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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

WHEREAS an Act was passed by the the twenty-fourth day of November next the
General Assembly of New Zealand,
operation of the said Ordinance and Act shall
extitled "The Weights and Measures Ordinance
extend to the following District, situate in the
Amendment Act, 1861," and whereas by the
Province of Otago in the said Colony, that is
same Act it was provided that the same should
to say-
come into operation from and immediately
after the passing thereof, so far as regards the
Commencing at the junction of the Scrub
importation and deposit of Standards, the
Burn and the Clutha River; thence by the
verification of copies and models, and the
Scrub Burn to its sources; thence by the water
appointment of persons for carrying the
sheds of the Tuapeka stream and Clutha River
Act into execution, and in all other respects the
to the Lammerlaw; thence by the water sheds
Act should come into operation on some day
of the Waipori and Lee, and Traquhar streams
to be fixed by the Governor in Council and to
to Mangatua; thence by the boundary of the
be notified in the Government Gazette of the
West Tieri and North Tokomairiro Hundreds
Colony.
to the North branch of the Tokomairiro River;
thence by the Tokomairiro River to the main
Now, therefore, I, Sir George Grey, the
south road; thence by the said road to its
Governor of New Zealand, with the advice and
intersection with Lovell's Creek; thence by
consent of the Executive Council of New
Lovell's Creek to the boundary of run numbered
Zealand, do hereby fix the date hereof as the
54; thence by the boundary of the said run to
day on which the said Act shall in such respects
a point situated north-east of the sources of
as aforesaid come into operation.
the Crook Burn; thence by a south-westerly
line to the sources of Crook Burn; thence by
Provided that nothing in this Proclamation
the Crook Burn to its junction with the Clutha.
contained shall be construed as extending the
River; thence by the Clutha River to the
operation of the said Act to any town or district
starting point.
in the Colony except such town or district as
shall be duly appointed and defined by the
Given under my hand at the Govern-
Governor for that purpose in pursuance of the
ment House, at Auckland, and
provisions of the said Ordinance and Act.
issued under the Seal of the
Colony of New Zealand, this
Given under my hand, at the
twentieth day of October, in the
Government House, at Auck-
year of Our Lord, one thousand
land, and issued under the Seal
eight hundred and sixty-two.
of the Colony of New Zealand,
this eighteenth day of October,
G. GREY.
in the year of our Lord, One
thousand eight hundred and
By His Excellency's command,
sixty-two.
F. D. BELL.
By His Excellency's Command,
In the absence of Mr. Domett.
F. D. BELL.
G. GREY.
In the absence of Mr. Domett.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

A PROCLAMATION

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

For bringing Ordinance Session 7, No. 10,
Convict Prison Regulations of the Province
and "the Weights and Measures Ordinance
of Canterbury.
Amendment Act, 1861," into operation
within a District in the Province of Otago.
At the Government House, at Auckland, the
Seventeenth day of October, 1862.

By His Excellency SIR GEORGE
GREY, Knight, Commander of
Present:-
the Most Honorable Order of
the Bath, Governor and Com-
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
mander-in-Chief in and over
Her Majesty's Colony of New
WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly
Zealand and its Dependencies,
of New Zealand, intituled "the Secondary
and Vice-Admiral of the same,
Punishment Act, 1854,"
&c., &c., &c.
It was enacted amongst other things that
WHEREAS it is expedient to bring into
every person except as thereinafter mentioned
operation within a portion of the Pro-
who shall be kept in penal servitude, shall,
vince of Otago the Ordinance entitled an
during the term of his servitude, be employed
Ordinance for establishing Standard Weights
on the Roads or Public Works, or otherwise be
and Measures and for the prevention of the use
kept to hard labor in such part of the Colony
of such as are false and deficient, Session 7, No.
of New Zealand as the Governor shall in that
10, and an Act entitled "The Weights and
behalf direct and subject to such correction as
Measures Ordinance Amendment Act, 1861."
may be necessary for his safe custody and strict
Now, therefore, I, Sir George Grey, the Go-
discipline and for the purpose of being so em-
vernor of New Zealand, in exercise of the
ployed as aforesaid every such Convict may be
power and authority in me vested in that be-
removed from place to place either by sea or
half, do hereby proclaim and appoint that from
land and may be confined in such Public Gaol,
at such Penal Station, or in such place of con-
finement or may otherwise be kept in custody
as the Governor shall from time to time direct,
subject to certain provisoes in the said Act