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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

any Debate in Parliament, nor to any intended
Motion, unless notice of such Motion shall have been
duly given and printed in the Order Paper.

Petitions for compounding debts to the Crown.
268. This House will not receive any Petition for
compounding any sum of money owing to the Crown
upon any branch of the revenue, without a certificate
from the proper officer or officers annexed to the said
Petition, stating the debt, what prosecutions have
been made for the recovery of such debt, and setting
forth how much the Petitioner and his security are
able to satisfy thereof.

Forgery of signatures.
269. It is highly unwarrantable, and a breach of
the Privileges of this House, for any person to set the
name of any other person to any Petition to be pre-
sented to this House.

Members to affix their names.
270. Every Member presenting a Petition to the
House, is to affix his name at the beginning thereof.

Members to peruse Petitions.
271. Every Member presenting a Petition is to
take care that the same is in conformity with the
Rules and Orders of the House.

Petitions to be respectful.
272. Every Petition is to be respectful, decorous,
and temperate in its language.

Petitions in the nature of Election Petitions.
273. Petitions in the nature of Election Petitions
will not be received, unless the forms required by the
Election Petitions Act have been complied with, the
same being certified by the proper officer.

Time for presenting Election Petitions.
274. Every Election Petition shall be presented to
the House within fourteen days from the commence-
ment of the Session, unless when the Member peti-
tioned against shall have been elected during the
Session, and then within thirty days next after his
election.

Petitions presented by Members.
275. Petitions can only be presented to the House
by a Member.

Petitions from Members.
276. A Member cannot present a Petition from
himself.

Members confined to statements of certain facts.
277. Every Member offering to present a Petition
to the House, not being a Petition for a Private Bill,
or relating to a Private Bill before the House, is to
confine himself to a statement of the parties from
whom it comes, of the number of signatures attached
to it, and of the material allegations contained in it,
and to the reading of the prayer of such Petition.

Not to be debated.
278. Every such Petition not containing matter in
breach of the Privileges of this House, and which,
according to the rules or usual practice of this House
can be received, is brought to the Table by the direc-
tion of the Speaker, who cannot allow any debate, or
any Member to speak upon, or in relation to, such
Petition; but it may be read by the Clerk at the
Table, if required.

Petitions complaining of grievances.
279. In the case of such Petition complaining of
some present personal grievance, for which there may
be an urgent necessity for providing an immediate
remedy, the matter contained in such Petition may
be brought into discussion on the presentation
thereof.

Petitions referred to Committee on Public Petitions, and in
certain cases ordered to be printed.
280. All other such Petitions, after they shall have

been ordered to lie on the Table, are referred to
the Committee on Public Petitions, without any ques-
tion being put; but if any such Petition relate to
any matter or subject, with respect to which the
Member presenting it has given notice of a motion,
and the said Petition has not been ordered to be
printed by the Committee, such Member may, after
notice given, move that such Petition be printed.

Petitions against taxes.
281. Subject to the above regulations, Petitions
against any Resolution or Bill imposing a tax or
duty for the current service of the year, may be
received.

Petitions from Maoris.
282. Petitions from persons of the Native race
may be received without regard to the foregoing
forms.

Reports on Maori Petitions.
283. All Reports of the Public Petitions Com-
mittee on Petitions of Aboriginal Natives shall be
translated into the Maori language, and printed as
soon as possible after such Reports are brought up.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 12th April, 1872.

THE following Tenders have been accepted by the
General Government for the twelve months
commencing the 1st April, 1872.

ALEX. C. P. MACDONALD,
(for the Under Secretary).

FOR CARTING.
JOSEPH SAUNDERS, at the following rates :—
1st. At per day of eight working hours, 8s. 6d.
(eight shillings and sixpence).
2nd. From the Queen's Wharf, or from any part
of Te Aro within half a mile of the Post Office,
to any of the General Government Offices
within half a mile of the General Assembly
Buildings at Thorndon, and vice versa, at per
load, 1s. (one shilling).
3rd. Between Rhodes' Wharf and the Magazine,
and vice versa, at per load, 3d. (three pence).
4th. Between the Queen's Wharf and Mount Cook
Barracks, and vice versa, at per load, 1s. 6d.
(one shilling and sixpence).
5th. Between the Queen's Wharf and Thorndon
Barracks, and vice versa, at per load, 3d. (three-
pence).
6th. Between Mount Cook Barracks and Thorndon
Barracks, and vice versa, at per load, 3d.
(threepence).
7th. From the Telegraph Office or Post Office to
the Queen's Wharf, and vice versa, at per
load, 8d. (eightpence).

FOR FIREWOOD.
BENJAMIN REEVE, at the following rates :—
Rata or Manuka, one-foot lengths, £1 4s. 8d. (one
pound four shillings and eightpence) per
cord.
Ditto, ditto, two-feet lengths, £1 3s. (one pound
three shillings) per cord.

FOR BOOKBINDING.
ROBERT BURRETT, at the following rates :—
ACCOUNT BOOKS, REGISTERS, &c.

1. Super Royal:-Full calf, extra, titled and paged,
   eight quires or under, £1 2s. 6d. (one pound two
   shillings and sixpence).