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COUNTRY LANDS.

Parish of Manurewa, near the Tamaki, County, Upset price.

Parish of Pakuranga.

Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province (L.S.) of New Ulster, at Auckland, this twenty-second day of August, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.

G. GREY,
Governor.

By His Excellency’s command,
Andrew Sinclair,
Colonial Secretary.

God Save the Queen!

Colonial Secretary’s Office,

Auckland, 13th August, 1849.

TENDERS in duplicate, will be received at this Office, until noon on WEDNESDAY, the 29th instant, for the ERECTION OF A NATIVE HOSTELRY, in Mechanics’ Bay.

Plans and Specifications may be seen and further particulars obtained at the office of the Superintendent of Works.

By His Excellency’s command,
Andrew Sinclair,
Colonial Secretary.

TRANSFER OF LICENSES

NOTICE is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the Justices of the Peace for the District of Howick, will be held at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, at Howick, on Tuesday, the fourth day of September next, at eleven o’clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of receiving applications for the Transfer of Publican’s Licenses.

James Stuart,
Clerk to the Magistrates.
Resident Magistrate’s Court,
Howick, 18th August 1849.

JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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THURSDAY, 9TH AUGUST, 1849.
Present:

His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief and nine Members.

Absent:

His Excellency Major-General Pitt, K.H.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

The Colonial Chaplain was in attendance and read prayers.

The Colonial Secretary presented a petition from the Kirk Session of the Free Presbyterian Church, praying the repeal or modification of the Marriage Ordinance. Petition read and received, and further consideration thereof postponed until other petitions on the same subject, about to be presented to the Council, are received.

On the motion of Mr. Merriman, seconded by Mr. Barstow, it was ordered that the debate on the “Crown Titles Bill” be further adjourned until Tuesday, 14th instant.

The Colonial Secretary moved the order of the day for further consideration in Committee of the “Crown Lands Bill.”

The Governor submitted to the Council several new clauses, the consideration of which were deferred to a future day.

Clause 17 amended by striking out the word “divide” in first line of Clause, and inserting, in lieu thereof, the words “have divided;” also by inserting the word “respectively” after the word “half-caste” in 25th line. Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 18 amended by striking out the word “held” in 32nd and 34th lines, and inserting the word “occupied” in lieu thereof. Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clauses from 19 to 27 read and agreed to.

Clause 28 amended by inserting the word “be” before the word “furnished” in 39th line. Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 29 agreed to.

Clause 30 amended by inserting after the word “Wardens” in 8th line the words “or any two of them,” and also by inserting after the figure “5,” at the end of the 10th line, the words “to be received in a summary way.” Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 31 amended by inserting in 19th line, and inserting in lieu thereof the word “in;” also by striking out the word “and” in 26th line, and inserting after the words “great cattle,” the words “five shillings;” and by inserting, after the words “small cattle” in the 27th line, the words “one shilling.” Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 32 amended by inserting in the 33rd line, after the word “Wardens,” the words “or any two of them.” Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 33 amended by striking out the word “they” in 40th line, and inserting the words “such Wardens or any two of them.” Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 34 agreed to.

Consideration of clauses 35 and 36 postponed. On motion of Colonial Secretary further consideration in Committee of Bill postponed to Saturday the 11th instant.

Lieutenant-Colonel Hulme moved the order of the day for taking into consideration the motion of which he had given notice, but subsequently withdrew it and substituted the following in lieu thereof: “That the Legislative Council do resolve itself into a Committee to prepare an address to His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief requesting him to extend to the natives of New Ulster under such rules and regulations as to His Excellency may seem meet, the right to lease their Waste Lands to Europeans so that large tracts of country shall be opened up for depasturing cattle.” Council in Committee on motion.