|U fo %eal a n b. VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. SESSION 11. Thursday, September 12th, 1854. Present :—The Speaker and 29 Members. The House met pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker read prayers. The Speaker took the Chair. Minutes of last meeting read. Mr. Travers gave notice that, on going into Committee on the Revenues Bill, he would move the following amendments :— That the following he added to the preamble :— •' And whereas doubts have arisen as to the power of the General Assembly to fix and " regulate, by specific appropriation, the cost, charges, and expenses, incident to the " collection, management, and receipt, of the Revenues arising from the duties of " Import and Export; and from the disposal of the Waste Lands of the Crown " within the said Colony." That the following be added as clause 3 of the Bill :— " It shall be lawful for the General Assembly, from time to time, to fix and regulate by " way of specific appropriation, the costs, charges, and expenses, incident to the " collection, management, and receipt, of the Revenues arising from the Duties of " Import and Export; and from the disposal and management of the Waste Lands " of the Crown." The following to be added as clause 4 of the Bill: — "It shall be lawful for the General Assembly, by any Act or Acts, in that hehalf to " delegate and transfer to the Provincial Councils the power of fixing and regulating, " by way of specific appropriation, the costs, charges, and expenses, incident to the " collection, management, and receipt, of the Revenue arising from the disposal of " of the Waste Lands of the Crown, within each Province, subject nevertheless to " any conditions in such Act or Acts to be expressed or contained in that behalf." Mr. Travers, with the leave of the House, postponed the motion standing in his name, No. 2 on this day's Paper, till to-morrow at six o'clock. On motion of Mr. Travers the Bill to amend the New Zealand Company's Land Claimants Ordinance was ordered to stand as first order of the day, for to-morrow, at the six o'clock sitting. Mr. Carleton gave notice that, on Wednesday, he would move the following Resolutions : That the Representation of the Colony should be based upon sound and just principles. That with a view to enabling the General Assembly to legislate if necessary, it is desirable, 13