P.—No. 6,

The Select Committee on the Native Lands Bill have the honor to report that they have gone through the Bill submitted to them, and recommend that the same be passed with the alterations, elisions, and additions shown in the amended copy of the Bill annexed to this Eeport. Hugh Cai_..eton, 23rd August, 18C9. Chairman.

MINUTES OE PROCEEDINGS.

Monday, 16th August, 1869. Present: Hon. Mr. Dillon Bell, Mr. Howorth, Mr. Brandon, Mr. Macffarhme, Mr. Carleton, Mr. Ormond, Mr. Clark, Mr. Eichmond, Mr. Creighton, Mr. Eolleston. On motion of Mr. Ormond, Resolved, That Mr. Carleton take the Chair. Orders of reference read. Clause 1 read and agreed to. Clause 2 read. Moved by Mr. Ormond, That the Hon. Mr. Fenton be called in. Mr. Fenton having appeared, explained his views on the Act before the Committee. Mr. Creighton moved, the following amendment: —That after the word " and," in the sixth line of clause 2, the following words be added: " subject to the rights of appeal under the said Acts." Mr. Macfl'arlane moved a further amendment, That after the word " which," in the fifth line of the clause, the following words shall be deleted, " it shall be signed," and the following words inserted in lieu thereof: " the order has been made." Mr. Eichmond then moved, That the consideration of clause 2 be postponed. On the motion being put, the Committee divided. Ayes, 3. Noes, 4. Mr. Creighton, Mr. Brandon, Mr. Howorth, Mr. Clark, Mr. Eichmond. Mr. Macfl'arlane. The numbers being equal, the Chairman gave his vote with the Noes. So it passed in the negative. Mr. Eichmond gave notice of a further amendment, viz. : —" Provided that the legal estate in the land described in such certificate shall vest and shall be therein declared to vest from the day of the making the order for the issue of such certificate and the Crown Grant shall be issued in conformity with this proviso." On motion of Mr. Eichmond, the further consideration of clause 2 was postponed. Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, postponed. Clause 10 read. Moved by Mr. Macffarlane, That subsection 1 of clause 10 be agreed to. On motion being put, the Committee divided. Ayes, 5. Noes, 2. Mr. Clark, Mr. Brandon, Mr. Creighton, Mr. Howorth. Mr. Macffarlane, Mr. Ormond, Mr. Eichmond. So it was resolved in tho affirmative. Subsections 2 and 3 of clause 10 agreed to. Subsection 4 of clause 10 postponed. The Committee then adjourned to Tuesday, the 17th August, at 11 a.m.

REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE NATIVE LANDS BILL.