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1916. NEW ZEAL AN I).

RAILWAYS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. BUICK, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from, the, Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, THI 19th Day of May, 1916. Ordered, " That a Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to examine and report upon questions relating to railways; with power to call for persons and papers; three to be a quorum : tho Committee to consist of Mr. Bollard, Mr. Buick, Mr. J. S. Dickson, Mr. W. H. Field, Hon. Mr. Myers, Mr. Sidey, Mr. Sykes, Mr. Veitch, Mr. Witty, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. Herries.) Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session 1915 be again referred to the same Committees as they were, referred to during the said session." -(Right Hon. Mr. Massey.) TUESDAY, this 20th Day of June, 1916. Ordered, " That Paper No. 112 (Petition 626/1914 —Gavin Weir) be referred to the Railways Committee." —(Hon. Mr. Hurries.) Wuonesday, the sth Day op July, 1916. Ordered, " That Standing Order No. 219 be suspended, and that the names of Mr. Mander and Mr. Smith be added to the Railways Committee." (Hon. Mr. Hurries.)

INDEX.

No. Petitioner. Page. No. Petitioner. Page. 163 [ Alexander, H. V., and 5 others 178 i Atkinson, W., and 43 others 52/15 Cain, Joseph F. 172 Cameron, W., and 30 others 165 Couchman, V. W., and 45 others 185 Croucher, F. G., and 3 others . . 174 Cuttle, W. J., and 52 others Final report 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 189 186 162 181 167 14 191 McEvoy, W. L., and 44 others . . McGill, Daniel, and 17 others . . MacLean, T. L., and 25 others . . Melrose, W. J., and 21 others .. Mitchell, R. J., and 55 others .. Moderate, James Moffat, James, and 9 others 3 3 3 3 '.'. 2 3 176 7 Newlands, John, and 44 others Nieolson, Magnus ,. 3 2 171 Gay, A. V., and 27 others 3 164 O'Brien, J., and 41 others Ronnie, E. L., and 20 others Robinson, Harry Ross, Georgo S. Rowles, Denis, and 164 others . . 3 3 3 ::, S 166 Harris, D. S. D., and 49 others 24 | Hodge, William 3 2 182 99 196 183 170 Ingram, S., and 49 others 187 I Kennedy, E. B., and 8 others . . 175 Kilgour, J. N., and 13 others . . 177 King, M. F., and 123 others . . 180 Kirk, H. R., and 21 others 3 3 3 3 3 168 169 Special report (re Chairman) Special report (re Clerk) Stout, T. W., and 50 others Sullivan, W., and 51 others 3 3 3 3 57 Langford, F. J., and 538 others 16 Lee, George 173 Leek, A. W., and 24 others 188 Love, B., and 32 others 2 2 3 3 100 250 Thoinason, H. R. Thompson, Mary 2 3 184 190 179 Weir, Gavin (Paper No. 112) .. Williams, Arthur, and 49 others Williams, A. W. J., and 7 others Wilson, Frank, and 43 others .. 3 3 3 3 11/15 McCracken, Mary, and 1,599 others 140 McDougall, J., and 57 others . . 3 2