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1941. NEW ZEALAND.

NATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). NGA RIPOATA A TE KOMITI MO NGA MEA MAORI. (Mr. O'BRIEN, Chairman.)

TMid on the Table of the House of Representatives.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE.

Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Tuesday, the 18th Day of March, 1941. Ordered, " That the petition of Walter Ropiha Brown be referred direct to the Native Affairs Committee."— (Hon. Mr. Nash.) Wednesday, the 26th Day of March, 1941. Ordered " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting, by leave, of sixteen members, to consider all petitions, reports returns and other documents relating to affairs especially affecting tiic Native race which may be referred to it and 'from time to time to report thereon to this House ; the Committee to consist of Mr. Broadfoot, the Right Hon. Mr Coates Mr. Cullen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kidd, Mr. Lowry, Mr. Massey, Mr. Moncur, the Hon. Sir Apirana Ngata, Mr." O'Brien, the Hon. Mr. Paikea, Mr. Ratana, Mr. Thorn, Mr. Tinkatene, Mr. Williams, and the Mover. (HOn Or^r^ jA -That NB al ) l petitions not finally dealt with during the session of 1940 be again referred to the same Committees'as they were referred to during the said session."—(Right Hon. Mr. Eraser.) Tuesday, the 15th Day of July, 1941. Ordered, " That the Native Affairs Committee be increased, by leave, to seventeen members by the addition of the name of the Hon. Mr. Mason." —(Hon. Mr. Nash.) Tuesday, the 23rd Day of September, 1941. Memorandum for the Chairman, Native Affairs Committee : "Pursuant to section 16 of the Native Purposes Act, 1937, Paper No. 159 (Report and Recommendation on Petition No. 158 of 1935, of Hone Rameka and others, relative to the Takapau Block (Mokau-Manginangma) ) stands refer '' e pur°suant to at ilct[on a 23 Purposes Act, 1938, Paper No. 160 (Report and Recommendation on Petition No 33 of 1938, of Ata Paniora and another, praying for relief in respect of injustice allegedly suffered by them in relation to Waipoua 2b 3b 1 Block, Waipoua 2b 3d 2 Block, and Waipoua 2b 3a Block) stands referred to the Native Affairs Committee." Tuesday, the 30th Day of September, 1941. Memorandum for the Chairman, Native Affairs Committee: "Pursuant to section 40 of the Native Purposes Act, 1931, Paper No. 169 (East Coast Native Trust Land 3: BalanceS and Statement of Accounts for Year ended 30th June, 1941) stands referred to the Native Affairs Committee." Native Purnoses Act. 1931, Paper No. 170 (East Coast Native Trust Lands : Mangati"No's n 1, 3, and 4 Blocks : Balance-sheet and Statements of Accounts for year ended 30th June, 1941) stands referred to the Native Affairs Committee." Wednesday, the Ist Day of October, 1941. Ordered, " That the Native Purposes Bill be referred to the Native Affairs Committee.' —(Hon. Mr. Mason.) Tuesday, the 7th Day of October, 1941. Ordered, " That the Native Affairs Committee have leave to sit during the present sitting of the House."(Mr. O'Brien.)

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