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ORDERS OF THE DAY. I. Report of Committee on Pensioner' Petition. Tuesday"nexf. 11 S6Wel1 ' Chairman of the Committee, report postponed until 2 Estimates of Expenditure—to be further considered ic Committee. it Seco " d order of A* da Y having been read, Mr. Sewell moved' that the House proceed to the consideration of the next order of the day. Question put and passed. .3. Consideration of his Excellency's Messages Nos. 19 and 55. On motion of Mr. Sewell, consideration of Message No. 19 postponed. On motion of Mr. I ravers Message No. 55, with enclosuies, read. .Uebate ensued tit Alov ' d J?y Mr. Travers—that the further consideration of his Excellency's Message No. 5b be postponed. s ho „I!h J" 1 """ 1 -" 3n amendn;,ent -that all the words of the foregoing motion «" a Vlew t0 lnsert following in lieu thereof:— " hat if his I-xcellency the Governor be satisfied that the contract for purt JTkI rr aD -M r . f!ferred . l ° in the ! e "erof the Chief Te Hapuku, enclosed in Mesbe paid "°° " earned out, this House is of opinion that the money should Question that the words proposed to be omitted do stand part of the question —put and negatived. Question—that the words proposed to be inserted in lieu thereof do stand part of the question — put and passed. Moved by Mr. Sewell that all the words of the question be omitted, with a view to insert the following in lieu thereof: FvJ'i Tha ' th ' S H °, USe *2 P re P ared t0 favourable consideration to his - cellency s proposal to effect a loan for the purpose of enabling additional purchases of of native lands to be made;, and assuming such loan to be effected, the means will b ? supplied of enabling his Excellency to complete the purchase of land in the Ahi.nrl, referred to in his Excellency's Message No. 55. Kut 'his House feels it incumbent upon it to add, that in tt.eir opinion itis highly inexpedient that any monies should be paid, either by way of instalment or m final hquidation, for any lands over which there may exist rival claims, which ma) ieaa to native disturbances/' Uebate continued. Moved by Mr. Porsaith—that the debate on consideration of his Excellency's message No. So, be now adjourned, and do stand an order of the day for to-morrow Question put and passed. On motion of Mr.. .Uerriman, House adjourned at i past 5. o'clock until tomorrow at noon.

NOTICES OF MOTION. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Bth, 1855. J. MR. TRAVERS—To move for leave to bring in a Bill to appoint an agent in > ngland to take certain steps for relieving the Colony of New Zealand from the NevvZealand Company's Debt. '2. MR. bEWELL—To move the following Resolutions, — lhat 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 furiiished 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 t» record its protest against such omission being drawn into precedent.