SESSION 11. 1. Select Committees appointed durinj the Session. 2. Abstract of Petitions received. 3. Summary of Proceedings on Bills. 4. Votes and Proceedings. 5. Weekly Reports of Divisions in Committee of the whole House. 6. Messages— _ . _ . 1. Enclosing Return of Expenditure of Rents of Native Reserves in Province of Nelson. 2. Relative to an alleged Correspondence on subject of Natives at Bay of Islands. 3. Enclosing Return of Purchasers of Land io Province of Nelson since 4th March, 1853. 4! Relative to Establishment of Responsible Government and suggesting certain subjects for consideration of the House. 5. Enclosing Statement of the Financial condition of the Colony. (3 << Memorial from the Inhabitants of Nelson for the erection of a new Post Office. 7 « Documents connected with Mr. Grimstone's claim to compensation for loss of appointment 8. « Petition from Bernard Gapper for Pension. 9. " Diaft of Appropriation Bill. « Letter from Mr. Commissioner Bell on subject of Compensation to Land Purchasers at Wellington and Whanganui. U_ " Petition from Officers of General Government praying for increase of Salaries. 12. Relative to the Establishment of a Branch of the Customs Department at the Chatham Islands. 13. Enclosing Petition of A. McKay relative to a debt due to him from Mr. A. Wylie, of Otago. 14. " Correspondence on the subject of a Colonial Allowance to Troops in New Zealand. 15. Enclosing Letter of Commander Drury, R.N., relative to a Colonial Allowance to Offi cers and Men of H.M. Surveying vessel Pandora. IG. Forwarding Electoral Rolls of New Plymouth and Bay of Islands. 17. Enclosing a correct copy of Confidential Memorandum, marked 7 or A, appended to Message 25, Session 1. 18. Enclosing copies of Instructions to Governor of New Zealand authorizing him to make Regulations for the disposal of Waste Lands. 19. Enclosing Plans of Pensioner Settlements Districts, and Southern Division. 20. " Letters from persons in Customs Department praying for increase of pay. 21. " Letter from Resident Magistrate, Auckland, requesting increase of Salary 22 & 23. Enclosing Supplementary Estimates. 24. Directing the attention of the House to the necessity of providing in the Estimates for a Native Secretary's Department. 25. Enclosing Supplementary Estimates. 26 & 27. Notifying assent of His Excellency to several Acts. 28. Enclosing copy of a Letter from Colonial Treasurer respecting the necessity for the services of a Clerk in his Department. 29. Enclosing Supplementary Estimates. 7. Reports of Select Committees — 1. Late Prorogation. 2. Expenditure on aecount of the General Assembly. 3. His Excellency's Messages Nos. 14 and 15 4. Pre-emption Land Claims Bill. 5. New Zealand Company's Debt. 8. Printed Papers for the Session. 9. Aots— Appropriation Act. Dower Act. English Acts Act. Law Practitioners Act. Licensing Amendment Act. Marriage Act. Naturalization Act. Nelson Trust Funds Act. Powers of Attorney Act. Provincial Waste Lands Act. Public Reserves Act. Secondary Punishment Act. Waste Lands Act.