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tions made by the Governor in Council, under
the authority of such Ordinance be submitted to
Her Majesty for confirmation.

9. A Bill for amending the "Conveyancing
   Ordinance," by providing that Deeds and Wills
   executed out of the Colony, may be received in
   evidence, provided they be verified by affirma-
   tion in accordance with the provisions of Wm.
   IV, Chap 62.

10. A Bill for amending the New Zealand
    Banking Company's Ordinance, by making it
    permissive instead of obligatory to carry on
    legal proceedings against the said company in
    the name of the Manager.

11. A Bill for the Naturalization of certain
    Germans.

12. A Bill for the admission of unsworn
    testimony in certain cases.

13. A Bill authorising the Supreme Court to
    hear appeals from the decision of Justices of
    the Peace; in certain cases.

14. A Bill for declaring that in particular
    cases, (inter se), the Aboriginal Natives of New
    Zealand, shall not be amenable to the Law of
    England.

15. A Bill for amending an "Ordinance for
    licensing Auctioneers," by repealing the duties
    on goods sold by Auction, and imposing a
    higher payment for annual licenses.

16. A Bill for imposing an annual tax of
    two-pence per acre on land, cultivated or
    wild, of which grants have been made by the
    Crown, or to which a valid claim has been
    proved, and for which a crown grant has been
    ordered to be prepared, and is ready for issue
    on demand.

Also on all houses containing more than three
rooms, at the rate of one pound for each room
above that number, excepting only Government
Offices.

Also on dogs not belonging to the Aboriginal
Natives, at the rate of ten shillings for each
dog, kept during any part of the year, excepting
only one dog for any one house.

Also a tax on animals imported into the Co-
lony, at the rate of thirty shillings for each horse,
ten shillings for each head of neat cattle, five
shillings for each mule, two shillings for each ass,
and one shilling for each sheep.

And for authorising and requiring the Police
Magistrates, and Collectors of Customs, to levy,
collect, and pay over to the Colonial Treasury,
the several taxes and duties above mentioned.

17. A Bill for appropriating the Revenue of
    the Colony to certain specific purposes.

By Command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 6th May, 1844.

HIS Excellency the Governor directs it to be
notified, for the information of parties
concerned, that Remittance Bills for the Wages
of the undermentioned discharged Seamen,
formerly belonging to Her Majesty's Ship
"Buffalo," have been received, and will be
delivered to the men in whose favor they are
drawn upon application at this Office :-

George Riley, Lewin Owen, Michael Dunn,
Wm. Porter, Thomas Brown, Josiah Burns,
Edwin Williams, Thomas Duder, Wm. Oliver,
and Wm. Marshall.

By Command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

Sheriff's Office,
Auckland, 1st May, 1844.

NOTICE is hereby given, that
WILLIAM TYE
has been appointed Bailiff to the Sheriff, which
appointment His Excellency the Governor has
been pleased to confirm.

PERCIVAL BERRY,
Sheriff, C. D.

SUPREME COURT.

NOTICE is hereby given, that a Sitting of
the Supreme Court for the despatch of
Criminal Business, will be holden at the Court
House in Auckland, on Saturday the 1st day of
June next, at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, at
which time and place all persons under Recog-
nizances to appear either as Prosecutors, Defend-
ants. or Witnesses, are required to give their
attendance.

THOMAS OUTHWAITE,
Registrar.

Auckland, 1st May, 1844.

Auckland—Printed and Published at the Government
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