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1915. 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 House of Representatives. Thursday, the Ist Day of July, 1915. 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 Petitions 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 Houso ; also to have power to call for porsons and papers ; throe to be a quorum : tho Committee to consist of Mr. Bollard, Mr. Coates, Sir. Craigie, Mr. Dickie, Mr. J. MoC. Dickson, Mr. Isitt, Mr. Okey, Mr. Parr, Mr. Poole, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. R. H. Rhodes.) Wednesday, the 7th Day or July, 1915. Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1914 be again referred to the same Committees as they were referred to during the said session." —(Right Hon. Mr. Massey.) Friday, the 20th Day of August, 1915. Ordered, " That the name of the Hon. Mr. Hanan bo substituted for that of tho Hon. Mr. R. H. Rhodes on the Public Petitions M to Z Committee."—(Right Hon. Mr. Massey.) Wednesday, the Ist Day ok September, 1915. Ordered, " That tho reports of the Public Petitions M to Z Committee on tho petitions of A. L. Yule, A. J. Edwards, A. S. Brewis, and D. Moronoy be referred back to that Committee for further consideration."—(Mr. Webb.) Tuesday, the sth Day oe October, 1915. Ordered, " That the petition of J. S. Myers bo roferred back to tho Public Petitions M to Z Committee for further consideration." —(Hon. Mr. Buddo.)

INDEX.

No. Petitionor. 1 Page. No. Petltfoner. Page. 361 Ahngren, G. A., and 2 others 5 86 80 575/14 225 225 Moroney, Denis (First Report) Morcney Denis (Second Report) Myers, John S. Myers, John S. (First Report) Myers, John S. (Second Report) 3 4 2 6 6 152 71 71 Barnes, R. G., and 6 others Brewis, A. Seymour (First Report) Brewis, A. Seymour (Second Report) 5 3 4 360 305 Campbell, W. C, and 3 others Cooper, D. R., and 2 others 5 5 373 N orris, Thomas, and 10 others 5 72 72 Edwards, Arthur James (First Report) . . Edwards, Arthur James (Second Report) 3 4 75 292 628/14 O'Brien, James O'Neill, M. .. Onyon, Charles 2 5 2 Final Report 7 391 603/14 136 & 241 170 Parkinson, George, and 5 others Petone Borough Council 7 3 293 197 347 Goldring, C. R., and 8 others Gourdie, J., and 3 others Greenland, E., and 6 others 5 5 5 Pinfold, E., and others, and 75 similar petitions 5 122 230 322 Hawke's Bay County Council Hope, A. V., and 4 others Hunter, W., and 5 others 4 5 5 254 134 Roil, Francis. . Rosser, A., and 214 others 6 4 366 Jepson, J., and 6 others 5 1.49 403 3 Smith, F. A., and 7 others Smith, James, and 4 others Smith, W. M., and 2 others Special Report (re Chairman) Stevens, J., and 5 others 5 5 2 7 5 362 Keith, T. O, and 7 others 5 365 603/14 136 & 241 130 28 321 579/14 629/14 298 10 270 270 91 226 Lawrence, T., and 4 others 5 317 I Lower Hutt Borough Council .. McHugh, William McKinnon, John A. . . McLaughlin, T., and 4599 others McLennan, James E. .. McNamara, Thomas Maloney, Peter Martin, William Moyer, R. R. Moffitt, Annie Monaghan, W. J., and 5 others. . 3 3 3 6 4 4 6 2 3 2 3 133 346 345 626/14 121 316 140 Taylor, J. S... Thompson, A., and 0 others Victoria University Collego Council Weir, Gavin Williams, Henry Wilson, J. E., and 388 others Worthington, H. L. . . 6 5 6 4 2 6 3 70 70 Yule, Arthur Leslie (First Report) yule, Arthur Leslie (Second Report) 2 4