HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THURSDAY, 27TH July, 1854. 1. Mr. PICARD —To ask the Honorable member for Lyttclton, whether it is the intention of the Government to take any and what steps with reference to the grants of certain lands in the District of Motueka in the Province of Nelson, by His Excellency Sir George Grey to the Bishop of Mew Zealand for an Industrial School. 4. MAJOR GREENWOOD —To ask whether the Electoral Rolls for the Province of Auckland are in a state of preparation, and whether instructions were forwarded by the " Nelson" steamer for the completion of those of the Southern Provinces. NOTICES OF MOTION. 1. MR. FITZGERALD —To move that a Select Committee be appointed to consist of Messrs. Porter, Forsaith, Major Greenwood, Messrs. Revans, Featherstone, Kelham, Macandrew, Sewell, E. J. Wakefield, Weld, Monro, and the Mover, to examine and report upon the statements of accounts laid before the House by the Government. 2. MR. FITZGERALD —That it be an Instruction to the above Committee to consider and report whether it be not desirable that a bill should be passed appropriating to the public service such funds as may be necessary to liquidate the liabilities incurred by the General Government during the year ending the 30th of September next, and that such bill should constitute an indemnity for such expenditure as shall have been incurred without sanction of Law. ORDER OF THE DAY. 1. Second reading Land Claimants' Estate Bill. 2. Third reading Empowering Bill. 3. Law Practitioners' Bill to be committed. FRIDAY, 28TH July, 1854. NOTICE OF MOTION. 1. MR. MACKAY—To move that in the opinion of this House it is desirable that a bill should be passed during the present Session to simplify the Duties of Customs at present levied in the Colony. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Report of Committee on Standing Orders in relation to controverted elections. 2. Report of Committee on Bank of Issue. 3. Second, reading Registration Bill.