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1928. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC PETITIONS A TO L COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. BTTCHENER, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Wednesday, the 18th Day of July, 1928. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to consider all petitions from A to 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. Eliott, Mr. Harris, Mr. McKeen, Mr. Smith, Mr. Sykes, Mr. Veitch, and the Mover." — (Hon. Mr. Weight.) Tuesday, the 29tii Day of November, 1927. Ordered, " That the petition of J. G. Lagan be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee." —• (Mr. Kyle.) Tuesday, the 31st Day of July, 1928. Ordered, "That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1927 be again referred to the same Committees to which they were referred during the said session."—(Right Hon. Mr. Coates.) Thursday, the 7th Day oe September, 1928. Ordered, " That the petition of W. Andrews and others be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee." —Mr. Sullivan.) Thursday, the 27th Day of September, 1928. Ordered, " That the petition of P. E. Harris be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee." —(Mr. Eraser.) Ordered, "That the petition of J. H. Lyon be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee." — (Mr. Reid.) Friday, the 28th Day of September, 1928. Ordered, " That the petition of E. C. Arlidge be referred direct to the Public. Petitions A to L Committee."—(Mr. Bell.) Tuesday, the 2nd Day of October, 1928. Ordered, " That the petition of G. Griffiths be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee." — (Mr. H. E. Holland.)

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