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1925. NEW ZEALAND

PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. WRIGHT, 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 16th Day or July, 1925. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all petitions from Ato L 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 House ; also to have power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Bartram, Mr. Bitchener, Mr. Burnett, Mr. Harris, Mr. Lye, Mr. Munro, Mr. Ransom, Mr. J. C. Rolleston, Mr. Wright, and the mover."—(Hon. Sir C. J. Park.) Thursday, the 10th Day of September, 1925. Ordered, " That the petition of F. G. Dalziell be referred back to the Public Petitions A to L Committee for further consideration."—(Sir John Luke.) Ordered, " That the petition of W. S. Dryden be referred back to the Public Petitions A to L Committee for further consideration." —(Mr. Sidey.) Wednesday, the 16th Day oe September, 1925. Ordered, " That the petition of E. Burgoyne and others be referred back to the Public Petitions A to L Committee for further consideration."—(Mr. Bartram.)

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No. Petitioner. Page. No. j Petitioner. Page. 1 Allan, Arthur .. .. .. 3 6 Elliott, William James .. .. 2 45 Arthur, Thomas William .. .. 3 188 Esther, Robert Thompson .. .. 4 2 Baikie, George .. .. 2 9 Farley, C. T. D., and 433 others .. 3 101 Booth and Co. (Limited) .. .. 4 .. Final report .. .. .. 5 4 Burgoyne, E., and 139 others (two 3,5 reports) ! 415/24 Garrett, Frank Ernest .. .. 2 413/24 Campbell, James .. .. ..2 25 Hill, Henry Ewart .. .. .. 2 255 Cookburn, William Reginald .. 4 248 Hodgson, Edward Gregg .. .. 4 112 Cooper, Wilham Saunderson .. .. 3 244 Husband, Agnes E. J. (Mrs.) .. 5 198 Couper, William A. X 4 23 Lake> Fre derick James .. ..2 108 Dalziell, Frederick George (two reports) 2,4 j <jv " " " 2 on °T' M^ rth f (Mrs.) 4 , Lovelock, Henrietta Bella (Mrs.) .. 4 20 Dryden, William bmith (two reports) 3,5 x ' 147 Dunne, Martin Savory .. .. 3 ! 2 19 Robbie, John .. .. .. 4 416/24 Edmonds, James George .. .. 3 j . • Special report (re Chairman) .. .. 5