rights and interests of the parties interested as or through the purchaser or purchasers named in such land-order, contract, or scrip (inter se) shall remain unaffected thereby.

Mr. Cautley gave notice that he should move the annexed amendment on the 15th clause, No. 2 of the said Bill, when committed.

It shall be lawful for the Governor to issue to any person who may be found by such Commissioner to have purchased an allotment of land in any of the settlements of the New Zealand Company, Scrip to the amount of the original cost of such purchase of every separate allotment as duly ascertained and reported upon by such Commissioner. Provided always that in case of one portion only of an allotment as aforesaid being offered to such Commissioner for exchange for Scrip, an appraisement of the value of the portion of the allotment so to be retained by such purchaser shall be duly made or caused to be made by such Commissioner, and a balance of Scrip shall be given for the portion of the allotment so to be surrendered which, together with the value of the portion of the allotment to be retained, estimated as aforesaid, shall not exceed the original cost of such allotment. Provided always, &c.

Also the following additional clause—

And whereas by the second clause of an Ordinance passed in the tenth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and entitled “An Ordinance to repeal the Crown Grants Ordinance, Sess. 5, No. 3, and to impose fees for the delivery of all Crown Grants,” it is enacted that a fee of twenty shillings shall be paid on the delivery of all Crown Grants. Now be it enacted that the said fee of twenty shillings be received under the authority of the above recited Ordinance for Grants from the Crown for land purchased prior to the date of the passing of this Ordinance in the settlements of the New Zealand Company, shall be chargeable in the first instance with expenses incurred in the issuing of such Grants, and the balance, if any, shall be applied to the introduction of immigration to the settlement in which the land so granted shall be situated exclusively, anything in the above recited Ordinance or any other Ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding.

Mr. Cautfield gave notice that he should move, when Council went into committee on the Bill in question, the annexed amendment on clause the 14th.

It shall be lawful for any person within calendar months after the passing hereof to select an equal quantity of land in any district which may be appropriated to that purpose by His Excellency the Governor, or in the event of such person failing or declining to make such selection then it shall be lawful, &c.

Capt. Smith gave notice that he should postpone the bringing forward the motion, in his name, for to-morrow, until Tuesday next.

The Colonial Secretary of New Munster gave notice that, on Thursday next he should move that Council do go into committee on Cap. 11.

His Excellency then adjourned the Council at half-past three o’clock p.m., to Friday the 13th day of June, at two o’clock.

FRIDAY, JUNE 13.

Present—

His Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B., Governor-in-Chief.

His Excellency Edward John Eyre, Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster.

And the Members as on Thursday.

Absent, the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer.

The Council pursuant to adjournment.

The Rev. the Colonial Chaplain read prayers.

The Minutes of the last meeting read and confirmed.

His Excellency laid on the table a Bill for regulating Building Societies.

Mr. Hickson moved the order of the day for further consideration, in Committee, of Customs Bill.

Motion adopted and Council in Committee, when items 22, 36, and 76, were read, amended, and agreed to.

On the motion of Mr. Hickson, seconded by the Colonial Secretary of New Zealand, it was resolved that certain items, termed “Maritime Stores,” should be included in the list of those articles headed “Free of Duty.”

On the motion of Mr. Cautley, seconded by Mr. Cutfield, it was agreed that certain agricultural implements be admitted free of duty.

On the consideration of the item spirits, the Colonial Secretary of New Munster moved as an amendment, seconded by Mr. Dillon Bell, that the duty be six shillings per gallon.

Amendment put and carried, being

Ayes,

His Excellency the Lieut.-Governor,
Hon. The Colonial Secretary of New Zealand,
The Colonial Secretary of New Munster,
Capt. Smith,
G. Cutfield,
The Attorney General of New Zealand,
C. A. Dillon,
W. O. Cautley.

Noes,

Hon. W. Hickson,
The Attorney General of New Munster,
Dillon Bell,
Collector of Customs,
Col. M’Cleverty.

Upon it being moved, as an amendment, that the duty be seven shillings per gallon, the amendment was negatived, being