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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Analysis at head of Act to be in double columns | owners in support of the claims for payments subse-
brevier.
Marginal notes (including references to repealing | quently becoming due. (Form C.)
Acts) to be in brevier.
Notes at end of Acts containing references to | 3. To accept also declarations of bankers or mer-
other Acts, or Government Gazette notices to be in | chants in London, holding the bonds, when they
brevier.
have already made the required affidavits as to such
The Index of Titles to be in small pica; Titles of | bonds. (Form B.)
repealed or obsolete Acts to be in italics; references | 4. To accept affidavits made by bankers or mer-
to amending or repealing Acts following the title to | chants residing abroad and holding bonds, the
be in brevier.
property of Foreigners residing abroad, instead of
The Alphabetical Index of reprinted Acts to be in | the affidavits of the individual owners. (Form E.)
small pica.
5. To accept affidavits made by merchants abroad
The tenders to state the rate per hour for | who forward the Coupons to this country, that they
alterations and corrections; also for press work, the | are derived from bonds, the property of Foreigners
rate per token per half sheet.
residing abroad. (Form. F.)
It is supposed the work will extend to about five
hundred pages.
I enclose specimen Forms of Affidavits and
Revised proofs to be delivered at the rate of two | Declarations.
sheets per week to the person at Wellington whom
the Government shall appoint to approve of the
same, and copies are not to be struck off till he | F. Larkworthy, Esq.
shall have signed the proof in token of its accuracy.
The price stated is to include the cost of drying | I am, &c.,
and cold pressing.
T. SARGENT.
No contract will be entered into till the work
shall have been sanctioned by the General Assembly.
Security will be required to be given to the extent | FORMS OF DECLARATIONS REFERRED TO IN THE
of five hundred pounds sterling, with two sureties to | ABOVE LETTER.
be approved by the Government. Each tender shall
state the names of two persons willing to become | No. D.
sureties.
The Government is not bound to accept the lowest | Affidavit to be made by Bankers or Merchants in
or any of the tenders.
London, holding Bonds the property of a Foreigner
residing abroad. :
W. GISBORNE,
Under Secretary.
We (1) , as described beneath, do hereby
declare and certify that the Coupons amounting to
Treasury, Wellington,
26th April, 1866.
£ , say (2) , as set forth at the back
hereof are derived from Bonds, which bonds are in
NOTICE.—It is notified for the information of | our possession, and are the property of (3)
holders of New Zealand Debentures payable in | and do not belong, either directly or indirectly, to
London that such Bonds are subject to a stamp duty | any British subject or Foreigner residing in the
of 2s. 6d. per cent., and that a penalty of ten pounds | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and
is exacted on every Bond not stamped within two | we therefore claim to have the interest paid free of
months after its arrival in England.
Income Tax.
E. W. STAFFORD.
The signature of the Agents or Merchants,
Treasury, Wellington,
Address, sufficient to find the Agents or
26th April, 1866.
Merchants by post,
THE following copy of a letter of the Commis-
Date,
sioners of Inland Revenue, is published for the
information of holders of New Zealand Debentures | (1.) Name and address of Agents or Merchants of Bonds to
payable in London.
be plainly written.
(2.) The amount of Coupons to be set out in writing.
E. W. STAFFORD.
(3.) Name and address of owner of Bonds.
Inland Revenue, Somerset House,
London, W.C., 13th January, 1866.
[Declaration D.]
SIR,—Adverting to the Circular dated 18th July
last, prescribing the regulations for the exemption | Numbers of
Description of Coupons.
Amounts.
from Income Tax of interest or dividends arising | Coupons.
from Foreign Securities, the property of Foreigners
residing abroad, I am directed by the Board of
Inland Revenue to acquaint you that in consequence | £
s.
d.
of representations which have been made to them as
to the inconvenience which would be experienced
from those regulations, in certain particulars, the | No. C.
Board have consented to the following modifications.

1. To accept affidavits made by bankers or mer-
   Declaration to be made Abroad by the Owner of the
   chants in London, holding bonds the property of | Bonds, and who has already made an Affidavit as to
   Foreigners residing abroad, instead of the affidavits | the following Bonds.
   of the owners of the securities. (Form D.)
   NOTE.—The date when the Affidavit was deposited with
2. In cases where the owners of the bonds have | the Agents in London, should be given here.
   once made the required affidavits on receipt of
   interest, to accept afterwards declarations of the | I (1) , as described beneath, having already
   made the requisite affidavit as to the Securities
   alluded to herein, do now hereby declare and certify
   that the Coupons amounting to £ say (2)
   as set forth at the back hereof, are derived from
   Bonds, which Bonds are in my possession, (3)
   and do not belong, either directly or indirectly, to
   any British subject or Foreigner residing in the
   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and
   I therefore claim to have the interest paid free of
   Income Tax.
   The signature of the owner,
   Address, sufficient to find the owner by post,
   Date,