1806

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 104

when the channel runs near or along either north or | Laws Consolidation Act, 1882," I, Harry Albert
south walls, a green light will be shown on the end | Atkinson, Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do
of the wall that the channel approaches nearest; but | hereby make the following rules respecting the
when the walls are overlapped by the spits no green | transhipment of goods, viz.:-
light will be shown.

1. Before any goods shall be permitted to be
   H. A. ATKINSON. | transhipped from one ship to another, bond shall be
   Advances under "Roads and Bridges Construction | given, in a form provided for that purpose, by the
   Act, 1882." | person who makes entry for such goods, together

DIRECTIONS for making application for advances | with two good and sufficient sureties, in double the
to be made under "The Roads and Bridges | amount of duty due upon the importation thereof.
Construction Act, 1882," when the ratepayers of the | 2. In lieu of a bond for each transhipment, any
district do not exceed a hundred in number: | person may, with the permission of the Collector of
The application must set forth the work proposed | Customs at the port of transhipment, give a general
to be undertaken, and the estimated cost, and must | bond, in a form provided for that purpose, with such
be signed by a majority of the local body agreeing to | security and in such amount as the Collector may
the advance. | think fit, for all goods that such person may from
The consent of the ratepayers must be in the fol- | time to time require to enter for transhipment.
lowing form or to the like effect:-
| 3. The person entering goods for transhipment
"We, the undersigned ratepayers of the [Name | shall deliver in each instance to the said Collector
of the local district], do hereby consent to the | such entries and shipping bills, and containing such
levying of a special rate for the repayment to | particulars, as may be required by him of all goods
Her Majesty of an advance of [State sum] for | to be transhipped.
or towards the construction of [Describe work | H. A. ATKINSON,
to be undertaken]." | Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

On receipt of the application and consent (the | Notice to Persons in whom is vested Ecclesiastical
consent being verified by a statutory declaration of | Authority over Religious Bodies.
the authenticity of the signatures) the Minister will
cause proper inquiries to be made as to whether the | Registrar-General's Office,
requirements of the Act have been complied with, | Wellington, 24th November, 1882.
and will then decide whether and when the advance | THE attention of the persons or person within the
applied for shall be granted. | ecclesiastical authority over any of the religious
H. A. ATKINSON, | bodies enumerated in the Schedule B annexed to an
Minister Acting for the Minister for | Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand in-
Public Works. | tituled "The Marriage Act, 1880," and of all other
Wellington, 28th November, 1882. | persons concerned, is directed to the eleventh section
Ships Stores. | of the above-mentioned Act, requiring the several
Department of Trade and Customs, | ecclesiastical authorities as aforesaid to send in to
Wellington, 24th November, 1882. | the Registrar-General a correct list, in the month of
IN pursuance of the provisions of the one hundred | December in every year, of the Officiating Ministers
and seventy-second section of "The Customs Laws | within the meaning of "The Marriage Act, 1880," of
Consolidation Act, 1882," I, Harry Albert Atkinson, | each of the said religious bodies.
Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do hereby direct | The following are the religious bodies above re-
that the following terms and conditions shall be | ferred to:-
observed in respect of ships stores, viz.:-
| The Church of the Province of New Zealand,

1. Before any goods shall be permitted to be de- | commonly called the Church of England.
   livered from the warehouse, or transhipped from one | The Presbyterian Church of New Zealand,
   ship to another, for use as ships stores, bond shall | The Presbyterian Church of Otago and South-
   be given, in a form provided for that purpose, by the | land.
   person who makes entry for such goods, together with | The Roman Catholic Church.
   two good and sufficient sureties, in double the amount | The Wesleyan Methodist Society.
   of duty due upon the importation thereof. | All Congregational Independents.
2. In lieu of a bond for each shipment of goods | Baptists.
   for stores, any person may, with the permission of | The Primitive Methodist Connection.
   the Collector of Customs at the port of shipment, | The United Methodist Free Churches.
   give a general bond, in a form provided for that pur- | The Lutheran Church.
   pose, with such security and in such amount as the | All Hebrew Congregations.
   Collector may think fit, for all goods that such person | The Society of Friends.
   may from time to time require to enter for ships | In default of any person having ecclesiastical
   stores. | authority over any of the religious bodies named
3. The person entering goods for ships stores shall | above, the name of the Officiating Minister of any
   deliver in each instance to the Collector of Customs | congregation of such religious body may be certified
   an entry in the prescribed form, and containing an | to by two recognized office-holders thereof.
   account of all the goods for stores to be exported by | With respect to Ministers of Religion not con-
   him in any ship.
   | nected with any of the aforesaid bodies, it is neces-
   H. A. ATKINSON, | sary that a certificate, signed by twenty-four house-
   Commissioner of Trade and Customs. | holders resident in the district, declaring that such
   Rules respecting Transhipment of Goods. | Minister is their Officiating Minister, the said certi-
   Department of Trade and Customs, | ficate being attested by some person, verified by a
   Wellington, 24th November, 1882. | declaration before a Justice of the Peace, shall be
   IN pursuance of the provisions of the one hundred | sent to the Registrar-General in the month of De-
   and seventy-seventh section of "The Customs | cember in each year. The neglect in sending such
   | last-named certificate will deprive the Minister of