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1915. NEW ZEALAND.

LABOUR BILLS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. ANDERSON, Chairman.)

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

ORDER OF REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, thk Ist Day ov Jtoy, 1915. Ordered, "That Standing Older No. 219 be suspended, and that a Committee be appointed, consisting of eleven members, to whom shall be referred Bills more particularly referring to labour; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Anderson, Mr. T. A. H. Field, Mr. Glover, Mr. Hindmarsh, Mr. Hornsby, Mr. Okey, Mr. Soott, Mr. Veitch, Mr. Walker, Mr. Wilkinson, and tho mover."—(Right Hon. Mr. Massey.)

INDEX. Petitions. Pftge No. 154.—Bryant, H. P., and. 516 others. . .. .. 1 No. 153.—Hogarth, F. C, and 553 others . . . . I No. 309.—Wemham, H. J., and 100 others .. | No. 234.- Woolams, C. R., and 843 others . . . . I ■ Bills. Factories Act Amendment Bill . . .. .. . . 2 Factories Act Amendment Bill (No. 2) . . . . . . I Industrial Unions and Trade-unions Enabling Bill . . 2 Miscellaneous. Final report .. .. . . .. .. . . 2 Special report (re Chairman) . . .. . . . . 2

REPORTS. Factories Act Amendment Bill (No. 2). The Labour Bills Committee, to which was referred the Factories Act Amendment Bill (No. 2), has the honour to report that it has carefully considered the Bill, and is of the opinion that the Bill be not allowed to proceed. 3rd September, 1915. Petitions. No. 153, Petition of P. 0. Hogarth and 553 Others; No. 151, Petition of H. P. Bryant and 516 Others ; No. 234, Petition of C. R. Woolams and 843 Others ; and No. 309, Petition of H. J. Wernham and 1.00 Others. Praying that legislation be passed making the day for the closing of shops for the half-holiday optional, in lieu of section 17 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908. I am directed to report, as the question involved is a matter of policy, the Committee lias no recommendation to make. I.oth September, 1915.