THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 265

place appointed by the Agent-General in England for
the sailing of such ship, be left behind, the passage
money and passages will be forfeited.
4. All the ships employed in this service will be
under the provisions of "The Passenger Act."
5. Notwithstanding anything herein to the con-
trary, the Agent-General in England will have power
to refuse passages where the intending Emigrants are
in ill health or in any way unfitted, according to his
judgment, to undertake the voyage.
6. Applications for passages are to be addressed to
the Provincial Secretary, Wellington, in the following
form, viz. :-

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for the passage
to Wellington, under the regulations of 30th May,
1871, of
Name
Age
Calling
Address in full ........................................

for which I herewith pay the sum of ............................, being
equal to ......................... adults at £5 per adult, and hereby
agree to receive the Emigrants above-named imme-
diately on their arrival in Wellington.

Dated this ........................ day of ........................, 1871.
(Signature and address of Applicant.)

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir
George Ferguson Bowen, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Distinguished Order
of Saint Michael and Saint George,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same; and issued at
Wellington, this thirtieth day of May,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-one.
W. GISBORNE.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 31st May, 1871.

T HE following Despatch, with Enclosure, from
the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the
Colonies, are published for general information.
W. GISBORNE.

[CIRCULAR.]
Downing Street, 8th February, 1871.

SIR, -I transmit to you for your information, copies
of Instructions issued by the Lords Commissioners of
the Admiralty, for the guidance of the Officers in
Command for the time being of Her Majesty's Ships
and Vessels, as to the course to be pursued in carrying
into effect, and in assisting the Civil Authorities to
carry into effect, the provisions of "The Foreign
Enlistment Act, 1870," a copy of which was for-
warded to you in my Circular Despatch of 10th
August.

I have, &c.,
KIMBERLEY.

The Officer Administering
the Government of New Zealand.

Admiralty, 1st February, 1871.

INSTRUCTIONS for the guidance of the Officers in
Command for the time being of Her Majesty's Ships
and Vessels, as to the course to be pursued in carrying
into effect, and in assisting the Civil Authorities to
carry into effect, the provisions of "The Foreign
Enlistment Act, 1870."

1. The responsibility for the due execution of the
   Foreign Enlistment Act does not rest with the civil
   authorities only; direct responsibilities will devolve
   under the Act of 1870, and under these Instructions,
   upon you and the officers under your command.

2. It will be your duty to make known, and to see
   that every commissioned officer under your command
   makes himself acquainted with, the provisions of the
   Act; to be vigilant against any breach thereof; and
   to assist the civil authorities with the naval force
   under your command.

3. In addition to this, you are, in virtue of section
   21 of the Act and these Instructions, created a
   "local authority" within that section; and, as such,
   you will have special duties imposed on you under
   various sections.

The most important of these duties will relate to
the seizing and detaining of ships in respect of offences
committed against section 7 and section 8, but you
will also assist in enforcing sections 4, 5, 6, 10, and 11.

4. An offence against section 4 is committed if,
   without the license of Her Majesty, any British sub-
   ject anywhere accepts or agrees to accept, or any
   person of any nationality in British territory or in
   British territorial waters induces any other person of
   any nationality to accept or agree to accept, any com-
   mission or engagement in the military or naval ser-
   vice of any foreign State at war with any friendly State.

5. An offence against section 5 is committed if,
   without the license of Her Majesty, any British sub-
   ject does, or any person of any nationality in British
   territory or in British territorial waters induces any
   other person of any nationality to quit or go on
   board any ship with a view of quitting Her Majesty's
   dominions, with intent to accept any such commission
   or engagement as above.

6. An offence against section 6 is committed, if
   any person of any nationality anywhere induces any
   other person of any nationality to quit Her Majesty's
   dominions, or to embark in any ship in British
   territory or in British territorial waters, under a
   misrepresentation or false representation of the ser-
   vice in which such last-named person is to be engaged,
   with the intent or in order that such last-named
   person may accept or agree to accept any such com-
   mission or engagement as above.

7. An offence against section 7 is committed if the
   master or owner of any ship, of whatever nationality,
   without the license of Her Majesty, knowingly either
   takes, or engages to take, or has on board such ship,
   in British territory or in British territorial waters,
   any illegally enlisted person.

Illegally enlisted persons are, any British subject
anywhere who has anywhere without the license of
Her Majesty accepted or agreed to accept, or any
British subject who without the license of Her
Majesty is about to quit Her Majesty's dominions
with intent to accept, or any person of any nationality
who has been induced to embark in any ship in
British territory or in British territorial waters,
under a misrepresentation or false representation of
the service in which such person is to be engaged,
with the intent or in order that such person may
accept or agree to accept any commission or
engagement in the military or naval service of any
foreign State at war with a friendly State.

8. An offence against section 8 is committed if any
   person of any nationality on British territory or in
   British territorial waters, without the license of Her
   Majesty, builds or agrees to build or causes to be
   built, or equips or issues or delivers any commission
   for, or despatches or causes or allows to be de-
   spatched, any ship with intent or knowledge, or having
   reasonable cause to believe, that the same shall or
   will be employed in the military or naval service of
   any foreign State at war with any friendly State.

9. An offence against section 10 is committed if
   any person of any nationality on British territory or