Ayes,

Hon. Collector of Customs.

" " The Attorney General of New Munster,

" " Dillon Bell,

" " Col. M'Cleverty,

" " Noes,

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. Hickson,

" " W. O. Cautley.

Mr. Carkeek gave notice of his intention to move the insertion of a number of articles in the Schedule, with proposed duty on each, when further consideration of Schedule to Customs Bill adjourned to Tuesday next.

On the motion of the Attorney-General of New Zealand, Bill recommitted.

Title, Preamble, and Clause 1, 2, 3, 4, read, amended, and agreed to, when Council resumed.

Mr. Hickson gave notice that, on Tuesday next, he should move further consideration of the Bill in Committee.

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor gave notice that at the next sitting of Council he should ask for information respecting the intentions of His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief on the subject of Education.

Mr. Dillon Bell gave notice that, on consideration, in Committee, of Land-Claimants Bill, he should move an amendment or addition to the 14th clause, to the effect of limiting its operation to land in districts granted to the New Zealand Company by the Crown.

His Excellency then adjourned the Council at a quarter to five o'clock, p.m., to Tuesday next, the 17th day of June, at two o'clock.

Tuesday, June 17.

Present—

His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief,

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor,

and the Members as on Friday last, also 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.

The Colonial Treasurer having postponed the motion for the second reading of Hutt Fencing Bill,

Captain Smith moved the order of the day for further consideration, in Committee, of Land-Claimants' Bill. Motion adopted and Council in Committee on this Bill.

On the motion of Mr. Cautley, certain letters on the subjects of land claims read.

Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 of Land Claimants' Bill read, amended and agreed to, when Council resumed.

On the motion of the Colonial Secretary of New Munster Council in Committee on Census Bill. Title, preamble, clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, with schedule to this Bill read, amended and agreed to, when Council resumed.

Mr. Hickson having postponed until Thursday bringing forward the motion, standing in his name, for the further consideration in Committee of schedule to Customs Bill,

His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, agreeable to his notice of Friday, asked for information respecting the intentions of His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief on the subject of education.

His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief, in reply, stated that it was not his intention to introduce a Bill on the subject during the present session of the General Legislative Council, but trusted that when that measure should be brought before the Provincial Council it would frame such a Bill as might meet the requirements of the Province.

The Attorney General of New Zealand gave notice that to-morrow he should move that an alteration be made in the Rules of Council, so that it may be no longer necessary for strangers to withdraw, as of course, on a division of Council or of any Committee thereof.

Mr. Cautley gave notice that to-morrow he should move

For any documentary information which may be in the possession of the Government on the subject of any proposal to unite the whole or any part of the Nelson settlement to the Canterbury block; or for any information on the subject in the possession of the Executive Government which they may be able to afford.

His Excellency then adjourned the Council at 5 p.m., to Wednesday the 18th day of June, at 2 o'clock.

Wednesday, June 18.

Present—

His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief,

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor,

and the Members as on yesterday.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Rev. the Colonial Chaplain read prayers.