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REPORTS No. 30 —Petition of J. F. Earl amd Others Praying for amendment to the Dairy Factory Supply Regulations 1936 (a) to allow suppliers to send milk or cream to a factory of their own choice or (b) to provide for compensation being paid to suppliers who are required to supply a factory not of their own choice and for compensation for the effects of Zoning Order No. 116 a. I have the honour to report that the Committee has carefully considered the petition, and has no recommendation to make. 29th September, 1950. No. 34 —Petition of E. B. Baker and Others (Being Citizens of the Borough of Gisborne and the Counties of Cook and Waikohu) Praying for (1) suspension of the operation of Zoning Order No. 120 made under the Dairy Factory Supply Regulations 1936, pending inquiry by an independent Tribunal; and (2) consideration of the question of the revocation of the said regulations. I have the honour to report that the Committee has carefully considered the petition, and has no recommendation to make. 12th October, 1950. Stock Remedies Amendment Bill I have the honour to report that the Agricultural and Pastoral Committee has carefully considered the Stock Remedies Amendment Bill, and recommends that the Bill be allowed to proceed without amendment. 15th November, 1950. No. 18 —Petition of W. B. Bray and Others Praying for repeal of the Honey Marketing Regulations 1938 or other relief. I have the honour to report that the Committee has carefully considered the petition, and recommends that it be referred to the Government for consideration. The Committee also recommends that the National Beekeepers' Association, together with the Marketing Department, give consideration to an amendment to the present Honey Regulations concerning voting rights as they affect the honey-producers within their own association by making provision that seals purchased by merchants be credited to the individual honey-producer for voting purposes. 30th November, 1950. W. H. Gillespie, Chairman. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (396 copies), £4, By Authority: E. E. Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9sl. Price 3d.}

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