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of the settlers, was substituted and made use ot by the Company s agent, and as appears by his own letters to the Secretary of the Company, not without effect. 8. That vi"orous efforts ought to be made in the ensuing Session of Parliament, to obtain enquiry into, and relief from the matters complained of in the foregoing Resolutions. 9. That should any amount be fixed on as ultimately due to the Company, the same ought to be distributed amongst the Provinces upon principles to be settled by the General Assembly. 10. That it is expedient, that an Act should be obtained in the next Session of the • Imperial Parliament, for obtaining such relief, and for enabling the General Assembly to effectuate such distribution ; and that it will be desirable in any such Act to obtain power to commute the Company's claim for Colonial or Provincial securities. That an humble Address be presented to her Majesty and both Houses of Parliament, embodying the foregoing Resolutions. That a respectful Address be presented to his Excellency the Officer administering the Government, praying him to take immediate and active steps for giving effect to the foregoing Resolutions. Mr Fitzgerald gave notice that to-morrow ho would move the following resolution : — " That it is desirable that the next session of the General Assembly should be held in a more central position of the Colony. Mr. Fitzgerald pursuant to notice, moved No. 1 standing in his name on this day's paper. Mr. Wakefield moved, the addition of the following words at the end of the first paragraph :—" And that in justice the Provinces of New Plymouth and Otago ought to be placed on a footing of equality with Canterbury and Nelson.—Amendment agreed to. Resolution as amended, adopted. Mr. Carleton, with leave of the House, brought up the report of the Select Committee appointed to consider the pre-emption Land Claims Bill, which was read and ordered to be printed. On the motion of Mr. Carleton, the resolutions contained in the report were adopted. Mr. Carleton, with the leave of the House, moved the following resolution : —" That a respectful address be presented to the Officer administering the Government, prayiDg his attention to the resolutions adopted by the House on the recommendation of the Pre-emptive Land Claims Select Committee. Resolution adopted. Mr. Fitzgerald pursuant to notice moved the resolutions standing No. 2 in his name on this day's paper. Resolutions adopted. On motion of Mr. Sewell the Speaker left the Chair and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole for consideration of the Appropriation Bill. On the Speaker resuming the Chair the Chairman reported that the Committee desired to re-commit the Bill. Mr. 1 ravers gave notice that on the third reading of the Appropriation Bill, he would move that it be read a third time that day six months. On motion of Mr. Sewell the Speaker left the Chair and the House resolved itself into Committee of the whole for reconsideration of the Appropriation Bill. On the Speaker resuming the Chair the Chairman reported progress. Mr. Sewell moved that the Bill be now read a third time. Mr. Sewell with leave of the House withdrew his motion. On motion of Mr. Fitzgerald the Bill was ordered to be recommitted. Mr. Hart Chairman of the Committee on the New Zealand Company's Debt brought up the report of that Committee which was ordered to be printed together with the evidence and the minutes 01 the Committee.