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11. Adjournment: —Mr. Stafford moved that this House do now adjourn until seven o'clock this evening. Mr. Merriman moved, That the Question be amended by the omission of the words " seven o'clock this evening," with a view to add at the end thereof the word " to-morrow." Question, That the words proposed to be omitted do stand part of the question, put and negatived. Question, That the word proposed to be inserted be so inserted, put and passed. Whereupon question as amended put and passed ; and the House accordingly adjourned at twenty minutes past five o'clock, until to-morrow at noon.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND ORDERS OF THE DAY. Friday, June 27, 1856. 1. Mr. Taylor to ask the honourable member at the head of the Government whether the Government considers the house and land lately in the occupation of Dr. Hacot, Staff Surgeon of Pensioners, to be the property of the Imperial Government or as belonging to the Colony; if the property of the Imperial Government, when and how it was so created. 2. Mb, Merriman to ask the honorable member at fhe head of the Executive, whether it is the intention of the Government to introduce in the present session, and endeavour to pass, a measure for the settlement of outstanding land claims. 3. Mr. Brodie to move for a copy of the peiition of Mr. J. J. Piercy, transmitted to the Colonial Secretary by the Resident Magistrate at Auckland on tlie 9th of April, 1856, together with all the correspondence and minutes connected therewith. 4. Mr. Travers to move That it is expedient that instructions should be issued by the Governorto Superintendents of Provinces, for their guidance in assenting to, or withholding assent from Bills, or reserving the same for the signification of the Governor's pleasure thereon. 5. Mr. Brorie to move that an account of all monies received, and the appropriation thereof, by Mr. M*Lean, the Commissioner for the purchase of Native Lands, be laid before this House. 6. Mr. Charles Brown to move, That this House is of opinion that no detention of the " Zingari" should take place on her arrival, so as to derange the line of communication maintained by that steamer and the "William Denny." 7. Mr. Williamson to move, That the Petition of Henry Deery be referred to the Committee on Pensioners' Petitions. 8. Mr Hall to move, 1 hat the detailed Returns relating to the purchase of Lands from the Natives, laid on the table on the 18th instant, be printed. 9. Mr. Fox to move for leave to introduce a Bill to enable Provincial Councils to enforce order and punish contempts. 10. Mr. Fox to move for the production of any correspondence between the Pilot of Auckland or the Superintendent of that' Province and the General Government, relative to the storage of gunpowder, either under Sir George Grey's administration or subsequently. 11. Adjourned debate on the motion, That it is the opinion of this House that immediate action should be taken by the Government for the arrest of Mr. E. H. E. Hackmore.late Collector of Customs and 1 reasurer at 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 Reporting Debates 2. Report of the Committee on Sir George Grey's Land Regulations. 3. Resolutions proposed by the Colonial Treasurer (on the notice paper of Saturday last) —to be further considered in Committee of Ways and Means. 4. Supreme Court Practitioners Bill—to be considered in Committee. 5. Native Reserves Bill reported—adoption of the report. 6. District Courts Bill reported—adoption of the report. 7. Resident