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Tittle of the Bill read anu agreed to. Dr. Featherston and Major Greenwood were deputed to present the Bill to the Legislative Council. Dr. Monro gave notice that he would move an address to His Excellency the Officer administering the Government, on the subject of a Colonial Allowance to the Officers and Men of H. M. S. "Pandora." Mr. Macandrew, with leave of the House, moved that an humble address be presented to His Excellency the Officer administering the Government, requesting that he may be pleased to cause the necessary enquiry to be made into the truth of the allegation contained in a Petition presented to this House from Alexander Mackay, of Otago, and in the event of said allegation being well founded, that his Excellency may be pleased to order such redress to the Petitioner as the justice of the case may demand.—Agreed to. Dr. Monro, with leave of the House, postponed moving the Resolutions standing in his name, No. 3 on this day's paper. Mr. Fitzgerald, pursuant to notice, moved the Resolution standing in his name, No. 4 on this day's paper, relative to the next Session of the General Assembly.—Debate ensued. Question put. —House divided. NOES—I 3. Messrs. Fitzgerald Messrs. Lee Kelham Merriman Monro Forsaith Rhodes Greenwood Hart Carleton Revans O'Brien Sewell Crompton Featherston Porter Gledhill Brown Ludlam Gray Picard (teller). Bacot Taylor O'Neill (teller). Mr. Travers, pursuant to notice, moved No. 5 standing in his name on this day's paper, which, with the leave of the House, he amended by striking out the following words :— "relative to the appropriation of a portion of the earnings of convicts, be appropriated to the benefit of such convicts, and generally."—Motion as amended agreed to. Dr. Monro, pursuant to notice, moved the following address in accordance with the Resolution of the Select Committee on His Excellency's Messages Nos. 14 and 15, recommending a grant of £500 to the Officers and Men of H. M. S. "Pandora." To Ills Excellency the Officer administering the Government. We the Commons of New Zealand, in their House of Representatives assembled, beg respectfully to call your Excellency's attention to the report of a Select Committee, appointed to consider your Excellency's Messages Nos. 14 and 15 ; and we'pray your Excellency to take such steps as may seem to you most advisable to carry the recommendations of that Committee into effect.—Debate ensued. Question put —that the Address be adopted.—House divided. Ayes—l 6. Noes —8. Messrs. Brown Messrs. Kelham Bacot Kiug Wortley Featherston Picard Macandrew Monro Gledhill Weld Revans Carleton Fitzgerald O'Neill Ludlam (teller). Merriman Greenwood Sewell Forsaith Travers Lee Mackay Taylor (teller). House adjourned at 5 past 4 o'clock until 6 o'clock this evening.