WEDNESDAY, STH July, 1854. Thp Hnnoo P * ESENT —The Speaker and 18 members. 1 he House met pursuant to adjournment. -I he Speaker read Prayers. The Speaker took the chair. Minutes of last meeting read. day, from^die^llopdon 1 renorf _I f P roceedin S to the order of the Bill, he would mo P ve the B "™ of any Lamls ''T bem madeb y the Governor of the said colony of this Act to m t t ° r SU ° » rant ' Woldd have come within the provisions said colony and\Z "TP *" ?* Se of P ublic utility within the trustee or u grants s , llall not have been accepted, and acted on by such no effect And ! i I be - a " d is heveb y declared to be void and of ding t o the nrovk" M V n^ U a tber " n ' ma y be granted and disposed of accormads." ov isions of this Act, in like manner as if no such grant had been a Select noti - Ce -' that ,° n T » esda y> "th instant, he would move that therston Sr cT"' Weld ' Mv ~ E - J " Wakefield, Dr. Feabe appointed t e "' •/' ?' ia y^ or > Major Greenwood and the Mover, maintaining , P ~ U the best means ° f establishing and various outlaJh? • communication between the chief towns, and the Mi- q n? 1 istncts within the several Provinces of New Zealand. reading of thp " " snc J *r. Fitzgerald, gave notice of motion for the second Mr iv n Reven,,e ? Bll Und Fmpowering Bill on Friday next. the D-bnir on M7 ot ! Ce r i on ., T » esda y 'he 11th instant, he would move that B '" in — f *• o™ Vaccination"" thG P evmission of the House > withdrew his motion respecting C '' l ' leton ' accoi 'ding to notice, moved for leave to bring in a Bill to Law PmcdSners 61 " 8 S ° licitors of the Su P r eme Court, to act as general Leave given. C. n i. lr " ™°\ t]ey accordin S to notice, moved that the following be added to the btandmg Orders of this House, sball be competent for any member of the House of Representatives .. , n a |y requested to do so, to attend as a witness before any Select Committee ot the Legislative Council." Agreed to. Mr. Carleton according to notice, moved for a copy of Governor Grey's ai egecl communication with the Natives, on the occasion of his visit to the Bay of Islands in 1847. Ag;eed Co. , Mr- Carleton according to notice, moved for a copy of the correspondence e ween Sir George Grey and the Colonial Office, on the subject of the Bishop of Aew Zealand's letter dated August 30th 1847Agreed to. Mr. Sewell in the absence of Mr. Fitzgerald and pursuant to notice, moved suspension of Rules Nos. 36, 37, 41,42, 47, and 49, in order to bring in and pass at once through all its stages " A Bill for amending an Ordinance passed by e Governor and Legislative Council of New Zealand, for regulating the sale of eimented and Spirituous Liquors, so far as the same relates to the sale thereof within any building used for the purpose of the meeting of the General Assembly." Leave given ; and on motion ol Mr, Sewell Bill read a first and second time, and the House resolved it into a Committee of the whole for the consideration of the Bill. On the Speaker resuming Chair, the Chairman reported the Bill with amendments. Report adopted. Bill then read a third time and passed. House adjourned till to-morrow at 5 o'clock. Charles Clifford, Speaker.

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