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R. H. WYNYARD, N °' * Officer Administering the Government. co m m™Ltt? nCe t0 No 22 dated 17th August, 1855, transmitting copies of up the IWn?Po^ ga ?ng r ent ° f a raontllI >" line of Steam Packets to keep landCnlonJpi T nSi" ° n .ibetween Great Britain and the Australian and New Zea- / a i ministenn S the Government transmits to the House of Representatives a copy of a Return from the Province of Canterbury similar to the ' P dis P atched from that during the year Government House, Auckland, 3rd September,. 1855. t, tt MESSAGE No. 57. R. H. WYNYARD, Officer admininistering the Government. i Wlth the .request contained in Resolution No. 33, dated Ist September, liloo, the Officer administering the Government, transmits to the House of Reprethe accompanying copy of a Loan Act, 1855, for the purpose of raising funds for the purchase of lands from the natives. Government House, Auckland 3rd September. 1855. On motion of Mr. Travers, Loan Bill read a first time, ordered to be printed, and the second reading ordered to stand an order of the day for to-morrow. MESSAGE No. 58. R. H. WYNYARD, Officer administering the Government. The Auditor General having called the attention of the Officer administering the Government to certain remarks in the printed report of the Finance Committee, the officer administering the Government thinks it right in justice to that officer and to the public service generally, to transmit to the House of Representatives the accompanying copy of Memorandum dated 3rd September, 1855, from the Auditor General on that subject. Government House, Auckland, 3rd September, 1855. On motion of Mr. Sewell, consideration of his Excellency's Message No. 58 referred to Finance Committee. MESSAGE No 59. R. H. WYNYARD, Officer administering the Government The Officer administering the Government transmits to the House of Representatives the enclosed additional estimates for the undermentioned services. _ £ s. d. Extra Clerical assistance in the Colonial Secretary's office. ... 205 6 3 Pensions, ... ... ... ... ... 105 0 0 Resident Magistrates ... ... ... ... 1294 5 0 The extra clerical aid is required to furnish returns desired by the House some of which viz., the correspondences are very volaminous. The Pensions are sums which have already been plaeed in the Supplementary Estimates, excepting that of Bernard Gapper which was authorised by the House last year. The Resident Magistrates departments are placed on the Estimates in compliance with the request contained in resolution of the House, dated Ist September, 1855. Government House, Auckland, 3rd September, 1855. On motion of Mr. Mackay, consideration of his Excellency's Message No, 52 referred to Committee of Supply. Moved by Dr. Lee—that his Excellency's Message No. 58, with its enclosures, be ordered to be printed. Question put and passed. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Taylor, with leave of the House, postponed the motion standing in his name, first, on the notice paper of this day, with a view of moving it in Committee of Supply. Mr. Merriman, for Mr. Carleton, and pursuant to notice, moved—that as the Legislative Council, through being debarred from interfering with details of appropriation, is unable to entertain the question of adequate provision for its own