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1910. NEW ZEALAND

EDUCATION COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. SIDEY Chairman.)

Presented to the House of Representatives, and ordered to he printed ORDERS OP REPERENOE.

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 consider all matters relating to school-teachers, education, and public instruction generally, public-school training of teachers, higher education technical education, and manual instruction, and such other matters affecting education as may be referred to it; to have power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr Allen, Mr. Hanan, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Luke, Mr. Poole, Mr. Sidey, Mr. Stallworthy, Mr. G. M. Thomson, Mr! J C. Thomson, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. G. Fowlds.) Thursday, the 11th Day of At/gust, 1910. Ordered, '' That all petitions not finally dealt with during Session 11, 1909, stand referred to the same Committees they were referred to during the said session."—(Right Hon. Sir J G. Ward. Thursday, the 18th Day of August, 1910. Ordered, " That the report on the petition of F Tetley be referred back to the Education Committee for reconsideration." —(Mr. J Duncan.) Ordered, "That the report on the petition of J Smith be referred back to the Education Committee for further consideration, with a view to considering whether a scheme can be devised to meet this and similar cases."—(Mr. J Duncan.) Wednesday, the 31st Day of August, 1910. Ordered. " That the Education Amendment Bill (No. 2) be referred to the Education Committee."—(Hon Mr. Fowlds. Tuesday, the Bth Day of September, 1910. Ordered, "That the petition of M. A. E. Marchant be referred to the Education Committee."—(Mr. Sidey. Friday, the 21st Day op October, 1910. Ordered, " That the name of the Hon. Mr. Buddo be substituted for that of the Hon. Mr. Fowlds on the Education Committee."—(Right Hon. Sir J G. Ward.) Friday, the 28th Day of October, 1910. Ordered. " That petitions Nos. 638 to 686, inclusive, be referred direct to the Education Committee."— (Hon. Sir W J. Steward and others.) Tuesday, the Ist Day of November, 1910. Ordered, "That petitions Nos. 689 to 710, inclusive, be referred direct to the Education Committee."— (Hon. Sir W J Steward and others. Wednesday, the 2nd Day of November, 1910. Ordered, " That the petition of the Fairlie School Committee be referred direel to the Education Committee." —(Mr. Buxton.) Monday, the 7th Day of November, 1910. Ordered, " That the petitions of the Glenavy and Stony Creek School Committees be referred direct to the Education Committee."—(Hon. Sir W J. Steward and Mr. Allen.) Wednesday, the 9th Day of November, 1910. Ordered, " That the petition of the Stoneburn School Committee be referred direct to the Education Committee."—(Mr. Clark.)

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