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1929. NEW ZEALAND.

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

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, the 2nd Day of Augtjst, 1929. 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. Ansell, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Hall, Hr. Healy, Mr. McDougall, Mr. Macmillan, Mr. Macpherson, Mr. O'Brien, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. Donald.) Thursday, the 15th Day or August, 1929. Ordered', " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the sessions of 1928 be again referred to the same Committees that they were referred to during the said sessions."—(Right Hon. Sir Joseph Ward.) Wednesday, the 3rd Day of October, 1928. Ordered, " That the petition of F. Jacentho and others be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee." —(Mr. Bell.) Friday, the 23rd Day of August, 1929. Ordered, " That the Public Petitions A to L Committee have leave to sit this clay during the sitting of the House." —(Mr. Macpherson.) Wednesday, the 28th Day of Ausust, 1929. Ordered, " That the report of the Public Petitions A to L Committee on the petition of Charles E. Greenhead be referred back to the Committee for further consideration."—(Mr. Martin.) Ordered, " That the report of the Public Petitions A to L Committee on the petition of Hancock & Co., Ltd., be referred back to the Committee for further consideration."—(Mr. Sullivan.) Monday, the 7tii Day of October, 1929. Ordered, " That the petition of W. Jackson be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to 1 Committee."— (Mr. H. E. Holland.) Monday, the 14th Day of October, 1929. Ordered, " That the petition of Helen J. Cardno be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee."— (Mr. Sykes.) Tuesday, the 15th Day of October, 1929. Ordered" That the petition of E. Barraclough be referred direct to the Public Petitions Ato L Committee."— (Mr. McCombs.) Ordered, " That the petition of H. C. Henderson be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee."— (Mr. Broad foot.) Ordered, " That the petition of Elizabeth M. Beattie be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee." —(Mr. Parry.) Ordered, " That the petition of W. Forrest be referred direct to the Public Petitions A to L Committee."— (Mr. Samuel.)

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