No. 67,

SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1856. 1. The House met pursuant to adjournment; Mr. Speaker and twenty members being present; Mr, Speaker read prayers and took the chair. 2. Postponements :— (1.) Mr. Williamson postponed the motions standing in his name, upon the notice paper of Monday, until Tuesday next. (2.) Mr. Fox postponed the motion standing in his name, second on the notice paper of this day, until Monday next. 3. Richard Ohilman, petition of : —'Mr. Chas. Brown, pursuant to (amended) notice, moved, That the petition of Richard Chilmanbe printed, and rfeferred to a select Cortimittee, consisting of the Colonial Secretary Mr. Carleton, Mr. Curtis, Mr. V. Smith, Mr. Cuff, Mr. Fox, and the mover; with power to call for persons and papers ;to take evidence as to the alienation of public lands; and to report on Wednesday next. Question put and passed. 4. Alexander Brown, petition of:—Mr. Lee, 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, third on the notice paper of this day. Question put and passed. On Mr. Speaker resuming the chair, the Chairman reported that the Committee recommend the following resolution for adoption by the House " That a respectful address be presented to his Excellency the Governor, requesting that he will be pleased to place on the Supplementary Estimates the sum of two shillings per diem as a pension to Alexander Brown .(a'volunteer at the late war in the North), and a bonus of fifty pounds (£5O) in lieu of arrears of pension since the year 1845." Question, That the resolution as recommended by the Committee be adopted by the House, put and passsed. 5. Call of the House:—Mr. Stafford, pursuant to (amended) notice, moved, That the House be called over on Friday, August Ist, Tuesday, August sth, and Wednesday, August 6th; and that such members, not having leave of absence, as shall not then attend, shall be sent for in custody of the Sergeant-at-Arhis. ' 1 Question put and passed. 6. Message :—The following Message from his Excellency the Governor received and read :— Native Reserves Bill. THOMAS GORE BROWNE, Message No. 33. Governor. On the recommendation of his responsible advisers, the Governor proposes the following amendment in the Bill which has been passed by the Legislative Council and House of Representatives, and presented to his Excellency for the Royal assent, entitled the " New Zealand Native Reserves Act, 1856." ,2. The amendment which his Excellency proposes is, that at the end of clause 17 the following words be added, "Provided always, that whenever such assent shall have been ascertained as aforesaid, the land to which the same shall relate shall be conveyed to her Majesty, her heirs, and successors, and shall then become subject to the provisions of this Act." Government House, Auckland, 26th July, 1866. Or

vot.es and proceedings OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.