THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 255

Warrant Abolishing a Principal Polling Place, and
Appointing another in lieu thereof.

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., &c.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME,
GREETING:-

WHEREAS by "The Regulation of Elections Act,
1858," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for
the Governor by Warrant under his hand, from time
to time, to appoint polling places for each electoral
district, within or without the limits thereof, and to
appoint any one of such places to be the principal
polling place for the district, and all or any of such
polling places at any time to abolish and to appoint
other polling places in lieu thereof;

And whereas by Warrant under the hand of the
Governor, bearing date the sixteenth day of July,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, the

COURT HOUSE, Picton,

was appointed a Principal Polling Place for the
District of Queen Charlotte's Sound, for the Election
of Members of the Provincial Council of the Province
of Marlborough;

And whereas it is expedient to abolish the same;
and to appoint another in lieu thereof:

Now know ye, that I, Sir George Grey, the
Governor of the said Colony, in pursuance of the
power and authority in me vested by the said Act,
do hereby abolish the abovenamed principal polling
place for the district of Queen Charlotte's Sound, for
the election of Members of the Provincial Council of
the Province of Marlborough, and do appoint in lieu
thereof

The House of Mr. DUNCAN, The Grove, Queen
Charlotte's Sound.

Given under my hand, at the Government
House, at Wellington, this sixteenth
day of August, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

G. GREY.

By His Excellency's command,

J. C. RICHMOND,
Colonial Secretary.

"An Act to extend certain provisions of 'The
Protection of certain Animals Act, 1861;"
"An Act for the Naturalization of certain Persons
in the Colony of New Zealand;"
"An Act to enable the Governor to set apart a
portion of a Reserve in the City of Auckland
as a site for a Music Hall and other buildings,
and to issue a Crown grant of the same:"
"An Act to amend 'The Native Lands Act,
1862;""
"An Act to authorize the Authentication of
Coupons by means of Stamps;"
"An Act to amend 'The Sheriffs' Act, 1858;""

having been laid before the Queen, in conformity
with the provisions of "The Constitution Act," His
Excellency the Governor has been informed by the
Secretary of State that Her Majesty will not be
advised to exercise her power of disallowance with
respect to those Acts.

J. C. RICHMOND.

Ordinance left to its operation (Taranaki).

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 8th August, 1865.

THE following Ordinance, passed by the Provincial
Council of Taranaki, intituled—

"An Ordinance to provide for the ownership and
branding of Cattle in the Province of
Taranaki,"

having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased to leave the same to its operation.

J. C. RICHMOND.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th August, 1865.

THE following Despatch, with enclosures, from
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for
the Colonies, as to the provisional recognition of
a Flag for the Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein, and
Lauenburg, is published for general information.

J. C. RICHMOND.

Downing Street, 29th March, 1865.

SIR,—I have the honor to transmit to you a copy
of a letter from the Foreign Office, with copies of a
correspondence relating to a proposal made by
Austria and Prussia for the recognition of a Pro-
visional Flag for the Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein,
and Lauenburg.

You will perceive that Her Majesty's Government
have consented to the provisional recognition of the
proposed Flag, and you will take such measures as
may be necessary on the part of your Government
for giving effect to this decision.

I have, &c.,

EDWARD CARDWELL.

Governor Sir George Grey, K.C.B.

Mr. Hammond to the Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.

Foreign Office, 20th March, 1865.

SIR,—I am directed by Earl Russell to transmit to
you the accompanying copy of a correspondence
which has passed in consequence of a proposal
having been made by Austria and Prussia for the
recognition of a Provisional Flag for the Duchies of
Schleswig, Holstein, and Lauenburg, pending the
definitive settlement of the Constitution of those
territories, from which it will be seen that it has been
decided, upon certain conditions, to consent to the
provisional recognition of the proposed Flag; and I
am to request that you will move Mr. Secretary
Cardwell to issue the necessary instructions to Her
Majesty's Authorities abroad under his control, with

Acts of the Assembly which Her Majesty will not be
advised to disallow.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 4th August, 1865.

THE following Acts passed by the General
Assembly of New Zealand in the Session held
in the twenty-eighth year of the reign of Her
Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled :-

"An Act to authorize the Governor to increase
the rate of interest on moneys to be hereafter
raised under 'The New Zealand Loan Act,
1863;""

"An Act for raising One Million by Debentures;"

"An Act for enabling Land to be taken for Roads
and other public purposes through Native and
other Districts of the Colony;"

"An Act to amend 'The Coroners' Act, 1858;""

"An Act to amend 'The Auckland Reserves Act,
1858,' so far as concerns certain Lands the
proceeds of which are thereby rendered ap-
plicable to the Improvement of the Auckland
Domain;"

"An Act to continue 'The Arms Act, 1860;""

"An Act to validate certain acts done by R. H.
Forman as Registrar of Deeds for the Pro-
vince of Otago ;"