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"That a respectful address be presented to his Excellency the Officer administering the Government, praying him to place on the Estimates for the Resident Magistrate at Canterbury £300 0 0 Cletk to ditto ditto 75 0 0 £375 0 0 For Resident Magistrate's Department, Wellington .. 819 5 0 Clerk to Resident Magistrate at Nelson 100 O 0 Question—that the foregoing resolution be adopted—put and passed. Mr. Sewell, Chairman of the Finance Committe, brought up the following resolution by way of report, in reference to the petition of Mr. P. A. Deck, late Commander of H. M. Colonial Brig "Victoria," which resolution the Committee recommend for adoption by the House :— " That a declaration having been received by Mr. P. A. Deck, late Commander of the Colonial brig " Victoria," on the subject of detention of pay, on account of non-rendering of certain accounts, the Committee agreed to report that in their opinion such declaration may be properly received, as discharging Captaia Deck from all liability." Question—tha the foregoing resolution be adopted—put and passed. Moved by Mr. Sewell—that a respectful address be presented to bis Excellency embodying the forgoing resolution. Put and passed. Moved by Mr. Merriman, that the House be counted. The Clerk having counted the House, by order of the Speaker, it was found that there were only nine members present, viz., Messrs. Merriman, Sewell, Forsaith, Brown, Crompton, Hart, Lee, Taylor, and Mackay. The Speaker accordingly quitted the Chair, and the House stood adjourned until Monday next, at 4 o'clock.

NOTICES OF MOTION. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, 1855. 1. MR. TAYLOR—To move that a respectful Address be presented to his Excellency the Officer administering the Government, requesting him to send down a supplementary estimate of £23, for additional salary for the Messenger of the Legislative Council, for his services during the last two Sessions of the General Assembly. 2. MR. CARLETON—To move that as the Legislative Council, through being debarred from interfering with details of Appropriation, axe unable to entertain the question of adequate provision for their own officers, it becomes incumbent upon the Representatives to affirm, with respect to the Council also, a resolution which was passed in favour of the officers of this House during the second Session of the Assembly, namely, " That it is of the greatest public importance that the services of officers of this House should be secured by the payment of their salaries, irrespective of any questions arising out of other duties or services." ORDER OF THE DAY. I. Estimates of Expenditure—to be further considered iu Committee. MR. CARLETON—To move an Address to his Excellency the Officer administering the Government, requesting him to place upon the estimates a sum of £100, additional to the sum appropriated to such purpose upon the Civil list, tup ardS the salar y t ' le Resident Magistrate sitting in Auckland. MR. MACKAY—In Committee of Supply, to move consideration of his Excellency s M:ssage No. 30.