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Second motion or Adjournment.

Debates interrupted.

Complicated Questions may be divided.

Question put and again stated,

Question determined by a majority of voices.

Mr. Speaker states whether "Ayes" or "Noes" "have it."

Divisions on Adjournment, &c, may be dispensed with if called for by less than five Members.

Same Question not to be proposed again.

A Motion withdrawn may be made again.

Resolution or Vote rescinded.

An Order discharged.

Different forms of Amendment.

106. No second Motion for the Adjournment of the House shall be made on the same day, save by a Minister of the Crown, or by a Member supported by at least nine other Members rising in their places in support of the Motion.

XII. —How Debate mat be inteeeupted. 107. The Debate upon a Question maybe interrupted: 1. By a matter of privilege suddenly arising; 2. By words of heat between Members ; 3. By Question of order ; 4. By a Message from the Governor or his Commissioners; 5. By an Answer to an Address ; 6. By a Message from the Legislative Council; 7. By the time being come for a Conference ; 8. By a Member appearing to be sworn ; 9. By a Motion for reading an Act of Parliament, an entry in the Journal, or other public document, relevant to the Question before the House ; 10. By a Motion that strangers be ordered to withdraw.

Xlll.—Putting the Question. 108. The House may order a complicated Question to be divided. 109. So soon as the Debate upon a Question is concluded, Mr. Speaker puts the Question to the House; and, if the same should not be heard, will again state it to the House. 110. A Question being put is resolved in the affirmative or negative by the majority of voices, " Aye" or "No." 111. Mr. Speaker states whether, in his opinion, the " Ayes " or the " Noes " " have it," and, unless his opinion be acquiesced in by the minority, the Question is determined by a Division. 112. When after the doors have been locked for a Division upon a Motion for the Adjournment of a Debate, or of the House during any Debate, or that the Chairman of a Committee do report progress or do leave the Chair, the decision of Mr. Speaker or the Chairman that the " Ayes " or " Noes" have it is challenged, Mr. Speaker or the Chairman may call upon the Members challenging it to rise in their places, and, if they be less than five in a House of twenty Members or upwards, he may forthwith declare the determination of the House or of the Committee. The names of such challenging Members shall be recorded if required.

XlV.—Same Question not to be twice submitted. 113. No Question or Amendment may be proposed which is the same in substance as any Question which, during the same Session, has been resolved in the affirmative or negative. 114. A Motion which has been, by leave of the House, withdrawn, may be made again during the same Session. 115. A Resolution or other Vote of the House may be read and rescinded. 116. An Order of the House may be read and discharged.

XV.—Amendments . 117. A Question having been proposed may be amended by leaving out certain words only; by leaving out certain words

in order to insert or add other words; or by inserting or adding words. 118. An Amendment proposed, but not seconded, will not be entertained by the House, nor entered in the Journals. 119. When the proposed Amendment is to leave out certain words Mr. Speaker puts a Question, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question," which is resolved by the House in the affirmative or negative, as the case may be. 120. When the proposed Amendment is to leave out certain words in order to insert or add other words Mr. Speaker puts a Question, "That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question," which, if resolved in the affirmative, disposes of the Amendment, but if in the negative another Question is put, that the words of the Amendment be inserted or added instead thereof, which is resolved in the affirmative or negative, as the case may be. 121. When the proposed Amendment is to insert or add certain words Mr. Speaker puts a Question that such words be inserted or added, which is resolved in the affirmative or negative, as the case may be. 122. No Amendment may be proposed in any part of a Question after a latter part has been amended, or has been proposed to be amended, unless a proposed Amendment has been, by leave of the House, withdrawn. 123. No Amendment may be proposed to be made to any words which the House has resolved shall stand part of a Question, or shall be inserted in or added to a Question, except the addition of other words thereto. 124. A proposed Amendment may be, by leave of the House, withdrawn. 125. Amendments may be proposed to a proposed Amendment whenever it comes to a Question whether the House shall agree to such proposed Amendment. 126. When Amendments have been made, the main Question, as amended, is put. 127. When Amendments have been proposed, but not made, the Question is put as originally proposed.

XVl.—Eules of Debate. 128. Every Member desiring to speak is to rise in his place uncovered, and to address himself to Mr. Speaker. 129. By the special indulgence of the House, a Member unable conveniently to stand, by reason of sickness or infirmity, will be permitted to speak sitting and uncovered. 130. Members can only speak to a point of Order, while the House is dividing, by permission of the Speaker, and while speaking are to sit covered. 131. No Member may speak to any question after the same has been put by Mr. Speaker, and the voices having been given in the affirmative and negative thereon. 132. When two or more Members rise to speak Mr. Speaker calls upon the Member who first rose in his place.

Amendments to be seconded.

Amendment to leave out words.

Amendment to leave out words, and insert or add others.

Amendment to insert or add words.

When latter part of a Question has been amended, or proposed to be amended.

No Amendment to be made to words already agreed to.

Proposed Amendment withdrawn. Amendments to proposed Amendments

Questions as amended put.

When Amendments proposed but not made.

Members to address Mr. Speaker.

Indulgence to Members unable to stand.

Speaking to Order during a Division.

No Member to speak after a Question has been put.

Mr. Speaker calls upon Members to speak.