196 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Downing Street, Feb. 9th, 1863.
SIR,---I transmit to you a copy of a letter
from the Deputy Principal Librarian of the
British Museum, expressing the desire of the
Trustees of that Institution to obtain, as an
accession to their present collection of Aërolites,
such specimens as may in future come into their
possession, or be procurable by the public
functionaries in the British Colonies. I also
transmit to you copies of two papers referred to
in the enclosed letter, and I should be glad if
you would make the contents of these papers
known in the Colony under your Government,
in such manner as may be best calculated to
forward the views of the Trustees, and also
that you would render any assistance in your
power in furtherance of the same object.
I have, &c.,
NEWCASTLE.

Governor Sir George Grey,
&c., &c., &c.

Mr. Winter Jones to the Duke of Newcastle.
British Museum, Jan. 26, 1863.
My Lord Duke,---I have the honour to ac-
quaint your Grace that the Trustees of the
British Museum have had under consideration
the advantageous results which might be ex-
pected in accessions to the fine collection of
Aërolites now in the Museum, were measures
taken to obtain for the National Institution such
Aërolites as may in future come into the hands
of, or be procurable by, the public functionaries
in the British Dominions Abroad, and Her
Majesty's Representatives in Foreign Coun-
tries. With this object, the papers of which I
have the honour to enclose copies, were drawn
up, and a large number of them has been for-
warded to the Foreign Office, by direction of
the Trustees, to be transmitted to the British
Ambassadors, Ministers, Consuls, and other
Official Persons in foreign countries.

I am now directed to submit to your Grace
the request of the Trustees, that copies (which they will be happy to
supply), may be transmitted to the Governors
and Commanding Officers of the various Bri-
tish Colonies and Dependencies, with instruc-
tions to make the contents thereof generally
known in their respective governments, and to
transmit for the British Museum such Aërolites
of importance as they may be able to procure,
as well as to forward the views of the Trustees
in this respect in any other way that may seem
to them fit.

I have, &c.,
J. WINTER JONES,
Deputy-Principal Librarian.

His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, K.G.,
&c., &c., &c.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Acts left to their operation by Her Majesty.

held in the twenty-sixth, twenty-fifth, and
twenty-sixth years of the reign of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, intituled
"An Act to simplify the Law relating to the
Transfer of Landed Property in New
Zealand,"
"An Act for giving effect to Regulations
under the 'Land Registry Act, 1860,'
and for amending the said Act,"
"An Act for Correcting Surveys of Land,"
"An Act to further amend the 'Land Regis-
try Act, 1860,'"
having been laid before the Queen in confor-
mity with the provisions of the Constitution
Act, Her Majesty has been graciously pleased
to leave the same to their operation.

ALFRED DOMETT.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Acts of the General Assembly which Her
Majesty has not been advised to Disallow.

Colonial Secretary Office,
New Plymouth, 28th May, 1863.
THE following Acts passed by the General
Assembly of New Zealand, in the Session
held in the twenty-sixth year of the reign of
Her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled
"An Act to continue the Arms Act, 1860,"
"An Act to amend the Joint Stock Com-
panies Act, 1860,"
"An Act to amend the Election Petitions
Act, 1858,"
"An Act to amend the Bills of Sale Regis-
tration Act, 1856,"
"An Act to facilitate the remedies on Bills
of Exchange, Promissory Notes,
Cheques and other Contracts in writing
by the prevention of frivolous or fictitious
defences in actions thereon,"
"An Act for better securing Trust Funds,
and for the Relief of Trustees,"
"An Act to amend the Law Practitioners
Act, 1861,"
"An Act to alter and extend certain Pro-
visions of the Protection of certain
Animals Act, 1861,"
"An Act to amend the Law relating to the
Miners Franchise,"
"An Act to amend the Representation Act,
1860,"
"An Act to define and extend the Powers
of the Judges of the Supreme Court to
provide for the more speedy adminis-
tration of justice in certain cases and to
amend the Law relating to the adminis-
tration of the Estates of Deceased Per-
sons,"
"An Act to amend the Native Reserves
Act, 1856,"
"An Act to amend the Public Reserves
Act, 1854,"
"An Act to continue Delegations of Powers
from the Governor notwithstanding a
change of Governor,"
"An Act for establishing a Court of
Appeal,"