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On Mr. Speaker resuming the chuir, the Chairman reported that the Committee recommended the resolution referred to them for adoption by the House. Question, ihat the resolution agreed to by the Committee be adopted bv the House put and passed. ' ' 7- Edward Catchpool:— Mr. Fitzherbert, pursuant to notice, asked the hon- member at the head of the Government whether it is his intention to issue a commission of enquiry into the case of Edward Catchpool, first landing waiter at the port of Wellington, in accordance with the recommendation ot the select Committee to whom his petition to the House was referred, and it so, when it will be appointed, and whether the Government will have any objection to inform the House of the names of the persons composing the commission so soon as it shall have been appointed. Mr. Stafford replied, that a commission should be appointed in accordance with the recommendation ot the Committee, and that on a future day he would be prepared to state when tile commission should be appointed and who should compose it. 8. Policy of| the Government Mr. Daldy, pursuant to notice, asked the hon. member at the head of the Government whether it is his intention to make any further development of the poiicy or his Government beyond that given yesterday. Mr. Stafford replied, that as the Government laid bills before the Hou3e, their policv should be more fully explained. 1 * 9. IVesleyan Property Sale Bill : Mr. Travers, pursuant to notice, moved, That this Bill be referred to a select Committee, consisting of Mr. Fox, Mr. Wells, Mr. Curtis, the Colonial Secretary, and the mover. Question put and passed. 10. Returning Officers:—Mr. Fitzherbert, pursuant to notice, moved, That noEeturnin<r Officer is justified in refusing to record any vote that may be tendered to him by a person who is on the electoral 1011, oil the plea that such person is a member of the police force. And still further ttiat no Returning Officer is justified in refusing the vote of any such person, after he shall have tendered his resignation as memLer of any such police force. (Question put and passed. 11. Province of Taranaki I ill -On motion of Mr. Charles Brown the second reading of this Hill was postponed to this day week. b 12. Naturalization Bill -—On motion of Mr. Pell the consideration in Committee of this Bill was postponed until to-morrow. 13. Law Amendment Bill-.-On motion of the Colonial Secretary the report of the Committee of e whole House on this Bill was adopted, and, on motion of the Colonial Secretary, the Bill was read a tiird time and passed. The Colonial Secretary moved that the following be the eof the Bill, A Bill to amend the Law of Evidence and the Law of Del tor and Creditor 8 i T* ' C ° lonial hecretal 'y aild < Vlr - Ward were ordered to present tne x>ill to the Legislative Council. * 14 ' S t )ir p rL COU l t tV SW H Bi 1 11 . :_ 1 0n motion .of the Colonial Secretary 3lr. Speaker left this BUI resolved itself into a Committee of the whole for consideration of Oh Mr. Speaker resuming the chair the Chairman reported the Bill with amendments, and to morrow" C ™ttee was ordered to stand an order of the day for 15. Adjournment :-On motion of Mr. Ward the House adjourned at six o'clock until to-morrow <1L ilOOll*

NOTICES OF MOTION ANI) ORDERS OF THE DAY. Friday, June 6, 1856. L V™* th ° I }°T d ° adopt the address to Her Majesty on the nchieveSeleS ? ,iLT? T ■" " AUieB in the P resent war, prepared by the ©elect Committee, ami that it be transmitted to Her Majesty by Mr Speaker - and a eonv of the same presented to his Excellency the Governor. apeaKer , and a copy ot 2. The Colonial Tum,™, to move, Th.t Mr. Fox b. „]<M ,o the L.od Scrip Committee. 3 - 'zstszttsssz* *— «* ~ ">»•" " » «'• ■*,» *. 4. Mr. Fox