INDEX TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives, 1855 Session I

INDEX TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Session No. 3, 1855.

Note.—For reference to proceedings on Bills and Petitions, subsequent to introduction, vide Schedules.

Folio of Votes and Proceedings. Acts of Assembly, motion respecting transmission of .. .. .. 51 Addevley, C. B., Esq., M.P., letters respecting N. Z. Company's Debt .. 93, 130 Address to Her Majesty respecting Crowri Grants in New Zealand Company's Settlements ... .. .. .. 88 " " withdrawn .. .. .. ... 108 " in reply to opening speech of His Excellency the Officer administering the Government .. .. .. ... 6 '• congratulatory to His Excellency the Governor, on arrival .. 88 1( reply to ». •. •• «• .. .. 95 " to His Excellency, in reply to Messages 2, 13, 15, 28, and 33, respecting disturbances at New Plymouth .. .. ... 51 " of the House for returns, &e. (See Schedule of Addresses.) Adjournments special ... .. .. .. .. .. 15,31,45,52,63, 67, 87,91, 95,125,131 " for want of a quorum .. ... .. ..23,35,37,47, 69,84. 99, 103 Appropriation Bill, laid on the table .. ... .. .. 16 Assent to Bills ... ... .# .. .. .. 131 Bacot, Staff-Surgeon, motion respecting land claimed by .. .. 3+ Blue Book, Committee appointed to consider best mode of printing .. 12 Kills (see summary of proceedings upon). Bishop's SaUry, Petition of Inhabitants of Auckland respecting.. .. 43 " Resolution respecting . ... .. .. 52 " a m'otion for re-committal of Supplementary Estimates, negatived .. ... .. .. .. 113 Colonial Surgeon, New Plymouth, motion for returns of medical stores supplied to .. •• •• • • .. .. 35 Committees of the whole House— On Message No. 1 of His Excellency Colonel Wynyard 8 Land Claimants' Ordinance Amendment Bill .. .. 34 Of Ways and Means .. .. .. .. 56,68,126 Naturalization Bill .. .. .. .. 60 Estimates .. .. ... .. ... .. 61, 64, 67, 68, 73, 78 70, 83, 89, 115, 118, 12? On address to His Excellency Governor Browne on arrival... 88 On Message No. 55 .. ... .. .. 108

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Folio of Votes and Proceedings. Committees of the whole House (continued)— _ Loan Bill .. •• •• •• •• J ? Appropriation Bill • • • • •• •• * Crown Land Purchasers Legal Estate Bill .. •• On Messages 7, 8, 9, and 10 .. .. .. •• 1^6 Ditto, Select— . Blue Book and printing .. •• •• •• *^,07 Finance .. •• •• •• •• •• 12 >" Standing Orders .. •• •* •• •• ** Privilege •. • • • • • • • • 5 Message No. 12 . • •• •• •• •• J*, oi New Zealand Company's Debt .. •• •• It Pensioners' Petition .. • • • • • • • • ® Appointment of Messenger and Housekeeper .. ... 67 Land Question (negatived) .. .. .. • • Conatitution Act, Motion for leave to bring in Bill to alter ... ... ■>* Cooper G„ Motion for report of respecting native disturbances ... .. Deck, Mr. P. A., Arms, Petition from .. .. .. ?0 Petition respecting inadequacy of his salary .. -•> Resolution of Finance Committee on Petition of .. 69 Deery H.. Petition from •• •• ••• •• •• Division, Error in .. •• •• *• •• Electoral Districts, Motion respecting .. .. ... •• English Acts Bill .. ••• •• •• •• First Charges on Land Fund, Resolution respecting •• ••• Flax New Zealand, Motion respecting .. ••• •• ••• ° Forsaith Mr. T. S., name added to the Printing Committee ... .. S 7 Governor Browne, Sworn in .. ... ••• ••• ° Resolution of House respecting his visit to the Provinces 114 Speech at Prorogation .. • • • • • • Government House, address for sum to purchase furniture for .. .. JOS Government Officers'Retirement Bill .. _ •• Housekeeper and Messenger, Resolution respecting appointment of .. 0 Hynes E., Petition from respecting salary as Messenger .. .. Land Claims, Auckland, Motion for Return of •* Ditto, Praying that His Excellency will take the whole question into his consideration .. .. Land Claimants' Ordinance amendment Bill, amendment of Legislative Council adopted Land Purchase Department, address for salary of Interpreter ... .. <n iop ar Legislative Council, Deputation to .. .. ... — ',2 Deputation from .. — > 72 Resolution respecting officers of .. • • ' 2 Loan Bill •• .. •• •• •• •• ~ " Resolution respecting borrowing f30,000 if necessary .. - q 70 Maori Letters, Address for translations of .. .. —• •• Members resigned .. .. .. ••• •• •• Motions for leave of absence of .. .. •• ••• «£ Motion for adjustment of number of.. .. •• Travelling Expenses of .. .. •• •• •• J Messages (see Schedule of). No. 14, referred to Finance Committee .. ... •• 21 and 22, ditto .. •• •• J* 20, ditto •• •• •• f 2 24 and enclosures to be printed .. . • . • 25 V referred to Finance Committee .. .. .. 33 28 J 30, referred to Committee of Supply .. .. ... , . . 35, 36,37, ditto -'n 40 and 42, referred to Finance Committee .. .. 45, oO 28, Motion for address praying that a Bill may be sent down to remedy evil complained of in .. .. .. 52 50 and 51, referred to Committee of Supply .. .. IJ 52 ditto Ways and Means .. ® s 58,' ditto Finance .. ..( 72

