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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

furniture thereof, as to a national vessel; and in
such case no other expenses shall be paid by the
owners or their agents and representatives for the
preservation of the property or of the lives of the
persons on board the ship, than would be payable in
the like case of a wreck of or casualty to a national
vessel.

In case the master of a merchant-vessel should be
under the necessity of disposing of a part of his
merchandise in order to defray any salvage expenses,
no impediment shall be opposed by the authorities,
the master being bound, however, to conform to the
existing regulations and tariffs.

The goods and merchandise saved from the wreck
shall be exempt from all duties of Customs, unless
cleared for consumption.

The respective Consuls-General, Consuls, Vice-
Consuls, and Consular Agents shall, if the owner
or master, or other agent of the owner, is not
present, or is present and requires it, or is bound by
the laws of his country to accept Consular assistance,
be authorized to interpose in order to afford the
necessary assistance to those concerned.

ARTICLE IV.

The Consuls-General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls, and
Consular Agents of each of the Contracting Parties
residing in the Dominions and Possessions of the
other, shall receive from the local authorities such
assistance as can by law be given to them for the
recovery of deserters from the vessels of their
respective countries.

ARTICLE V.

All vessels which according to British law are to
be deemed British vessels, and all vessels which
according to the laws prevailing in the States of His
Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty are to be
deemed vessels belonging to the subjects of His
Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, shall, for the
purposes of this Treaty, be respectively deemed
British vessels, and vessels belonging to the citizens
of the Imperial and Royal States.

ARTICLE VI.

The present Treaty shall remain in force from the
exchange of the ratifications thereof until the thirty-
first December, 1877; and in case neither of the
High Contracting Powers shall have notified to the
other, twelve months before the expiration of the said
period, the intention to put an end to its operation,
the Treaty shall continue in force for another year,
and so on from year to year until the expiration of a
year counting from the day on which one or other of
the High Contracting Parties shall have announced
its intention to put an end to it.

ARTICLE VII.

The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the
ratifications shall be exchanged at Vienna, within
eight weeks, or sooner if possible.

In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries
have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the
seal of their arms.

Done at Vienna, this thirtieth day of April, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-eight.

(L.S.) BLOOMFIELD.
(L.S.) LOUIS MALLET.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 30th October, 1868.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation by
HENRY CHARLES LAWLOR, Esq.,
of his appointment of Resident Magistrate and
Warden.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
(Judicial Branch,)
Wellington, 2nd November, 1868.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint

ERNEST HENRY INGPEN, Esq.,
to be Deputy Registrar at Wellington of the
Supreme Court; vice Thompson.

E. W. STAFFORD.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 4th November, 1868.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned appointments, viz.:---

In the New Zealand Militia.
Lieutenant Amelius Morland Smith to be Captain,
unattached. Date of commission, 4th November,
1868.

In the Napier Militia.
Dr. John Murray Gibbes to be Assistant Surgeon.
Date of commission, 26th October, 1868.

In the Poverty Bay Mounted Rifle Volunteers.
James Walsh to be Lieutenant. Date of commission
26th September, 1868.

In the No. 1 Company, Wellington Rifle Volunteers.
Clarke Charles Netterville Barron to be Ensign.
Date of commission, 28th September, 1868.

In the Wellington Rifle Volunteer Cadet Corps.
William Henry Warren to be Honorary Lieutenant.
Date of commission, 27th October, 1868.

In the Patea Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant James Gelling to be Captain. Date of
commission, 26th September, 1868.
Ensign James Hunter to be Lieutenant. Date of
commission, 26th September, 1868.
James Olding to be Ensign. Date of commission,
26th September, 1868.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 4th November, 1868.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commissions held
by the under-mentioned officers, viz. :-
Captain H. Hardington, Auckland Troop Royal
Cavalry Volunteers.
Captain R. Harman, No. 2 Company, Canterbury
Rifle Volunteers.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 4th November, 1868.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
divide the
MARLBOROUGH RANGERS VOLUNTEERS
into two Companies, to be called
The "Blenheim Company," Marlborough Rangers
Volunteers; and
The "Picton Company," Marlborough Rangers
Volunteers.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 4th November, 1868.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the services of the under-mentioned
Corps, viz. :-

The Wanganui Veteran Volunteers.

T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 4th November, 1868.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
disband the under-mentioned Corps, viz. :-

The Wairarapa Rangers Volunteers.

T. M. HAULTAIN.