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TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1856. 1. The House met pursuant to adjournment; Mr. Speaker and thirty-five members being present; Mr. Speaker read prayers and took the chair. 2. Petition of Margaret Forbes -.—Mr. Carleton presented a petition from Mrs. Margaret Forbes, relative to a land claim at Onehunga. Petition read and received. 3. Petition of David Johnson and others r—Mr. Travers presented a petition from David Johnson, John Sharp, and Thos. Fagan, complaining of misstatements in the petition of Lazarus Berlowitz. Petition read and received. 4. General Assembly place of meeting Mr. Fox moved the suspension of Standing Order No. 56. Question put and passed. 7 _ Mr. Fox thep moved, That a respectful address be presented to his Excellency tpe Governor requesting him to imform this House, at as early a period as may be convenient to him, whether he has determined on the central place at which the Assembly shall be summoned to meet at its next session, and if so, if he will be pleased to communicate the same to this House. Question put and passed. 5. Postponements:— . , _ . (1.) On motion of Mr. Domett, leave was given to the Committee on Old Land Claims to postpone their report to this day week. . , (2.) On motion of Mr. Fox, leave was given to the Committee on the Registration Bill to postpone their report until Friday next. , . (3.) On motion of Mr. Travers, leave was given to the Library Committee,to postpone their report until Thursday next. 6. Contempt: Mr. Cargill moved, That the hon. member for Christchurch Country District (Mr. Brittin) is guilty of a contempt of this House in his letter printed in the Lyttleton Times ot the 18th of June. , ( - Mr. Merriman moved, That the question be amended by the omission of all the words alter the word " That," with a view to insert the following in lieu thereof, " this House do now proceed to the consideration of the orders of the day." Question put, That the words proposed to be omitted do stand part of the question. Debate ensued. On motion of Mr. Fox, the debate was adjourned until to-morrow. 7. Papers:—Mr. Stafford laid on the table, returns showing the receipt and expenditure of the Customs Department in the several Ports of the Colony, being return to an order of the House of the 20th June, 1856. 8. Reprinting Public Documents Committee : —Mr. Hall, Chairman of this Committee, brought up their report, which was read and ordered to be printed. 9. Taranaki Bill:—Mr. C. Brown, pursuant to notice, moved, That the Committee appointed to consider and report upon the Province of Taranaki Bill be discharged. Question put and passed. 10. Reporting Debates Committee:—Mr. Fitzherbert, Chairman of this Committee, brought up their report which was read and ordered to be printed. 11. Ways and Means:—The seventh order of the day having been read, Mr. Speaker left the chair, the House resolving itself into a Committee of Ways and Means. On

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.