Notes.

His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor,
Hon. Col. M'Cleverty,
" The Colonial Secretary of New Zealand,
" The Attorney General of New Zealand,
" The Attorney General of New Munster,
" Dillon Bell,
" W. O. Cautley,
" G. Cutfield,
" G. A. Dillon.

Capt. Smith moved that a clause be introduced enacting--

That any wholesale dealer in spirituous liquors, wine, ale or beer shall take out a license for the same, the rate of such license to be £10 per annum. Also, that the holder of such license shall keep his name painted in legible characters, with the words licensed to sell spirituous and fermented liquors wholesale, on some conspicuous part of his house.

Committee divided.

Motion negatived, being--

Ayes.
Hon. Capt. Smith,
" W. O. Cautley,
" C. A. Dillon.

Noes.
His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor,
Hon. Col. M'Cleverty,
" The Colonial Secretary of New Zealand,
" The Colonial Secretary of New Munster,
" The Attorney General of New Zealand,
" The Attorney General of New Munster,
" Dillon Bell,
" G. Cutfield.

On the motion of the Colonial Secretary of New Munster, Council resumed.

The Report brought up and adopted.

On the motion of Capt. Smith, Council went into committee on "Land Claimants Bill."

Clause 3 amended, and clauses 17 and 27, entered in the minutes of Council for July 29, moved by the Attorney General of New Zealand; and Mr. Bell's proposed resolution, as entered in the minutes of Council, agreed to.

On the motion of Capt. Smith, Council resumed.

The Report brought up and adopted.

On the motion of Mr. Cautley, Pasturage Rules considered.

The Colonial Secretary of New Munster brought forward his motion, seconded by Capt. Smith, respecting the letting of sheep runs on lease according to a certain scale as proposed June 27th to Council in committee on these rules.

Adopted.

On the motion of Mr. Cautley, seconded by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, it was agreed:—

That the annual license fee be in all cases at least £5, and that each person who occupies a run shall pay annually, in addition, a further license fee at the rate of one pound sterling for every thousand sheep above five thousand which the run so occupied shall be estimated to be capable of containing, and in the same proportion for great cattle.

On the motion of Mr. Dillon, it was agreed that in these Regulations six sheep be considered equal to one head of cattle.

Capt. Smith gave notice that on Saturday next he should move the third reading of "Land Claimants Ordinance."

The Colonial Secretary of New Munster gave notice that on Saturday next he should move the third reading of "Licensing Amendment Ordinance."

Mr. Cautley gave notice that on Saturday next he should move the adoption by Council of an Address to the Crown on the subject of the Canterbury Association.

His Excellency then adjourned the Council, at twenty minutes past five o'clock, to Saturday next, the 2nd day of August, at one o'clock.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2.

Present—

His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief,
His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor
and the members as on Thursday last.

Also—
The hon. the Colonial Treasurer, and the hon. Collector of Customs.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Rev. the Colonial Chaplain read prayers.

The minutes of the last meeting read and confirmed.

Capt. Smith moved the order of the day for the suspension, for this occasion, of that portion of the standing rules which directs that a Bill be printed in duplicate on parchment previously to the motion for its third reading, in order that the third reading of two Ordinances might be moved, which it had been found convenient to have engrossed on parchment instead of printed thereon.

Captain Smith then moved the third reading of the "Land Claimants Ordinance."

Motion seconded by the Attorney General of New Zealand and agreed to.

Ordinance read a third time and passed.