THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
was, by an Order dated the nineteenth day of March,
1874, appointed to be a Warehouse for the reception
of Goods under Bond: Now in exercise of the
authority in me for this purpose vested, I, the Com-
missioner of Customs, do by this Order under my
hand revoke and annul the appointment of the said
building as such Warehouse as aforesaid.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this
sixth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-six.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Commissioner of Customs.

Commissioner's Order No. 92.]

Approving and Appointing new Bonding Ware-
houses.

CUSTOMS. -In exercise of the powers in me for
this purpose vested by "The Customs Regula-
tion Act, 1858," I, the Commissioner of Customs, do
hereby approve and appoint the under-mentioned
Warehouses, viz.,-

Port of New Plymouth.

Portion of a stone cellar of a building situate on
portion of Section No. 889, corner of Devon and
Currie Streets, opening on to Currie Street, and
known as

WEBSTER BROS. BOND.

Port of Wellington.

The upstairs portion of a wood and iron building
situate on Section No. 59, Reclaimed Land, fronting
to Panama Street, and known as

DRANSFIELD'S BOND.

Port of Dunedin.

A portion of the cellar of a brick building situate
in Bond Street, on part of Section No. 9, reserve
between Jetty and Liverpool Streets, and known as

MACKERRAS AND HAZLITT'S BOND
--to be Warehouses for the reception of Goods
under Bond.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this
sixth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-six.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Commissioner of Customs.

Commissioner's Order No. 93.]

Despatches from the Secretary of State.

Customs Department, (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 6th June, 1875.

THE following Despatches, with enclosures, from
the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for
the Colonies, are published for general information.

H. A. ATKINSON.

[New Zealand, No. 11.]

Downing Street, 29th February, 1876.

MY LORD,-With reference to my Despatch No. 4,
of the 31st ultimo, I have the honor to transmit to
you the accompanying copy of a letter from the
Board of Trade, with copies of an amended Order of
Her Majesty in Council of the 12th instant, relating
to Certificates of Competency to be granted to mas-
ters, mates, &c., of vessels, by the Government of
New Zealand, under the provisions of "The Merchant
Shipping (Colonial) Act, 1869."

You will observe that the former Orders are
revoked.

I have, &c.,

CARNARVON.

Governor the Most Honorable the Marquis
of Normanby, K.C.M.G., &c., &c.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 395

The Board of Trade to the Colonial Office.
[M. 2770, 1876.]

Board of Trade, Whitehall Gardens,
24th February, 1876.

SIR,-With reference to their letter of the 19th
ultimo, I am directed by the Board of Trade to trans-
mit, for the information of the Earl of Carnarvon,
the accompanying Orders in Council, which have
been issued by Her Majesty for the Colonies of
Victoria, New Zealand, New South Wales, and South
Australia, substituting a cumulative domicile of
three years in any of the Australian colonies for
a domicile of three years in the particular colony
in which the certificate is issued, as required by the
Orders in Council of the 30th March, 1871, 9th
August, 1872, 30th August, 1873, and 12th May,
1874, respectively. In transmitting the amended
Orders, I am to point out that the former Orders are
revoked.

I am also to enclose copies of an Order in Council
extending the provisions of section 8 of "The Mer-
chant Shipping (Colonial) Act, 1869," to the British
Possession of Tasmania. Both the amended Orders
and the Order relating to Tasmania will come into
force on the 1st April, and I am to suggest, for Lord
Carnarvon's consideration, that the Governments of
the Australian possessions referred to may be in-
formed of the issue of the Orders, and be supplied
with copies thereof. The Board of Trade trust that
the Tasmanian Government will furnish them with
copies of the Certificates of Competency and exam-
ination papers which they propose to use at the
earliest possible date.

I have, &c.,
G. J. SWANSTON.

The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office.

At the Court at Windsor, the 12th day of February,
1876.

Present:

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN
COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Merchant Shipping (Colonial)
Act, 1869," it is, among other things, enacted, that
where the Legislature of any British possession pro-
vides for the examination of and grant of Certificates
of Competency to persons intending to act as masters,
mates, or engineers on board British ships, and the
Board of Trade reports to Her Majesty that they are
satisfied that the examinations are so conducted as to
be equally efficient as the examinations for the same
purpose in the United Kingdom under the Acts
relating to Merchant Shipping, and that the certifi-
cates are granted on such principles as to show the
like qualifications and competency as those granted
under the said Acts, and are liable to be forfeited for
the like reasons and in the like manner, it shall be
lawful for Her Majesty, by Order in Council, —

1. To declare that the said certificates shall be of
   the same force as if they had been granted under the
   said Acts.
2. To declare that all or any of the provisions of
   the said Acts which relate to Certificates of Compe-
   tency granted under those Acts shall apply to the
   certificates referred to in the said Order.
3. To impose such conditions and to make such
   regulations with respect to the said certificates, and
   to the use, issue, delivery, cancellation, and suspension
   thereof, as to Her Majesty may seem fit, and to im-
   pose penalties not exceeding fifty pounds for the
   breach of such conditions and regulations.
   And that upon the publication in the London
   Gazette of any such Order in Council as last afore-