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Session 11, No. 2.—An Act for the Naturalization of certain persons in the Colony of New Zealand. Session 11, No 3.—An Act to amend the Law relating to Dower. Government House, Auckland, 13th August, 1855. MESSAGE No. 6. R. H. WYNYARD, Officer administering the Government. The Officer administering the Government transmits to the House of Representatives, the accompanying copy of a Despatch, dated in April, 1855, from one of Her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, intimating that the undermentioned Acts passed by the General Assembly have been submitted to Her Majesty, and that they will be left to their operation. No. 4.—To make further provision for the administration of the Nelson Trust Fund.—l4th September, 1854. No. s.—For amending an Ordinance passed by the Governor and Legislative Council of New Zealand for Regulating the sale of Fermented and Spirituous Liquors.—l4th September, 1854. No. 6.—For Regulating the Disposal of the Waste Lands of the Crown in New Zealand.—l4th September, 1854. No. 7.—For Regulating the management of certain Lands reserved for public purposes in the several Provinces of New Zealand.—l4th September, 1854. No. B.—To enable the Barristers and the Solicitors of the Supreme Court to act as General Law Practitioners.—l4th September, 1854. No. 9.—To abolish the Punishment of Transportation, and to substitute Penal Servitude within the Colony in lieu thereof.—l6th September, 1854. No. 10. —To give greater effect to Powers of Attorney.—l6th September, 1854. No. 11. —To provide for the Appropriation of the Public Revenue of New Zealand. 16th September, 1854. Government House, Auckland, 13th August, 1855. MESSAGE No. 7. R. H. AVYNYARD, Officer administering the Government. The Officer administering the Government transmits, for the information of the House of Representatives, the accompanying copy of a Despatch, dated 25th March, 1855, from one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, in reply to a Despatch enclosing copy of a Resolution ot the Legislative Council on the 15th September, 1854, on the question whether that body would be justified in making any alteration in any measure of supply which had been voted by the House of Representatives, or whether by analogy to the British Constitution the Legislative Council must either wholly accept, or wholly reject any such measure. The Secretary of State, it will be seen, is of opinion that the analogy of the English Constitution ought to prevail, the reason being the same, when the Upper House is not elected by the people. Government House, Auckland, 13th August, 1855. MESSAGE No. 8. R. H. WYNYARD, Officer administering the Government. The Officer administering the Government transmits to the House of Representatives the accompanying copy of a Despatch, dated 13th March, 1855, from one of Her Majesty s Principal Secretaries oi State, in reply to a Despatch from the Officer administering the Government, dated the 18th July, 1854, forwarding an address to the Queen from the House of Representatives expressing their attachment to Her Majesty's throne and person, and their cordial sympathy with the mother-country in the war in which it is engaged. The Secretary of State intimates that he has had much gratification in laying that address before the Queen, and that Her Majesty has received with lively satisfaction these expressions of loyalty and attachment, and the assurances of her faithful subjects in New Zealand, of their earnest prayer for the success of the fleets and armies of Her Majesty and of her Allies. Government House, Auckland 13th August, 1855, MESSAGE No. 9. R. H. WYNYARD, Officer administering the Government. The Officer administering the Government transmits to the House of Representatives the accconipanying copy of a Despatch, dated 6th January, 1855, from one of Her Majesty s Principal Secretaries of State, acknowledging the receipt of an address to the