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1922. NEW ZEALAND.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. MALCOLM, 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, the 14th Day of July, 1922. Ordered, " That Standing Order No. 219 be suspended, and that a Select Committee bo appointed, consisting of fifteen members, to consider all matters relating to school-teachers, education, and public instruction generally, public-school training of teachers, higher education, technical education, manual instruction, and such other matters affecting education as may be referred, to it; to have power to call for persons and papers ; throe to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Atmore, Mr. Bitchener, Mr. E. Dixon, Mr. Eraser, the Hon. Mr. Hanan, Sir J. P. Luke, Mr. McNicol, Mr. Malcolm, Mr. Masters, Mr. Nash, Mr. Poland, Mr. Potter, Mr. Sidey, Mr. Wright, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Parr.) Wednesday, the 13th Day oe September, 1922. Ordered, " That the Canterbury College and Canterbury Agricultural College Amendment Bill be referred to the Education Committee"-(Hon. Mr. Parr.)

EEPOETB. No. 3. —Petition of Catherine Gray, of Masterton. Praying for leave to draw teachers' superannuation allowance as medically unfit. I am directed to report that the Committee recommends that provision be made this session to enable Miss Gray to draw superannuation as medically unfit, and that this report be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 12th September, 1922.

No. 56. —Petition of Mary Bethune, of Wellington. Praying for the payment of £66 14s. Id., being the amount of her late husband's salary for the period 27th December, 1921, to 6th February, 1922, covering the Christmas school holidays. I have the honour to report that the Committee recommends that this petition be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 12th September, 1922.

No. 6.1. —Petition of Thomas D'Arcy Hamilton, of Kawhia. Praying for a pension or other compassionate allowance for services rendered while in the employ of the Education Board. I have the honour to report that the Committee has no recommendation to make. 12th September, 1922.