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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 26th March, 1860.

PURSUANT to the Proclamation of this
day's date, restricting the importation
and sale of Arms, Ammunition, and other
Warlike Stores, the following persons only are
authorized to issue Licences, subject to such
instructions as they may from time to time
receive in that behalf.

At Auckland, -The Governor's Deputy, and
the Commissioner of Customs.

At New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington,
Napier, Nelson, Lyttelton and Dunedin,
-The Principal Officer of Customs at
those Ports respectively.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
26th March, 1860.

THE following Order in Council of the 25th
November last is published for general in-
formation, and the respective Officers of Her
Majesty's Customs in New Zealand are hereby
required to give effect to the same.

E. W. STAFFORD.

AT THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE, AUCKLAND,
THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1859.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR in Council.

WHEREAS by the "Customs Regula-
tion Act, 1858," it is enacted that
any goods whatever may by Proclamation or
Order of the Governor in Council, revocable
from time to time, be prohibited to be ex-
ported, or to be carried coastwise; and any
such prohibition may apply to the whole
Colony, or to any part thereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, His Excellency the Go-
vernor by and with the advice of his Executive
Council doth hereby prohibit the carriage or
removal coastwise of all Arms, Ammunition,
and Warlike Stores, except such as belong to
Her Majesty.

And doth order that this prohibition shall
apply to the whole Colony.

F. G. STEWARD,
Clerk of Executive Council.

VOLUNTEERS.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 26th March, 1860.

WHEREAS by the "Militia Act, 1858,"
it is amongst other things enacted that
it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council
to make Regulations under which the services
of Volunteers shall be accepted, and whereas
numerous enquiries are being made as to the
terms upon which Volunteer Corps can be
enrolled, and it is expedient to make known
the same, the following terms and conditions
upon which the services of Volunteers Corps
will be accepted on behalf of Her Majesty
are notified for general information.

VOLUNTEER Corps can only be formed within
some district constituted under the " Militia
Act, 1858."

Whenever it is desired that Volunteer
Corps should be formed in any district not
already so constituted, the persons wishing to
form such Corps should intimate their wishes
to the Colonial Secretary, specifying the
boundaries of the proposed district, with the
estimated number of householders within the
same.

All persons desirous of being enrolled as a
Volunteer Corps should memorialize the Go-
vernor to that effect, setting forth their names
in full.

The Commissioned Officers of each Corps
will be appointed by the Governor, and, as a
general rule, on the recommendation of the
Corps.

Every Member of a Corps shall take the
oath of allegiance, as prescribed by the Act
aforesaid, and sign a declaration that he will
serve for twelve months at least, provided
that if any Volunteer shall go to reside out
of the District, he shall, if he desires, be dis-
charged from further service as a Volunteer.

Arms, Accoutrements, and practice Am-
munition will be issued, under regulations,
by the Government.

The uniform of each Corps will be selected
by the Members, with the approval of the
Governor, and furnished at their own expense.

The following Regulations, now in force in
certain Districts will, with such variations
only as local circumstances may require, be
approved by the Governor in Council.

E. W. STAFFORD.

REGULATIONS.

1. Every Volunteer shall attend to be
   trained and exercised at such times as
   shall be appointed by the Governor, or by
   such person or persons as he may from time to
   time authorise in that behalf; provided always
   that no Volunteer shall be compelled to attend
   more than one hundred and sixty-eight hours
   in any one year.

2. Every Volunteer who shall absent him-
   self during any part of the time appointed for
   training or exercise, and shall not account for
   such absence to the satisfaction of the Adju-
   tant and the Captain of his Company, shall
   forfeit and pay any sum not exeeding one
   pound for every day on which he shall be so
   absent, to be recovered in a summary way.

3. All Officers of Companies will be appoin-
   ted by the Governor, and names for that
   purpose are to be submitted to him for his
   approval, by the Company to which they are
   proposed to be appointed.

4. The Adjutant and Staff Sergeant of
   the Militia will act as Adjutant and Ser-
   geant-Major, respectively, to the Volunteers
   of the District, and all Sergeants and Cor-
   porals must be examined and passed as com-
   petent by the Adjutant before they will be
   appointed.