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Crompton Macandrew Ludlam Greenwood Mackay Weld King Picard Brown Taylor Hart Wortley(teller). Further amendment proposed—That a sum be placed on the Estimates for defraying the Expenses of Members at the following rates : — Travelling expenses, for all Members living at a greater distance than twenty miles from the Seat of Government, and fifteen shillings per diem for all the Members during their attendance on the Legislature. —(Mr. Fitzgerald.) Mr. Wakefield moved that the Chairman do report progress and ask leave to sit again to-morrow. —Agreed to. Wednesday, September 13th, 1854. No. 9 —Expenses oe Members. Question proposed —That all members of the House of Representatives, residing more than twenty miles from the House of Assembly, who shall have been actually in attendance during the first and present Session of the General Assembly, shall be repaid their travelling expenses to and from their various homes, in the manner usual in respect to Government Officers ; and shall also be paid twenty shillings per diem during their actual attendance, computed from the opening of the first to to the close of the present Session ; but no return travelling expenses shall be allowed to Members leaving before the end of the Session, without the permission of the House. —(Mr. Wakefield.) Amendment proposed—That all the words of Mr. Wakefield's motion be left out with a view to insert the following : That all Members residing at a further distance than ten miles from the Council Chamber, be paid £100 each for their expenses.—(Mr. Ludlam.) Question put—That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question. Committee divided. Ayes—2l. Noes—3. Messrs. Crompton Messrs. Bacot King Picard Revans Ludlam (teller). Gray Kelham Porter Fitzgerald Mackay Wakefield Taylor. Featherston Brown Greenwood E. J. Wakefield Macandrew Sewell Travers Lee O'Neill O'Brien Cutten (teller). Original question put and passed.