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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight,
the 14th day of August, 1878.
Present:
THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
His Royal Highness Prince Leopold.
(L.S.) Lord Chancellor. Lord Privy Seal.
Lord President. Mr. Roebuck.
WHEREAS by an Act passed in the session held in the
fifteenth and sixteenth years of Her Majesty's reign,
entitled "An Act to grant a Representative Consti-
tution to the Colony of New Zealand," it is, amongst
other things, declared that no Bill which shall be
reserved for the signification of Her Majesty's plea-
sure thereon shall have any force or authority within
the Colony of New Zealand until the Governor of
the said colony shall signify, either by Speech or
Message to the Legislative Council and House of
Representatives of the said colony, or by Proclama-
tion, that such Bill has been laid before Her Majesty
in Council, and that Her Majesty has been pleased to
assent to the same:
And whereas a certain Bill, passed by the Legisla-
tive Council and House of Representatives of the
said colony, entitled "An Act to set at rest Doubts
on the Law relating to Wills and other Testamentary
Instruments affecting Personal Estate executed by
persons without the Colony of New Zealand," was
presented to the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment of the said colony for Her Majesty's assent:
And whereas the said Bill was reserved by the said
officer for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure
thereon:
And whereas the said Bill so reserved as aforesaid
has been laid before Her Majesty in Council, and it
is expedient that the said Bill should be assented to
by Her Majesty:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of the
said Act, and in exercise of the power thereby
reserved to Her Majesty as aforesaid, doth by this
present order, by and with the advice of Her
Majesty's Privy Council, declare Her assent to the
said Bill.
C. L. PEEL.

At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the
14th day of August, 1878.
Present:
THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
His Royal Highness Prince Leopold.
(L.S.) Lord Chancellor. Lord Privy Seal.
Lord President. Mr. Roebuck.
WHEREAS by an Act passed in the session held in
the fifteenth and sixteenth years of Her Majesty's
reign, entitled "An Act to grant a Representative
Constitution to the Colony of New Zealand," it is,
amongst other things, declared that no Bill which
shall be reserved for the signification of Her Majesty's
pleasure thereon shall have any force or authority
within the Colony of New Zealand until the Governor
of the said colony shall signify, either by Speech or
Message to the Legislative Council and House of
Representatives of the said colony, or by Proclama-
tion, that such Bill has been laid before Her Majesty
in Council, and that Her Majesty has been pleased
to assent to the same:
And whereas a certain Bill passed by the Legisla-
tive Council and House of Representatives of the said
colony, entitled "An Act to consolidate and amend
the Acts relating to Shipping and Seamen," was
presented to the Officer Administering the Govern-
ment of the said colony for Her Majesty's assent:
And whereas the said Bill was reserved by the said
officer for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure
thereon:
And whereas the said Bill so reserved as aforesaid
has been laid before Her Majesty in Council, and it
is expedient that the said Bill should be assented to
by Her Majesty:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of the
said Act, and in exercise of the power thereby
reserved to Her Majesty as aforesaid, doth by this
present order, by and with the advice of Her
Majesty's Privy Council, declare Her assent to the
said Bill.
C. L. PEEL.

No. 33. Downing Street, 1st September, 1878.

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 Act of the
Legislature of New Zealand entitled "An Act to
amend the Crown Redress Act, 1871," (41 Vict.,
No. 39), a transcript of which accompanied your
Despatch No. 4, of the 4th of January last.

I take this opportunity of acknowledging the
receipt of your Despatch No. 20, of the 22nd of
June.

I have, &c.,
M. E. HICKS-BEACH.

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

By Authority: GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.