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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 30th October, 1868.

THE following Despatches, from Her Majesty's
Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,
are published for general information.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Downing Street,
13th August, 1868.

SIR,—With reference to previous correspondence
respecting the New Zealand "County of Westland
Act, 1867," and on the subject of the Bill which it
was proposed to introduce into the Imperial Parlia-
ment to remove doubts as to the validity of the Act,
I have the honor to transmit to you the enclosed
copies of an Act which received Her Majesty's
assent on the 31st ultimo, entitled "An Act to declare
the powers of the General Assembly of New Zealand
to abolish any Province in that Colony, or to withdraw
from any such Province any part of the Territory
thereof."

I have, &c.,
BUCKINGHAM AND CHANDOS.

Governor Sir G. F. Bowen, G.C.M.G.

ANNO TRICESIMO PRIMO AND TRICESIMO SECUNDO
VICTORIE REGINA.
CAP. XCII.

An Act to declare the powers of the General Assembly
of New Zealand to abolish any Province in that
Colony, or to withdraw from any such Province any
part of the Territory thereof.

WHEREAS by the third section of an Act of the
Session holden in the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth
years of Her Majesty, intituled "An Act respecting
the Establishment and Government of Provinces in
New Zealand, and to enable the Legislature of New
Zealand to repeal the seventy-third section of an Act
intituled 'An Act to grant a Representative Con-
stitution to the Colony of New Zealand,'" it was
provided, that it shall be lawful for the General
Assembly of New Zealand, by any Act or Acts to be
by them from time to time passed, to establish or
provide for the establishment of new Provinces in the
Colony of New Zealand, and to alter or to provide
for the alteration of the boundaries of any Provinces
for the time being existing in the said Colony and to
make provision for the administration of any such
Provinces, and for the passing of laws for the peace,
order, and good government thereof: And whereas
doubts are entertained whether the said General
Assembly has power under the above-recited enact-
ments, or otherwise, to abolish any such Province
now or hereafter to be established, or to withdraw
from such Province any part of the territory com-
prised therein, except for the purpose of including
the same within the limits of some other such Pro-
vince, and it is expedient that such doubts should be
removed:

Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most
Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and
consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and
Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and
by the authority of the same, as follows:

General Assembly to have, and to be deemed to have had, power
to abolish any Province, to withdraw therefrom any territory,
and to make laws for such territory.

1. The General Assembly of New Zealand shall be
   deemed to have, and since the passing of the afore-
   mentioned Act to have had, the power of abolishing
   any Province at any time heretofore or hereafter to
   be established in New Zealand, or of withdrawing
   therefrom the whole or any part of the territory

comprised therein, and of passing laws for the peace,
order, and good government of the territory so with-
drawn from or ceasing to form part of the territory
of any such Province, whether such territory shall or
shall not be included within the limits of any other
Province of New Zealand, and also the power of
making from time to time such provision as to such
General Assembly shall seem expedient, relating to
the effect and operation of any such withdrawals of
territory in or with respect to the Province from
which such territory shall have been withdrawn, and
the Superintendent and Members of the Provincial
Council thereof for the time being in office, and the
laws in force in such Province at the time of such
withdrawals of territory therefrom.

[CIRCULAR.]

Downing Street,
18th August, 1868.

SIR,—With reference to former Despatches on the
disposal of Naval Cadetships, I have the honor to
instruct you, that the Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty desire that whenever a Naval Cadet is
proposed, certain information should be given them
respecting the circumstances and position of the
Candidate's family.

I enclose a Form which, with this object, should
be filled up by the Parent or Guardian of the
Candidate, and transmitted with your recommen-
dation of him.

You will be so good as to take care that this is
done; and I have no doubt that you will feel the
propriety of only recommending young gentlemen
whose connections and education render them fit to
become Officers of Her Majesty's Navy.

I have, &c.,
BUCKINGHAM AND CHANDOS.

Governor Sir G. F. Bowen, G.C.M.G.

Candidate for a Naval Cadet.

1. Name.
2. Date and Place of Birth.
3. Parents' Names.
4. Of what Country Natives.
5. Profession of Father.
6. How long resident in Colony.
7. If there are other Sons in the Navy?
8. If a Nomination should be given, whether an
   allowance of £50 a year will be made by the Parents
   or Guardian?
9. Also an Outfit, costing about £70 to £80, to be
   kept up as required?

Signature and Address of
Parent or Guardian
Date
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General Post Office,
Wellington, 29th October, 1868.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize

THE ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR DEFENCE
to frank and receive, free from pre-payment of
postage, letters or packets on the public service.

T. M. HAULTAIN
(for Postmaster-General).

General Post Office,
Wellington, 29th October, 1868.

NOTICE is hereby given that His Excellency the
Governor has been pleased to appoint the Post
Office at

MOTUEKA,

in the Province of Nelson, to be a Money Order
Office and Post Office Savings Bank.

JOHN HALL.