Tuesday, June 24.

Present—

His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief,
His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor
and the Members as on Friday last, with the
exception of the Hon. the Collector of Cus-
toms.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
The Rev. the Colonial Chaplain read
prayers.
The minutes of last meeting read and con-
firmed.

On the motion of the Attorney General of
New Zealand, seconded by the Attorney
General of New Munster, Council in com-
mittee on Provincial Councils Bill. Title,
preamble, and clause 1 read and agreed to.

On the motion that clause 2 do stand as
read

Mr. Dillon Bell moved as an amendment,
seconded by the Colonial Treasurer, that
the following be inserted in this clause—

Provided always that every Member so ap-
pointed by the Governor shall be a person hold-
ing a public office under the Colonial Govern-
ment.

Upon a division for the amendment—

Ayes.

Hon. the Colonial Secretary of New Mun-
ster,
„ Colonial Treasurer,
„ Capt. Smith
„ Dillon Bell,
„ C. Dillon,
„ W. Hickson,

Noes.

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor,
Hon. the Colonial Secretary of New Zea-
land,
„ The Attorney General of New Zealand,

The amendment was lost.

The Attorney General of New Mun-
ster,
„ G. Cutfield
„ W. O. Cautley,
„ Col. M'Cleverty.

Original motion then put and carried.
Clauses 3 and 4 read and agreed to.

On the question that clause 5 do stand as
read, debate ensued.

Mr. Cautley moved as an amendment that
the word “tenement” be substituted for that
of dwelling house.

Committee divided on the amendment

Ayes.

His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor,
Hon. The Colonial Secretary of New Mun-
ster,
„ Capt. Smith
„ G. Cutfield,
„ Dillon Bell,
„ C. Dillon,
„ W. Hickson,
„ W. O. Cautley,
„ The Colonial Treasurer,
„ Col. M'Cleverty.

Noes.

Hon. the Colonial Secretary of New Zealand
„ The Attorney General of New Zealand.

Further consideration of this clause post-
poned.

Clauses 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, read and agreed
to.

Clause 12 read when, on the motion of
the Attorney General of New Zealand, com-
mittee on this Bill adjourned till to-morrow.

On the motion of Col. M'Cleverty, se-
conded by the Colonial Treasurer, Land
Fund Appropriation Ordinance read a third
time and passed.

His Excellency laid on the table a draft
of Municipal Election Franchise Bill.

The Attorney General of New Zealand
gave notice that to-morrow he should move
the first reading of this Bill.

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

For any correspondence which may have
taken place between the Superintendent of
Nelson and any inhabitants of Nelson on the
subject of the application of the New Zealand
Banking Ordinance to the Nelson settlement,
and of any correspondence which may have
taken place between the Superintendent and
Executive Government on that subject, and
further, whether it is the intention of the Go-
vernment to extend the provisions of that Act to
the Nelson settlement during the present ses-
sion of Council.

The Colonial Treasurer gave notice that
to-morrow he should move that the Rules
and Regulations for depasturing Cattle out-
side hundreds on waste lands of the Crown
be read and considered.

Mr. Dillon Bell gave notice that on con-
sideration in committee of the 12th clause
of Provincial Councils Bill he should move as

“section of land” in the second line, the
following words “in the Town of Welling-
ton or the District of Porirua,” and in the
schedule to insert words for the purpose of
barring the dower of widows of grantees, at
the same time he withdrew his amendment
for the 9th clause.

The Attorney General of New Munster
gave notice that he should move—

That a provision enabling the Government
to reserve land for roads be introduced into the
New Zealand Company’s Land Claimants Bill.

The Attorney General of New Munster
gave notice that on Tuesday next he should
move further consideration in Committee of
Language Ordinance.

The Colonial Secretary of New Munster
gave notice that on Tuesday next he should
move the insertion of an additional clause in
this Bill.

His Excellency then adjourned the Coun-
cil at a quarter to 5 o’clock, p.m., to Tues-
day next, the 24th day of June, at 2 o’clock.