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]2. Provincial Waste Lands Bill :—On motion of Mr. Stafford, Mr. Speaker left thq chair, the House resolving itself into a committee of the whole for consideration of this Bill. On Mr. Speaker resuming the chair, the chairman reported the Bill with amendments, and the adoption of the report was ordered to stand an order of the day for Tuesday next. 13. Postponements: —On motion of Mr. Stafford, the second reading of the Surplus Revenues Distribution Bill was postponed; and the second reading of the Scrip Restriction Bill was postponed until Friday next. 14. Superintendents' Deputy Bill:—On motion of Mr. Stafford, the report of the Committee of the whole House on this Bill was adopted, and the third reading ordered to stand an order of the day for to-morrow. 15. Adjournment-.—On motion of Mr. Stafford the House adjourned at forty-five minutes past nine o'clock.

NOTICES OE MOTION AND ORDERS OF THE DAY. Thursday, July 17, 1856. 1. Ma. Curtis to move, That Mr. Speaker be requested to order that the report of the trial of Charles Marsden, as it appeared in either the " New Zealander" or the "Southern Cross'** be printed with the papers of the (louse. 2. Mr. Fox to move, That the report of the Committee on the pensioners' petitions be adopted.

ORDERS OP THE DAY. I. Report of the Committee on the Constitution Act. 2- Native Offenders' Bill—second reading. 3. Counties' Bill—second reading. 4. Religious, Charitable, and Educational Trusts Bill, reported—adoption of the report. 5. Superintendents' Deputy Bill—third reading. (!. Estimates of Expenditure for the year ending 30th June, 1857—to be further considered in committee. 7. Scrip Restriction Bill—second reading. 8. Provincial Council Privileges Bill—to be considered in committee. 9. Literary and Scientific Institutions Bill— to be considered in committee. 10. Crown Land Grantees Legal Estate Bill—second reading. 11. Provincial Councils Acts Indemnity Bill—to be considered in committee. 12. Provincial Councils Criminal Law Bill—to be considered in committee. CHARLES CLIFFORD, Speaker.