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NOTICES OF MOTION AND ORDERS OF THE DAY. Thursday, July 24, 1856. 1. Mr. Williamson to move, That the recommendations contained in the report of the select Committee on the petitions received from certain officers of the Surveyor-General's Department, be adopted by the House. 2. Mr. Fox to ask the hon. member at the head of the Government, whether it is the intention of the Government to advise his Excellency to summon the General Assembly to meet within a period not exceeding one year from the prorogation of the present session. 3. Mr. Hall to move, That a respectful address be presented to his Excellency, praying that he will recommend this House to make provision for the arrears of salary due to Mr.VV. G. Brittin, formerly Registrar of Deeds for the Province of Canterbury. 4. Mr. Stafford to move for leave to bring in a Bill to give, for a limited time, the validity of Acts of the General Assembly, to laws made by the Superintendents and Provincial Councils of the several Provinces of New Zealand. 5. Mr. Domett to move for leave to bring in a Bill for the final settlement of Old Land Claims. (5. The Colonial Secretary to move, The adoption of the amendments in the Supreme Court Procedure Bill, 1856, agreed to in conference between the Legislative Council and House of Representatives. 7. Adjourned debate in Committee on the question, That in the opinion of this House, the tenure of office of Judges of the Supreme Court ought to be assimilated ,as nearly as may be, to that of Judges in England, That there ought to be a Chief Justice, and two Puisne Judges of such Court. That the salary of the Chief Justice ought to be £ 1400 per annum. And that of the two Puisne Judges £1000 each per aim. That a proportionate increase ought to be'made in the Civil List. That the appointment of Judges should be with her Majesty, but to be exercised on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor or Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench in England. That a respectful address be presented to his Excellency praying him to take the necessary steps towards effecting the above object.

ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Report of the committee on the Constitution Act. 2. Estimates of Expenditure for the year ending 30th June, 1857 —to be further considered in committee. 3. Savings Banks Ordinance Amendment Bill—to be re-coramitted. 4. Provincial Council Privileges Bill—to be re-committed. 5. Literary and Scientific Institutions Bill—to be considered in committee. G. Crown Land Grantees Legal Estate Bill—to be considered in committee. 7. Provincial Laws Bill, reported—adoption of the report. 8. Provincial Councils Criminal Law Bill, reported—adoption of the report.

CONTINGENT NOTICE OF MOTION. 1. Mr. Bi 11, on going into Committee of Supply on the Estimates, to move the following resolutions, — That, in the opinion of this House, the time has arrived when it is necessary that the costs and charges of collection and management of the Customs Revenue should be regulated and audited by the General Assembly, and that the same be brought into annual votes of appropropriation in the manner now adopted in the United Kingdom. That