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, . Travers, pursuant to notice, moved that a respectful address be presented to his Excellency the Officer administering the Government, praying him to lav before this House a copy of a Despatch from the Duke of Newcastle to Sir George Grey, dated 9th June, 1853, on the general subject of Military protection to be afforded to New Zealand. Question put and passed. Mr. Travers, pursuant to notice, moved that a respectful address be presented to his Excellency the Officer administering the Government, praying him to inform the House of the nature of the arrangements entered into with the natives for extinguishing their titles to land in the Provinces of Nelson and Canterbury, jsartly referred to in the Financial Statement presented the the House on the 4th September, 1854, and whether the funds originally set apart for the purpose of the said purchase are still in the hands of the Government; and if not, how the same have been expended; and also of the probable time when the purchase will be completed. Question put and passed. Mr. Travers, pursuant to notice, moved that a respectful address be presented to his Excellency the Officer administering the Government, praying that he may direct that the Postmaster of Nelson shall in future attend at the Post Office at 10 o clock, a.m., instead of ] 1 o'clock, and that the same Post Office be kept open until 4 o clock on Saturday's, instead of being closed at 2 o'clock. Question put and passed. Mr. Carleton, pursuant to notice, moved that copies of all correspondence in the possession of the General Government regarding a claim alleged by Staff Surgeon Bacot to a grant of a house and 40 acres of land at or near Howick, be laid on the table of this House. Question put and passed. Mr. Carleton, pursuant to notice, moved that a respectful address be presented to his Excellency the Officer administering the Government, praying for copies of all correspondence between his Excellency and her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies on the subject of the election of Colonel Wynyard to the Superintendency of the Province of Auckland ; of his holding that' office while administering the Government of New Zealand ; and of his retiring from the buperintendency. Question put and passed. It being now 3 o'clock, the House proceeded to the consideration of the orders of the day. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Consideration of his Excellency's message, No. 12. Moved by Mr. Merriman—that his Excellency's message, No. 12, be referred to a Select Committee, to consist of Messrs. Porter, Carleton, Brown, Forsaith, Sewed, and the mover. The Committee to have power to call for persons, and papers and documents, and to report on Tuesday next. Question put and passed. 2 and 3. Consideration of his Excellency's messages, No. 13 and 15, postponed, on motion of Mr. Travers, till Tuesday next. 4. Consideration of his Excellency's message, No. 19, postponed, on motion of Mr. Sewell, till Tuesday next. 5 Land Claimant's Ordinance Amendment Bill. On motion of Mr. Travers, the Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole for consideration of the Land Claimant's Ordinance Amendment Bill. On the Speaker resuming the Chair the Chairman reported the Bill with amendments. Report adopted by the House. On motion of Mr. Travers Bill as amended ordered to be printed, and the third reading ordered to stand an order of the day for Friday next. House resumed considetation of the notices of motion on this day's paper. Mr. Sewell with leave of the House withdrew the motion standing in his name, No. 11 oa the notice paper of this day,