the grant of the certificate, the person who has entered it shall be liable for the costs of the proceedings, and also for damages to be recovered in an action by the person against whose marriage the caveat was entered (clauses 19, 20.)

In case of the marriage of a minor without consent, the offending party shall forfeit all property acquired by such marriage, and all settlements, &c., founded on such marriage, shall be void. But the proceedings in such a case must be taken within a year after the parent or guardian at whose suit they are instituted shall have known or discovered the solemnization of the marriage. Like forfeiture may be sued for by means of a false notice, certificate, or declaration made by either party to such marriage. (See clauses 31--34).

Solemnization of Marriages.

The Registrar’s certificate or certificates shall, immediately before the solemnization of the marriage, be delivered by one of the persons about to be married, to the officiating minister, or the Registering-Officer of the Society of Friends, or of the Jewish Synagogue, or to the Registrar present at the marriage, as the case may be. The Act does not interfere in any way with any religious service which may be preferred by the parties, its specific provision being that the marriage may be solemnized between the persons described in the Notice "according to such form and ceremony as they may see fit to adopt." But every marriage must be solemnized in the place stated in the Notice,—with open doors,—between the hours of eight in the morning, and four in the afternoon,—in the presence of an officiating minister or other person duly authorised by the Act,—and in the presence of two or more witnesses.

The public will be duly informed of the names of all officiating ministers within the meaning of the Act, by a list to be published in the Government Gazette, and notifications in the Gazette, from time to time, of any names which may be added to, or withdrawn from the list.

Persons objecting to be married in the presence of an officiating minister, may be married at the office in the presence of a Registrar, on their compliance with the law in all other particulars. The fee in case of marriage at the Registrar’s Office will be three pounds [clauses 21--24].

The Act makes full and stringent provision for the registration of all marriages in a prescribed form, by the officiating ministers and registrars. All enumeration of these provisions does not now, however, come within the scope of the present notification,—the object of which is simply, (as before stated) to make the public at large acquainted with such prominent features of the law as have a general application. More detailed information will of course be obtainable from the Act itself, which has been published in the New Zealand Government Gazette of Nov: 6, 1854, No. 35,—or on application to the Registrars of the several districts.

The requirements of the Act do not extend to marriages between persons both of whom are of the Native aboriginal race. But the Governor may, from time to time, extend its operation to such marriages in such districts as he may by Proclamation appoint. Meanwhile, persons of the Native aboriginal race, may, if they desire, contract marriage according to the provisions of the Act.

JOHN B. BENNETT,
Registrar-General.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Auckland, November 6th, 1854.

COLONIAL BANK OF ISSUE.

Amount of the Notes in circulation at the Office of the Colonial Bank of Issue, Wellington, on the 14th day of Oct. 1854.

Amount of Notes in circulation on the 14th day of Oct. 1854, being the close of the preceding four weeks, viz. :

£5 and upwards £14,240
Under £5 20,119
£34,359

Total Amount of Coin held by the same Office, on the same day, viz. :

Gold £13,847
Silver 512
£14,359

I, Henry St. Hill, being the Acting Manager of the said Bank, do hereby certify that the above is a true account of the Notes in circulation and of the coins held by the said office, as required under Ordinance No. 16, Section 8.

(Signed) HENRY ST. HILL,
Acting Manager.

Colonial Bank of Issue,
Wellington, Oct. 14, 1854.

The sum of Twenty Thousand Pounds (£20,000) sterling has been invested under the Warrant of His Excellency the Governor, in the Public Funds in England, through the Commissariat Department, by arrangements made through the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury.

(Signed) HENRY ST. HILL.

Amount of the Notes in Circulation at the Office of the Colonial Bank of Issue at Wellington, 11th Nov. 1854.

Amount of Notes in Circulation on the 11th day of Nov., 1854, being the close of the preceding four weeks, viz. :

£5 and upwards £14,250
Under £5 20,004
£34,254

Total amount of Coin held by the same office on the same day, viz. :

Gold £13,703
Silver 551
£14,254