5 

 Clause 52. 



Liiio 9, that " private " lie struck out. 



That lines 28 and 29 down to "enacted" be struck out and the following inserted, "All information 

 shall be laid and proceedings at law taken by the Board through its officers." 



That " two Justices " in line 17. " Justices " in lines 19, 20, 23, and 33, be struck out and " Court 

 of Petty Sessions " inserted in each instance. 



Clause 52, as amended, was passed. 



Clauses 53, 54, 55, and 56 as amended Avere passed. 



Clause 57. 



That in line 43, " registered " be inserted before " letter." 

 Clause 57, as amended, was passed. 



Clauses 58 and 59 as printed were passed. 



Clause 60. 



That " private " be struck out in line 23. 

 Clause 00, as amended, was passed. 



Clauses 61 and 62 as printed were passed. 



Mr. A. Lakcman (Chairman), Mr. W. Alison, Mr. T. Brown, M.P., The 

 Honorable llupert Carington, and Mr. Bacon were appointed a committee to confer 

 Avitli Mr. A. Oliver, and present Draft Bill to the Minister. 



Before the conclusion of the sittings, the members desired that the folloAving 

 be urged on the Minister : " That the Government should continue to offer a sub- 

 stantial reward for a discovery that would tend to entirely destroy the rabbit pest, 

 and ask the Governments of the other colonies to also contribute" ; and also "that 

 it is inadvisable that rabbits should be made an article of export." 



ALLEN LAKEMAN, 



Chairman. 



17 March, 1897. 



