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of the 44th degree of south latitude, together with so much of the sea adjacent thereto as lies within the jurisdiction of the Vice-Admiral of New Zealand.

Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Islands of New Zealand, at Government House, at Wellington, in the Province of New Munster, in the Islands aforesaid, this twenty-eighth day of June, in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.

G. Grey.

Governor-in-Chief.

By His Excellency’s command,

Alfred Domett,

Colonial Secretary.

God Save The Queen!

JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF THE ISLANDS OF NEW ZEALAND.

Wellington, Thursday, June 12, 1851.

Present—

His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief,

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor,

and twelve members.

Absent, the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Rev. the Colonial Chaplain read prayers.

The minutes of the last meeting read and confirmed.

Mr. Cantley, in pursuance of his notice given yesterday, moved for certain returns.

His Excellency stated in reply, that the returns should be furnished so far as it might be in the power of the Government to do so.

On the motion of the Attorney-General of New Zealand, seconded by the Colonial Secretary of New Zealand, Provincial Councils Bill read a first time.

His Excellency laid on the table a Memorial from certain persons residing at Nelson, “respecting the Franchise provided by the Bill about to be proposed for the establishment of Provincial Councils in the Colony.”

On the motion of the Colonial Secretary of New Zealand, Memorial ordered to be printed.

On the motion of the Attorney-General of New Munster, Council in Committee on remaining clauses of Language Ordinance Bill. Clause 3 read, divided into two clauses, amended, and agreed to, when further consideration of this Bill in Committee postponed; and Council resumed.

On the motion of the Attorney-General of New Munster, of which he had given previous notice, respecting the engrossing of Ordinances, it was resolved that, in the 24th of the General Rules of the Legislative Council, instead of the word “engrossed” there be inserted the words “printed in duplicate.”

Also that after Rule 25 there be inserted a new Rule 25 A, to the following effect—

“When the Bill shall have received the assent of the Governor, the said duplicate copies thereof shall be duly authenticated by the signature of the Clerk of the Council.”

The Attorney-General of New Zealand gave notice that, on Wednesday next, he should move the second reading of Provincial Councils Bill.

Mr. Hickson gave notice that to-morrow he should move further consideration in Committee of Customs Bill.

Mr. Dillon Bell gave notice that, on consideration in Committee, of clauses 3, 4, and 9, of Land-Claimants Bill, he should move the amendments as annexed.

3. Every person resident within the islands of New Zealand who shall be desirous of taking advantage of the provisions of this Ordinance, shall by himself or his agent on or before the first day of January, 1852, give notice in writing to the Colonial Secretary of the Province of New Munster of his desire and intention so to do; and every person resident elsewhere who shall be so desirous as aforesaid shall by himself or his agent on or before the first day of January, 1853, give a similar notice in writing to the said Colonial Secretary of such his desire and intention. Every such claimant shall in such notice specify the nature of his claim to any such land as aforesaid, and whether the same shall arise in respect of such landholder, or in respect of such scrip as aforesaid, and whether such claim be original or derivative, and if derivative, on what title the claim of such person may be founded.

4. No claim to land in the islands of New Zealand, in respect of any such landholder, contract, or scrip as aforesaid which shall not have been preferred in writing to the said Colonial Secretary on or before the said first day of January, 1853, shall be deemed by the Colonial Government to come within the provisions of this Ordinance for the adjustment thereof, unless it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the Governor for the time being that any claimant preferring his claim after the said date was from some reasonable and sufficient cause unable to give the notice within the prescribed time: in which case it shall be lawful for the Governor to refer such claim to a Commissioner as hereinafter provided.

Provided always, that the lands, tenements, and hereditaments comprised in any such Grant shall continue and be subject to such equitable estates, charges, and liens, if any, created by the purchaser or purchasers named in the land-order, contract, or scrip to which the same shall relate, or any person deriving title from, through, or under him, her, or them, as at the date of such grant shall be subsisting, or be then or thereafter capable of taking effect, and the