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2. Mr. Fox to ask the hon. member at the head of the Government whether it is the intention of the Government to take any steps towards providing His Excellency the Governor with a residence. 3. Mr. Domett to move, That the Report of the Committee to inquire into and report upon the Petition of Captain Thorr.as McDonnell, R.N., respecting certain land claims at Hokianga, be referred to the Committee on Old Land Claims. 4. Mr. Charles Brown to move, That the Committee on the Taranaki Bill be discharged. 5. Mr. Fox to move for leave to introduce a Bill to give effect to the recommendations of the Scrip Committee. 6. Adjourned debate on the question, 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 rights of members of the community, is inconsistent with right constitutional practice. 7. Adjouned debate on the report of the Committee on the petition of Dr. Bacot. 8. Me. Williamson to move, that the recommendation of the Committee on the petition from certain persons, formerly seamen of H.VI.S. " Buffalo," be adopted by the House, and that a respectful address be presented to His Excelleney the Governor requesting him to give effect to that recommendation. 9. Mr. Fox to move, That the petition of the Pensioners, presented by him to this House, be referred to a select Committee, to report on the amount of compensation due to the petitioners. Such Committee to consist of Mr. Merriman, Mr. Williamson, Mr. East, Mr. J. Cargill, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Henderson, Mr. Lee, and the mover. 10. Mr. Travers to move, That the memorial of John Sharpe and David Johnston, of Nelson, relative to the petition of Lazarus Berlowitz, be laid on the table of this House. 11. Mr. Henderson to move, that the report of the select Committee on the " Buffalo" seamen's petition L e referred back to the Committee for consideration of the cl .im of another applicant. 12. Mr. Brodie to move, That it is the opinion of this House that Mr. Commissioner Mantell ought to have been suspended as soon as the Government became aware of the serious charges against that officer. 13. Adjourned debate on the question, That the tenure of office in a Responsible Ministry by a Superintendent is incompatible with the impartial performance of his duties, and calculated to give an undue weight in the counsels of the General Government, to the interest of the Province of which he is Superintendent.

ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Report of the Committee on re-printing Public Documents2. Report of ths Committee on 0!d Land Claims. 3. Report of the Committee on the Registration Bill. 4. Beport of the Library Committee. 5. Report of the Committee on the Province of Taranaki Bill. 6. Report of the Committee on Reporting Debates7. Resolutions proposed by the Colonial Treasurer (on the notice paper of Saturday, June 21st,) — to be further considered in Committee of Ways and Means. The Colonial Treasurer, in Committee of Ways and Means, to move the following Resolutions :— _ '4. That the loan to be obtained for fresh purchases of Native l?nds be distributed in the following proportions :— 5-lOths to the Province of Auckland £90,000 3-loths do. Wellington. 54,000 Oth 3 I l ' o. New Plymouth, without interest 20,000 ) do. do. with interest 16,000 180,000 15. That