SCHEDULE OF ADDRESSES PRESENTED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT AND HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, DURING THE SESSION, 1855.

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

SCHEDULE OF ADDRESSES PRESENTED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT AND HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, DURING THE SESSION, 1855.

Adopted. Reply. No - Folio in Presented. TToIicTTn D Votes & Sul>jea - Da(e Votes & Uate - Proceed- Uate - Proceedingg. ings. 1 August 10 6 August 13 i Reply to His Excellency's Opening Speech 2 „ „ 8 „ 10 j Requesting him to authorise the advance of a sum of i.'l500 to the Provincial Treasurer of New Plymouth ... 3 „ „ ,j 13 j Requesting him to cause to be laid on the table authenticated copies, in the Maori language, of letters from | Natives contained in Message No. 2 4 „ 14 12 „ 1-1 ! Requesting him to cause to he laid on the tahle a Return of Lands purchased from the Natives since 17th January, 1853 ... ... ... ... 24th August 44 5 „ „ „ 1 „ ,i Requesting him to cause to he aid on tho table Returns of Lands set apart for, and the number of acres purchased by New Z ealand Fencibles under pre-emption regulations 6 „ „ „ „ „ Requesting him to cause to he laid on the table acopy of all correspondence between the Superintendents of Nelson and Canterbury and the General Government respecting the distribution of the Land Fund 21st August 33 7 ,, „ 15 „ ,, Requesting him to cause to be laid on the table certain Returns respecting the Q,ueen-street Wharf in Auckland 8 „ „ „ „ „ Requesting him to inform the House whether he has received any instructions from Her Majesty's Government with regard to the expense of the Military Defence of the Colony ... loth August 19 9 „ „ „ „ „ j Requesting information as to the mode of expenditure of the sum voted last year for the Vaccination of the Natives ... " ... ... 15th August 20 10 „ „ „ „ 15 | Embodying Resolution of the House on the subject of Retiring Pensions to Members of Executive Council... 11 „ 15 20 „ „ | Requesting copies of Correspondence between the General Government and the Superintendent of Nelson on the subject of the appropriation of Registration Fees in that Province 12 „ 17 25 I „ 17 Requesting him to cause to be laid on the tablecertain Returns relative to the Waste Land of the Crown in the Province of Auckland ... ... ... .. 24th August 44 13 „ 21 31 t „ 21 i Requesting him to cause to be laid on the table copies of Correspondence between the Provincial Government of Auckland and the Vaccination Board ... ... ... 28th August 50 14 „ „ 32 „ „ , Requesting his attention to the inefficient management of the Auckland Post Office ... 15 „ „ 34 I „ , j Requesting a copy of a Despatch from the Duke of Newcastle on the subject of the Military protection to be afforded to New Zealand ... ... ... 23rd August 40 16 „ „ j „ „ i Requesting to he informed of the nature of arrangements made for extinguishing Native Title to Land in j k Nelson and Canterbury ... ... ... ... j 27th" August j 49 17 „ „ „ ! „ „ Praying that instructions may be given to the Post Master at Nelson to prolong the time of his attendance i at the Post Office ... ... ... ... ( 18 „ „ „ „ „ Requesting copies of Correspondence relative to a claim by Staff-Surgeon Bacot of a grant of a House and I Land at Howick ... ... ... ... 120th August 50

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I Adopted. I Reply. No. |Fulio in Presented. Subject. | iFolio in r. . ,\ r otes & Votes & Date - Proceed- Ua,e - Proceedings. iigs. 19 August 21 34 August 21 Praying for copies of correspondence between His Excellency and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, relative to the election of Col. Wynyard as Superintendent of the Province of Auckland ... 28tli August 50 20 ,, „ 35 ,, „ Requesting him to lay before the House an Estimate of the Sums to be deducted from the Ordinary and Land Revenue as first charges... ... ... ... 31st August 64 21 „ „ „ „ „ Requesting copies of any correspondence on the subject of the appointment and salary of the Resident Magistrate at Nelson ... ... ... ' ... I 11th Sept. 108 22 „ „ I „ „ „ Requesting him to cause to be laid on the table Returns of Medical Stores supplied to Hospital at New Plymouth ... ... ... ... :4th Sept. 79 23 „ i, „ „ „ Requesting copy of a Report of Mr. George Cooper on Disturbances among the Natives at New Plymouth ... ... ... ... : 27th August 50 24 „ „ | „ „ ,, Requesting copies of correspondence and Returns relative to certain Land Claims in the Province of Auckland | 25 „ „ „ „ „ Requesting that he will cause to be laid on the table, a statement shewing the expenditure on account of the Surveyor-General's Department ... ... ... j 20 „ 28 51 „ 28 Praying that the Colonial Secretary may be instructed to forward Acts of the Assembly to Justices of the Peace 27 „ „ „ „ 29 In reply to Messages from his Excellency on the subject of disturbances at New Plymouth 28 „ „ 52 „ 28 Praying him to send down a Bill to remedy the evil alluded to in His Excellency's Message No. 38 ... 4tli Sept. 79 29 „ ,, „ „ „ Embodying a Resolution of the House on the subject of the salary of the Bishop of New Zealand 80 „ 29 55 „ 29 Requesting a nominal return of New Zealand Fencibles who have paid, or are paying, their passages from England Si j, i, 50 „ „ Requesting copies of correspondence between the Colonial Government and Oriental Bank Corporation ... 1st Sept. 08 82 „ 30 00 „ 30 Praying for copies of all documents relative to the case of the Widow Meurant 33 „ „ „ „ „ Praying his Excellency to place a sum upon the Estimates to defray the expenses of a scrutiny of the Electoj ral Rolls ... ... ... ... 4th Sept. 78 34 „ 31 ! C4 „ 31 Praying his Excellency to place a sum of .£500 upon the Estimates for the purpose of laying down Moorings in New Plymouth roadstead ... ... ... ... 4th Sept. 78 35 September 1 08 September 1 Praying him to send down a Bill to raise a Loan for the purpose of extinguishing Native titles to Lands ... 3rd Sept. 72 30 i, „ 09 „ „ Praying him to place a sum on the Estimates on account of the Resident Magistrates Departments at Welling- j ton, Nelson and Canterbury. ... ... ... 3rd Sept. 72 3< » ii ii „ „ Embodying a Resolution of the House ou the subject of a Petition of P. A. Deck 38 ,, 3 72 „ 4 Embodying a Resolution of House on the subject of Salaries of Officers of the Legislative Council ... i

