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Macandrew Greenwood Mackay Forsaith Wakefield E. J. Wakefield King" (teller.)

Wednesay, September 13th, 1854. No. 15 —Motion made and question put —That the sum £400 be retained on the Estimates as the Salary of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Committee divided. Ayes—ls. Noes—lo. Messrs. Wortley Messrs. Kelham King Lee Featherston Wakefield Ludlam E. J. Wakefield Brown Greenwood Crompton Cutten Picard Macandrew Gray O'Neill Revans Rhodes Monro Mackay (teller). Sewell Carleton O'Brien Porter Fitzgerald (teller). No. 16 —Question proposed—That the sum of £2,800 be appropiated to defray the expenses of Members of this House, exclusive of the Speaker. Motion made and question put —That the words "and the Member for Whanganui" be added at the end of the original question.—(Dr. Featherston.) Amendment negatived. On the original question being put —Committee divided. Ayes—l 3. Noes—9. Messrs. Porter Messrs. Hart O'Brien Revans Wakefield Featherston E. J. Rhodes Greenwood Sewell Crompton Forsaith Ludlam Gledhill Bacot Gray Brown O'Neill (teller). King Fitzgerald Lee Mackay (teller.) No. 17 —Motion made and question put—That this Committee do recommend the House to present an Address to His Excellency praying that he will be pleased to place on the Estimates the sum of £100 for Mr. Grimstone, in consideration of the length of time that gentleman has been out of office.—(Mr. Ludlam.) Committee divided.