Royal Commission Reports

1868 - 1904	1905-1929
Royal Commission on Prisons 1868 Immigration to New Zealand 1874 Boiler accident at Kurunui Battery 1874 Claims to compensation by owners of tramways 1876 New General Assembly Library 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition of 1876 Charges made by Thomas Butler Nelson Lunatic Asylum 1877 Employment of Females Act 1878 Petition of James MackIntosh and Son 1878 University of New Zealand 1879 Part One University of New Zealand 1879 Part Two Electoral Roll of Mongonui 1879 Civil Service of New Zealand 1880 University of New Zealand 1880 Confiscated Lands Inquiry 1880 West Coast 1881 Ngatitoa 1881 The Immigrant Ship 'Oxford' 1883 Management of Dunedin Gaol 1883 West Coast 1883 West Coast 1884 Middle Island Native Land Question 1888 Lease of Certain Lands at Mokau 1888 Tauponuiatia Block 1889 Land taken for Defence Purposes at Point Resolution 1889 Sweating Commission 1890 Strikes 1891 Westport Colliery Reserve 1893 Charges made by G.W Ell by Mr Bloxham 1893 Fox Commission 1894 Brunner Coal Mine Disaster 1896 Charges against Inspector John Emerson 1897 Private Benefit Societies 1897 Kauri Gum Industry 1898 Police Force of New Zealand 1898 Part One Police Force of New Zealand 1898 Part Two Police Force of New Zealand 1898 Part Three Stoke Industrial School 1900 Federation 1901 Part One Federation 1902 Part Two Ships Tucker and Monowai 1901 Staffs of Schools and Salaries of Public School Teachers 1901 Part One Staffs of Schools and Salaries of Public School Teachers 1901 Part Two New Zealand Midland Railway 1901 Coal Mines of New Zealand 1901 Native Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act 1901 Te Akau Block 1904	Māori Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act 1905 Crown Lands 1905 Part One Crown Lands 1905 Part Two Crown Lands 1905 Part Three Crown Lands 1905 Part Four Police Force of New Zealand 1905 Porirua Otaki Waikato Kaikokirikiri Motueka School Trusts 1905 Usury on Loans to Maoris 1906 West Coast Settlement Reserves 1906 Te Aute and Wanganui School Trusts 1906 Native Lands and Native Land Tenure 1907 Part One Native Lands and Native Land Tenure 1907 Part Tw o Native Lands and Native Land Tenure 1907 Part Three Fires on Wool Ships 1907 Nightcaps Coal Mine Disaster 1907 Auckland Electric Tramways 1908 Police Force of New Zealand 1909 Part One Police Force of New Zealand 1909 Part Two Auckland City and Suburban Electric Tramways 1910 Kaiapoi Reserve 1911 Royal Commission on Mines 1912 Part One Royal Commission on Mines 1912 Part Two Cost of Living 1912 Part One Cost of Living 1912 Part Two Forestry 1913 Explosives in New Zealand 1914 Huntly Mining Accident 1914 Part One Huntly Mining Accident 1914 Part Two Hauraki Mining District and Te Aroha Township 1914 Mining District in Nelson Marlborough and Westland 1914 Regulation of Trade and Commerce Act 1915 Defence Department Expenditure 1918 Rotorua-Taupo Railway 1922 Land and Income Taxation 1924 University Education in New Zealand 1925 Sale of Poverty Bay Farmers' Meat Company 1925 Rural Credits 1926 Auckland Water Commission 1927 Dobson Colliery Disaster 1927 Harbour Board Matters at Napier 1927 Part One Harbour Board Matters at Napier 1927 Part Two Western Samoa 1928 Part One Western Samoa 1928 Part Two Confiscated Native Lands and Other Grievances 1928 Waikato Maniapoto Native Land Court District 1929

