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1931. NEW ZEALAND.

LANDS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. J. A. MACPHERSON, Chairman.)

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

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Tuesday, the 21st Day of July, 1931. Ordered, " That a Select Committee be set up, consisting, by leave of the House, of fourteen 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 recommend such amendments therein as it thinks 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. Broadfoot, Mr. Dickie, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Healy, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Jones, Mr. Langstone, Mr. Macpherson, Mr. Martin, Mr. J. N\ Massey, Mr. McDougall, Mr. Poison, Mr. Savage, and the Mover." —(Hon. Mr. Ransom.) Tuesday, the 28th Day of July, 1931. Ordered, " That all petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1930 be again referred to the same Committees as they were referred to during the said session, and that all petitions received during the first session of 1931 be dealt with as if they had been received this session."—(Right Hon. Mr. Forbes.) Friday, the 7th Day of August, 1931. Ordered, " That the petition of L. P. Jensen and others be referred direct to the Lands Committee." —(Mr. Macmillan.) Friday, the 2nd Day of October, 1931. Ordered, " That the petition of J. Crichton be referred direct to the Lands Committee." —(Mr. Dickie.) Tuesday, the 13th Day of October, 1931. Ordered, " That the petition of F. E. Mitchinson and another be referred direct to the Lands Committee." — (Mr. Langstone.) Memoranda for the Chairman of the Lands Committee. The Bill intituled the Cameron and Soldiers' Memorial Park (Masterton) Trustees Empowering Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. The Bill intituled the Rotorua Borough Reclamation Empowering Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. The Bill intituled the Auckland Harbour Bridge Empowering Bill stajids referred to the Lands Committee for report. The Bill intituled the Wellington City Empowering Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. The Bill intituled the Auckland Harbour Board and other Local Bodies Empowering Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. The Bill intituled the Stoke Water-supply Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. The Bills intituled the Lands Laws Amendment Bill and the Education Reserves Amendment Bill stand referred to the Lands Committee for report. The Bill intituled the Reserves and other Lands Disposal Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report. The amendments proposed by His Excellency the Governor-General in the Reserves and other Lands Disposal Bill stand referred to the Lands Committee for report. The Bill intituled the Local Legislation Bill stands referred to the Lands Committee for report.