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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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accompanied by a statement of the financial position of the promoters, an estimate of the cost of construction, and the estimated increased revenue to be derived from the proposed works, together with the plans or surveys before mentioned. In the case of Bills which only provide for the completion of harbour-works previously authorised, it shall not be necessary to deposit the aforesaid plans or surveys.

Certified, stamped, and initialled plans, &c., to be forwarded. Time and conditions of introduction of Bill.

396. (Amended 1904.) All such plans and surveys, and every such statement and estimate, shall be certified, stamped, and initialled by the Magistrate or Clerk in the same manner as the deposited copy of the Bill to which they refer, and shall be forwarded, together with that copy, to the Clerk of the House in which the Bill is to be introduced; and no Local Bill shall be introduced later than forty-two days after the commencement of the session, nor until all documents, &c., required by the Standing Orders in connection with such Bill have been received by the Clerk of the House.

Appointment of Local Bills Committee.

397. At the commencement of every Session a Local Bills Committee, consisting of ten Members, shall be appointed, to whom all Local Bills shall stand referred after their first reading; the Committee to report whether the Standing Orders have been complied with, and to suggest such amendments as they may think proper, and to report when necessary upon the merits of the Bill.

Power to confer with similar Committee of Legislative Council.

398. The Committee on Local Bills shall have power to confer with any Committee appointed for a similar object by the other branch of the Legislature, or to sit with any such Committee as a Joint Committee.

Second reading of Local Bills fixed when reported on.

399. Local Bills reported on by the Local Bills Committee or Joint Local Bills Committee shall be set down for second reading on the following Thursday, on which day Orders relating to Private Members' Local Bills take precedence of all other business till disposed of.

Revival of Bills lapsed in preceding session.

400. In the event of a Local Bill introduced in any session, and in regard to which the Local Bills Committee or Joint Local Bills Committee shall have reported that the Standing Orders have been complied with, failing to be finally dealt with during such Session, then such Bill may be reintroduced during the next succeeding Session, and the notices, advertisements, and deposits issued, published, and made in compliance with the Standing Orders relating to Local Bills prior to or during the first-mentioned Session shall be good and effectual in respect of such Bill, as if they had been issued, published, and made immediately before or during such succeeding Session: Provided, however, that if it be intended to reintroduce such Bill during the next succeeding Session, a notice of such intention shall be advertised in not less than two issues of some newspaper published in the district within which such Bill is to have operation, or, if there be no such newspaper, then in some newspaper circulating therein.

Schedule to 400.

Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the promoter to introduce in the forthcoming [or present] Session of Parliament the Bill, particulars whereof were advertised in the newspaper on the day of , 190 .

(Signature of promoter or agent to promoter.)

A. R. GUINNESS,
Speaker.

13th December, 1904.

The Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics Act, 1895.”—Interim Return of Corn and Green Crops, 1904-5.—Notice No. 922.

Department of Agriculture (Division of Statistics), Wellington, N.Z., 15th December, 1904.

THE collection of the statistics began on the 14th October and continued until the 10th day of November. The following is an interim return of the acreage under corn and green crops, and the amount of grain, &c., on hand. The present season has been very unfavourable, consequently the crops are very backward, and the harvest will be much later than usual.

WHEAT.

Area returned for threshing,—

1904-5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 257,295
1903-4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 230,346

Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,949

The areas returned under the headings for “Chaffing,” “Ensilage,” and “Feeding down,”—

1904-5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 880
1903-4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 613

Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 267

Total increase, 27,216 acres.

OATS.

Area returned for threshing,—

1904-5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 340,426
1903-4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 409,390

Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68,964

The areas returned under the headings for “Chaffing,” “Ensilage,” and “Feeding down,”—

1904-5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 205,869
1903-4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 211,408

Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,539

Total decrease, 74,503 acres.

The following table shows the increases and decreases in acreage for the year, in respect to the crops dealt with in this return :—

Increases. Decreases.

Wheat .. .. .. .. 27,216 acres. Oats .. .. .. .. 74,503 acres.
Rye .. .. .. .. 225 " Barley .. .. .. .. 5,888 "
Peas .. .. .. .. 785 " Maize .. .. .. .. 1,243 "
Hops .. .. .. .. 84 " Beans .. .. .. .. 86 "
Mangolds .. .. .. .. 534 " Vetches .. .. .. .. 12 "
Turnips .. .. .. .. 36,742 " Linseed .. .. .. .. 270 "
Rape .. .. .. .. 12,322 " Other corn-crops.. .. .. .. 189 "
Carrots .. .. .. .. 105 " Potatoes .. .. .. .. 5,596 "
Other green crops .. .. .. .. 2,691 " Beet .. .. .. .. 291 "

Total .. .. .. .. 80,704 " Total .. .. .. .. 88,078 "

Net decrease, 7,374 acres.

The attached tables show the areas under corn and green crops, also the grain, &c., on hand.

J. D. RITCHIE,
Secretary for Agriculture.