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** • . ® STABLISHMENT 0F the General Government. £ s. d. £ s. Colonial Secretary and Clerks .... 1087 10 0 Governor's Establishment .... 544 8 0 Colonial Treasurer ..... 525 0 0 Attorney-General ..... 300 0 0 Auditor-General and Clerk .... 487 10 0 Contingencies - - . . -11200 305 C 8 0 . Native Purposes. Educational purposes ..... 4(500 0 0 Resident Magistrate, Auckland - - . 225 0 0 New Plymouth - - J5O 0 0 " " Rotorua - - - - 131 5 0 " Waikato - - - . 93 15 0 " " Hawke's Bay - 200 0 0 Pensions . . . . . . 87 10 0 5487 10 0 Total - - 11,626 18 0 . ... _ _ Charles Knight, Audit Office, Auditor- General. May 12, 1856. 4. Papers The Colonial Secretary laid upon the table the undermentioned Papers : — (x.) Correspondence, also, the informations and evidence in the case of Lazarus Berlowitz. as called for in resolution of the House No. 12, of 28th April, 1856. (2.) Correspondence relative to the appointment of Captain Sharpe to the office of DeputyColleetor at the Port of Wellington, as called for in resolution of the House, No. 14, of the 9th May, 1806. (3.) Financial Memorandum by the Auditor-General, dated 10th May, 1856. 5. Finance Committee Mr. Stafford moved the suspension of Standing Orders Nos. 56 and 97. Question put and passed. Mr. Stafford then moved that the following names be added to the Finance Committee, viz., Mr. Hall, Mr. Elliott, and Mr. Brodie. Question put and passed. 6. Standing Orders :—Mr. Carleton, with leave of the House, brought up a supplementary report of the Standing Orders Committee. Report read. Mr. Carleton moved the suspension of the Standing Order No. 56. Question put and passed. Mr. Carleton then moved that the recommendation contained in the report of the Standing Orders Committee be adopted, and the following stand as a Standing Order of this House :— " No proposal for altering or annulling any standing order or orders of this House shall be entertained except when two-thirds of the whole number of members are present, and when notice extending over at least four sitting days shall have been also given." Question put and passed. . Bank Charters Bill :—Mr. Macandrew, pursuant to notice, moved for leave to bring in a Bill to repeal the Bank Charters Ordinance, No. 13 of Session 11, of the Legislative Council of New Zealand, and to make other provision in lieu thereof. 1 eave given ; and on motion of Mr. Macandrew, the Bill was read a first time, ordered to printed, and the second reading ordered to stand an order of the day for Thursday next. i>. Motion withdrawn :—Mr. East withdrew the motion standing in his name, second on the notice paper of this day. 9. Adjournment:—On motion of Mr. Carleten the House adjourned at one o'clock until to-ir.orrow at five o'clock.

NOTICES OF MOTION AND OKDEIIS OF THE DAY. Wednesday, May 14, 1856. 1. Mr. Hall to move for a return of the cost of all returns furnished to the Legislative Council and to the last House of Representatives. Also, a return of the expense incurred in printing for the House of Representatives and the Legislative Council. 2. Mr. Fox