Ayes, 15. j Noes, 17. Mr. Lee, I Mr. Brown, Mr. Sewell, Mr. Brodie, Mr Merriman, Mr. Fox, ' Mr. Brittin, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cuff, Mr. Carleton, Mr. Smith, < aptain Ccrgill, Mr. Bell, Mr. fargill, Mr. Wells, Mr. Macandrew, Mr. Ludlam, Mr. Fitzherbert, Mr. Stafford, Mr. Featherston, Mr. East, Mr. Taylor, Major Greenwood, Mr. Beckham, Mr. Elliott, Mr. Ward, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Henderson, Mr. Domett (teller). Mr. Daldy, Mr Hall, Mr. Campbell (teller). Whereupon question, as amended, put and passed. 7. Adjournment:—On motion of Mr. Fox, the House adjourned at half-past eight o'clock, until Tuesday next, at noon.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND ORDER OF THE DAY. Tuesday, May 6, 1856. 1. Mr. Macandhew to move, That it is expedient that an Act shall be passed to confer certain powers upon Justices of the Peace, and to provide for the more effective administration of justice, that is to say,— ].- To empower the Bench to appoint officers of Court for serving summonses and other writs issuing from the Court. 2. To empower the Bench to fix rates of charges to be paid to those officers. 3. To empower the.Bench to fix rates and order payment by either party, to witnesses tor attendance in Court. 4. To empower the Bench to imprison or fine at their discretion in cases of aggravated assault similar to the power exercised by Police Magistrates in London. 5. To empower the Bench to prohibit gambling in licenced public houses, to fine gamblers, and the owners or holders of licenced houses in which gambling is permitted. 6. To enable the Bench to hold quarterly Courts in such districts as they may appoint for the hearing and decision of ordinary cases, civil or criminal, at which Court the locai Justices or Resident Magistrate shall sit. That the Government be requested to introduce an Act embodying the foregoing propositions. 2. Mr. J. Cargill to move for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Governor to grant certain propertbs to the Superintendent of Otago, as a corporation, in trust for certain public purposes, which properties were heretofore selected and set aside by the New Zealand Company, for the estate of a future Municipality.

ORDER OF THE DAY. 1. Report of House Committee. CHARLES CLIFFORD, Speaker.

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