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We desire to convey to your Excellency the expression of our gratitude for tlm manner in which you have given effect to the principle of ministerial resnondhil't • .P "P 1 duct of the Executive affairs of Government. ministerial responsibility in the con\Y e entertain no doubt that the relations proposed to be established , lency and your responsible advisers will ensure the efficient carrying out of that- J . X " V Fully sensible of the duties which devolve upon the Jf the'co'lT, C ' f maintaining unimpaired the authority and functions which are reserved the P.h TA vernment by the Constitution; it will be our earnest endeavour, as one of theTrJnZl 2°" Legislature, to join m exercising those functions in cordial co-operation with tK • sphere!' 168 ' " "** interference as P° in all matters" withinth£ ™ n Tuncs " Whatever measure may be submitted to us through vour mi , . shall receive our best consideration ; and we pray you to accept 2s 6 ad T e . rs ' to co-operate with your Excellency in whatever may promote the welfare of the Col"" i maintain the public credit." Colony, and Mr. Campbell moved, That the question be amended by the omission of the following words- ' Fully sensible of the duty which devolves upon the General Legislature of the Colonv „f„ ■ taming unimpaired the authority and functions which are reserved trf i'o ' men, by the Cons.itntion; it Jill be on, earneat .»di™o",Ton e of't tan*hL Legislature, to join in exercising those functions in cordial co-operation with th P P • ! sphere!" 68 ' interference as P° ssible in all matters within their own municipal Debate ensued. Q^dCtlTpiS:' thU H °" Se ' "to *> « noon. Qne sib"'p„Tan7p e .ied Th " "" del *" e n ' he "hU be now ad8' "OS?* '" 0n mo,i ° n ° f U ' ' Campbe "' ,he H °" Se ad -i oUrl,eil *' until to-morrow

NOTICES OF MOTION AND ORDER OF THE DAY. Saturday, 3rd May, 1856. h M .d.p^tf,eH™L e : ThalSOme •* WoMI St * n<lins o ' d '" * P r ' nte d. with those already 2. Mr. Lee to aslc the hon. member at the head of the Government wWW e 1 , • has been lodged by Mr. M. Nolan, Command® of complaint kaipara, against the Pilot of that port for derelection of his nublio ,lf,t i v any step has been or is about to be taken to the J " hether to the public service by that public officer. rOSS ne £l ect anc * ln jury

ORDER OF THE DAY. 1. Adjourned debate on the reply to the sneech of Fv™n„™ .-i, n session. 1 ' P S - hxcellen cy the Governor on opening the CHARLES CLIFFORD, Speaker. %