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• Otago Harbour Board Empowering Bill The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report— (1) That it is a local Bill. (2) That the Standing Orders have been complied with, except in the undermentioned respects, but were suspended in those respects by the House to enable the Bill to be introduced and to be proceeded with: (a) Standing Order 361 was not complied with, in that notice of intention to introduce the Bill was not published within the prescribed time; and (b) Standing Order 366 was not complied with in so far as it relates to the number of days from the commencement of the session within which local Bills may be introduced. (3) That the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are affected, in that under subclause (6) of clause 6 certain leases proposed to be granted by the Otago Harbour Board are exempted from the provisions of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943. (Note.—The rights and prerogatives of the Crown will not be affected if the amendment to clause 6 recommended by the Committee is agreed to.) _ (4) That the Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. Ist September, 1944.

Auckland Metropolitan Drainage Bill The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report— (1) That it is a local Bill. (2) That the Standing Orders have been complied with, except m the undermentioned respects, but were suspended in those respects by the House to enable the Bill to be introduced and proceeded with: (a) Standing Order 361 was not complied with, in that notice o_f intention to introduce the Bill was not published within the prescribed time; and (b) Standing Order 366 was not complied with in so far as it relates to the number of days from the commencement of the session within which local Bills may be introduced. 1-1.4.1, -q-ii (3) That the rights and prerogatives of the Crown are affected, m that the rim confers on the Drainage Board proposed to be constituted thereunder power to enter upon lands vested in the Crown for the purpose of removing earth, metal, &c. _ (4) That the Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. 20th September, 1944.

Auckland Harbour Board Empowering Bill The Local Bills Committee, to which was referred the above-mentioned Bill, has the honour to report:— (1) That it is a local Bill. . (2) That the Standing Orders have been complied with, except m the undermentioned respects, but were suspended in those respects by the House to enable the Bill to be introduced and proceeded with: (a) Standing Order 361 was not complied with, in that notice of intention to introduce the Bill was not published within the prescribed time; and (b) Standing Order 366 was not complied with in so far as it relates to the number of days from the commencement of the session within which local Bills may be introduced. (3) That the rights and jjrerogatives of the Crown are affected, in that under clause 6 all the leases authorized by the Bill are exempt from the provisions of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Act, 1943, (Note. —The rights and prerogatives of the Crown will not be affected if the amendment to clause 6 recommended by the Committee is agreed to by the House.) (4) That the Committee recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed, with the amendments as shown on the copy of the Bill annexed hereto. 20th September, 1944.

I Carterton Borough Empowering Bill I have the honour to report that as the honourable member in charge of the above-mentioned Bill has intimated to the Local Bills Committee that he wishes to withdraw the same, the Committee recommends that leave to withdraw it be accorded him. 12th October, 1944.

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