines 36 and 37 of subclause (a).