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Question put and passed, that Clause 32 be postponed. Clauses S3, 34, and 35 read and agreed to. Clause 36 read. Moved by Mr. East :— That the clause be amended by inserting the words in the 2nd line, after the word " box,"' " otherwise than as hereinafter provided." Committee then adjourned to Tuesday, 27th April, 12 at noon. C. W. Richmond,

Tuesday Afkil 27, 1858. Committee met. Present : — Mr. East Mr. Packer „ Ollivier „ Hall „ Merriman Mr. Richmond in the chair. Minutes of preceding meeting read and confirmed. Clause 37 read. Moved by Mr. Ollivier:— That the first part of the clause, of Electoral Bill No. 5 be amended by substituting the word " forty-eight" for the words " twenty-four," in the sth line, by omitting in the Bth, 9th, and 10th lines the words <; Each Candidate, or of a scrutineer, to be appointed ia writing by him, or by his two proposers, if he shall not make any sucli appointment;" and by inserting the following words instead, —" The Candidates or their respective Scrutineers to be appointed in writing by them respectively, or as to such of them as shall not make any such appointment by their respective two proposers, if such Candidates or Scrutineers shall choose to be present." Amendment put and carried. Clause as amended read and agreed to. Clause 38 read and agreed to. Clause 39 read. Mr. Ollivier moved :— That the clause be amended by omitting the words " or Poll Clerk," occurring in the 5th A andGth, lines of Clause. Carried. Mr. Ollivier, moved :— That Clause 40 be postponed. Carried. Clauses 41, 42, and 43, read and agreed to. Clause 44 read. Moved by Mr. Packer :— That the clause be amended by the insertion of the, words "such sums as shall from time to time be appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose" in lieu of the ivords " the General Revenue of the Colony of New Zealand." Carried. Clause then read and agreed to. Clause 45 read and agreed to. Clause 46 read. Moved by Mr. Packer :— That the clause be amended by the omission of the words in the Ist and 2nd lines " under this Act are" and the insertion of the words " may be." Clause as amended, read and agreed to. Mr. Hall moved : — That the following Clause be introduced, and stand as Clause 47 of the Bill, viz. ; " It shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, to delegate to any person the performance of any act or thing which by this Act he is empowered or required to do, and any such delega* tion at any time to revoke." Carried. Moved by Mr. Hall: . That Clause 4 be re-considered and amended, by adding ths words "or in some Provincial Government Gazette." Amendment put and carried. Clause 37 re-considered and amended by the insertion of the word "such" in the 19th line in lieu of the word " the" before the worcl candidates. Clauses 48, 49, and 50 then read and agreed to. Schedule read. Form 1 agreed to. Forms 2, 3, 4, and 5, postponed. Forms 6, 7, 8, 9, and, 10, read and agreed to. Moved by Mr. Hall, by way of resolution :— " That provision should be made for the non -admission of the votes of Electors who may appear in such a state of intoxication as may render them unable to distinguish, far whom they tender their votes."