orders of the day. 1. Consideration of Estimates and of His Excellency's Messages Nos. 5, ft and 8, referring thereto. 2. Report of New Zealand Company's Debt Committed. 3. Waste Lands Bill in Committee. 4. Second reading of Customs Bill. THURSDAY, September 7th, 1854. NOTICES OF MOTION. 1. MR. TRAYERS—To move the suspension of the Standing Orders relating to the passing of Public Bills through their various stages, in order that the Land Claimants Estate Bill may be passed through its various stages. 2. MR. TRAVERS—To move for leave to bring in a Bill to remove doubts respecting the legal estate in lands guaranteed to claimants under the New Zealand Company, and purchasers from the Crown. 3. MR. FORSAITH—To move the following amendments in Marriage Bill in Committee :— Analysis 23—To add after the word "Registrar" the words "or Justices of the Peace.'' Analysis 30—To substitute in the place of the printed words the following words :— " Marriages if unduly solemnized with the knowledge of both parties, to be void." Clause 3, line 30—To strike out the word "exercise" and substitute the word "perform." Clause 10, p. 3—To omit the printed words from "upon," line 30, to "being," line 33, both inclusive. Clause 10, p. 3—After the word "Marriage," in line 35, to insert the following words : — "In the eases following, that is to say,—first, where it shall appear from the notice and solemn declaration hereinafter mentioned, that both the parties intending marriage are of full age, or, if a party be under age, that such party is a widow or widower. Secondly, where, a party being underage, and not a widow or widower, a consent in writing of the parent or guardian, as hereinafter required, to the marriage of such party shall be annexed to the notice, which consent shall be signed by the parent or guardian, either before the Registrar at his office, or before a Justice of the Peace, or a Solicitor of the Supreme Court.'* Clause 10, p. 3—To omit the printed words from "And," line 36, to "such" at the bottom of the page, line 42, both inclusive. Clause 10, p. 4—To introduce before the word "certificate," p. 4, line 1, the following words : — "In all other cases the Registrar shall not issue his." Clause 13, p. 4—After the word '• Marriage," line 29, to insert the following words : —" When both parties dwell in the same district. But if the parties dwell in different districts, certificates from the Registrars of both districts shall be required." Clause 13, p.|4, line 29—After the word "certificate' to insert "or certificates." Clause 16, p. 5, line I—To strike out the word "living," and in place thereof to insert "resident within the colony." Clause 16, line 3—To omit the words "or absent from the colony." Clause 16, line 6—After the word "guardians" to insert the following words, "or in case the father shall not be resident within the Colony." Clause 17", line 18 —To omit the words "or in parts beyond the seas." Clause 21, p. 6, line 20—After the word "certificate" to insert "or, in case the parties shall have given notice to the Registrars of different districts the certificates of each Registrar.'' Clause 21, line 27—Omit tbe words "the Minister officiating, or to." Clause 21, line 27—After the word "Registrar" to insert "or Justice of the Peace." Clause 22—After the words "of the parties shall," line 40, to strike out the words to "C. D." line 43, at the bottom of page 6, and in place thereofinsert the following words : "be required to confess if they know any impediment why they may not be lawfully joined in matrimony." Clause 22, p. 7—That the following words shall be substituted for those in lines 2, 3, 4, viz., "I, (A. B.J take thee (C. D.) to be my wedded wife, or husband." Clause 24, line 17—To substitute the word "his" for the word "tbe." Clause 26, line 30—After the word "Registrar" to insert or "Justice of the Peace." Clause 27, line 35—After the word "Registrar" to insert "or Justice of the Peace. " Clause 29, line I—To omit the words "or person," and after the word "Registrar," to insert the words "or Justices of tbe Peace." Clause 29, at end, after the word "safety," to insert, "And every officiating Minister, or Registrar, or Justice of the Peace, who shall neglect to register a marriage solemnized bv him, or who shall refuse or neglect to make and deliver such return or certificate within the several times herein specified, shall be liable for every such offence to forfeit a sum not exceeding 10/, to be recovered in a summary way."