1868 - 1904

1905-1929

Royal Commission on Prisons 1868
Immigration to New Zealand 1874
Boiler accident at Kurunui Battery 1874
Claims to compensation by owners of tramways 1876
New General Assembly Library 1876
Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition of 1876
Charges made by Thomas Butler Nelson Lunatic Asylum 1877
Employment of Females Act 1878
Petition of James MackIntosh and Son 1878
University of New Zealand 1879 Part One
University of New Zealand 1879 Part Two
Electoral Roll of Mongonui 1879
Civil Service of New Zealand 1880
University of New Zealand 1880
Confiscated Lands Inquiry 1880
West Coast 1881
Ngatitoa 1881
The Immigrant Ship 'Oxford' 1883
Management of Dunedin Gaol 1883
West Coast 1883
West Coast 1884
Middle Island Native Land Question 1888
Lease of Certain Lands at Mokau 1888
Tauponuiatia Block 1889
Land taken for Defence Purposes at Point Resolution 1889
Sweating Commission 1890
Strikes 1891
Westport Colliery Reserve 1893
Charges made by G.W Ell by Mr Bloxham 1893
Fox Commission 1894
Brunner Coal Mine Disaster 1896
Charges against Inspector John Emerson 1897
Private Benefit Societies 1897
Kauri Gum Industry 1898
Police Force of New Zealand 1898 Part One
Police Force of New Zealand 1898 Part Two
Police Force of New Zealand 1898 Part Three
Stoke Industrial School 1900
Federation 1901 Part One
Federation 1902 Part Two
Ships Tucker and Monowai 1901
Staffs of Schools and Salaries of Public School Teachers 1901 Part One
Staffs of Schools and Salaries of Public School Teachers 1901 Part Two
New Zealand Midland Railway 1901
Coal Mines of New Zealand 1901
Native Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act 1901
Te Akau Block 1904

Māori Land Claims Adjustment and Laws Amendment Act 1905
Crown Lands 1905 Part One
Crown Lands 1905 Part Two
Crown Lands 1905 Part Three
Crown Lands 1905 Part Four
Police Force of New Zealand 1905
Porirua Otaki Waikato Kaikokirikiri Motueka School Trusts 1905
Usury on Loans to Maoris 1906
West Coast Settlement Reserves 1906
Te Aute and Wanganui School Trusts 1906
Native Lands and Native Land Tenure 1907 Part One
Native Lands and Native Land Tenure 1907 Part Tw o
Native Lands and Native Land Tenure 1907 Part Three
Fires on Wool Ships 1907
Nightcaps Coal Mine Disaster 1907
Auckland Electric Tramways 1908
Police Force of New Zealand 1909 Part One
Police Force of New Zealand 1909 Part Two
Auckland City and Suburban Electric Tramways 1910
Kaiapoi Reserve 1911
Royal Commission on Mines 1912 Part One
Royal Commission on Mines 1912 Part Two
Cost of Living 1912 Part One
Cost of Living 1912 Part Two
Forestry 1913
Explosives in New Zealand 1914
Huntly Mining Accident 1914 Part One
Huntly Mining Accident 1914 Part Two
Hauraki Mining District and Te Aroha Township 1914
Mining District in Nelson Marlborough and Westland 1914
Regulation of Trade and Commerce Act 1915
Defence Department Expenditure 1918
Rotorua-Taupo Railway 1922
Land and Income Taxation 1924
University Education in New Zealand 1925
Sale of Poverty Bay Farmers' Meat Company 1925
Rural Credits 1926
Auckland Water Commission 1927
Dobson Colliery Disaster 1927
Harbour Board Matters at Napier 1927 Part One
Harbour Board Matters at Napier 1927 Part Two
Western Samoa 1928 Part One
Western Samoa 1928 Part Two
Confiscated Native Lands and Other Grievances 1928
Waikato Maniapoto Native Land Court District 1929

1930-1969	1970 -2020
Waitemata Harbour Transit Facilities 1930 Special Land Tax 1930 Orakei Lands 1939 Glen Afton Collieries 1940 Kaye's Mine 1941 Commission on Licensing 1946 Gaming and Racing 1941 Acquisition and Disposal of Surplus Assets 1946 Trans-Habour Facilities in the Auckland Metropolitan Area 1946 Claims by Māori Touching Certain Lands 1948 Mahia Block 1948 Suplus Lands of the Crown 1948 Mokau Manginangina Block 1948 Pukeroa Oruawhata Rotorua Township Block 1948 Gaming and Racing 1948 Ballantynes Fire 1948 Rentals West Coast Settlement Reserves 1948 Sheep Farming Industry 1949 Wanganui River Claims by Māori 1950 West Taupō Timber Lands 1951 Claims Preferred by Certain Māori Claimants Concerning the Opouturi Block 1951 Claims Preferred by Certain Māori Claimants Concerning the Mohaka Block 1951 Desirability of Establishing an Additional Meat-Export Slaughterhouse in Southland 1951 Claims Preferred by Certain Māori Claimants in Respect of the Tarawera and Tataraakina Blocks 1951 Certain Leases of Māori Lands Vested in Māori Land Boards 1951 Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1951 New Zealand Government Railways 1952 The Waterfront Industry 1952 Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1955 Monetary Banking and Credit Systems 1956 Part One Monetary Banking and Credit Systems 1956 Part Two Monetary Banking and Credit Systems 1956 Part Three Monetary Banking and Credit Systems 1956 Part Four Cause of the Accident Which Occurred to the Scaffolding on the D.I.C Building 1957 Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1958 Local Authority Finance 1958 Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1959 Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1961 State Services in New Zealand 1962 Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1964 Compensation for Personal Injury 1967 Salary and Wage Fixing Procedures 1968 Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1968	Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1970 Horse Racing, Trotting and Dog Racing in New Zealand 1970 Social Security in New Zealand 1971 Containers 1972 Salary and Wage Fixing Procedures in the New Zealand State Service 1972 Differential Pay Scale for Psychiatric and Psychopaedic Nurses 1972 Parliamentary Services and Allowances 1973 Services for the Mentally Handicapped 1973 Proposed Institute of Psychiatry 1973 Future Use of Rangatira B and C Blocks 1974 The Sale of Liquour In New Zealand 1974 Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion 1977 Nuclear Power Generation 1978 Part One Nuclear Power Generation 1978 Part Two Royal Commission On The Courts 1978 Arthur Allan Thomas 1980 The Māori Land Courts 1980 Crash on Mount Erebus 1981 Drug Trafficking 1983 Electoral System 1986 Broadcasting and Related Telecommunications 1986 Social Policy 1988 Part One Social Policy 1988 Part Two Social Policy 1988 Part Three Social Policy 1988 Part Four Genetic Modification 2001 Auckland Governance 2009 Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy 2012 Building Failures Canterbury Earthquakes 2012 Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Masjidain 2019 Abuse in State Care 2020

