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of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, intituled "An
Act to grant a Representative Constitution to
the Colony of New Zealand," it was, amongst
other things, enacted, that no Bill passed by
the Provincial Council of any Province estab-
lished under the authority of the said Act,
which shall be reserved for the signification of
the assent of the Governor, shall have any
force or authority within the Province until
the Superintendent shall signify, either by
speech or message to the Provincial Council,
or by proclamation in the Government Gazette,
that such Bill has been laid before the Go-
vernor, and that the Governor has assented to
the same: AND WHEREAS an Ordinance was
passed by the Provincial Council of the Pro-
vince of Nelson, Session II., No. 7, intituled
"An Ordinance to increase the Number of
Members of the Provincial Council, and to
alter the Electoral Districts of the Province of
Nelson," and the same was reserved by me
for the assent of His Excellency the Governor:
NOW THEREFORE I, the said Superintendent
of the Province of Nelson, do hereby proclaim
and declare that the aforesaid Ordinance has
been laid before His Excellency the Governor,
and that His Excellency has assented to the
same.

Given under my hand, and issued under
the Public Seal of the Province, at
Nelson, this seventh day of April, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-five.

E. W. STAFFORD,
Superintendent.

By His Honor's command,
HENRY ADAMS,
Provincial Solicitor.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Provincial Secretary's Office, Nelson,
April 10th, 1855.

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

By His Honor's command,
S. L. MULLER,
Provincial Secretary.

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL ENLARGE-
MENT ORDINANCE.
In the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of Her
Majesty, Queen Victoria.
Session II., No. 7.
Title.—"An Ordinance to increase the
Number of Members of the Provincial Coun-
cil, and to alter the Electoral Districts of the
Province of Nelson."

Preamble.—Whereas, by an Act of the
Imperial Parliament, holden in
the fifteenth and sixteenth years of the reign
of her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled "An
Act to grant a Representative Constitution to
the Colony of New Zealand," it is amongst
other things enacted that it should be lawful
for the Governor of New Zealand, by procla-
mation, to constitute within each of the Pro-
vinces, by the said Act established, convenient
Electoral Districts for the election of the
Superintendent and of members of the Pro-
vincial Council, and to appoint and declare the
number of members to be elected for each
such district for the Provincial Council: and
whereas the Governor did accordingly, by pro-
clamation dated the 5th day of March, 1853,
constitute certain districts for the election of
the Superintendent and members of the Pro-
vincial Council of the Province of Nelson, and
did appoint and declare the number of mem-
bers to be elected for each such district for
the Provincial Council: and whereas it is ex-
pedient that the number of members of the
Provincial Council for the Province of Nelson
should be increased, and that the province
should be divided into new and additional
electoral districts, and that the provisions
made by the Governor under the authority of
the said recited Act, so far as they are incon-
sistent with the provisions of this Ordinance,
should be amended: Be it therefore enacted,
by the Superintendent of the Province of Nel-
son, with the advice and consent of the Pro-
vincial Council thereof, as follows:—

1. Provisions made by Proclamation of Go-
   vernor, where repugnant to this Ordinance, to
   be void.—The provisions made by the Go-
   vernor of New Zealand, under the authority
   of the said recited Act of the Imperial Parlia-
   ment, so far as the same are repugnant to or
   would interfere with the operation of this Or-
   dinance, shall be and they are hereby declared
   to be void and of no effect.

2. Number of Members.—The Provincial
   Council of the Province of Nelson shall, until
   the next dissolution thereof, consist of Twenty-
   four Members.

3. Superintendent to issue Writs for the
   Election of additional Members.—The Super-
   intendent shall, as soon as conveniently may
   be after he shall have received notice that the
   Governor has assented to this Ordinance, pro-
   vided the Electoral Roll for the Year 1855
   shall have been completed, and if such Roll
   shall not have been completed, then as soon
   as conveniently can be after the completion
   of such Roll, cause Writs to be issued
   for the election of Nine Members to serve
   in the present Provincial Council, who shall
   be elected for the undermentioned electoral
   districts respectively, as follows:—