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Middle Island. Cape Farewell • • • Sea light. Pepin's Island . « Harbour light. Two Brothers Islets . . • Sea light. Tory Channel Heads . . • Harbour light. Cape Campbell > Sea light. Godley Head (Port Lyttleton) . . Harbour light. East Point of Banks' Peninsula . • • Sea light. Akaroa, South Head . • Harbour light. Taiaroa Head, Otago . < • Ditto. Cape Saunders . • • Sea Light. The Nuggets . . .» * • Ditto. The Bluff . • . Sea and Harbour light One of the Islands in Foveaux Straight . . . Sea light. Collection »f Information. Finally, your Committee recommend that the Government should tie urged to obtain from every part of the colouy, previous to the next meeting of the General Assembly, full and accurate infofmation as to what further lighthouses, beacons, bouys, &c. may be required; what improvements it may be possible to effect in the different harbours; and what alterations may be desirable in any Harbour Regulations. E. JERNINGHAM WAKEFIELD. Chairman. Monday, 31st July, 1854.

MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON BEACONS AND LIGHTHOUSES <t SATURDAY, 17TH July, 1854. Committee met for the first time. Present :— Messrs. Bartley Messrs. Cargill Picard E. J, Wakefield Gledhill Major Greenwood. Mr. Bartley was elected to be Chairman of the Committee. Resolved — That the members now present do give in a Report on Wednesday, the 21st June instant, at 10 o'clock a.m., each as far as his own knowledge may extend as to the expediency of establishing and maintaining any and what Beacons and Lighthouses on the coast of New Zealand, and as to the best means of providing for the maintenance thereof; and further, if any and what alterations may be desirable in the present system of Harbour dues and regulations ; and, if possible, as to the expense of any such work recommended.