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1914. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC PETITIONS M TO Z COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. OKEY, Chairman.)

Presented to the House of Representatives, and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the lions* nf Representatives. Friday, the 10th Day op July, 1914. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all petitions from M to Z that may be referred to it by the Potitions Classification Committee, to classify and prepare abstracts of such petitions in such form and manner as shall appear to it best suited to convey to this House all requisite information respecting their contents, and to report the same from time to time to this House, and to have power to report its opinions and observations thereon to this House ; also to have |>ower to call for persons and papers : three to lie a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. R. I. Bollard, Mr. Clark, Mr. Craigie, Mr. Davey. Mr. Dickie. Mr. McCombs, Mr. Okey, Mr. Scott, Mr. Wilson, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. R. H. Rhodes.) Ordered, "That all petitions not finally dealt with during session [913 stand referred to the same Committees as they were referred to during the said session."—(Right Hon. Mr. Masnky.) Thursday. THE 3rd Day of September, 1(114. Ordered, "That the petition of U. A. Funke and Others lie referred direct t<> the Public Petitions M to Z Committee." —(Mr. Harris.) ' Thursday, the 10th Day ok September, 1914. Ordered, "That the petition of 1.. (I. Kingston and Others he referred direct to the Public Petitions M to X Committee." —(Mr. Harris.) TIK.SDAY, THE I ."iTll D.\Y OK SW'TK.M HKK. 1914. Ordered, "That the petition of William P, llns< and Others lie referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Z Committee." —(Mr. Harris.) Wednesday, the 16th Day of September, 1914. Ordered, "That the petition of C. Christiansen and Others be referred direct lo the Public Petitions M In X Committee." —(Mr. Harris.) Wednesday, the 30th Day of September, I 1114. Ordered, "That the petition of Catherine M. Reid be referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Z Committee."— (Mr. MoCallum.) Tuesday, the 6th Day of October, 1914. Ordered, "That the petition of Elizabeth O'Malley be referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Z Committee." —(Mr. Davey.) Tuesday, the 13th Day of October, 1914. Ordered, "That the petition of John W. H. McLeod 1* referred direct to the Public Petitions M to Z Committee." — (Mr. Clark for Mr. Buick.)