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VIII.—ESTIMATES AND DECLARATION IN CERTAIN | cate and report in the case of such Bill, as in the
CASES.

Estimates.

44. An estimate of the expense of the under-
    taking under each Bill of the second class, shall
    be made and signed by the person making the same.

IX.—PROCEEDINGS OF COMMITTEES.

List of Petitions.

45. The clerk shall prepare and post in the
    lobby a list of Petitions for Bills as soon as such
    Petitions are deposited in the Private Bill Office,
    and shall from time to time add to the same, as
    fresh petitions are deposited.

Examination of Petitions for Bills.

46. The examination of the petitions for Bills
    which shall have been duly deposited in the
    Private Bill Office, shall commence after the
    expiration of one day from the commencement
    of the session.

Notice of Examination.

47. The clerks shall give at least three clear
    days' notice in the Private Bill Office, of a day to
    be appointed by Mr. Speaker, for the examination
    of any petition (except in the cases mentioned in
    rule 124) ; and in case the promoters shall not
    appear within one half hour of the time when the
    petition shall come on to be heard, the Committee
    on Standing Orders shall strike such petition off
    the list of petitions, and shall not re-insert the same
    except by order of the Council.

Memorial of non-compliance with Standing Orders.

48. All persons shall be entitled to appear by
    themselves, their agents, and to be heard by
    themselves, their agents, counsel and witnesses
    in the case of promoters upon the petition; and in
    the case of opponents to a Bill, upon a memorial
    addressed to the clerk, and signed by such
    opponents, or their agent, complaining of a non-
    compliance with the Standing Orders; but particu-
    lars of such non-compliance must be specifically
    stated in such memorial, and such memorial must
    be duly deposited in the Private Bill Office, at
    least twenty-four hours before the petition comes
    on to be examined.

Evidence before Committee on Standing Orders.

49. The Committee on Standing Orders may
    admit affidavits or statutory declarations, in proof
    of the compliance with Standing Orders, and such
    affidavit or declaration shall be sworn or made
    before a Solicitor, or Registrar, or Deputy Regis-
    trar of the Supreme Court, or a Justice of the
    Peace for the Colony of New Zealand, or a Notary
    Public.

Certificate by Chairman.

50. The chairman of the Committee on Stand-
    ing Orders, shall certify by endorsement on each
    petition, wherein the Standing Orders have or
    have not been complied with, in the case of such
    petition in the opinion of the Committee; and
    when they have not been complied with, he shall
    report to the Council the particulars of non-com-
    pliance, and any special circumstance that he may
    think fit to be reported.

Bills introduced by leave of the Council.

51. In all cases of Bills introduced by leave of
    the Council in lieu of other Bills which have been
    withdrawn, the Private Bill Clerk shall give at
    least two clear days notice in the Private Bill
    Office, of the day on which such Bill will be
    examined, and the chairman of the Committee
    on Standing Orders shall make the same certifi-
    case of the petitions mentioned in rule 50.

Report as to dispensing with Standing Orders.

52. Whenever the Committee on Standing
    Orders shall have decided that the Standing
    Orders have not been complied with, the chair-
    man shall report to the Council whether com-
    pliance with the Standing Orders ought or ought
    not in the opinion of the committee to be dis-
    pensed with, and whether the parties ought in
    such opinion to be allowed to proceed with the
    Bill, and upon what terms if any: Provided that
    in no case shall any of the Standing Orders con-
    tained in the clauses of these Orders numbered
    from 9 to 44 both inclusive, be suspended, but
    compliance therewith shall in all cases be necessary.

Petition to dispense with Standing Orders.

53. Whenever any petition praying that the
    Sessional or Standing Orders may be dispensed
    with in reference to any Bill, shall stand referred
    to the Committee on Standing Orders, the chair-
    man of such committee shall report whether in
    the opinion of such committee, such orders ought
    or ought not to be dispensed with.

Petition for re-insertion of Petition on general list.

54. When any petition for the re-insertion of
    any petition for a Bill on the general list of
    petitions shall stand referred to the Committee on
    Standing Orders, they shall report to the Council
    whether in their opinion such petition ought or
    ought not to be re-inserted, and if re-inserted,
    upon what conditions, if any.

Reference of proposed amendment.

55. When any clause or amendment proposed
    on the consideration of any Bill ordered to lie on
    the table, shall have been referred to the Com-
    mittee on Standing Orders, to report to the Coun-
    cil, they shall report to the Council whether such
    clause or amendment should be adopted or not,
    or whether the Bill should be re-committed.

Proceedings of Chairman of Committee.
Report of special circumstances.

56. The Chairman of Committees shall be at
    liberty at any time after any Bill shall have been
    referred to a committee to report to the Council
    any special circumstances in relation thereto
    which may appear to require a report, or to inform
    the Council that in his opinion any unopposed
    Bill should be treated as an opposed Bill.

57. When it is intended to bring up any clause
    or to propose any amendment on the considera-
    tion of any Bill ordered to lie on the table, or any
    verbal amendment upon the third reading of any
    Bill, the same shall be submitted by the agent to
    the Chairman of Committees on the day on which
    notice thereof is given in the Private Bill Office,
    and the said chairman shall inform the Council
    whether such clause or amendment be such as
    ought or ought not to be entertained by the
    Council without referring the same to the Com-
    mittee on Standing Orders.

Proceedings of the Committee of Selection.
Copies of Bills for Committee of Selection.

58. Printed copies of all Bills shall be laid
    before the Committee of Selection by the parties
    promoting the same at the first meeting of such
    committee.

Grouping Bills.

59. The Committee of Selection may, if they
    think fit, arrange in groups all Bills which they
    may think fit to be submitted to the same com-