OEDEES QF EEFEEENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the Souse of Representatives. Feiday, the 17th dat of Juse, 1870. Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to examine into and report upon questions relating to the Public Accounts; the said Committee to consist of Mr. Curtis, the Hon. Mr. Fitzherbert, Mr. G-illies, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Macffarlane, Mr. Peacock, the Hon. Mr. Stafford, and Mr. Stoven3. A true extract, (On motion of the Hon. Mr. Vogel.) F. E. Campbell, Clerk, House of Representatives. Tuesday, the 21st bat op June, 1870. Ordered, That the names of the Hon. Mr. Hall and the Mover be added to the Committee on Public Accounts, and that five be the quorum of the Committee. A true extract, (On motion of the Hon. Mr. Vogel.) F. E. Campbell, Clerk, House of Representatives. Fbiday, the 24th day or June, 1870. Ordered, That the Committee on Public Accounts have power to call for persons, papers, and records. A true extract, (On motion of the Hon. Mr. Vogel.) F. E. Campbell, Clerk, House of Representatives. Tuesday, the sth day of July, 1870. Ordered, That the duties of the Committee on Public Accounts be defined as follows : — 1. That in addition to the work of dealing with any special references which may be made to it by this House, it shall be within the functions of the Committee on Public Accounts — (a.) To examine annually the Accounts of the Receipts and Expenditure of the Colony, and to bring under the notice of this House any items in those Accounts, or any circumstances connected with them, to which it may consider the attention of this House should be directed. (&.) To report to this House any alteration which may appear to the Committee desirable to be introduced in the form of the Public Accounts, or in the mode of receipt, control, issue, or payment of the Public Money, or in the form of the Estimates, or Appropriation Act. (o.) To inquire into and report upon any differences which may arise, or have arisen during the preceding year, between the Treasury and Controller, and the Treasury and Auditor-Grenera]. ((?.) To inquire and report upon any differences arising between the Treasury and the Government of any Province or Count}' respecting the Accounts between the Colony and the Province, or of any charges made therein. 2. That when any references mentioned in the previous sub-sections are made to the Committee, the actual points of reference upon which the opinion of the Committee is sought should be clearly and definitely expressed. 3. That the Committee should refrain from dealing with questions of a political nature A true extract, (On motion of the Hon. Mr. Vogel.) F. E. Campbell, Clerk, House of Representatives. Feiday, the Bth day op July, 1870. Ordered, That the following be added to section 1 of the resolutions defining the duties of the Committee on Public Accounts : — (c.) To inquire into any question referred to it directly by the Treasury. A true extract, (On motion of the Hon. Mr. Vogel.) F. E. Campbell, Clerk, House of Representatives. Tuesday, the 16th day of Aug-ust, 1870. Ordered, That the quorum on the Public Accounts Committee bo reduced from five members to three members for the remainder of the Session. A true extract, (On motion of the Hon. Mr. Fitzherbert.) F. E. Campbell, Clerk, House of Representatives.