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1925. NEW ZEALAND.

LANDS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. HOCKLY, Chairman.)

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

ORDER OP REFERENCE. Extract from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Thursday, the 16th Day of Jtjly, 1925. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting, of ten members, to whom shall stand referred, after the first reading, all Bills affecting or in any way relating to the lands of the Crown, or education or other public reserves ; the Committee to have power to make such amendments therein as they think proper, and to report generally when necessary upon the principles and provisions of the Bills ; the Committee to have power to call for persons, papers, and records ; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Bitchener, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Hockly, Mr. Langstone, Mr. McLennan, Mr. T. W. Rhodes, Mr. Savage, Mr. Witty, and the mover." —(Hon. Mr. McLeod.)

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— — ———— •—V ' '* —■' No. Petition, &c. Page. No. Petition, &c. Page. Ashley River Improvement Bill .. 4 378/24 Neill, R. B. . . .. .. 3 28 Brown, John Henry .. .. 3 .. Parliamentary Paper No. 174 C (Forestry) 2 Public Reserves and Domains Amend- 4 Coal-mines Bill .. .. .. 2 ment Bill 33 Commins, Flora M. .. .. 3 - Deteriorated Lands Bill 4 89 ®angi Tutu .V .. .. 4 Deteriorated Panels BUI .. .. 4 Rawhiti Domain Board Empowering Bill 2 T7i- i f k • • Reserves and other Lands Disposal and 3,5 ■.: Paper No. 174 0) 2 PubIic Bodies Empowering Bill Forests Amendment Bill .. 2 , Amendments to above " " .. .. 5 13 Gordon-Jones, W. G., and 18 others 4 124 Steen, W. J. .. .. .. 3 dl/mi .. Special report (Chairman) .. .. 5 128/25/ Henry, Matthew .. .. .. 4 .. Special report (Clerk) .. .. 5 Hutt Valley Lands Settlement Bill 3 193 Victoria University College Council . . .. 3 187 Kinsman, A. S., and 15 others 2 Waihou Domain Board Empowering Bill 4 Land for Settlements Bill .. .. 2 .. Wanganui City Council Empowering and 2 Enabling Bill 196 McLean, R. J., and 8 others .. .. 2 207 Ward, Alfred .. .. 4. 95 Millward, Daniel B. .. .. 3 .. Whangarei Harbour Board Vesting.and;■ 2 24 Moriarty, Timothy .. .. .. 4 Empowering Bill