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tended for the consumption of the
Officers of Her Majesty’s troops serving in the Colony of New Zealand, and
of the Officers of Her Majesty’s Navy,
serving on board any of Her Majesty’s
ships in the seas adjoining thereto or
such Wines may be landed on first importation, or delivered out of bond free
of duty, subject in all cases to such
regulations as the Governor shall from
time to time prescribe: Provided
always, if any such Wines shall be subsequently sold in the said Colony, except for the use or consumption of any
of Her Majesty’s Military or Naval
Officers serving as aforesaid, the same
shall be forfeited and liable to seizure
accordingly.

4.—All duties of Customs under this
Act shall be charged and paid according to the Standard Imperial Weights
and Measures, and where such duties
are charged according to any specified
quantity, weight, or size, the same shall
be chargeable in proportion on any
greater or less quantity, weight, or
size.

5.—The Duties of Customs imposed
by this Act shall be raised, levied, collected and paid in like manner as if the
said duties had been imposed by the
Ordinance, Session I, No. 3, to provide
for the collection of duties imposed on
goods imported into and for the general
regulation of the Revenue of Customs,
in the Colony of New Zealand and its
dependencies, and subject also to all
such provisions and regulations as may
for the time being be in force under or
by virtue of any local Act or Ordinance
for the collection and for the general
regulation of the Revenue of Customs
in the Colony of New Zealand.

6.—And whereas contracts or agreements may have been made for the
sale or delivery of some of the goods or
commodities on which increased or additional duties of customs are by this
Act imposed, which contracts or agreements may have been made with no
reference to such additional duties, and
thereby the several contractors may be
materially affected: For Remedy
thereof, be it enacted that every person
who shall have made or entered into
any such contract or agreement shall
be, and is hereby authorised and empowered in the case of any such contract or agreement to add so much
money as will be equivalent to the increased or additional duty hereby
granted on any such goods or commodities respectively to the price thereof,
and shall be entitled by virtue of this

Act to be paid and to sue for, and recover the same accordingly.

7.—The term "Governor" shall
mean the person for the time being
lawfully administering the Government of the Colony of New Zealand.

8.—This Act may be cited for all
purposes as "The Customs’ Duties
Act, 1856."

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, Sept. 3, 1856.

HIS Honor the Superintendent
directs it to be notified for public
information that

Mr. SAMUEL MANSON,
has been elected Waywarden under the
"Road Ordinance," Session VI, No.
2, for the Port Victoria District.

JOSEPH BRITTAN,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, Sept. 3, 1856.

HIS Honor the Superintendent
directs the publication, for general information, of the following correspondence.

JOSEPH BRITTAN,
Provincial Secretary.

Auckland, 1st August, 1856.

SIR,

I applied some years ago to have
some Magistrates added to the list in
the Province of Canterbury. I was
given to understand that none would
be appointed until the new Governor
arrived.

His Excellency the present Governor
some months ago requested me to recommend to him some gentlemen for the
purpose of placing them on the Commission of the Peace.

Upon this, I asked several gentlemen
by His Excellency’s desire, if they
would wish their names to be added to
the Commission.

My despatch on this subject has
remained for several months unanswered, and the gentlemen referred
to have not been gazetted as Magistrates.

I have, &c.,

(Signed) JAMES EDWARD FITZ GERALD,
Superintendent of Canterbury.

To the Honorable,
the Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, August 4, 1856.

SIR,

Referring to your letter of the 1st
instant respecting the appointment of