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GOLDFIELDS AND MINES COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. T. W. RHODES, 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 23rd Day of July, 1925. Ordered, " That Standing Order No. 219 be suspended, and that a Goldfields and Mines Committee be appointed, consisting of fourteen members, to whom shall be referred all matters relating to mining and all Bills relating to mines ; with power to call for persons and papers ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Bell, Mr. Bitchener, Mr. J. McC. Dickson, Mr. Edie, Mr. Girling, Mr. Holland, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Macmillan, Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Parry, Mr. Poland, Mr. T. W. Rhodes, Mr. Smith, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. .Anderson.) Thursday, the 23rd Day of July, 1925. Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1924 be again referred to the same Committee as they were referred to during the said session." —(Hon. Mr. Coates.) Thursday, the 23kd Day of July, 1925. Ordered, " That Papers Nos. 40 C and 45 C, presented to the House of Representatives on the 3rd July, 1925, be referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee." —(Hon. Mr. Anderson.) Thursday, the 23rd Day of July, 1925. Ordered, " That the Stone-quarries Amendment Bill be referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Anderson.) Thursday, the 6th Day of August, 1925. Ordered, " That the petitions of Mary Jamieson and Kate Blyth be referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Committee." —(Mr. T. W. Rhodes.) Tuesday, the 18th Day of August, 1925. Ordered, " That the Coal-mines Bill be referred to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Anderson.) Thursday, the 20th Day of August, 1925. Ordered, " That the petition of Mary O'Buglien be referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."— (Mr. Parry.) Friday, the 4th Day of September, 1925. Ordered, " That the petition of Robert Coulter and others be referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Committee." —(Mr. Edie.) Tuesday, the Bth Day of September, 1925. Ordered, " That the name of Mr. Horn be added to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."—(Hon. Mr. Anderson.) Wednesday, the 16th Day of September, 1925. Ordered, "That the petition of Martha Boyle be referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."—(Sir John P. Luke.) Wednesday, the 23rd Day of September, 1925. Ordered, " That the petition of John T. Johnson be referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."— (Mr. J. MoC. Dickson.)