JjUfo Sealant VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. SESSION 11. Wednesday, September 6th, 1854. Present :—The Speaker and 28 members. The House met pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker read prayers. The Speaker took the Chair. Minutes of last meeting read. Mr. Wortley gave natice that, to-morrow, he would move that leave of absence be granted to Mr. Jehn Cargill, (member for Dunedin Country District) for the remainder of the Session. Mr. Fitzgerald gave notice that, previous to going to the orders of the day, he would move for leave to introduce a Bill for declaring certain portions of the Revenue of the Colony of New Zealand, to be raised under an Act of the General Assembly ; and certain other portions of such Revenue raised within each Province of the said Colony, to be revenue of such Province. Mr. Travel's moved for leave to bring in a Land Claimants Estate Bill.—Leave given. On motion of Mr. Travers Bill read a first time. Mr. Travers moved the suspension of all the Standing Orders relating to the passing of Bills through the various stages. —Agreed to. On motion of Mr. Travers the Land Claiman'ts Estate Bill was read a second time, and referred to the Select Committee appointed to consider the Dower Bill; the report to be brought up at the same time as the report upon the Dower Bill. On motion of Mr. Pieard leave given to postpone his motion, for leave to bring in a Bill for the management of the Native Reserves in the Colony, until to-morrow. Mr. Carleton, according to notice, moved No. 1, standing in his name on this day's paper. Agreed to. Mr. Wakefield, with leave of the House, moved the following Resolution :— " That with reference to His Excellency's Message No. 10, an address be presented to His Excellency the Officer administering the Government, respectfully submitting to him the earnest wish of this House, that he may be pleased to direct the Commissioner of Crown Lands at Wellington, to make up, as far as he may be able to do so without further enquiry, the Return relating to compensation in land, in respect of land orders granted by the New Zealand Company, for which the House presented an application early in the last Session ; and that His Excellency might also be placed to direct that the Commissioner 8