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ORDERS OP THE DAY. 1. Report of the Committee on the Literary and Scientific Institutions Bill. 2. Supplementary Report of House Committee to be considered in Committee of Supply. 3. Govemoi s Salary Biil consideration of amendments by the Legislative Council. 4 " Expenditure for the y ear endin g 30th June, 1857—t0 be further considered in Governors Deputy Bill—second reading. 6. Revenues Bill—second reading. /. Lunatics Ordinance Amendment Bill—to be considered in committee. 8. Native Offenders Bill—to be considered in committee.

CONTINGENT NOTICES OF MOTION. 1. The Colonial Treasurer to move, in Committee of Supply on the Estimates, That, on consideration of his Excellency's Message No. 28, the sum of £1500 be granted to his Excellency for general contingencies ; such sum to be expended at his Excellency's absolute discretion for Native purposes, subject only to an account of such exoenditure being laid before the Houses of Assembly. " 2. The Colonial Treasurer to move, in Committee of Supply on the Estimates, on consideration of his Excellency's Message, recommending the expenditure on the Native Land Purchase Department, lhat, having reference to former resolutions of this House, according to ivhich the Land Fund became Provincial Revenue from the Ist instant, the Governor be aU inn riZed ' c ' ur ' n £ ensu ing year, to provide from time to time out of the temporary loan of £100,000, whatever may be required by him for payment of charges incidental to the purchase of Native lands. That, during the ensuing year, the Governor be authorized to provide out of such temporary loan, whatever sums may be required for the puichase of Native lands, not exceeding £40,000, including the above mentioned charges of departments ; such sums to be expended in accordance with the terms of relation settled between the Governor and his responsible Ministers, and the financial Resolutions adopted by the House on the 2nd July. 3. The Colonial Treasurer to move, in Committee of Supply, That the Civil List be read. Also, in Committee of Supply, That the proposed Expenditure for Customs be read. 4. Daldy to move, on going into Committee of Supply, That no further supplementary votes e taken into consideration until the Government are prepared to state that no more money votes will be asked. 5. Mr. Lee to move, on the House going into Committee on the Estimates, That all sums of money voted by this House, under the head of " Native Expenditure," in the Supplementary Estimates, be placed at the disposal of his Excellency, with the advice and consent of the responsible Ministers. 6. Mr. Bell to move, in Committee of Supply, That the recommendation of the Committee on Sir George Greys Land Regulations, on the subject of James Gilligan's petition, be taken into consideiation. 7. Mr. Hall to move, on the consideration of the Civil List, That the House, not seekingat present to isturb the existing relations between the Governor and his Responsible Ministers, as to the management of Native affairs, (pending reference to the Home Government) is nevertheless of opinion, that it would greatly conduce to the peace and good government of the Colony, if all departments of Government were placed under the ordinary control of Responsible Ministers, subject to so much of the rule laid down in the second paragraph of the Governor's Memorandum of the ljth April, 1856, establishing the relations between the Governor and his responsible advisers, as declares, " That on matters affecting the Queen's prerogative and Imperial interests generally, the Governor will be happy to receive their advice, but when he differs from them in opinion, he will (if they desire it) submit their views to the consideration of Her Majesty's Secretary of State, adhering to his own until an answer is received." 8. Mr. Bull, on going into Committee of Supply on the Estimates, to move the following resolutions :— lhat, 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 appropriation, in the manner now adopted in the United Kingdom, That