proposal for appointing the Chairman of Committees in the House should come from the advisers of His Excellency. me Question put that the original motion be agreed to. Ayes 6 N s Messrs. Taylor Messrs _ Q , Bri orsalth « Ludlam, ? evans ' E. G. Wakefield, -ii Wakefield, I- 0 NellI > Oargill, Greenwood, (teller). Macandrew, Hart, r% t. Wortley. (teller.) Un the question being put that the amendment of Mr. Wakefield be agreed to, the House divided. Ayes 15. Noes 9. Messrs Porter, Messrs. Sewell, Gledhill, Leej ' Ludlam, Bacotj °' Br J en > Revans, Wortley, Forsaith E.G.Wakefield, Taylor, Kelham, j O'Neill EJ. Wakefield, Monro, ' Ma-drew, Greenwood, (telle,) Cargill, Picard, Crompton, Hart, Bartley, (teller.) Mr. Macandrew with leave of the House, withdrew his motion standing No. 10 on this days paper. Mr. Mackay moved for the returns named in his notices of motion, Nos, 11 and 12 on this days paper, which were agreed to. Mr. Ludlam according to notice, moved for a return of the Land Scrip granted by the New Zealand Company to the sufferers in the settlements of Wellington and Whanganui, ° Agreed to. Mr. Sewell with leave of the House, withdrew the motion standing in his name No. 14 on this days paper. On the motion of Mr. FitzGerald the Speaker left the chair and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole to consider the subjects contained in his motion No. 15, on this days paper. On the Speaker resuming the Chair, the Chairman of the Committee reported that the Committee recommed that leave be given for the introduction of a Bill to establish certain Offices of the Executive Government of New Zealand and to amend the provisions of the Constitution Act relating to the Civil List. Report adopted. On the Motion of Mr. Fitzgerald, the first reading of the "Executive Government Bill," ordered to stand an order of the day for to-moirow. House adjourned at 6 o'clock until to-morrow at 12 o'clock. Charles Clifford, Speaker.