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1943 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 Rouse of Representatives Thursday, the 4th Day of Maboh, 1943 Ordered, " That a Select Committee be appointed, consisting, by leave, of eleven members, to whom all Local Bills shall stand referred after the first reading; the Committee to report 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, the Rev. Mr. Carr, Mr. Coleman, Mrs. Dreaver, Mr. Marker, Miss Howard, Mr. Massey, Mr. Munro, Mr. Poison, Mr. Richards, and the Mover."—(Hon. Mr. Parry.) Thursday, the 20th Day of May, 1943 Ordered, " That Select Committees have leave to sit for the remainder of the session on days on which the House does not meet."—(Right Hon. Mr. FraSKR.) Ordered, " That in reference to the Napier Borough 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. Gullen, for Hon. Mr. Barnard.) Ordered, " That in reference to the Wellington City Empowering and Amendment 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. McKeen.) Wednesday, the 23rd Day or June, 1943 Ordered, " That in reference to the Ohai Railway Board Amendment Bill, the Standing Orders relating to Local Bills be suspended 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 in that notice of the Bill was not published within the time prescribed and that the Bill is being introduced later than forty-two days after the commencement of the session."— (Hon. Mr. Hamilton.) Wednesday, the 21st Day of July, 1943 Ordered " That in reference to the Inangalma County Empowering Bill, the Standing Orders relating to Local Bills be suspended 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 in that notice of the Bill was not published within the time prescribed and that the Bill is being introduced later than forty-two days after the commencement of the session."—(Hon. Mr. O'Brien.) Thdksday, the 22nd Day of July, 1943 Ordered, " That the Local Bills Committee have leave to sit during the present sitting of the House."— (Mr. Munro.)

INDEX Subject-matter. Page. Subject-matter. Page. Chrietehurch Domains Amendment Bill . . 2 Ohai Railway Board Amendment Bill .. 3 [Banftahua County-Empowering Bill .. 3 Pillar, H. S., Petition of •• •• ■• f Local Legislation Bill •■ ..4 Taupiri Drainage -and River District Amendment .! Lower ClutlKi liivcr lm ] )7(»veinent Amendment Bill.2 Bill Napier Borough Empowering Bill .. ■• 3 Waiapu County Council (Tokomaru Harbour) 2 Napier, Borough of, Petition of the Mayor, 2 Empowering Amendment hill Councillors, and Burgesses of Wellington Crty Empowering and Amendment Bill 3