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No. 36. “An Act to amend ‘The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1885.’”
No. 37. “An Act to provide for the Leasing of Lands vested in certain Public Bodies.”
No. 38. “An Act to amend ‘The Local Bodies’ Finance and Powers Act, 1885.’”
No. 39. “An Act to deal with Public Revenues.”
No. 40. “An Act to amend ‘The Stamp Act, 1882,’ and ‘The Stamp Act 1882 Amendment Act, 1885.’”
No. 41. “An Act to amend ‘The Beer Duty Act, 1880.’”
No. 42. “An Act to limit and define the Application of the North Island Main Trunk Railway Loan.”
No. 43. “An Act to amend ‘The Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881.’”
No. 44. “An Act to authorize the Construction of a certain Railway, and to make Provision respecting a certain other Railway heretofore constructed.”
No. 45. “An Act to amend ‘The Harbours Act, 1878,’ and provide for the Dissolution of certain Harbour Boards.”
No. 46. “An Act to amend ‘The Rabbit Nuisance Act, 1882.’”
No. 47. “An Act to empower Local Bodies to raise Moneys by way of Loan, and to make Provision for the Repayment thereof.”
No. 48. “An Act to enable Local Bodies to construct certain Public Works, and to empower the Government to grant Loans to such Bodies for those Purposes.”
No. 49. “An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Constitution of County Councils, and the Powers and Duties of such Councils.”
No. 50. “An Act to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Municipal Corporations.”
No. 51. “An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Mines and Mining.”
No. 52. “An Act to provide for a Reinvestigation into the Native Title to Lands known as Owhaoko and Kaimanawa-Oruamatua.”
No. 53. “An Act to amend the Provisions of ‘The Deceased Persons’ Estates Duties Act, 1881.’”
No. 54. “An Act to impose a Property-Tax and to amend ‘The Property-tax Act, 1885.’”
No. 55. “An Act to appropriate certain Sums of Money for Public Works and Other Purposes.”
No. 56. “An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Consolidated Fund and other Moneys to the Service of the Year ending the Thirty-first day of March, One thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, and to appropriate the Supplies granted in this present Session.”

Local Acts.

No. 1. “An Act to authorize the Auckland Harbour Board to raise by way of Loan the Sum of Five Hundred Thousand Pounds.”
No. 2. “An Act to amend ‘The Newmarket Reserve Act, 1878.’”
No. 3. “An Act to convert the Reserve at One-tree Hill into a Public Domain.”
No. 4. “An Act to provide for the Leasing of Lands vested in the Wellington Harbour Board.”
No. 5. “An Act to enable the Christchurch City Council to borrow the Sum of Six Thousand Pounds for the Purpose of defraying the Cost of Municipal Offices.”
No. 6. “An Act to authorize the Sale or Exchange of the North Timaru Cemetery Reserve for other more suitable Lands.”
No. 7. “An Act to empower the Board of Trustees of the Waimate Racecourse Reserve to borrow a Sum of Money for the Erection of certain Buildings thereon.”
No. 8. “An Act to provide a Reserve for a Racecourse and for Purposes of Public Recreation at Hakateramea, and to vest the same in a Board of Trustees.”
No. 9. “An Act to authorize the Oamaru Harbour Board to consolidate certain Loans.”
No. 10. “An Act to validate Leases of Lands now belonging to or vested in the Corporation of the Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the City of Dunedin, heretofore granted by the Superintendent of the Province of Otago and the said Corporation respectively, and to extend the leasing Powers of the said Corporation.”
No. 11. “An Act to further define a Portion of the Boundary between the City of Dunedin and the Borough of Mornington, and to validate certain Encroachments on the Town Belt of Dunedin.”
No. 12. “An Act to amend ‘The Otago Harbour Board Leasing Act, 1885.’”
No. 13. “An Act to authorize the Construction and Maintenance of a Bridge across the Otago Harbour.”
No. 14. “An Act to empower the Corporation of the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of Port Chalmers to let and mortgage the Land situated within the said Borough lately granted to the said Corporation in trust for a Site for a Fire-brigade Station.”
No. 15. “An Act to vest a certain Reserve at Wyndham in Trustees for the Mataura Pastoral and Agricultural Society.”
No. 16. “An Act to grant certain Special Powers to the Governor to issue Crown Grants, and to enable him to carry out certain Contracts and Promises.”

Private Acts.

No. 1. “An Act to constitute the New Zealand Bible, Tract, and Book Society a Corporate Body.”
No. 2. “An Act to authorize the Leasing of the Cathedral Site, Parnell.”
No. 3. “An Act to validate the Creation of Additional Capital and the Issue of Debentures by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (Limited).”
No. 4. “An Act to enable the Hutt and Petone Gas Company (Limited) to supply the Townships of the Hutt and Petone, and their Suburbs or Vicinities, with Gas.”

I have also to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 83, of the 9th September, with its enclosures, respecting the above-mentioned Property-tax Act.

I have, &c.,
EDWARD STANHOPE.

Governor Sir W. F. D. Jervois, G.C.M.G., C.B., &c.

Despatch.—Engineer Studentships in Her Majesty’s Navy.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 29th January, 1887.

THE following despatch, with its enclosure, received from Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, is published for general information.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

(New Zealand.—General.)

Downing Street, 20th November, 1886.

SIR,—I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 66, of the 17th July, forwarding an application from Mr. William Seed for a nomination for his son as an engineer student in Her Majesty’s service, and asking whether the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty would grant periodical nominations of colonial youths as engineer students.

2. In reply, I have to request that you will inform Mr. Seed that their Lordships have decided that in future three engineer studentships shall be offered annually to the sons of colonists, under the same general regulations, of which I enclose a copy, as are at present in force with regard to other candidates. The Lords Commissioners, however, state that Mr. Seed’s son would be ineligible for examination if he has already attained the age of sixteen, or if he will attain the age of sixteen before the 1st of next year. It appears from your despatch that Mr. Seed’s son was past sixteen years of age at the date of that despatch.

3. Further copies of the regulations and other particulars respecting the three nominations of engineer students which the Lords Commissioners propose in future to assign to the colonies will be communicated to you later in a circular despatch after further communication with the Admiralty.

I have, &c.,
EDWARD STANHOPE.

Governor Sir W. F. D. Jervois, G.C.M.G., C.B., &c.

Admiralty, 1st October, 1883.

REGULATIONS FOR THE ENTRY OF ENGINEER STUDENTS IN HER MAJESTY’S DOCKYARDS, WITH A VIEW TO THEIR BEING TRAINED FOR SERVICE AFLOAT AS ENGINEER OFFICERS IN HER MAJESTY’S NAVY.

1. VACANCIES for appointments as engineer students in the dockyards will be filled principally by means of competitive examinations open to all sons of British subjects, being of the prescribed age and of good moral character; but their Lordships will reserve to themselves the right to nominate a few candidates at each entry who will be appointed on passing the examination specified in paragraph 11.

The candidates to be nominated will be selected by the Board of Admiralty from sons of officers of the navy, army, or Royal marines who have been killed in action, or who have been lost at sea on active service, or killed on duty, or who have died of wounds received in action or injuries received on duty within six months from the date of such action or injury, or sons of officers of the navy or Royal marines who have performed long and meritorious service. The number to be so nominated will not exceed one-fifth of the total number of engineer students to be entered. Except as regards exemption from the competitive examination, these candidates will be subject in all respects to these regulations. Three engineer studentships will be given annually to sons of gentlemen in the colonies on the recommendation of the