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REPORTS.

Auckland Harbour Board Empowering Bill. Ihe Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill; that the Standing Orders have been complied with ; that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are not affected. The Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. 19th October, 1933.

New Plymouth Borough Council and New Plymouth Harbour Board Empowering Bill. The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill ; that the Standing Orders have been complied with ; that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are affected, inasmuch as clause 2 deals with public domains vested in His Majesty. The Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. 24th October, 1933.

New Plymouth Airport Bill. The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill; that the Standing Orders have been complied with ; that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are not affected. Ihe Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. 26th October, 1933.

Bay of Plenty Licensing Committee Enabling Bill. The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill ; that the Standing Orders have been complied with ; that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are not affected. 1 lie Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. 14th November, 1933.

Auckland Transport Board Conversion of Loans Empowering Bill. The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill; that the Standing Orders have been complied with ; that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are not affected. The Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. 14th November, 1933.

Wellington City Empowering and Special Rates Consolidation Amendment Bill. The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill: that the Standing Orders have been complied with ; that the Committee considers that clause 8 of the Wellington City and Suburban Highways Construction and Hutt Road Amendment and Empowering Bill would more properly be a clause of this Bill, and therefore recommends that the appropriate action under Standing Order 370, paragraph (2), be taken by the honourable members in charge of both the said Bills to submit amendments accordingly by Supplementary Order Papers ■ that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are affected, inasmuch as the parcels of land described in the second and fourth schedules to the agreement which forms the Schedule to the Bill are Crown land. The Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. 14th November, 1933.

Greymouth Borough Relief of Unemployment Loan Validation Bill. The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report that it is a Local Bill; that the Standing Orders have been complied with ; that the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are not affected. Ihe Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed without amendment 17th November, 1933.

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