18. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Holland, Sail-maker, residence Napier, in
the Province of Hawke's Bay.
JOHN PIETERSON,
From the twentieth day of May, One thou-
sand eight hundred and fifty-six, Native of
Germany, Mariner, residence Port Chalmers,
in the Province of Otago.
CHRISTIAN JULIUS FOXWARD,
From the seventeenth day of December, One
thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, Native
of Denmark, Surveyor, residence Dunedin, in
the Province of Otago.
JOHN HENRY EDWARDS,
From the eighth day of January, One thou-
sand eight hundred and sixty-three, Native of
the United States of America, Master Mariner,
residence Kororareka, in the Province of
Auckland.
SAMUEL EDWARD SHRIMSKI,
From January One thousand eight hundred
and sixty-two, Native of Prussia, Storekeeper,
residence Oamaru, in the Province of Otago.
Given under my hand at the Govern-
ment House, at Auckland, and
issued under the Seal of the
Colony of New Zealand, this
twentieth day of January, in the
year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and sixty-three.
G. GREY.
By His Excellency's command,
ALFRED DOMETT.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

A PROCLAMATION
Extending Jurisdiction of the Resident
Magistrates' Courts at Wellington, Wan-
ganui, and Nelson.

By His Excellency Sir GEORGE GREY,
Knight Commander of the Most
Honorable Order of the Bath,
Governor and Commander-in-
Chief in and over Her Majesty's
Colony of New Zealand and its
Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral
of the same, &c, &c.

WHEREAS by the "Resident Magistrates'
Jurisdiction Extension Act, 1862," it
is enacted that every case of a claim for debt
or damages such as might at the passing of
the said Act be lawfully tried in a Resident
Magistrate's Court, where the debt or damages
claimed do not exceed Twenty Pounds, may
be tried in any Resident Magistrate's Court,
with respect to which this Act shall be in
operation, when the debt or damages claimed
do not exceed Fifty Pounds:

And it is provided that the Governor may
by Proclamation in the Government Gazette
of the Colony declare that the limit of juris-
diction of any such Court shall be extended to
One Hundred Pounds, and such limit of juris-
diction shall be in such case extended accord-
ingly:

Now, therefore, I, Sir George Grey, the
Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance of the
said recited Act and of an Order in Council
dated the 17th day of December, 1862, autho-

rising the issue of Proclamations under the said
Act, do hereby proclaim and declare that the
provisions of the said recited Act and especially
the powers conferred by sections two and three
thereof, shall be exercised to the limit of
Jurisdiction of One Hundred Pounds in the
Resident Magistrates' Courts at Wellington,
Wanganui, and Nelson; and I do further pro-
claim and declare that this Proclamation shall
take effect on and from the first day of Feb-
ruary, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-
three.

Given under my hand at the Govern-
ment House, at Auckland, and
issued under the Seal of the Colony.
of New Zealand, this twenty-first
day of January, in the year of
our Lord, One thousand eight
hundred and sixty-three.
G. GREY.

By His Excellency's command,
ALFRED DOMETT.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 21st January, 1863.

THE following Act received from the Gov-
ernment New South Wales is publish-
ed for general information.
ALFRED DOMETT.

No. IV.

AN ACT to regulate for a limited time the
Exportation of Gunpowder and Warlike
Stores from the Colony of New South
Wales. [Assented to, 13th October, 1862.]

WHEREAS the duration of the "Gun-
powder Export Restriction Act of 1863"
was limited to a period of two years from the
date of the passing thereof And whereas it is
expedient again to regulate for a limited time
the Exportation of Gunpowder and Warlike
Stores from the Colony of New South Wales
Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most
Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and
consent of the Legislative Council and Legis-
lative Assembly of New South Wales in Par-
liament assembled and by the authority of the
same as follows:-

1. During the continuance of this Act no
   vessel having Gunpowder or Warlike Stores on
   board in greater quantity than may in the
   opinion of the Collector or Chief Officer of Cus-
   toms at the port of clearance be required for the
   ordinary use and service of such vessel or of any
   passenger proceeding thereby shall be cleared
   at any port in the said Colony without a license
   under the hand of the Governor or of the Co-
   lonial Treasurer And any Gunpowder or War-
   like Stores shipped contrary to this Act shall
   be forfeited.

2. Before any Gunpowder or Warlike Stores
   shall be shipped under any such license as
   aforesaid the shipper thereof shall be required
   to state in writing the name of the place at
   which it is intended they shall be landed and
   to give security by bond for five hundred
   pounds or treble the amount of the value of the
   Gunpowder or Warlike Stores so shipped if it