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provision will be required to be made out of future Revenue of the General Government either by loan or current appropriation. 3. " With reference to the question proposed to this House by his Excellency as to the expediency of continuing the purchase of Native Lands, this House is sensible of the political as well as economical advantages of acquiring by purchase, as speedily as possible, the possession of Native Lands. 4. " But the present system of making Native land purchases, appears to this House to present in many points such grave objections, that this House respectfully declines to take on itself the responsibility of approving its continuance. 5. "In the opinion of this House, it will be desirable to continue to make purchase of Native Lands, if favourable opportunities should present themselves, upon a prudent and well arranged system, but the extent of these purchases ought not to be such as to derange the ordinary financial arrangements of the General or Provincial Governments. 6. "Should his Excellency exceed in making such purchases, the sum estimated in the Message of his Excellency the Officer administering the Government No. 52, viz., £13,1SO 1 , such excess of expenditure ought not in the judgment of this House, to disturb the financial arrangements with the Provinces; and in particular ought not to interfere with the current advances to them, or with the amount of surplus revenue ultimately guaranteed to them, for the service of the current year; but such excess ought to be provided for by extraordinary means, such as loan."— (Mr. Sewell.) Question put—that the words proposed to be omitted do stand part of the question. Committee divided. Ayes 3. Noes 12. Messrs. Porter, Messrs. Sewell, Gray, Taylor, Forsaith, (Teller.) Bacot, Clifford, Carleton, Brown, Mackay, Greenwood Hart, Crompton, Lee, Travers, (Teller.) Whereupon amendment put and passed.