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The Clerk having counted the House, by order of the Speaker, it was found that there were only twelve members present—viz., Messrs. O'Brien, Lee, Mackay, Forsaith. 0 Neill, Bacot, Tiavers, Sewell, Crompton Merriman Carleton, and Biown, the Speaker accordingly quitted the Chair, and the House stood adjourned until to-morrow at noon.

NOTICE OF MOTION. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th, 1855. ]. MR. HART—To move an Address to Her Majesty the Queen ia terras of his motion of Tuesdav, August 21st. 2. MR. BEWELL—To move the following Resolutions,-— That in providing supplies for the public service for the current year, this House has proceeded without having had before it the detailed particulars of the proposed expenditure of the civil list, and of the cost of collecting and management of the Customs and the Land Revenue, nor has it been furnished with complete detailed particulars of the expenditure of last year on those services. That this House attributes the omission of the Government to supply such particulars, to unavoidable circumstances, but nevertheless it feels itself bound to record its protest against such omission being drawn into precedent. That in the opinion of this House the public expenditure of the Colony is on a scale too in proportion to its revenues. And this House earnestly trusts that his Excellency the new Governor, amongst the first acts of his Government, will institute a searching enquiry into such expenditure with a view to its retrenchment. That although this House has voted supplies for the service of the full period of a year, yet looking to the financial state of the colony, and particularly to outstanding liabilities, for which it appears that no provision has been or is being made, this House considers it indispensably necessary that a new Session of the Assembly should be held at the earliest possible period after the intended dissolution. That this House reitirates its opinion that the cost of the Surveying Department does not fotm part of the cost of collection and management of the Land Revenue, and that this Department of the public service ought as far as possible to be placed under the control of the respective Provincial Governments. 3. MR. TRAVERS—To move the consideration of certain Resolutions of this House, passed the 12th September, 1854, in relation to persons holding the offices of Registrar of Deeds and Resident Magistrate. 4. MR. SEWELL—To move an Address of congratulation to his Excellency the Governor upon his arrival in the Colony. ORDERS OF THE DAY. ]. Report of Committee on New Zealand Company's Debt. '2. Report of Committee on Pensioner's Petition. 3. Estimates of Expenditure—to be further considered in Committee. MR. SEWELL—To move in Committee of Supply, that the Committee do recommend to the House the adoptiou of the following resolutions—'l hat on consideration of his Excellency's Message No. 51, a respectful Address be presented to his Excellency, praying him to place upon the estimates the sum of £91,014 for the service of the several Provinces in New Zealand. Such sum of £91,014 to he divided amongst such several Provinces in the like proportion as the gross proceeds of the revenue of the Colony shall arise therein and to be paid over to the respective Treasurers of such Provinces for the public uses thereof ; and to be subject to the appropriation of the lespective Provincial Cocncils theteof. That in order to supply the Provincial Governments with funds for certain purposes, it is desirable that the present system of advances be continued, subject