566
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Bills of Exchange And with regard to the several Bills
and Promissory Notes. of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Drafts,
and Orders written on paper whereon the said
Stamps are affixed or impressed, the same have been
inadvertently obliterated or spoiled, or are unfit for
the purpose intended, by reason of a mistake therein,
or of their being written on wrong Stamps, or are
become useless through accidental and unforeseen
circumstances; and that, although the said Bills of
Exchange, Promissory Notes, Drafts, and Orders
are signed by or on behalf of this Deponent (or
Affirmant) as the drawer or maker thereof, the same
or any of them have not been delivered out of
hands to the payees therein named, or to any per-
son as a security for the payment of money, nor been
in any way negotiated, issued, or put in circulation,
nor been made use of in any other manner whatso-
ever: and that the said Bills of Exchange, Drafts,
and Orders have not been accepted by the drawees,
or tendered for such acceptance: And that such of
the said Bills, Notes, Drafts, and Orders as are not
dated were signed within the period of six calendar
months preceding the date hereof. And this Depo-
nent further saith, that he hath not in any
way been reimbursed or paid the value of the said
Stamps, or any part thereof, by any other person or
persons; and that, if the value shall be allowed
by the Commissioner of Stamp Duties, will not
ask or receive any compensation for the same or any
part thereof from any other person or persons, or
charge the same or any part thereof, in account or
otherwise, to any other person or persons, either
generally or particularly, so as to be again paid or
compensated for the same or any part thereof,
directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever.
And this Deponent further saith, that all the said
Stamps, except aforesaid, have been spoiled or
become useless within the period of twelve calendar
months preceding the date hereof; and that the ap-
plication made by for an allowance for the
value of the said Stamps is without any fraudulent
intention or collusion whatsoever.
thousand eight hundred and
and which ap-
the duplicate
pears to have been signed by
or instrument in lieu of which is now produced and
Here state cause exhibited, this Deponent saith that the
for rendering the same useless. same was spoiled in consequence of;
and that since the same was so signed, no addi-
tion or other alteration whatever has been made
therein or thereto, but that the same is now in the
same state and condition as when the same was so
signed; and that the same was bond fide prepared and
signed for the purpose of carrying into effect the
transaction appearing upon the face thereof, between
the parties, and upon the terms and conditions
therein set forth and that the same was so
signed within six calendar months preceding the
date hereof.
Instruments And with regard to such other of the
written but not signed. skins, sheets, or pieces of parchment or
paper on which the said Stamps are affixed or im-
pressed as are written upon, this Deponent saith,
that the same have been inadvertently and un-
designedly spoiled, or are become useless, and that
the writing on any of the said skins, sheets, or pieces
of parchment or paper hath not been signed by any
party, or otherwise completed as a legal instrument,
and hath not had any operation or effect whatsoever.
And this Deponent further saith, that he hath not
in any way been reimbursed or paid the
value of the said Stamps, or any part thereof, by any
other person or persons; and that, if the value shall
be allowed by the Commissioner of Stamp Duties,
will not ask or receive any compensation
for the same or any part thereof from any other
person or persons, or charge the same or any part
thereof, in account or otherwise, to any other person
or persons, either generally or particularly, so as to
be again paid or compensated for the same or any
part thereof, directly or indirectly, in any manner
whatsoever.
And this Deponent further saith, that all the
said Stamps, except as aforesaid, have been spoiled
or become useless within the period of twelve calen-
dar months preceding the date hereof; and that the
application made by for an allowance for the
value of the said Stamps is without any fraudulent
intention or collusion whatsoever.
Sworn at this day of
187 before
Sworn at this day of
187 before
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

(F.A.)
Affidavit or Affirmation to be made to obtain Allowance
of Spoiled Stamps other than Bill and Note Stamps.
Deponent must
state here his
name, address,
and description.
Where affirma- maketh oath and saith, that the several
tion made, this Stamps hereinafter specified and de-
form can be so scribed, that is to say,—
altered.

Number of
Stamps.
Value of
each.
Description of
Instrument.
Total
Value.
£ s. d. £ s. d.

are the property of this Deponent, and were
purchased by or for use, and that
paid or now stands indebted for, and
really and truly liable to pay, the full amount or
value thereof.
Parchment or And with regard to such of the skins,
paper not sheets, or pieces of parchment or paper
written upon. on which the said Stamps are affixed or impressed as
are not written upon, this Deponent saith that the
same have been inadvertently and undesignedly
spoiled and rendered unfit for use.
Instruments And with regard to
executed, date the day of bearing

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At Wellington, this twenty-fifth day of October,
1870.

Present:

THE HONORABLE WILLIAM FOX, PRIME MINISTER,
PRESIDING, AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL.

W HEREAS by "The Gold Fields Act, 1866," it
is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Gover-
or in Council from time to time to constitute for
any Gold Field, or for any part thereof, Wardens'
Courts, for the administration of justice therein, and
to appoint Wardens of such Courts, with power to
act alone or with assessors, and in such manner, and
to exercise all or any of the powers thereinafter
mentioned, as the Governor shall think fit to direct:
And whereas by certain Proclamations, dated
respectively the eighth day of June, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-eight, and the ninth day of
February, one thousand eight hundred and seventy,
one and respectively published in the Provincial Govern-