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1910. NEW ZEALAND

LABOUR BILLS COMMITTEE TRAMWAYS AMENDMENT BILL (REPORT OF ON THE); TOGETHER WITH MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. (Mr. ARNOLD, Chairman.)

Report brought up Wednesday, 9th November, 1910, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday the 7th Day of July 1910. Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to whom shall be referred Bills more particularly referring to labour ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Arnold, Mr. Bollard Mr. Fraser, Mr. Glover, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Luke, Mr. McLaren, Mr. Poole, Right Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Millab.) Thubsday, the 11th Day of August, 1910. Ordered, " That the following members be added to the Labour Bills Committee during the consideration of the Tramways Bill—viz., Mr. Nosworthy and Mr. T. E. Taylor."—(Hon. Mr. Millar.) Wednesday, the 17th Day of August, 1910. Ordered, "That the Tramways Amendment Bill be referred to the Labour Bills Committee."—(Hon. Mr. B. McKenzie.)

EEPOET. I am directed to report that the Labour Bills Committee, to whom was referred the above-mentioned Bill, have the honour to report that they have taken voluminous evidence thereon, and have carefully considered the same, and recommend that it be allowed to proceed with the amendments as shown on the copy attached hereto. The Committee sat altogether on eighteen days, holding twenty-four meetings, and examined thirty-six witnesses during the sixty hours they sat. J F Abnold, Chairman. 9th November, 1910.

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