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Session 11. 1912. NEW ZEALAND.

JOINT JOSHUA JONES CLAIMS COMMITTEE (REPORT OF THE) ON THE PETITION (No. 266, SESSION II, 1912) OF JOSHUA JONES; TOGETHER WITH COPY OF PETITION, MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS, MINUTES OF EVIDENCE, AND APPENDIX. (Hon. Mr. RIGG, chairman.)

Reports 'Drought up on the 2nd, October and, Ist November, 1912, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the Legislative Council. Wednesday, the 25th Day of September, 1912. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, with power to confer with any similar Committee of the House of Representatives, and with power to agree to a joint report with such Committee, to whom shall be referred the petition of Joshua Jones, of Mokau ; with power to call for persons and papers, and to report to this Council whether the petitioner has suffered loss of any right conferred upon him by statute or under the provisions of any deed or deeds of lease by reason of any amendment of the statute law of New Zeala,nd, or of any matter or thing done or omitted by the Government of New Zealand : the Committee to consist of the Hon. Mr. Anstey, the Hon. Mr. George, the Hon. Mr. Luke, the Hon. Mr. Paul, and the Hon. Mr. Rigg : the Committee to report within twenty-one days."—(Hon. Mr. Bell.) Wednesday, the 2nd Day of October, 1912. Resolved, " That the first recommendation contained in the interim report of the Joint Committee on the Joshua Jones Claims, brought up this day, be agreed to."—(Hon. Mr. Rigg.) Copy of the said first recommendation : "1. That the meetings of the Committee be open to the Press." Thursday, the 3rd Day of October, 1912. Ordered, " That the names of the Hon. Mr. Loughnan and the Hon. Captain Tucker be added to the Joshua Jones Claims Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Bell.) Tuesday, the Bth Day of Octobee, 1912. Ordered, "That the name of the Hon. Mr. Loughnan be discharged from the Joshua Jones Claims Committee> and that the name of the Hon. Mr. Louisson be added to the Committee in lieu thereof." —(Hon. Mr. Loughnan.) Thursday, the 24th Day of October, 1912. Ordered, " That the time for bringing up the final report of the Joshua Jones Claims Committee be further extended seven days."—(Hon. Mr. Riog.) Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 26tti Day of September, 1912. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, with power to confer with any similar Committee of the Legislative Council, and with power to agree to a joint report with such Committee, to whom shall be referred the petition of Joshua Jones, of Mokau ; with power to call for persons and papers, and to report to this House within twenty-one days, whether the petitioner has suffered loss of any right conferred upon him by statute or under the provisions of any deed or deeds of lease by reason of any amendment of the statute laws of New Zealand, or of any matter or thing done or omitted by the Government of New Zealand : such Committee to consist of Mr. Anderson, Mr. Craigie, Mr. Dickie, Mr. Mander, and Mr. Statham."—(Hon. Mr. Massey.) Wednesday, the 2nd Day of October. 1912. Ordered, " That the names of Mr. Bell and Mr. McCallum be added to the Joshua Jones Claims Committee."— (Hon. Mr. Massey.) Tuesday, the 15th Day of October, 1912. Ordered, " That ten days' extension of time be granted the Joshua Jones Claims Committee within which to bring up its report." —(Mr. Mander.) Thursday, the 24th Day of October, 1912. Ordered, " That the Joshua Jones Claims Committee be granted an extension of time of seven days within which to bring up its report."—(Mr. Mander.)

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