ANALYSIS.

GENERAL CONDUCT OF BUSINESS. MOTIONS. 1. Speaker to decide in cases not provided for. 55. Notices of motion, when to be given. 2. Absence of Speaker. 56. No motion to be brought on without notice. 3 & 4. Hearing of Governor's Speech. 57. Notices of motion not to extend beyond certain 5. Sitting days. period. 6. Hours of meeting. 58. Motions for printing. 7. Prayers.—No House. 59. Motions and orders of the day, their order of 8. Quorum. precedence. 9. House may be counted. 60. Absence of Members by whom notice of motion 10. Namesof Members present to be recorded. has been given. It. Call of the House. 61. Withdrawal of motions. 12. Motion to close debate. 62. Orders of the day to be taken at certain hours. 13. Course of proceeding if such motion be adopted. 63. Motions for despatches or correspondence. 14. Speaker to declare majority by sound of voices. 64. Motions for returns. 15. Division, how to be »-n-.T>r» /-vTn*cfT<vKris 16. On Division doors to be locked, &c. LAPaED QUESTIONS. 17. — Members not to leave the House. 65. Debate on motion interrupted by count-out. 18. Strangers to withdraw. 66. Debate on order of the day similarly inteirupted. 19. Entry of division lists. 67. Debate interrupted by adjournment. 20. Transmission of Addresses to Governor. 68. Debate in committee similarly interrupted. 21. Members may require question in debate to be 69. Renewal of lapsed notices of motion. stated. 70. Lapsed orders of the day. how to be replaced. 22. No Member to speak twice. Exceptions. m , T r c 23. Members to address the Chair. PUBLIC lil-LLS, 24. Consideration of matters of Privilege _or Order. 71. Initiation of Bills. 25. Motions to be seconded. 72. Preparation of Bill. j 26.1 73. Matter not be irrelevant to title. * 27. > Motions for adjournment. 74. Temporary Bill not to contain perpetual clauses. 28. J 75. First and second reading. 29. Pre-audience on resumption of adjourned de- 76. Bills, when to be printed. bate. 77. Order for second reading. 30. Offensive or unbecoming words. 78. Committal of Bills. 31.") 79. Course of proceedings in committee. 32.)- Words objected to may be taken down. 80. Verbal or formal amendments may be made at 33.) any time. 34. Breach of Order. 81. Chairman may correct clerical errors. 35. Naming Member. 82. Chairman to report Bill to the House. 36. Member to be heard in explanation. 83. Order for third reading. 37. Interruptions by Members. 84. Chairman to certify Bill. 38. Papers laid on the table considered public. 85. Third reading, Speaker to declare certificate. 39. Time for asking questions and making personal 86. Kider may be added on third reading. explanations. 87. If involving pecuniary matters, to be considered PT7TTTTO\r<j in commit,ee- "• 88. Passing of Bil!s. 40. Time for presentation of petitions. 89. Speaker to sign, and Clerk date Bill. 41. Member presenting petition to ascertain its con- 90. Chairman of Committees to certify. tents. 91. Presentation to Governor, or transmission to 42. Member to endorse the same Legislative Council. 43. Petitions, to be in manuscript. 92. Rejected Bills or motions not to be renewed. 44 to contain prayer at the end. 45 to be signed on every sheet. COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE HOUSE. 46 to be in the English or Maori lan- 93. Quorum. guage. 94. Counting-out in Committee. 47 to be signed by petitioners themselves. 95. Course of proceeding if quorum on House re--48 no documents to be attached to. suining. 49 not to refer to debates or motions. 96, Rules in Committee. 50 not to pray for grant of money. 51. Proceedings on presentation of petitions. SELECT COMMITTEES. 51a. Petitions on subjects calling for immediate at- 97< Number of Members t0 compose Committee. co vu e f i loD i. . . /.T, .... 98. Mr. Speaker exempted. 52-Weekly abstract of Petitions. 99. Mover, &c„ to be on the Committee. 53. 1 etitions considered only as petitions of parties 100 Notice ' to b ' e given 0 f names proposed. ~ signing tne same. i o |. Mode of election. Pet,UoDS froni Abo rl B ineSi 102 . Alteration in constitution of Committee.