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THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1872.

(L.S.) G. F. BOWEN, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by an Act of "The Imperial Parlia-
ment passed in the thirty-fifth and thirty-
sixth years of the reign of Her present Majesty
Queen Victoria, the Short Title of which is "The
Kidnapping Act, 1872," it is provided that the said
Act shall be proclaimed in the several Australasian
Colonies by the respective Governors thereof within
six weeks after a copy of such Act shall have been
received by such Governors respectively, and shall
take effect in the several Colonies from the day of
such Proclamation:

And whereas a copy of the said Act was received
by the Governor of the Colony on the eighth day of
September now instant, which copy is hereunto
annexed:

Now therefore, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursu-
ance of the requirements of the said Act, and in
exercise of the powers thereby vested in me, do
hereby proclaim the said Act within the Colony of
New Zealand.

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, at the Government
House, at Wellington; and issued under
the Seal of the said Colony, this thirtieth
day of September, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
two.

HENRY SEWELL.

An Act for the Prevention and Punishment of
Criminal Outrages upon Natives of the Islands in
the Pacific Ocean. [27th June, 1872.]

WHEREAS criminal outrages by British subjects upon
natives of islands in the Pacific Ocean, not being in

Her Majesty's dominions, nor within the jurisdiction
of any civilized Power, have of late much prevailed
and increased, and it is expedient to make further
provision for the prevention and punishment of such
outrages :

Be it 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:-

1. This Act may be cited as "The Kidnapping Act,
   1872."

2. The term "Governor" shall include the officer
   for the time being administering the government of
   any of the Australasian Colonies, and "Governor
   in Council" shall mean the Governor acting by and
   with the advice of the Executive Council of the
   Colony under his government:

The term "Australasian Colonies" shall mean
and include the Colonies of New South
Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, South
Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western
Australia :

The term "vessel" shall include a ship or boat:
The term "oath" shall include any affirmation
or declaration taken or made in lieu of an
oath :
The term "master" shall include any person for
the time being in command or charge of a
vessel.

3. It shall not be lawful for any British vessel to
   carry native labourers of the said islands, not being
   part of the crew of such vessel, unless the master
   thereof shall, with one sufficient surety to be approved
   by the Governor of one of the said Australasian
   Colonies, or by a British Consular Officer appointed
   by Her Majesty to reside in any of the said islands,
   or by any person appointed by either of those officers,
   have entered into a joint and several bond in the
   sum of five hundred pounds, to Her Majesty, her
   heirs and successors, in the form contained in Schedule
   (A) to this Act annexed, or in such other form as
   shall be prescribed by the Legislature of any of the
   Australasian Colonies in respect of vessels sailing