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Ayes. Noes. Mr. Hall Mr. Ollivier „ Packer „ East „ Merriman The Committee then adjourned to Wednesday, April 28, at 12 at noon. C. W. KICHKCtTB,

■Wednesday, April 28, 1858. Committee met. Present: — Mr. Hall Mr. Packer „ Ollivier „ Carleton Mr. Richmond in the chair. Minutes of preceding meeting read and confirmed. Committee then proceeded to consider Electoral Bill No. 6. Clauses 1 to 6 inclusive, read and agreed to -Clause 7 read. Moved by Mr. Ollivier:— That the clause be amended by omitting in the 2nd line the words " before a Justice of the Peace," and by inserting the words "as aforesaid" in lieu thereof ; and in the 3rd Hue by inserting the words "or Examiner" after the word " Justice." Carried. Clause as amended agreed to. Clauses 8 to 35 inclusive, read and agreed to. Clause 36 read. Moved by Mr. Ollivier :— That the clause be amended by substituting the words " twenty-four" for the words " fortyeight" in the 19 th line, and also by striking out the last Proviso. Carried. Clause as amended read and agreed to. Clauses 37 to 43, inclusive, read and agreed to. Clause 44 read. Moved by Mr. Hall :— That the clause be amended by inserting in the Ist line after the word "wilfully" the words " and without reasonable cause" and by omitting the word " double" in the Bth line. Carried. The Committee then adjourned to Friday, 30th April, 1858, at 12 o'clock. C. W. RiCHMoro,

Friday, April 30,1858. Committee met at ten minutes past 12. fiLr, Ollivier, and Mr. Hall being the only members present, * Committee adjourned, sine die. Tuesday, May 4, 1858. Committee met. Present :— Mr. Beckham Mr. Ollivier „ Carleton „ Hall Mr. Eichmond in the chair. The minutes of the 28th April read and confirmed. Committee proceeded to consider Electoral Bill No. 7. Clause 1, rea"d. Verbal error in sub-section 1 amended by inserting the word " or." % after the word " Elector," in the Gth line. Bub-section 1 read and agreed to. Verbal error in sub-section 2 amended by inserting the word " for" between the words " or" and " any," in the sth line. Sub-section 2 read and agreed to, Sub-section 3, 4, and 5, and the remaining part of clause read and agreed to. Clause 2 read. Verbal error in sub-section f amended by altering the word " of," at the end of the 4th line, to "or." Sub-sections 1 and 2, and the concluding part of clause read and agreed to. Clause 3 amended by the omission of' all the words following the word "suit" in the 15th lino. .Question put, That Clause 3as amended, do stand part of the Bill. Carried. .Clause 4 amended by inserting the word "shall" after the word "contrivance"in tho 10th lias, and the word "full," after the word " with," in the last line. Clause as amended read and agreed to. Clause 5 read. Moved by Mr. Hall :—■ That the clause be amended by inserting the words "within 5 years'' ater the word "ha<>" in the 3rd line, and by inserting the same words after the word '' has" in. the sth, line, and by alter* ing the word " either" in the 7th line to the word " any." Amendment put and carried.