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Mr. Fox moved, That the debate be adjourned for an hour-and-a-half. Question put and passed. The House adjourned at five o'clock until half-pas 1 , six o'clock. The House met pursuant to adjournment. Eebate resumed. Mr. Lee moved, That the debate be now adjourned until to-morrow. Question put and passed. 10. AdjournmentOn motion of Mr. C. Brown the House adjourned at quarter-past ten o'clock until to-morrow at noon.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND ORDERS OE THE DAY. Fbiday, June 20, 185j?. 1. Mr. Travers to ask the Colonial Secretary whether any and what steps are being taken to carry out the decision of the Chief Justice on the award in favour of George Duppa, of lands in the Province of Nelson. 2. Mp., Williamson to ask the hon. member at the head of the Government, that in the event of the entire management of the Waste Lands being transferred to the Piovinces, whit course the Government intend to take with regard to the officers connected with the Survey Deparment whose services wUI be no longer required by the General Government, 3. The Colonial Treasurer, To move foe leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the affairs of the Bank of Issue to be wound up. Also, A Bill to alter the provisions of the New Zealand Constitution Act so far as lelatcs to the distribution of the Surplus Revenue of the Colony. 4. Mr. Travers to move, That, in the opinion of this House, the assent of the Governor to Acts or Ordinances of the Provincial Councils, particularly in cases where the same are reserved for such assent, which contain provisions repugnant to the Constitution Act, or illegally interfering with the civil lights of members of the community, is inconsistent with right constitutional practice. 5. Mit Fox to wove, That the petition of McCormick and other members of the Pensioner Force be taken into consideration. 6. Mr. Fox to move for leave to introduce a Bill to remove doubts as to the legality of certain provisions of Acts passed by the Provincial Councils and assented to by the Governor, and to confer on such C ouncils power to pass acts altering the criminal law of New Zealand, within certain limits to be prescribed thereby, and to indemnify all persons who may have incurred any liability by reason of acting under such acts of doubtful legality. 7- Mr. Carlfton to move, That the Report of the Select Committee on. Dr. Bacot's petition be adopted by the House. 8. Mr. Travers, To move for leave to bring in a Bill to provide for the Regulation by specific appropriation and the audit of the costs of Collection and management of the Cusioms and Land Revenues. 9. Mr. Lf.e to move, That the House resolve itself into a Committee of Supply to take into consideration the report ol the select Con mittee on the petition of Alexander Brown, with a view of introducing a short Pension Bill, to prevent such pension awarded being subjected to an annnal vote ol' this House. 10. Mr. Curtis, To move that the Speaker be requested to order that a copy of the Blue Book be forwarded to such Libraries in each of the Provinces as are supported by a grant from the General oi Provincial Funds. 11. Mr Curtis, To move, on the re-committal of the District Courts Bill, that clause 26 shall be amended to provide for the unanimity of the Jui;y. Also, I hat clause 20 shall be amendtd so far as it gives to the Recorder a casting vote. 12. Mr. Hall to move, That there be laid on the table a Return shewing the expenditure in detail on account of the department of Customs during the year ending 30th June, 1856; the actual ev-pendi ure to be returned where possible; and an estimate of the probable expenditure where the actual expenditure cannot yet be stated. Also,