1930-1969

1970 -2020

Waitemata Harbour Transit Facilities 1930
Special Land Tax 1930
Orakei Lands 1939
Glen Afton Collieries 1940
Kaye's Mine 1941
Commission on Licensing 1946
Gaming and Racing 1941
Acquisition and Disposal of Surplus Assets 1946
Trans-Habour Facilities in the Auckland Metropolitan Area 1946
Claims by Māori Touching Certain Lands 1948
Mahia Block 1948
Suplus Lands of the Crown 1948
Mokau Manginangina Block 1948
Pukeroa Oruawhata Rotorua Township Block 1948
Gaming and Racing 1948
Ballantynes Fire 1948
Rentals West Coast Settlement Reserves 1948
Sheep Farming Industry 1949
Wanganui River Claims by Māori 1950
West Taupō Timber Lands 1951
Claims Preferred by Certain Māori Claimants Concerning the Opouturi Block 1951
Claims Preferred by Certain Māori Claimants Concerning the Mohaka Block 1951
Desirability of Establishing an Additional Meat-Export Slaughterhouse in Southland 1951
Claims Preferred by Certain Māori Claimants in Respect of the Tarawera and Tataraakina Blocks 1951
Certain Leases of Māori Lands Vested in Māori Land Boards 1951
Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1951
New Zealand Government Railways 1952
The Waterfront Industry 1952
Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1955
Monetary Banking and Credit Systems 1956 Part One
Monetary Banking and Credit Systems 1956 Part Two
Monetary Banking and Credit Systems 1956 Part Three
Monetary Banking and Credit Systems 1956 Part Four
Cause of the Accident Which Occurred to the Scaffolding on the D.I.C Building 1957
Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1958
Local Authority Finance 1958
Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1959
Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1961
State Services in New Zealand 1962
Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1964
Compensation for Personal Injury 1967
Salary and Wage Fixing Procedures 1968
Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1968

Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances 1970
Horse Racing, Trotting and Dog Racing in New Zealand 1970
Social Security in New Zealand 1971
Containers 1972
Salary and Wage Fixing Procedures in the New Zealand State Service 1972
Differential Pay Scale for Psychiatric and Psychopaedic Nurses 1972
Parliamentary Services and Allowances 1973
Services for the Mentally Handicapped 1973
Proposed Institute of Psychiatry 1973
Future Use of Rangatira B and C Blocks 1974
The Sale of Liquour In New Zealand 1974
Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion 1977
Nuclear Power Generation 1978 Part One
Nuclear Power Generation 1978 Part Two
Royal Commission On The Courts 1978
Arthur Allan Thomas 1980
The Māori Land Courts 1980
Crash on Mount Erebus 1981
Drug Trafficking 1983
Electoral System 1986
Broadcasting and Related Telecommunications 1986
Social Policy 1988 Part One
Social Policy 1988 Part Two
Social Policy 1988 Part Three
Social Policy 1988 Part Four
Genetic Modification 2001
Auckland Governance 2009
Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy 2012
Building Failures Canterbury Earthquakes 2012
Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Masjidain 2019
Abuse in State Care 2020

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