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REPORTS. No. 19.—Petition of A. S. Wallace and 124 Others (and 116 Similar Petitions, as per Schedule attached). Praying for amendment of the Gaming Act. I am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee the petitions should be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. 27th August, 1929. Debate on the question, " That the report do lie upon the Table and be referred to the Government for favourable consideration," interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment on 27th August, 1929, but the report laid on the Table on Bth November, 1929. Schedule. No. 43.— R. Somers and 258 others. No. 182.—5. Garland and 409 others. No. 59.— T. Peake and 166 others. No. 183.— H. W. Pleydell and 40 others. No. 65.— J. J. Mcintosh and 30 others. No. 184.— J. N. Murdoch and 57 others. No. 75.— R. S. Abraham and 111 others. No. 185..—C. B. Smith and 16 others. No. 80. —T. Close and 94 others. No. 186.— W. Brown and 36 others. No. 83. —N. Solomon and 49 others. No. 187.— T. W. Hood and 434 others. No. 86.— J. Gilbert and 31 others. No. 188. —J. W. Creighton and 51 others. No. 93. —W. Gardiner and 46 others. No. 189. —W. G. Emeny and 340 others. No. 105.-— G. E. Manson and 350 others. No. 190.— R. E. Eastwood and 97 others. No. 106.—C. L. Draper and 337 others. No. 191.— G. W. Hall and 7 others. No. 107.— J. J. Camplin and 82 others. No. 192.—A. J. Gordon and 149 others. No. 108.—< J. B. Beard and 122 others. • No. 193. —G. Bbbett and 105 others. No. 118.— W. F. Allen and 368 others. No. 194.—P. L. Foote and 39 others. No. 119.— R. H. Barron and 327 others. No. 195. —G. N. McLean and 96 others. No. 120. —E. E. Rivers and 241 others. No. 205. —W. Skedgwell and another. No. 121.—James Twohill and 40 others. No. 206. —C. Kydd and 43 others. No. 122. —R. C. Roberts and 379 others. No. 207. —A. Beban and 40 others. No. 123. —A. V. Burn and 161 others. No. 209.—Charles Cuff and 88 others. No. 124. —A. W. Bills and 200 others. No. 210.—8. M. Moffat and 20 others. No. 126.—A. Firth and 156 others. No. 212.— R. Wanden and 23 others. No. 127.— J. Coates and 445 others. No. 213. —M. Angelo and 325 others. No. 128.— E. J. Cooke and 549 others. No. 214. —G. P. Richards and 24 others. No. 129.—D. R. Revell and 327 others. No. 215.—1). H. Jones and 29 others. No. 130. —E. A. Campbell and 606 others. No. 220. —H. A. Bell and 35 others. No. 140. —R. W. Dnder and 433 others. No. 221.— R. Hannan and 15 others. No. 141.— H. Hopkins and 442 others. No. 222. —D. O'Neill and 123 others. No. 142. —E. Armstrong and 4 others. No. 227. —J. L. Kinley and 82 others. No. 143. —W. A. McGregor and 201 others. No. 231. —G. W. Bennett and 7 others. No. 144.— W. J. Harrison and 35 others. No. 232.— N. Dickey and 7 others. No. 145.— H. J. Middlemiss and 23 others. No. 233.— T. Lupton and 10 others. No. 146.—A. J. Cooper and 71 others. No. 234.—A. E. Robson and 36 others. No. 147.— G. Brown and 264 others. No. 236.— F. Messent and 37 others. No. 148.— T. Preece and 122 others. No. 245.— F. G. Healy and 22 others. No. 149. —Thomas Daly and 200 others. No. 249.— J. M. Shaw and 48 others. No. 155. —J. G. Swainson and 58 others. No. 253. —G. L. Berry and 66 others. No. 156.—John Paddison and 155 others. No. 254.—5. Bolton and 12 others. No. 157.— J. F. K. Jamieson and 48 others. No. 255.—John Kennedy and 63 others. No. 158.—C. R. Rabbits and 59 others. No. 258.— J. B. Diseaciati and 40 others. No. 159.— T. S. Hamson and 138 others. No. 259.— E. J. Conway and 28 others. No. 160.— J. H. Williams and 11 others. No. 260.—Sir George Clifford and 13 others. No. 161.—L. B. Wood and 36 others. No. 262.— G. McKenzie and 113 others. No. 162.—A. E. F. Maedonald and 121 others. No. 271.—P. F. L. Mcllugh and 41 others. No. 163.— R. T. Vivian and 245 others. No. 272.— E. C. Studholme and 11 others. No. 164. —A. E. Reid and 36 others. No. 273.—A. H. Williams and 8 others. No. 165.—A. E. Booth and 14 others. No. 274.—-W. H. Radcliffe and 8 others. No. 166. —W. H. Booth. No. 275.—P. Gaffaney and 5 others. No. 167. —J. King and 130 others. No. 276. —E. C. D'Auvergne and 18 others. No. 168. —J. E. Ashworth and 436 others. No. 283. —F. M. Pasley and 15 others. No. 169.—L. M. Arthur and 406 others. No. 284. —J. H. Evans and 25 others. No. 170.— T. Emerson and 70 others. No. 286.—A. Young and 27 others. No. 171. —F. Mulgrew and 399 others. No. 287.— F. G. H. Wilson and 15 others. No. 172.— G. D. Winters and 327 others. No. 288.— R. Mackay and 6 others. No. 173. —W. H. Field and 47 others. No. 292. —B. S. Keene and 1,138 others. No. 177.— H. F. West and 48 others. No. 293. —J. A. Stringer and 17 others. No. 178.—D. J. Malone and 111 others. No. 300.— W. A. Smith and 15 others. No. 179.— J. Colgan and 27 others. No. 309. —J. M. Hodges and 72 others. No. 180.— E. Mitchelson and 445 others. No. 322. —J. D. Williams and 29 others. No. 181.— H. D. de Lautour and 67 others. No. 328.— E. G. Denize and 14 others.

Nos. 49 and 73. —Petitions of Samuel Turkingtcsn, of Auckland. Praying for inquiry into alleged false representation in the matter of title-deeds. 1 am directed to report that in the opinion of the Committee the petitions should be referred to the Government for consideration. 27th August, 1929.