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4. Mr, Lee to move, That the House resolve itself into a Committee of Supply, to take into consideration the report of the Select Committee on the petition of Alexander Brown, with a view of introducing a short Pension Bill, to prevent such pension awarded, being subjected to an annual vote of this House. 5. Mr. Travers to move, That on Thursday, orders of the day] do take precedence of notices of motion. 0. Adjourned debafe on motion, That it is the unanimous opinion of this House, that immediate action be taken by the Government for the arrest of Mr. E. H. E. Blackmore, late Collector of Customs and 'I reasurer of Nelson, for his late defalcation, whether he be in the Colony of New Zealand or in any of the Australian Colonies. ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Report of the Committee on the petition of the seamen of the " Buffalo." 2. Report of the Committee on changes in the Constitution Act, 3. Report of the Committee on the Marriage Act. 4. Report of the Committee on the Nelson defalcation 5. Report of the Library Committee; 0. Resolutions proposed by the Colonial Treasurer (on the notice paper of Saturday last) —to be further considered in Committee of Ways and Means. The Colonial Treasurer to move, In Committee of Ways and Means on the Resolutions embodying the Financial policy of the Government, the following Resolution after Resolution 13— " That, if the before mentioned loan of £500,000, or any part thereof, shall be required to be raised at a higher rate of interest than 4 per cent., a pro rata, increase of the tate of interest shall be charged against all the respective Provinces in respect of the principal sum with which they may be respectively chargeable. Mr. Fitrherbert, in Committee of Ways and Means, to move, as resolutions, That the sum already contributed by the different Provinces towards the New Zealand Company s debt, but not yet remitted home (amounting to £27,000 more or less), and which the Committee of the House have determined shall be considered as a debt of the Colony, and be provided for accordingly, shall be ultimately refunded to the various Provinces in the proportions of their several original contributions thereto. 1 st. Should the New Zealand Company not demand the remittance of this sum, then the aforesaid refund shall be made immediately after advices to that effect shall have been received by the Government of the colony, such payment being made out of the sum authorized to be raised as a national loan. 2nd. But, should the Company require the remittance of the said sum, then an immediate refund shall be made to the respective Provinces of the Northern Is and, by the Provinces of the Middle Island, of such a proportion of the compounded debt of the Company as shall correspond to the further reduction of that debt, occasioned by the remittance of the Northern Island contribution of the aforesaid £27,000. That regard should be also had to the claims of such Provinces as have absorbed New Zealand Company s Scrip, with the view of crediting such Provinces with such sums as they may be found entitled to in respect thereof. Mr. Ludlam, to move, in Committee of Ways and Means, That as further part of such general and permanent arrangement, it is expedient that the interest on the floating debt, and also the charges of the General Government be borne upon the Revenues of the whole Colony, and that the Land Revenue should contribute an equal quota with the Customs Revenue to such interest and charges. Mr. Fox to move, in Committee of Ways and Means, That the debts of New Zealand, viz., the amount of loan to be raised to pay off the New Zealand Company's Debt; £200,00t) to effect purchases from the Natives in the Northern Island ; and the amount necessary to be raised to meet the floating debt of the Colony, say £100.000, be consolidated, and charged together with the expenses of the General Government, on the General Revenue (Customs and Territorial) ; the Territorial Revenue to consist of 2s. 6d. an acre and no more, on all lands sold or alienated, except on mere pastoral licences within the Colony (not including those disposed of in satisfaction of scrip now in existence.) 7- Religious, Charitable and Educational Trusts Bill—to be considered in Committee. Mr- Merriman and Mr. Trweks, in Committee on the Religious, Charitable, and Educational Trusts Bill, to n.ove the introduction of certain clauses. (See notice paper of Monday, June 23rd.) 8," Revenues