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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ships to be remeasured in any port or place in Her
Majesty's dominions, but such ships shall be deemed
to be of the tonnage denoted in their certificates of
registry or other papers, in the same manner, to the
same extent, and for the same purposes in, to, and
for which the tonnage denoted in the certificates of
registry of British ships is to be deemed the tonnage
of such ships:

And whereas it has been made to appear to Her
Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement
of tonnage of merchant ships now in force under
"The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," have been
adopted in Sweden by the Government of His
Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, and are
to come into force in Sweden on the 1st day of April,
1875:

Her Majesty is hereby pleased, by and with the
advice of Her Privy Council, to direct that the ships
of Sweden, the certificates of Swedish nationality
and registry, or the certificates of measurement of
which are dated on or after the first day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, shall be
deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in the said
certificates of Swedish nationality and registry, or
certificates of measurement.

Despatches from Secretary of State.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 24th July, 1876.

THE following Despatches from Her Majesty's
Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies
are published for general information.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Downing Street,
15th May, 1876.

(No. 27.)

MY LORD,—I have the honor to inform you that
Her Majesty will not be advised to exercise Her
power of disallowance with respect to the following
Acts of the Legislature of New Zealand, transcripts
of which accompanied your despatch, No. 82, of the
8th December, 1875.

No. 1. "An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Public
Account to the Service of the Year ending the
Thirtieth day of June, One thousand eight hun-
dred and seventy-six;"

No. 2. "An Act for Indemnifying the Colonial Treasurer
and all other Persons for the Expenditure of the
Sum of Eighty-four Thousand and Forty Pounds
Fifteen Shillings and Sixpence for the Service of
the Financial Year ending the Thirtieth day of
June, One thousand eight hundred and seventy-
five, and for charging the same on the Accounts
of the said Year;"

No. 3. "An Act to amend 'The Invercargill Gas Loan Act,
1874,' and to make further provision for enabling
the Municipal Council of the Town of Invercargill
to supply the Town of Invercargill with Gas;"

No. 4. "An Act to authorize the Municipal Council of the
Town of Queenstown to raise Money for the pur-
pose of constructing Waterworks for the supply
of the Town with Water;"

No. 5. "An Act to incorporate the Trustees under 'The
Presbyterian Church of Otago Lands Act, 1866,'
and also to give power to incorporate the Mem-
bers of the Deacons' Court of any Congregation
of the Presbyterian Church now or which here-
after may be under the jurisdiction or control of
the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Otago
and Southland;"

No. 6. "An Act to vest certain Parcels of Land situate in
the City of Dunedin in the University of Otago;"

No. 7. "An Act to exchange a part of the Cemetery Reserve,
Dunedin, for a Reserve called 'The Botanical
Gardens,' situate in the City of Dunedin, to be
used as a Site for the University of Otago;"

No. 9. "An Act to define the position of the Presbyterian
Church of New Zealand, and to provide for
dealing with certain Properties held in Trust for
purposes connected with such Church;"

No. 10. "An Act to enable the Auckland Branch of the
New Zealand Institute to raise Funds for the
Erection of a Public Museum and Library;"

No. 11. "An Act to incorporate the Members of an Asso-
ciation in the City of Wellington, known as 'The
Wellington Athenæum and Mechanics Institute,'
and to vest in such Association certain Land in the
City of Wellington, granted as a site for a Me-
chanics Institute, and other real and personal
Estate;"

No. 12. "An Act to amend the Southland Waste Lands
Act;"

No. 13. "An Act to remove doubts as to the Registration
and Incorporation of certain Mining Companies
under 'The Mining Companies Act, 1872;"

No. 14. "An Act to amend 'The Inspection of Machinery
Act, 1874;"

No. 15. "An Act to authorize the Municipal Council of the
Town of Palmerston to raise Moneys for the pur-
pose of constructing Waterworks for the supply
of the Town with Water;"

No. 16. "An Act to authorize the granting of certain
Parcels of Land to the New River Harbour
Board;"

No. 17. "An Act to declare the Powers of the Kakanui
Harbour Board;"

No. 18. "An Act to amend 'The Protection of Animals
Act, 1873;"

No. 19. "An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the
Public Account to the Service of the Year ending
the Thirtieth day of June, One thousand eight
hundred and seventy-six;"

No. 20. "An Act to amend 'The Parliamentary Privileges
Act, 1865;"

No. 22. "An Act to amend 'The Marriage Act, 1854,' and
the several Acts amending the same;"

No. 23. "An Act to consolidate and amend the Law relat-
ing to the Registration of Births and Deaths in
New Zealand;"

No. 24. "An Act to amend 'The Highway Boards Em-
powering Act, 1871;"

No. 25. "An Act to amend 'The Highway Boards Em-
powering Act, 1871,' and 'The Highway Boards
Empowering Act, 1872;"

No. 26. "An Act to provide for the Drainage of the City of
Christchurch and the surrounding Districts;"

No. 27. "An Act to incorporate the Campbelltown Athe-
næum;"

No. 28. "An Act to authorize the raising of a Loan for the
Construction and Extension of Gas and Water-
works within the City of Nelson;"

No. 29. "An Act to authorize the Municipal Council of
the incorporated Town of Oamaru to raise the
Sum of Sixty Thousand Pounds for the Construc-
tion or Purchase of Waterworks for the supply of
the Town of Oamaru;"

No. 30. "An Act to enable the Corporation of the Munici-
pality of Oamaru to acquire construct and maintain
the necessary Plant, Premises, and Works for the
Supply of the Inhabitants of the said Town of
Oamaru with Gas;"

No. 31. "An Act to authorize the Municipal Council of
the Borough of Timaru to raise the sum of Fifteen
Thousand Pounds for the Construction or Pur-
chase of Waterworks for the Supply of the Town
of Timaru with Water;"

No. 32. "An Act to bring the provisions of 'The Municipal
Corporations Waterworks Act, 1872,' into opera-
tion in the Borough of Napier, and to authorize
the Municipal Council of the said Borough to raise
the sum of Ten Thousand Pounds for the Con-
struction or Purchase of Waterworks for the
Supply of the Town of Napier with Water;"

No. 33. "An Act to authorize the Municipal Council of the
incorporated Town of Clyde to raise the sum of
Five Thousand Pounds for the Construction or
Purchase of Waterworks for the Supply of the
Town of Clyde ;"

No. 34. "An Act to vest in the Mayor, Councillors, and
Citizens of the City of Auckland certain Endow-
ments and Reserves in the said City';"

No. 35. "An Act to regulate the Plans of Towns;"

No. 36. "An Act to amend 'The Public Health Act,
1872;"

No. 37. "An Act to amend 'The Gold Fields Act, 1866,'
and the several Acts amending the same ;"

No. 38. "An Act to provide that Apprentices may be
bound taught and instructed in certain Arts and
Trades connected with the Service of the Govern-
ment of the Colony;"