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1931. NEW ZEALAND.

RAILWAYS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. J. T. HOGAN, Chairman.)

Presented to the House of Representatives, and ordered to be 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 appointed, consisting of ten members, to examine and report upon questions relating to railways; with power to call for persons and papers; three to be a quorum; the Committee to consist of the Right Hon. Mr. Coates, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Munns, Mr. J. A. Nash, Mr. W. Nash, the Hon. Mr. Tayerner, and the Mover."—(Hon. Mr. Veitch.) 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.) Tuesday, the 25th Day of August, 1931. Ordered, " That the petition of D. W. Coleman and others be referred direct to the Railways Committee."— (Mr. Lysnar.) Wednesday, the 16th Day or Septembeb, 1931. Ordered, " That the petition of Ella Emily Irwin be referred direct to the Railways Committee."— (Mr. Armstrong.) Tuesday, the 13th Day of October, 1931. Ordered, " That the petition of H. F. C. Reid be referred direct to the Railways Committee."—(Mr. Parry.) Thursday, the 29th Day of October, 1931. Ordered, " That the Railways Committee have leave to sit during the present sitting of the House."— (Mr. Hogan.') Tuesday, the 3rd Day of November, 1931. Ordered, " That the petition of J. W. M. Smith be referred direct to the Railways Committee."— (Mr. Wright.)