THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 249

SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS
TO OFFICERS IN BRITISH POS-
SESSIONS ABROAD.

during the twelve calendar months, commencing
the first of October next.

Board of Trade, May 1861.

The Printing will be divided into the follow-
ing portions:—

Wages and Effects of Deceased Seamen.

Frequent complaints have been made to the
Board of Trade by the relatives of deceased
seamen of the smallness of the sums realized
by the sale of their effects, and on referring to
the account sales it has been found, in many
instances, that the complaints are well founded,
and that the articles have realized very trifling
sums.

With a view of remedying the evil, and of
protecting more satisfactorily the interests of
the relatives of deceased seamen, the following
Instructions have been prepared for the
guidance of the Officers of Customs and
Shipping Masters, as the case may be, in
connexion with paragraphs 49 to 58 of the
printed Instructions already issued by the
Board of Trade:—

(1.) If a vessel arrives in port having the
effects of a deceased seaman on board, or if a
seaman dies in port before the departure of his
vessel, and such vessel is bound direct to the
United Kingdom, the effects should be
examined, and, if it is found that they are of
such a nature as not to deteriorate in value by
being kept, they should be left on board for
conveyance to this country.

(2.) In other cases where the effects of
deceased seamen come into the possession of
the Officer, and are found on examination not
likely to deteriorate in value by being kept,
the Officer should endeavour to send them
home (free of expense, if possible) by the first
vessel bound direct to this country, addressed
to a Shipping Master at the port of the vessel's
destination, and accompanied by a Form C.C.
16.

(3.) When it is found on examination that
only a portion of the effects would deteriorate
in value by being kept, only such portion
should be sold, and the remainder should be
forwarded to this country as directed above.

(4.) When it is found necessary, either on
account of probable deterioration or on account
of difficulty in obtaining carriage, to sell the
effects, the officer should endorse on the Form
C.C. 15. his reasons for doing so to enable the
Board of Trade to satisfy the inquiries of the
relatives of the deceased seamen.

T. H. FARRER,
Assistant Secretary,
Marine Department.

H. R. W.

PRINTING.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 13th September, 1861.

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until noon on Thursday, the 26th inst.,
for such printing as may be required at Auck-
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1st. The Government Gazette, folding, en-
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Tenders will be received for the whole or any
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The Government will be at liberty in cases
of emergency to have printing performed else-
where during the above period.

W. GISBORNE,
Under Secretary.

SCOTT'S DEBENTURES.

Treasury, Auckland,
13th September, 1861.

IT is hereby notified that the principal
monies secured by the undermentioned
Debentures, issued at Wellington by Governor
Sir George Grey, in February, 1851, will be
payable on presentation at the Colonial
Treasury, at Auckland, or at the Sub-
Treasuries in the Provinces, on or after the
fourteenth day of December, 1861, and
that no Interest will accrue on the amount
secured after that date.

READER WOOD.

Debentures issued in favour of Charles
Suisted and James Smith, Trustees of
David Scott, bearing Eight per cent.
Interest.

Nos. 1 to 70, dated 7th Feb.,
1851, of £50 each
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