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Adopted. Reply. No. " Folio Tn Presented. Subject. Folio in -p. . Votes & T-v » Votes <k Date - Proceed- Date " Proceedings. ings. 39 September 4 78 September 4 Praying that a Statement of the actual Receipts and Expenditure for the year ended June, 30th 1855, may be laid before the House. 40 „ „ „ „ „ Requesting copies of any correspondence that may have taken place between the Government of this Colony, and the Government of N. S.Wales relative to the exportation of Warlike Stores to this Colony 41 „ „ ;1 „ „ Praying whenever Messages enclosing correspondence with the Natives, are forwarded to the House, that certified Copies of the Letters from the Natives may accompany the translations 42 „ 80 „ „ Requesting him to place a sum of 4100 on the Estimates, as an addition to the salary of the Resident Magistrate at Auckland ... ... ... ... 12th Sep. 114 43 „ „ „ „ „ Requesting him to place a sum of £100 on the Estimates as salary of a Housekeeper and Messenger to General Assembly ... _ _ ... ... 12th Sept. 114 44 „ 5 83 „ 5 Suggesting the expediency of keeping Accounts shewing in detail the Receipts and Expenditure on account of each distinctive branch of the Publio Service ... ... 45 „ 6 88 j „ 6 Congratulating His Excellency Colonel Gore Browne, C.B., on his arrival in the Colony ... 7th Sept. 05 46 ,, „ 89 „ „ Requesting His Excellency's attention to a Resolution of the House of the 12th Sept., 1854, with regard to persons holding the offices of Registrar of Deeds and Resident Magistrate 47 „ „ „ „ „ Embodying a Resolution of the House relative to advances to Provincial Governments on account of Surplus Revenue ... ... ... ... 13th Sept. 120 48 „ 7 j 95 „ 8 Praying His Excellency to send down a Supplementary Estimate providing for the Salaries of all Resident Magistrates not borne on the Civil List ... ... ... 12th Sept. 114 49 „ 11 1 108 „ 11 Suggesting the expediency of the expense on account of Resident Magistrates' Departments being borne by the General Government ... ... ... 13th Sept. 119 50 „ „ „ „ „ Embodying a Resolution of the House relative to sums granted in aid of Education ... 51 „ „ ,, j „ „ Praying that a sum may be placed on the Estimates to provide Medical Assistance to Natives at the Bay of Islands ... ... , . 13th Sept. 119 52 „ „ » » » Praying that a sum may be placed on the Estimates as Salary of an Interpreter to the Land Purchase Department ... ... ... ... ]3th Sept. 119 53 „ „i „ | „ „ Praying that a sum of £500 may be placed on the Estimates to purchase Furniture for Government House... J3th Sept. 11!) 54 „ „ j 109 | „ „ Embody ing'a Resolution of the House relative to a purchase of land from Te Hapuku ... 55 „ 12 1 114 „ 13 Embodying a Resolution of the House relative to an arrangement with the " Zingari," steamer, to enable His Excellency to visit the Southern Provinces 50 „ „ 115 i „ „ | Embodying a Resolution of the House relative to Supplementary Estimate contained in Message No. 65, fur Postage-Labels, Press, and Freight ,,,

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Adopted. Reply. £j 0 ~ Folio in Presented. Subject. Folio in Date. X° teS tw« Votes & Proceed- Date. Proceed . '"K 3- ' n £ 3 - 57 September 13 117 September 14 Embodying a Resolution of the House on the subject of alleged over payments of Land Revenue to Provinces of Nelson and Canterbury 58 „ „ 121 „ „ Enclosing Resolutions of the House on the subject of the New Zealand Company's Debt 59 „ 14 126 „ „ Embodying Resolutions relative to purchase of Native Lands, and to advances to Provinces on account of Surplus Revenues ... ... ... ... 60 „ „ 126 „ „ Embodying a Resolution conveying the sanction of the House for borrowing £30,000 ... 61 „ „ 127 „ i, Informing His Excellency that a sum of £1771 15s. not included, in the Appropriation Bill, has been voted for the Services detailed in Messages Nos. 7 & 9 62 „ „ 127 „ 15 Embodying Resolutions of the House on the general subject of the Finances of the Colony 63 j, „ 128 „ „ Praying that certain Returns called for, may be forwarded to the Clerk of the House during the recess 64 .» 15 130 „ „ Embodying a Resolution of the House expressing regret that Resolutions passed on the 16th September, 1854, on the subject of the New Zealand Company's Debt, should not have reached Mr. Adderley officially ... ... <> . I