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On motion of Mr. Mackay, the Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of Supply, for the consideration of his Excellency's Messages Nos. 7 and 9. On the Speaker resuming the Chair, the Chairman reported the following Resolution, which the Committee recommended for adoption by the House: " That the House do address his Excellency, informing him that a sum of £1771 155., not included in the Appropriation Bill, has been voted for the several services detailed in his Excellency's Messages Nos. 7 and 9, and that this House undertakes to make provision for the same." Question —that the foregoing Resolution be adopted by the House—put and passed. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr. Sewell, pursuant to (amended) notice, moved—that a respectful address be presented to his Excellency the Governor, embodying the following Resolutions ; 1. That in the judgment of this House, all monies held by the Treasury on Deposit accounts, in th£ nature of Trusts, as forlntesiate Estates Fund, &c., should be treated as unavailable. '2. That all monies held by the Treasury, properly payable to the New Zealand Company, ought to be treated as unavailable. 3. That all monies due to the Provinces up to the 80th June last, ought to be paid over without delay i 4. That proper accounts, based on the provisions of the Conssitution Act, shewing the distributable surplus available for the provinces to the 30th Jnne last, ought to be made up without delay, and that in case of unavoidable delay in completing the entire accounts, the same ought to be completed by estimate as far as possible. 5. That in estimating the distributable surplus available for the Provinces for the year ending 30 h June, 1855, the sum of 32,896 Z. os. Od. held on that day by the Treasurer on account of land purchases upon the so called land deposit account, Ought to be brought into account and treated as available, subject to to a deduction of one-tenth for possible refunds, to be carried over to a separate deposit account, and to a further deduction of one-twentieth, the estimated cost of surveys. 6. That pending the final adjustment of the Provincial accounts, the sy.tem of advances to the Provinces for current purposes ought to be continued on its present footing : and that the proportions of such advances ought not to be disturbed during the current year, leaving the final settlement of accounts open for adjustment at the termination of the financial period. 7. That this House having been compelled to appropriate the Revenue without the information and guidance of responsible members of the Government, cannot be held justly answerable for the propriety of the proposed expenditure. 8. That this House has made provision for certain excess of expenditure incurred during the last year beyond the amount appropriated by Act of the Assembly, upon the assumption that such excess of expenditure has been actually incurred, and with a view to relieve the Executive Government from liability. But nevertheless this House records its emphatic protest against the system of exceeding the appropriation and estimates, except in cases of absolute necessity, the effect of which is to derange the finances of the Colony as well as to take from the General Assembly its legitimate control over the public expenditure. 9. That in appropriating the revenue for the current year, this House has proceeded, without having before it full accounts of the expenditure of last year, and detailed estimates of the proposed expenditure for the collection and management of the Customs and Land Revenue, and this House records its protest against such omission being drawn inio precedent. JO. That the estimated cost of the Land and Survey Department for the current year, exceeds the estimate of last year by no less a sum than £6622 13s. 6d. This House not having before it any details of the proposed expenditure is unable to discover in what particulars such increased expenditure arises; but it feels bound to express its dissatisfaction at such increased expenditure without explanation.