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Ayes—l 9. Noes—3. Messrs. Sewell Messrs. Fitzgerald Forsaith Moorhouse Carleton Cutten ( teller - O'Brien Weld Taylor Brown Gledhill Kelham Rhodes Bacot Crompton Hart Revans Featherston Mackay Picard Ludlam King (teller). Original Question put and carried. Mr. Sewell moved the adoption of the following resolutions :— That the charges of the Surveying Department ought not to be included in the Cost of Collection and Management of the Land Revenue ; but that the same ought to be borne by each Province out of its distributive share of the territorial revenue. That Land Scrip ought not be issued without sanction of Law; and under an effectual system of check and control. That the Income and Expenditure on account of all Public Lands and Buildings appropriated to the service of the General Government, ought to be brought into the Public ascounts. That it is highly desirable that a statement of all property, of whatever kind, of the General Government should be laid before the Legislature. That the Public accounts ought to be audited and closed without delay. That in voting supplies for the current year this House does not sanction the expenditure of the Public Revenue since the expiration of the last Appropriation Act; but that an account of such Expenditure ought lo be laid before the Legislature without delay. That the provisions of the Education Ordinance Session 8 No. 10, so far as the same authorised the Governor to expend, a sum not exceeding one-twentieth of the Revenue of the Colony, have, in the opinion of this House, been superseded by the Constitution Act. That it is highly desirable that an office should be kept open, during the recess, for the Clerk of the House, in order that Members may consult the Records and Papers. Resolutions adopted. Mr. Crompton moved the adoption of the following Resolution :— That a humble Address be presented to His Excellency the Officer administering the Government, praying that a Return of all Lands Reserved fur Educational purposes, within the Colony of New Zealand, be laid before this House as early as possible after its next meeting.—Agreed to. Mr. Kelham moved the adoption of the following Resolution :— That an Address be presented to his Excellency the Officer administering the Government requesting that he will be pleased to order, that an account of the Receipt and Expenditure of all Educational Societies, receiving Grants of Money from the Government, shall be laid before this House annually; together with a statement of their Endowments where any exist.—Agreed to. On motion of Dr. Monro the Report of the Select Committee on the New Zealand Company's Debt was read. Dr. Monro moved the adoption of the Resolutions standing in his name on this day's paper. Resolutions Nos. 1 to 5 agreed to.