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On motion of Mr. Sewell the Standing Orders relating to the passing of Bills were suspended during the sitting. On motion of Mr. Sewell, the amendments made by the Legislative Council in the Waste Lands Bill, and Public Reserves Bill, were adopted by the House, and Messrs. Sewell, Merriman, and Travers, were deputed to notify the same to the Legislative Council. Mr. Macandrew gave notice that, to-morrow, he would move that a Select Committee be appointed to prepare .an Address to His Excellency the Officer administering the Government, embodying the result of the decision of the Committee of Supply, as to the Estimate placed before the House by His Excellency, the Committee to consist of Messrs. Monro, Merriman, Fitzgerald, Kelham, King, and the Mover, Report to be brought up on Thursday next. On motion of Mr. Sewell, the consideration of Secondary Punishments Bill in Committee, ordered to stand an order of the day for to-morrow. Mr. Travers, pursuant to notice, moved Nos. 1 and 2 standing in his name on this day's Paper.—Agreed to. Mr. Sewell moved that it be an instruction to the Committee of Supply, to consider the resolutions standing in his name, on yesterday's paper, relative to the Public Burthens of the Colony.—Agreed to. Mr. Picard, with leave of the House, withdrew the motion standing in his name, No. 4, on this days paper. Dr. Monro, pursuant to notice, moved No. 5 standing in his name, on this day's Paper, which, with leave of the House, he amended by adding Dr. Bacot's name to the Committee. Agreed to. Power given to the Committee to send for persons and papers. Report to brought up on Thursday next. Mr. Merriman, pursuant to notice, moved No. 6, standing in his name on this day's Paper, which with leave of the House he amended by inserting the sum £500.—Agreed to. Mr. Picard, with leave of the House, withdrew the motion standing in his name, No. 7 on this day's Paper. Mr. Kelham, pursuant to notice, moved No. 8 standing in his name on this day's Paper, respecting the printing of the Acts enumerated in the Schedule to the English Acts Bill. Agreed to. Mr. Brown, pursuant to notice, moved Nos. 9 and 10 standing in his name on this day's Paper.—Agreed to. Provincial Waste Lands Bill. Mr. Lee moved, seconded by Mr. Forsaith, that this Bill be now read a second time. Debate ensued. Question put —that the Bill be now read a second time.—House divided. Ayes—ls. Noes—9. Messrs. Taylor Messrs. Rhodes Cutten Revans Gray Kelham Featherston Sewell Brown Picard Carleton Monro Bacot Hart Merriman Moorhouse Ludlam Crompton (teller). Forsaith Lee King Gledhill Mackay O'Neill (teller). Bill read a second time accordingly. And on motion of Mr. Lee the consideration of the Bill in Committee ordered to stand an order of the day for to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Fitzgerald the Speaker left the Chair, and the House resolved itself into a Committee of the whole, for consideration of the Revenues Bill.