Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 6th December, 1849.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR
has been pleased to appoint

MR. DAVID JOHNSTON,

to be Tide Waiter at the Port of Wellington.

The appointment to take effect from the 17th December next.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ALFRED DOMETT,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 6th December, 1849.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, has been pleased to appoint

THE HON. THE SENIOR MILITARY OFFICER
" " COLONIAL SECRETARY
" " ATTORNEY-GENERAL
" " COLONIAL TREASURER

to be a Board for the purpose of visiting and inspecting the Colonial Hospital.

By His Excellency’s command,

ALFRED DOMETT,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 6th December, 1849.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR has been pleased to direct the re-publication from the Auckland Government Gazette of the following copy of an Ordinance about to be introduced into the General Legislative Council.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ALFRED DOMETT,
Colonial Secretary.

MARRIAGE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE.

IN THE YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA.

SESSION, No.

ANALYSIS —

Title.

Preamble.

1. Superintendent of Wesleyan Missions and Moderator of the Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland or of the Free Church of Scotland, and officiating Ministers authorised to grant Licenses.

2. Superintendent of Wesleyan Mission and Moderator of the Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland and of the Free Church of Scotland empowered to authorise others to grant such Licenses.

3. If there be no such Moderator, Governor may grant such authority.

4. Oath, Declaration, &c., to be made by party applying for License.

5. Penalty for granting License without requiring such oath.

6. Penalty for making false oath.

7. Marriage by License to be as valid as by Banns.

8. Any Minister of a Congregation of 40 may require to be entered as an Officiating Minister.

9. Power to Governor to cause a Minister to be entered as an Officiating Minister.

10. Such entries may be cancelled.

11. This Ordinance to be deemed to be part of the Marriage Ordinance.

AN ORDINANCE
to amend an Ordinance for Regulating Marriages in the Colony of New Zealand.

Passed the day of 18___.

(Preamble).

WHEREAS, by an Ordinance enacted by the Governor of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, Session 8, No. 7, intituled “An Ordinance for Regulating Marriages in the Colony of New Zealand,” it is amongst other things enacted that Licenses to marry without publication of Banns may be issued according to the Ecclesiastical Laws of the United Church of England and Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church, by the proper authorities according to such Laws, for Marriages to be celebrated agreeably to the form and usages of the said Churches, provided that no such License for Marriage shall be issued in any case in which any person whose consent to any Marriage would have been required shall not have previously given his or her consent: And whereas it is expedient that, subject to such provision as aforesaid, Licenses for Marriages to be celebrated according to the forms and usages of the Wesleyan Methodist Society, of the Church of Scotland, and of the Free Church of Scotland respectively, without publication of Banns, should be authorised to be granted in manner hereinafter mentioned: Be it therefore enacted by the Governor-in-Chief of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:—

(Superintendent of Wesleyan Mission and Moderator of the Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland and of the Free Church of Scotland, and Officiating Ministers, authorised to grant Licenses).

1. It shall be lawful for the Superintendent of Wesleyan Missions, for the Moderator of the Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland and of the Free Church of Scotland for the time being respectively, and for any Officiating Ministers, to grant Licenses for