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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
mation in the New Zealand Gazette, at any time to
suspend the operation of the second and third
sections of "The Resident Magistrates' Jurisdiction
Extension Act, 1862," with respect to any Resident
Magistrate's Court, provided always that such sus-
pension shall not be held to prevent the issuing of
warrants of distress or commitment, or otherwise
enforcing due satisfaction of any judgment obtained
in such Resident Magistrate's Court previous to such
suspension. And whereas by a proclamation bearing
date the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-five, the fourteenth day of July
then next ensuing was determined and declared to be
the day on and from which the provisions of the said
"Resident Magistrates' Jurisdiction Extension Act,
1862," and especially the powers conferred by
sections two and three thereof, should be exercised
to the limit of jurisdiction of one hundred pounds in
the Resident Magistrate's Court at Hokitika, in the
Province of Canterbury: And whereas it is expedient
to suspend the operation of the said second and
third sections of the said Act with respect to the
Resident Magistrate's Court at Hokitika aforesaid.
And whereas by a proclamation bearing date the
tenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-seven, the eleventh day of February
then next ensuing was determined and declared
to be the day on and from which the second and third
sections of the said "Resident Magistrates' Jurisdic-
tion Extension Act, 1862," should come into force to
the limit of jurisdiction of one hundred pounds in
respect of the Resident Magistrate's Court at Grey-
mouth in the Province of Canterbury: And whereas
it is expedient to suspend the operation of the said
second and third sections of the said Act with respect
to the Resident Magistrate's Court at Greymouth
aforesaid. And whereas by a proclamation bearing
date the tenth day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-seven, the eleventh day of February
then next ensuing was determined and declared to be
the day on and from which the provisions of the said
"Resident Magistrates' Jurisdiction Extention Act,
1862," and especially the powers conferred by sections
two and three thereof, should be exercised to the
limit of jurisdiction of one hundred pounds in the
Court of the Resident Magistrate exercising jurisdic-
tion within the limits of the Nelson South-west Gold
Fields, in the Province of Nelson: And whereas it is
expedient to suspend the operation of the said second
and third sections of the said Act with respect to the
said last-mentioned Court:

Now therefore, I, Sir George Grey, the Governor
of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and
exercise of the power and authority so vested in me
as aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that the
operation of the said second and third sections of
"The Resident Magistrates' Jurisdiction Extens-
Act, 1862," shall from and after the fifteenth day of
April next, be suspended with respect to the said
several Resident Magistrates' Courts at Hokitika,
Greymouth, and the Court of the Resident Magistrate
exercising jurisdiction within the limits of the
Nelson South-west Gold Fields.

Given under the hand of 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 issued
under the Seal of the said Colony, at
Wellington, this nineteenth day of
March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.
E. W. STAFFORD.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN !

G. GREY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly
of New Zealand intituled "The District
Courts Jurisdiction Extension Act, 1866," it is
enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor, by
proclamation published in the New Zealand Gazette,
to bring into operation, with respect to any District
Court, from and after a day to be named in such
proclamation, either the whole of the said Act, or
such sections thereof as to him may seem fit:

Now therefore, I, Sir George Grey, the Governor
of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and
exercise of the said power and authority vested in me
for this purpose do hereby proclaim and declare the
second day of April next to be the day on and
from which the said "District Courts Jurisdic-
tion Extension Act, 1866," shall come into operation
with respect to the District Court of Westland.

Given under the hand of 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, at
and issued under the Seal of the said
Colony, at Wellington, this nineteenth
of March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.
E. W. STAFFORD.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

G. GREY, Governor.

WHEREAS by "The District Courts Act, 1858,"
it is provided that there shall be within the
Colony Courts of Record possessing Civil and Crimi-
nal jurisdiction, to be called District Courts, and the
Governor is empowered from time to time by notifi-
cation in the New Zealand Gazette, to fix the times
and places within the district at which every such
Court shall be held:

Now therefore, I, Sir George Grey, the Governor
of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby, in pursu-
ance and exercise of the said power and authority,
fix that Sessions of the District Court of Westland
shall, after the second day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, be held
at Hokitika, in the Province of Canterbury, in
the Supreme Court House there, in every year,
and on the following days, that is to say: For
the despatch of Criminal and Civil business, on the
third Tuesday in the months of April, June, August,
October, December, and February: For the des-
patch of Civil business only, on the third Tuesday in
the months of July, November, January, and March;
and at Greymouth, in the said Province of Canter-
bury, in the Resident Magistrate's Court House
there, in every year, on the following days, that is to
say: For the despatch of Civil business only, on the
first Tuesday in every month, after the second
day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-
seven.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this nineteenth day of March,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-
seven.

E. W. STAFFORD.