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propose, should be publicly known. Petition
received and read.

The following notices of motion were then
given by the Attorney-General :-

1. That, in Committee on the Land Claims'
   Bill, he would move the following amendments,
   viz.: in the 62nd line, after the word "claimed,"
   insert "except as herein provided."
2. After the word "Ordinance," in the 91st
   line, insert, "all lands reported to have been so
   cultivated or built upon, between the said
   day of January, 1840, and the passing of this
   Ordinance, may be so granted, if to His Excel-
   lency, in Council, it shall seem meet. The land
   so to be granted absolutely, shall be taken in part
   satisfaction of the claim of the grantee thereof."
3. After the words "country lands," in the
   168th line, erase the remainder of 19th clause,
   and insert as follows: "such claimant shall be
   entitled to make such selection, as aforesaid, out
   of the land so validly sold to him."
4. After the foregoing clause insert clauses 20
   and 21, to the following effect: "all claimants
   to whom land shall have been validly sold by the
   Aboriginal natives, and who shall be reported to
   have actually cultivated any part of such land,
   shall be entitled at their option to select the land
   to be granted to them in manner hereinbefore
   provided, or to receive a lease at a nominal rent,
   for years, of so many acres as they shall
   be found entitled to, adjoining the land so culti-
   vated, and lying within the limits of the land so
   validly sold to such claimant."
5. Clause "In case the land to be com-
   prised in any such lease shall fall within any
   district which shall be opened for settlement dur-
   ing the currency of such lease, the lessee thereof
   shall receive a free grant of the land therein
   comprised in fee simple."
6. After the 24th clause insert clause as fol-
   lows: "If any part of the land comprised in the
   said Schedule C shall be found not to have been
   validly sold by the Aboriginal inhabitants, com-
   pensation for the same shall be made to such in-
   habitants by the New Zealand Company. The
   amount of such compensation shall be settled by
   the Protector of Aborigines and the principal
   agent of the Company, or, in case of difference,
   by an umpire to be named by them."
7. In the 62nd line, after the word "claimed,"
   insert, "except as herein provided."

On the motion of Mr. Earp, seconded by the
Colonial Treasurer, the further consideration of
the Land Claim's Bill in Committee, was ad-
journed to Friday, February 4, to enable members
to prepare further amendments.

The Council then adjourned to Thursday, Feb-
ruary 3.

THURSDAY, 3rd FEBRUARY, 1842.

All the Members were present, except Mr.
Earp; and the minutes were read, without alte-
ration, and agreed to.

LICENSING BILL.

The Colonial Secretary moved the order of the
day, for receiving notices of amendments on the
Bill.

Mr. Clendon then gave notice, that on the se-
cond reading of the said Bill, he would move the
following amendments, viz.-

In clause 12 in 73rd line, after word "recog-
nizances," expunge the remainder, and insert to
"to the Registrar of Deeds of the District to be
filed in his office."

That the 13th clause be expunged.

Between the 19th and 20th clauses, insert "the
Governor shall have power to grant a License at
any period of the year, upon petition signed by
two Justices as aforesaid, subject to the provisions
therein contained."

In clause 20, in the 123rd line, after the word
"day," expunge the remainder of the clause.

In clause 21, in the 129th line, after the word
"Innkeeper," insert "they may think proper,"
and erase the words "not exceeding three."

Between the 26th and 27th clause, insert
"constables may demand entrance into licensed
houses at any hour, upon information that this
Ordinance is contravened; and any unnecessary
delay in giving admission to said constable, may,
upon the hearing of the case by the Police Ma-
gistrate, subject the party or parties to the penal-
ties herein contained, or a forfeiture of license."

After 28th clause insert, "licensed persons
shall not sell or supply any spirituous liquors, or
allow the same to be sold or supplied to any con-
firmed drunkard, of whom he may have been no-
tified in writing by order of the Police Magistrate."

In clause 21st, after 171st line, after the word
"imprisoned," insert "and kept to hard labour."

In same clause, in 175th line, after the words
"a term of," insert "not less than seven days,
nor more than thirty days."

The Attorney-General gave notice that he
would move, on the second reading of the "Li-
censing Bill," the following amendment: -after
29th clause, insert the words, "Provisional Li-
censes," and the following clause, "Whereas, by
reason of the formation of new settlements within
the Colony, it may be desirable that Licenses
should be granted otherwise than at the time and
and in the manner hereinbefore provided, be it
enacted, that it shall be lawful for any two Jus-
tices of the Peace for the district, at any time or
times, to grant any number of Licenses, to be in
force until the 1st day of July next but one, fol-
lowing the arrival of the first body of immigrants
at such settlement. The sum to be paid for any
such License being after the rate of £30 a year."

On motion of the Colonial Secretary, the order
of the day for the first reading of "Harbour Re-
gulations' Bill" proceeded with. The Bill was
read.

On motion of the Treasurer, seconded by the
Attorney General, ordered, that the said Bill be
read a second time on Thursday, the 10th of
February, 1842.

Council then adjourned to 12 o'clock on Friday,
4th February, 1842.