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PAGE. Provinces, payment of balance due to (question) .. •. -- " Provincial Councils Acts-Indemnity Bill initiated. * • • •• "" • " Criminal Law Bill initiated .. — • ■ * * . • Provincial Governments, powers of .. •• " " " 097 " Postage Bill initiated Purity of Elections Bill initiated .. -- "• Queen, the (see Addresses), Quorum (see House). R. Receivers of Public Revenue (see Message No. )3). ... •■» " " referred to a Select Committee ... •• •• -• lg g " resolution regarding .. .. •• — "49 51 Eecords of New Munster (see Message No. 19) .. .. •• •• 87'95* 10* Registration at ilr± Wairau, Nelson (see Papers) .. • • •• ' * " of Deeds Bill initiated .. .. •• •- *• ' IQR •< •' referred to a Select Committee .. -- , ' Eeligious, Charitable, and Educational Trusts Bill, initiated .. .. — 25*27 31 33. Eeply to opening speech of Governor ... -- 99' 104° ' Eeporting Debates, resolution referring to .. .. • • ' " Committee appointed to consider best means of —• »•- luy * Eepresentation of the Provinces (see Electoral Rolls)) Resident Magistrates Courts Ordinance Amendment Bill initiated .. •• j?** " Extension of Jurisdiction Bill initiated .. •• • " '* Ordinance, Committee appointed to consider .... Eesignation of Members (see House). " Ministry (see Ministry) .. .. • «• ty'«V 81 Returning Officer, Bay of Islands, proceedings < f (see Papers) .. ... •» 57, ' " Officers, duties of ... .. ... ~ fi " " voting papers rejected by (see Papers) .. •• •• ' Returns for the House, cost of printing (see Papers) .. •• •• . . ' Revenues Bill (Customs charges appropriation) initiated .. -. — " (Provincial and General Revenue) initiated. .. .. • Roads at Ctnterbury (see Message No. 10) .. •« " - ' s. Salaries of public officers, resolution relative to .. .. >» '^4. Salary of Speaker . .. .. •• •• •• '^9. Salmon's Land Claim; correspondence (see Message No. 8) .. ... • JoSavings Banks Ordinance Amendment Bill, initiated .. •• Scotch Law Practitioners' Bill, initiated .. •• • • •• , Scrip available for land purchasers, motion for return of (see Message No. 22), .. 12, bo. Scrip Committee appointed .. .. .. •• " Restriction Bill initiated , .. .. .. • • •• 1 • " " referred to a select Committee .. • « " special, issued to certain Native chiefs (see Message No. I<>) ... •• 41. Select Committees (see Abstract of). " " sittings of .. ... . • Session (see House). Sebastopol, fall of, congratulatory address to the Queen .. .. ..87. " " "■ select Committee appointed to prepare •• 23. Sewell, Henry, Esq , resignation of.. .. .. .. •• tiB4 '„ Shand, Mr Archibald, appointments of (see Chatham Islands) .. .. —. 49,73. Sharp, Thomas, Nelson, petition of.. .. .. — • . I^s. Sharpe, Captain, Wellington, appointment of (see Customs) .. .. •• 37, 42. Speaker— Election and Confirmation of (see Message No. 1) .. •. »• 1Illness of .. .. 7. .. .. •• 241,217, 255,2=9,. 265, 271, 3i5, 277, 279. Salary of .. .. ... .. .. ..169. Spirits to Natives, alteration of the law against selling (question) .. .. 167. " petition relative to sale of (see Message No. 9) .. .. 20. Standing Orders — Select Committee appointed .. .. .. .. 5,26. Adopted .. .. .. ... .. .. 21 Assented to .. .. •• •• •• ..53. 216. On Private Bills .. .. .. .. .. IK7, 192, 196. " Grievances .. .. .. .. .. 129. Suspension of ■ •• •• 9,12,16,19,20,25, 37,42,51,73,75, 83, 91, 134,147 162, 215.