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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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 whenever
any Bill shall have been assented to by the
Superintendent as in the said Act provided,
the Superintendent shall forthwith transmit to
the Governor an authentic copy thereof, and it
shall be lawful for the Governor at any time
within three months after any such Bill shall
have been received by him, to declare, by
Proclamation, his disallowance of such Bill,
and that any such disallowance shall make
void and annul the same from and after the
day of the date of such Proclamation, or any
subsequent day to be named therein.

And whereas the Ordinance
speci
fied has been enacted by the Superintendent of
the Province of Otago, with the advice
and consent of the Provincial Council thereof,
and the said Ordinance was received by the
Governor on the eighth day of December,
1858.

And whereas it is expedient that the said
recited Ordinance should be disallowed,
Now, therefore, I, the Governor of New
Zealand, in pursuance of the authority vested
in me in that behalf by the said recited Act
of Parliament, do hereby proclaim and declare
my disallowance of the following Ordinance
passed by the Superintendent and Provincial
Council of the Province of Otago, viz.:
"The Otago Pastoral Districts Ordinance,
1858."

Given under my hand, and issued
under the Public Seal of the
Colony of New Zealand, at Go-
vernment House, at Auckland,
in the Colony aforesaid, this
twelfth day of January, in the
year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-nine.

THOMAS GORE BROWNE.

By His Excellency's command,

E. W. STAFFORD.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auekland, 12th January, 1859.

THE HE following Bills, passed by the Provin-
cial Council of the Province of Auck-
land, intituled

"Harbour Debenture Act, 1858,"
"City Debenture Act, 1858,"

which Bills were reserved for the signification
of the Governor's pleasure thereon, having been
laid before the Governor, in conformity with the
provisions of the Constitution Act, His Ex-
cellency has been pleased to withhold his as-
sent from the same.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 12th January, 1859.

THE following Bill, passed by the Provin-
cial Council of the Province of Otago'
intituled,

"Loan Ordinance, 1858,"

which Bill was reserved for the signification of
the Governor's pleasure thereon, having been
laid before the Governor in conformity with
the provisions of the Constitution Act, His Ex-
cellency has been pleased to withhold his as-
sent from the same.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 12th January, 1859.

THE following Bills, passed by the Provin-
cial Council of the Province of Auckland,
intituled

"An Act to amend the City and Harbour
Endowments Act, 1858."
"The Provincial Council Enlargement Act,
1858,"

which Bills were reserved for the signification
of the Governor's pleasure thereon, having been
laid before the Governor in conformity with
the provisions of the Constitution Act, His Ex-
cellency has been pleased to assent to the same.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 12th January, 1859.

THE following Ordinance, passed by the
Superintendent and Provincial Council
of the Province of Taranaki, intituled

"Fencing Ordinance, 1858,"

having been laid before the Governor in con-
formity with the provisions of the Constitution
Act, His Excellency has been pleased to leave
the same to its operation.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 12th January, 1859:

THE following Ordinances, passed by the
Superintendent and Provincial Council
of the Province of Otago, intituled

"Cattle Trespass Ordinance, 1858,"
"Appropriation Ordinance, 1858," No. 1,
"The Immigration Fund Ordinance, 1858,"
"Leases of Jetty Reserves Ordinance, 1858,"
"Jetties and Wharves Ordinance, 1858,"
"Appropriation Ordinance, 1858," No. 2,

having been laid before the Governor in con-
formity with the provisions of the Constitution
Act, His Excellency has been pleased to leave
the same to their operation.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 12th January, 1859.

HIS Excellency the Governor has beert
pleased to appoint