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ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Report of Committee on New Zealand Company's Debt. 2. Report of Finance Committee. 3. Report of Committee on Pensioners' Petition. 4. Adjourned Debate on the Address to Her Majesty the Queen as moved by Mr: Hart on Thursday, September 6th. 5. Adjourned Debate on his Excellency's Message No. 55. MR. SEWELL —To move that this House is prepared to give its favourable consideration to his Excellency's pioposal to effect a loan lor the purpose of enabling additional purchases to be maae of native lands. And, assuming such loan to be effected, the means will be supplied for enabling his Excellency to complete the purchase of lands in the Ahuriri, referred to in his Excellency s Message No. 55. But this House feels it incumbent upon it to add that, in their opinion, it is highly in expedient that any moneys should be paid, either by way of instalment, ot in final liquidation, for any lands over which there may exist rival claims, which may lead to native disturbances. 6. Estimates of Expenditure—to be further considered in Committee. MR. M ACKAY—To move in Committee of Supply—that a respectful Address be presented to his Excellency the Governor, praying him to send down to this House a Supplementary Estimate for the following sums, viz. For the salary of the Clerk in the Resident Magistrate's Department at Nelson from the Ist July, 1854, to the 30th June, 1855.... 150 Z. For an Interpreter 50Z., Contingencies 50Z., for the year 1555-56, the same Department 2501. 7. Crown Land Purchasers' Legal Estate Bill—second reading. 8. Loan Bill—to be considered in Committee. CHARLES CLIFFORD, Speaker.