No. 66.

FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1856. 1. The House met pursuant to adjournment; Mr. Speaker and twenty members being present; Mr. Speaker read prayers and took the chair. 2. James Gilligan :—Mr. Bell, pursuant to notice, asked the Government, whether it is their intention to take any steps for carrying out the recommendation of the committee on Sir George Grey's Land Regulations upon the petition of James Gilligan. Mr. Stafford replied, That the Government had been unable to take any steps in the matter, as the committee had not specified the amount of compensation to be awarded ; but, that if the petition and report were forwarded to the Government, they would take the case into consideration. 3. Constitution Act:—Mr. Stafford, pursuant to (amended) notice, moved, That Mr. Speaker do leave the chair, and the House resolve itself into a committee of the whole, for the purpose of considering the resolution standing in his name, second on the notice paper of this day. Question put and passed. Un Mr. Speaker resuming the chair, the Chairman reported that the committee had adopted the following resolution, and recommend the same to the House :— " That the constituent powers vested in the General Assembly by the Constitution Act are inconveniently restricted, and that it is desirable to obtain from Parliament the largest possible measure of constituent powers for the said General Assembly; and in particular that the said General Assembly should be empowered to alter the provisions of the said Act, except the provisions contained in the following clauses, viz., 1, 3, 18, 25, 28, 29, 32, 44, 45, 46, 47, 53, 54, 50, 57, 58, 59, 61, 64, 65, 71, 80 ; so much of clause 40 which does not relate to the number of members of the House of Representatives, and so much of clause 64 which does not relate to the manner of accounting to her Majesty for the sums specified therein. But that every Bill for making such alteration should be reserved for the signification of her Majesty's pleasure thereon/' Question, That the foregoing resolution be adopted by the House, put and passed. 1. Adjournment (special) :—Mr. Stafford moved, That this House, at its rising, do adjourn until to-morrow at two o'clock. Question put and passed. 5. Joseph Cassidy :—Mr. Charles Brown, pursuant to notice, moved, That the letter of the Resident Magistrate of New Plymouth, of the 7th April, 1855, reporting the enquiry on the sanity or insanity of Joseph Cassidy, be ordered to be printed. Deb ite ensued. Mr. Brown moved, That the debate be now adjourned. Question put and negatived ; and, it being now three o'clock, the House proceeded to the consideration of the orders of the day. 6. Savings Banks Ordinance Amendment Bill:—On motion of Mr. Stafford, the report of the committee of the whole House on this Bill was adopted, and the Bill was then read a third time and passed. Mr Stafford moved, That the title of the Bill be, " A Bill to amend an Ordinance to provide for the management of Savings Banks." Question put and passed; and Mr. Cuff and Mr. Stafford were ordered to present the Bill, as amended, to the Legislative Council. 7. Privileges

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.