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2. Mr. Stafford to move for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Governor to sell certain reserves in the Town of Auckland, and to expend the proceeds in building Government otfices. Also, a Bill for declaring certain portions of the Revenue raised within the Colony of New Zealand to be Revenue of the Colony, and certain other portions of such Revenue raised within each Province, to be Revenue of such Province. Also, a Bill to enable the Superintendent and Provincial Council of any Province to establish Postal Communication within the Province. Also, a Bill to vest in the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, certain reserves in that Province, heretofore granted as endowments for Hospitals and Grammar Schools. 3. Mr. Chas. Brown to move, as a Resolution of this House, That, having regard to the number and importance of the interests which may be affected by the alteration of the existing boundaries of Provinces, no question of altering any such boundaries be entertained by the Assembly until certain preliminary steps have been taken for ensuring a due publicity, with respect to the nature of the proposed alteration, and the causes which may appear to render it desirable; and that it is expedient that the aforesaid preliminary steps should be defined in the present session. 4. Mr. Hall to move, That a respectful address be presented to his Excellency, praying that he will recommend this House to make provision % the arrears of salary due to Mr. W, G. Brittin. formerly Registrar of Deeds for the. Provin.ce of Canterbury. 5. Mr. Williamson to move, That the recommendations contained in the report of the select Committee 011 the petitions received from certain officers of the Surveyor-General's Department, be adopted by the House. C. Mr. Williamso.n to n\ove, That a respectful address be presented to the Governor, requesting his Excellency to cause to be placed on the Estimates the sum of £4!)00 for the encouragement of the preparation of Nevy Zealand flax as. an article of export. 7. Mr. Lee to move, That all sums of money voted by this House under the head of " Native Expenditure" in the Supplementary Estimates, be placed under the control, and disposed of under the immediate supervision, and with the consent of the Responsible Ministers of this House.

ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1» Report of the Committee on the petition of Mr. J. J. Piercy. 2. Native Reserves Bill—consideration of amendments proposed by his Excellency the Governor. 3. Estimates of Expenditure for the year ending 30th June, 1857 —to be further considered in committee. 4. Scrip Restriction Bill—to be considered in Committee. Mr. Fox to move, in Committee on the Scrip Restriction Bill, the consideration of the amendments suggested by the Committee.

CONTINGENT NOTICES OF MOTION. J. Mr. Bfll, on going into Committee of Supply on the Estimates, to move the follpwing 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 appropi opriation in the manner now adopted in the United Kingdom. That it appears the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, by instructions dated in March, 1852, have virtually transferred the whole control of the Customs Department to the Colonial Government, and that the accounts of that Department have, since July, 1853, been under those instructions, audited and passed by the Auditor-General, while the Governor has of his own authoiity, determined the nature and amount of the various charges incident to the collection of the import duties of the Colony, That inasmuch as by the 63rd clause of the Constitution Act, notwithstanding such transfer had been virtually made as aforesaid before the parsing of the Act, the regulation and audit of the said costs and charges is still reserved to the Lords of the Treasury, it appears to this House to be necessary, in order to carry into legal effect such transfer (so far as the same may be done without Act of Parliament,) that the Lords of the Treasury should issue directions to the