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Folio of Votes and Proceedings. Messages — 58, ordered to be printed with enclosures .. 72 GO, 61, and 6 l 2, referred to Committee of Supply .. 78 C4, 65, and 66, ditto ditto .. 79 No. 1, of Ilis Excellency Coloael Browne, ordered to be printed. 88 2, 3, and 4, ditto ditto .. 94 7, referred to Committee of Supply .. .. .. HO 9, ditto ditto .. .. .. 120 Messenger and Housekeeper, motion relative to appointment of .. 67 Meurant Widow, Motion for papers respecting case of .. .. 60 Military Defences, Motion for papers relating lo .. .. .. 15 34, Moorings in roadstead of New Plymouth, Address respecting .. .. 64 Native Titles, Nelson and Canterbury, Motion respecting .. .. 35, 68 Natives, Bay of Islands, motion for sum for medical assistance to .. 108 Native Land Purchases, Motion respecting .. .. 34 68 Naturalization Bill brought in .. .. .. .. 52 New Zealand Company's Debt, Instructions to Committee on .. 94 Resolutions respecting .. .. 115 New Zealand Joint Stock Bank, Petition to establish ... .. 5 " Bank Bill .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,41 Company's Settlements Land Titles, motions respecting (see Address) .. .. .. .. .. 33 New Plymouth, Petition from Superintendent and Provincial Council of .. 5, H " " from Land Claimants ». .. .. 125 Oneiiunga Pier, Motion for address to Governor .. .. .. 113 Oriental Bank, Motion for correspondence .. .. .. 56 Pensioners, Petitions from .. .. .. .. .. 31 45 41 Motions for returns of those paying their passages .. 55 " Resolutions relative to .. .. .. .. 114,120 Pension Bill—Laid on the table .. .. .. 15 Motion that Bill be read a first time .. .. .. 15 Amendment to motion transmitted to His Excellency ... 3 6 Petitions. (See Schedule,) Piercv, J. J, Petition from .. .. .. .. 31 Post Office, Motion for returns .. .. .. .. 32 " Nelson, Address respecting .. .. .. .. 34 Postage Stamps and Labels, Resolution respecting .. .. .. 115 Provincial advances, Resolutions respecting .. .. .. .. 89 117 Presentation of address in answer to opening Speech of His Exceilency the the Officer administering the Government ... .. 11 4< of congratulatory address to 1 iis Excellency Colonel Browne... 95 Prorogation .. .. .. ,, ## #>I| Registration Fees. Motion respecting .. .. .. .. 21 Registrars and Resident Magistrates, Motion respecting holding two offices .. .. .. ,. ## gg Resident Magistrate Auckland, Motion for additional salary .. .. 80 Nelson, Motion respecting .. .. .. 35 Wellington and Canterbury, Resolutions respecting their salaries .. .. .. .. 69 107 Religious Bodies, Apportionment of Grants to .. .. 107 Reports brought up — Finance Committee .. .. ,, 55 Housekeeper and Messenger's salary .. .. .. 78 Finance Committee (ad interim) .. .. 9,3 New Zealand Company's Debt ## 3 Pensioner's Petition Committee .. .. .. 108 Committee of Supply .. .. .. it 118 Finance (final) .. .. .. .. ** 1^5 Printing .. .. .. " 126 Revenue and Expenditurp, Motion for statement of .. .. .. 78 ilesolutions of House respecting quarterly detailed account of.. 83 Speech—Opening of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government .. ,, ## 1 " Motion for printing .. .. ## 4, " " for consideration of .. ,. # e 4 Surplus Revenues—bill to appropriate .. .. .. # . 6q Surveyor-General, Motion for return of his Department 35 Ie Hapuku, Resolution respecting land purchises at Ahuriri .. 109

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Folio of Votes and Proceedings. Tenements Bill .. .. .. .. .. 41 Treaty of Waitangi, Motion for Resolution respecting .. .. 77 Vaccination of Natives .. .. .. .. .. 15 AVarlike Stores, Motion respecting importation of .. .. .. 78 Waste Lands, motion for returns relative to .. .. 25 Wharf, Queen-street, Motion for returns relative to .. .. .. 15 Writs, New, Motion for .. .. .. .. .. 5, 6 Wynyard Colonel, motion respecting his election as Superintendent of Auckland .. .. .. .. .. Si