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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 5th August, 1861,

THE following Bills, passed by the Pro-
vincial Council of the Province of Marl-
borough, intituled—

"The Cattle Branding Act, 1861,"
"An Act to appropriate the Revenue of the
Province of Marlborough to the 30th day
of June, 1862,"

which Bills were reserved for the signification
of the Governor's pleasure thereon, having been
laid before the Governor, His Excellency has
been pleased to assent to the same.

WILLIAM FOX,

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 5th August, 1861,

THE following Bill, passed by the Pro-
vincial Council of the Province of
Otago, intituled:—

"Dunedin Church Lands Ordinance, 1861,"

which Bill was reserved for the signification
of the Governor's pleasure thereon, having
been laid before the Governor, his Excel-
lency has been pleased to assent to the same.

WILLIAM FOX.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, August 5th, 1861.

THE following Despatches, from Her
Majesty's Principal Secretary of State
for the Colonies, are published for general
information.

WILLIAM FOX.

Downing Street,
20th April, 1861.

SIR,—With reference to my previous
Despatches on the same subject, I transmit
to you herewith for your information a copy
of a notice which has been published in the
London Gazette of the 29th ultimo, by Her
Majesty's Commissioners for the International
Exhibition of 1862, containing the decisions
at which they have arrived on points con-
nected with the management of the Exhibi-
tion.

I have, &c.,
NEWCASTLE.

Governor Gore Browne, C.B.

DECISIONS
OF
HER MAJESTY'S COMMISSIONERS

ON POINTS
RELATING TO THE EXHIBITION.
April, 1861.

1. Her Majesty's Commissioners have
   fixed upon Thursday, the 1st day of May,
   1862, for opening the Exhibition.

2. The Exhibition building will be erected
   on a site adjoining the gardens of the Royal
   Horticultural Society, and in the immediate
   neighbourhood of the ground occupied in
   1851, on the occasion of the first International
   Exhibition.

3. The portion of the building to be
   devoted to the exhibition of Pictures will be
   erected in brick, and will occupy the entire
   front towards Cromwell Road; the portion
   in which Machinery will be exhibited will
   extend along Prince Albert's Road, on the
   west side of the gardens.

4. All works of industry to be exhibited
   should have been produced since 1850. The
   decision whether goods, proposed to be
   exhibited, are admissible or not, must, in
   each case, eventually rest with Her Majesty's
   Commissioners.

5. Subject to the necessary limitation of
   space, all persons, whether designers, invent-
   ers, manufacturers, or producers of articles,
   will be allowed to exhibit; but they must
   state the character in which they do so.

6. Her Majesty's Commissioners will com-
   municate with Foreign and Colonial exhibit-
   ors only through the Commission which the
   Government of each Foreign Country or
   Colony may appoint for that purpose; and
   no article will be admitted from any Foreign
   Country or Colony without the sanction of
   such Commission.

7. No rent will be charged to exhibitors.

8. Every article produced or obtained by
   human industry, whether of
   Raw Materials,
   Machinery,
   Manufactures, or
   Fine Arts,
   will be admitted to the Exhibition, with the
   exception of,

9. Living animals and plants.

10. Fresh vegetable and animal sub-
    stances, liable to spoil by keeping.

11. Detonating or dangerous substances.
    Copper Caps, or other Articles of a similar
    nature may be exhibited, provided the deto-
    nating powder be not inserted; also Lucifer
    Matches, with imitation tops.

12. Spirits or alcohols, oils, acids, corrosive
    salts, and substances of a highly inflammable
    nature, will only be admitted by special
    written permission, and in well secured glass
    vessels.

13. The articles exhibited will be divided
    into the following classes :-
    SECTION I.
    Class 1. Mining, Quarrying, Metallurgy, and
    Mineral Products.
    " 2. Chemical Substances and Products,
    and Pharmaceutical Processes.
    " 3. Substances used for Food, including
    Wines.
    " 4. Animal and Vegetable Substances
    used in Manufactures.
    SECTION II.
    Class 5. Railway Plant, including Locomo-
    tive Engines and Carriages.
    " 6. Carriages not connected with Rail
    or Tram Roads.
    " 7. Manufacturing Machines and Tools.
    " 8. Machinery in general.
    " 9. Agricultural and Horticultural Ma-
    chines and Implements.