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Thursday, April 22, 1858Committee met. Present :— Mr. Richmond Mr. Eeckhatn " East " Carleton " Packer " Hall " Ollivier Mr. Richmond in the Chair. Minutes of preceding meeting read and confirmed. By resolution of the House, bearing date the 21st day of April, instant, Mr. Hall was added t» the Committee. Electoral Bill No. 3 further considered. Moved by Mr. Ollivier : — That sub-section 3of clause Ido stand as follows r—" Or being a householder within such district occupying a tenement, if within the limits of the Towns of Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Lyttelton and Dunedin, of the annual value of £10 ; or if without such limits, of the annual value of £5 ; and having resided within such district, and occupied a tenement therein of sufficient value to constitute a qualification for 6 months at least at the time of Registration." Amendment put and carried. The Chairman not voting. Moved by Mr. Hall:— That the same sub-section be further amended by the introduction of the following words after the word Dunedin :— i( Or of any Town to be constituted by the General Assembly for the purposes of this Act." Amendment put and carried. Moved by Mr. Hall :— That clause 1 be further amended by adding a sub-section to be numbered 4, in the following words :—" Or holding a license to depasture stock upon Waste Lands of the Crown within the district for which his vote is to be given, paying for the same not less than £10 per annum, and having held such license for six months at least at the time of Registration." Amendment put and carried. Clause 1 as amended read and agreed to. Clause 2 read. Moved by Mr. Hall:— That the clause be amended and stand as follows : " When any freehold or leasehold hereditaments, House, Tenement, or Pasturage License are or is held or occupied by more than one person each of such Freeholders, Leaseholders, Householders, or Licensees, shall be deemed to possess a qualification provided that the value of his individual share or interest be sufficient to confer a qualification, under this Act. Clause as amended read and agreed to. Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 read and agreed to. Committee then adjourned to Friday, 23rd April, at 11 o'clock. C. W. Richmond.

Fridat, April 23, 1858. Committee met. Present :— Mr. Richmond, Mr. East, " Packer, " Ollivier, " Beckham, " Carleton. « Hall, Mr. RicTimond in the chair. Minutes of preceding meeting read and confirmed. Moved by Mr. Hall :— That subsection 3 of Clause 1 of the Electoral Bill No. 3 be reconsidered, and be further amended by adding after the word " Dunedin" the words " as defined in the Schedule to this Act." Carried. Committee then proceeded to consider Electoral Bill No. 4. Clause 1 read and agreed to. Moved by Mr. Carleton :— That Clause 2be postponed. Carried. Clause 3 read. Moved by Mr. Hall :— That the Clause be amended by inserting the words "or copied" after the word "perused," and that the words following the word " Sundays" in the 7th line to the end of the Clause be emitted.