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1936. NEW ZEALAND.

LOCAL BILLS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. J. W. MUNRO, Chairman.)

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives.. Thursday, the 23rd Day of April, 1936. Ordered, " That, a Select Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to whom all local Bills shall stand referred after the first reading; the Committee to report whether the Standing Orders have been complied with, whether the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are in any way affected by the provisions of the Bills, and to recommend such amendments as it may think proper, and to report, when necessary, on the merits of the Bills; the Committee to have power to confer with any Committee appointed for a similar object by the Legislative Council: the Committee to consist of Mr. Anderton, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Coulter, Mr. Herring, Mr. Klye, Mr. Munro, Captain Rusliworth, Mr. Smith, Mr. Wright, and the Mover." —(Hon. Mr. Parry.) Thursday, the 7th Day of May, 1936. Ordered, " That, in reference to the Taupiri Drainage and River Board Empowering Bill, Standing Order 366 be suspended so far as it relates to the number of days from the commencement of the session within which local Bills may be introduced, and that the Bill be allowed to be introduced and to proceed." —(Mr. Coulter.) Friday, the Bth Day of May, 1936. Ordered, "That, in reference to the Napier Harbour Board and Napier Borough Enabling Bill, Standing Order 366 be suspended so far as it relates to the number of days from the commencement of the session within which local Bills may be introduced, and that the Bill be allowed to be introduced and to proceed." —(Mr. Cullen, for the Hon. Mr. Barnard.) Wednesday, the 13th Day of May, 1936. Ordered, "That, in reference to the Lyttelton Harbour Board Bill, Standing Order 366 be suspended so far as it relates to the number of days from the commencement of the session within which local. Bills may be introduced, and that the Bill be allowed to be introduced and to proceed."—(Mr. McCombs.) Ordered, " That, in reference to the. Port Christehurch Referendum Bill, Standing Order 366 be suspended so far as it relates to the number of days from the commencement of the session within which local Bills may be introduced, and that the Bill be allowed to be introduced and to proceed."—(Mr. McCombs.) Wednesday, the 19th Day of August, 1936. Ordered, " That, with respect to the Auckland City Abattoir Bill, the Standing Orders relating to local Bills be suspended in so far as to allow the Bill to be introduced and to be proceeded with as a local Bill, notwithstanding that the requirements of Standing Orders 361 and 366 have not been complied with, and that the Bill is being introduced later than forty-two days after the commencement of the session." —(Mr. Anderton.) Wednesday, the 26th Day of August, 1936. Ordered, " That, with respect to the Nelson Waterworks Extension Amendment Bill, the Standing Orders relating to local Bills be suspended in so far as to allow the Bill to be introduced and to be proceeded with as a local Bill, notwithstanding that the requirements of Standing Orders 361, 362, and 366 have not been complied with and that the Bill is being introduced later than forty-two days after the commencement of the session." —(Mr. Atmore.) Thursday, the 27th Day of August, 1936. Ordered, " That, with respect to the Sumner Borough Empowering Bill, the Standing Orders relating to local Bills be suspended in so far as to allow the Bill to be introduced and to be proceeded with as a local Bill, notwithstanding that the requirements of Standing Orders 361 and 366 have not been complied with and that the Bill is being introduced later than forty-two days after the commencement of the session." —(Mr. McCombs.) l—l 10.