THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 609

Warden's Court, West Wanganui Gold Field, to be
held at Collingwood.

NORMANBY, Governor.

WHEREAS by the one hundred and first section
of "The Mines Act, 1877," it is, amongst
other things, enacted that any Warden's Court may
be held in any convenient place to be fixed by the
Governor, whether within or without the boundaries
of the district for which such Warden's Court is con-
stituted: And whereas it is expedient that the
Warden's Court for the West Wanganui Gold Field
(as proclaimed in the New Zealand Gazette of the
16th of October, 1873) should henceforth be held at
Collingwood:

Now, therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine,
Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and autho-
rities conferred upon me by the said recited Act, do
hereby declare that, from and after the date hereof,
the Warden's Court for the West Wanganui Gold
Field shall be held at Collingwood.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this eleventh day of May,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
eight.

J. MACANDREW.

Despatch.—Proposed Revision of Extradition Treaty
between Great Britain and the Swiss Confedera-
tion.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th May, 1878.

THE following despatch from the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, relative to the proposed
revision of a Treaty between Her Majesty and the
Swiss Confederation, for the mutual surrender of fugi-
tive criminals, is published for general information.
G. S. WHITMORE.

[CIRCULAR.]
Downing Street, 16th January, 1878.

SIR,—With reference to my circular despatch of the
3rd March, 1875, enclosing a copy of a Treaty be-
tween Her Majesty and the Swiss Confederation for
the mutual surrender of fugitive criminals, I have
the honor to transmit to you, for publication in the
colony under your Government, a copy of a letter
from the Foreign Office, forwarding a copy of a
despatch from Her Majesty's Minister at Berne,
enclosing a copy of a note from the Swiss Federal
Council, denouncing the Treaty, and stating that they
are ready to enter into negotiations with this country
for a new Treaty, in which Article III. of the present
Treaty should be revised, and other emendations in-
troduced.

I have, &c.,
CARNARVON.

The Officer Administering
the Government of New Zealand.

Foreign Office to Colonial Office.

Foreign Office, 5th January, 1878.

SIR,—I am directed by the Earl of Derby to trans-
mit to you, for the information of the Earl of Carnar-
von, copy of a despatch from Her Majesty's Minister
at Berne, enclosing a copy of a note from the Swiss
Federal Council, denouncing the Treaty of Extradi-
tion of March 31, 1874, between Great Britain and
Switzerland, and stating that they are ready to enter
into negotiations with Great Britain for a new Treaty,
in which Article III. of the present Treaty should be
revised, and other emendations introduced.

I am, &c.,
JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE.

The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office.

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th May, 1878.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to issue Letters of Naturalization under "The

Mr. Corbett to the Earl of Derby.

Berne, 30th December, 1877.

MY LORD,—I have the honor to enclose copy of a
note dated the 22nd instant, but which only reached
my hand this day, addressed to me by the Federal
Council, denouncing the Extradition Treaty of the
31st March—28th November, between Great Britain
and Switzerland.

The reasons, amongst others, given for this step
are the melancholy results of the demand made for
the extradition of Alfred Thomas Wilson.

The Federal Council declares itself ready to enter
into negotiations with Great Britain for a new Treaty,
in which Article III. of the present Treaty should be
revised and other emendations introduced, and ex-
presses the desire that the negotiations should take
place at Berne.

I have informed the Federal Council, in answer to
this communication, that I had immediately forwarded
copy of it to your Lordship.

The Earl of Derby, &c.

I have, &c.,
EDWIN CORBETT.

Berne, 22 Décember, 1877.

Les tristes expériences qui ont été faites à l'occa-
sion de la demande d'extradition présentée contre le
nommé Alfred Thomas Wilson prévenu de vol d'ob-
jets postaux pour une valeur d'environ fr. 50,000
ont convaincu le Conseil fédéral suisse de la nécessité
de reviser le traité d'extradition conclu en 1874 entre
la Suisse et la Grande Bretagne.

L'Article 3 de ce traité interdit d'une manière
absolue à chacune des deux parties contractantes
de livrer à l'autre ses propres ressortissants qui
se sont rendus coupables des crimes à l'étranger
et qui ont réussi à se réfugier dans leur patrie.
D'autre part la législation de la Grande Bretagne
ne permet pas de poursuivre les ressortissants du
pays qui ont commis des crimes à l'étranger, à
moins que ce ne soit au détriment de sujets britan-
niques. En outre il paraît nécessaire d'introduire
dans le traité une clause relative à la restitution des
objets volés. Il y aurait peut-être encore d'autres
améliorations à y faire rentrer.

Dans ces circonstances, le Conseil fédéral ne croit
pouvoir mieux faire que d'user du droit que lui con-
fère l'Article XVII. du traité d'extradition conclu le
31 Mars—28 Novembre, 1874, entre la Suisse et la
Grande Bretagne et de dénoncer ce traité, dans les
conditions prévues par ledit article, tout en se décla-
rant prêt à entrer en negociations pour la conclusion
d'un nouveau traité ayant pour but la révision de
l'article III. et d'autres dispositions encore du traité
actuellement existant.

Le Conseil fédéral prend la liberté d'exprimer le
vœu que ces negociations aient lieu à Berne et prie
Monsieur le Ministre Résident de S. M. Britannique
en Suisse de bien vouloir communiquer à Son Gou-
vernement la dénonciation du traité dont il s'agit, et
de lui faire savoir en temps utile les mesures qui
auront été ordonnées pour la conclusion du nouveau
traité.

Il saisit cet.
Le Président de la
Confédération Suisse,
(Signé) HEER.
Le Chancelier de la
Confédération,
(Signé) SCHIESS.