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12. 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. 13. Mr. Fox to move for leave to introduce a Bill to give effect to the recommendations of the Scrip Committee. - ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Resolutions proposed by the Colonial Treasurer (on the notice paper of June 21st and July Ist) —to be further considered in Committee of Ways and Means. 2. Estimate of Expenditure for the year ending 30th June, 1857—t0 be further considered in Committee. 3. Resident Magistrates' Courts Ordinance Amendment Bill reported—adoption of the report. 4. Colonial Bank of Issue Winding-up Bill—to be considered in Committee. 5. New Zealand Debenture Bill—to be re-committed. 6. Provincial Waste Lands Bill— second reading. 7. Surplus Revenues Distribution Bill—second reading. 8. Revenues Bill—second reading. 9. Provincial Council Privileges Bill—second reading. 10. Literary and Scientific Institutions Bill—to be considered in Committee. 11. Religious, Charitable, and Educational Trusts Bill—to be further considered in Committee. 12. Bribery and Treating Bill, No. 1,—to be considered in Committee. 13. Bribery and Treating Bill, No. 2.—to be considered in Committee.

CONTINGENT NOTICES OF MOTION. 1. Major Greenwood, when in Committee on the Estimates, to move, That this House, being of opinion that all expenses incurred in the support of the Establishments of Resident Magistrates throughout the Colony, (not already provided for on the Civil List) should be borne by the General Government, and that his Excellency the Governor be requested to place a sufficient sum on the Estimates, to give practical effect to such principle. his Excellency the Governor be requested to place a sufficient sum on the Estimates to reimburse the Officer lately administering the Government to the extent of the amount of loss of Lodging Money actually sustained by that Officer, in consequence of the stoppage of his Military Allowances, during his Administration of the Civil duties, which his position entailed upon him. CHARLES CLIFFORD, Speaker.