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Examiner of Masters and Mates at Auckland appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 9th March, 1894.

IT is hereby notified that, in pursuance of the power and
authority vested by section 24 of “The Shipping and
Seamen's Act, 1877,”

THOMAS CAPEL TILLY

has been appointed an Examiner of Masters and Mates at
Auckland. Appointment to date from the 1st April, 1894.
J. G. WARD.

Despatch.—Acts assented to.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th March, 1894.

THE following despatch, received from Her Majesty's
Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, is pub-
lished for general information.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

(New Zealand, No. 3.) Downing Street, 8th January, 1894.
MY LORD,—I have the honour to inform you that Her
Majesty will not be advised to exercise her power of dis-
allowance with respect to the following Acts of the Legisla-
ture of New Zealand, transcripts of which accompanied your
Despatch No. 47, of the 13th October, viz.:—

57° VICTORIÆ.

No. 1. An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Public
Account to the Service of the Year ending the
Thirty-first Day of March, One thousand eight
hundred and ninety-four.

No. 2. An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Public
Account to the Service of the Year ending the
Thirty-first Day of March, One thousand eight
hundred and ninety-four.

No. 3. An Act to amend “The Representation Act, 1887,”
by providing when Rolls may be formed for New
Electoral Districts.

No. 4. An Act to amend “The Companies' Branch Registers
Act, 1886.”

No. 5. An Act to bring “The Counties Act, 1886,” into Force
within the Cheviot County.

No. 6. An Act to conserve the Rights of Charles Dudley
Robert Ward, Esquire, as a Civil Servant, not-
withstanding his Acceptance of Office temporarily
as a Judge of the Supreme Court.

No. 7. An Act to amend “The Payment of Members Act,
1892.”

No. 8. An Act to amend “The Agricultural and Pastoral
Societies Act, 1877.”

No. 9. An Act to amend “The Mining Act, 1891.”

No. 10. An Act to amend “The Customs and Excise Duties
Act, 1888.”

No. 11. An Act to make Bank-notes a First Charge on Bank
Assets, and to temporarily enable the Governor to
declare Bank-notes to be a Legal Tender, and to
provide for the Retirement of the same during a
Limited Time and under Special Circumstances.

No. 12. An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Public
Account to the Service of the Year ending the
Thirty-first Day of March, One thousand eight
hundred and ninety-four.

No. 13. An Act to amend “The Rohe Potoae Investigation of
Title Act, 1892.”

No. 14. An Act for vesting in the Otago Harbour Board
General Powers with respect to the Leasing of
Lands vested in it.

No. 15. An Act to authorise Banks to increase their Capital
on an Extraordinary Resolution of the Share-
holders in that Behalf.

No. 16. An Act to confer certain Powers on Registrars of the
Supreme Court in certain Cases.

No. 17. An Act to amend “The West Coast Settlement Re-
serves Act, 1892.”

No. 18. An Act to amend and consolidate the Law relating
to the Qualification and Registration of Electors,
and the Conduct of Elections of Members of the
House of Representatives.

No. 19. An Act for the further Amendment of the Post Office
Acts.

No. 20. An Act to further amend “The Public Health Act,
1876.”

No. 21. An Act to provide a More Extended System of In-
surance of the Fidelity of Officers in the Civil
Service of New Zealand.

No. 22. An Act to define and give Effect to certain Native
Trusts and Claims.

No. 23. An Act to provide for the Administration and Dis-
position of certain Land in the County of Cheviot,
in New Zealand, lately purchased by the Crown.

No. 24. An Act for the Protection of the Submarine Tele-
graph Cables lying in or in the Vicinity of Lyall
Bay, in Cook Strait.

No. 25. An Act to extend the Powers of certain County
Councils so as to enable them to raise the Funds
necessary to defray the Cost of the Maintenance
and Repair of County Roads.

No. 26. An Act to amend the Stamp Acts.

No. 27. An Act to appoint George Waldock Ell the Assignee
of his Estate under “The Bankruptcy Act, 1892.”

No. 28. An Act to extend the Jurisdiction of District Courts
in Civil Cases and in certain Criminal Cases.

No. 29. An Act to amend “The Timber-floating Act, 1884.”

No. 30. An Act to further amend “The Fencing Act, 1881.”

No. 31. An Act further to amend the Public Revenues Acts,
and to regulate the Issue of Treasury Bills.

No. 32. An Act to organize and regulate Annuity and Insur-
ance Policies to be effected by the Civil Servants
of New Zealand by means of Deductions from
Salaries, and to provide Benefits on Retirement.

No. 33. An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Assess-
ment of Land and Income for the Purposes of
Taxation.

No. 34. An Act to give the People greater Control over the
Granting and Refusing of Licenses under “The
Licensing Act, 1881.”

No. 35. An Act to make Better Provision for the Protection
of Infant Life.

No. 36. An Act to provide for the Surrender of Leases of
Crown Land available for Settlement at Tairua, in
the Bay of Plenty.

No. 37. An Act to enable the Treasury to issue Debentures
in Payment for the Purchase by the Crown of an
Estate known as the Cheviot Hills.

No. 38. An Act to provide a Court for Inquiry into Purchases
and Leases of Native Lands.

No. 39. An Act to give Effect to certain Certificates of the
Native Land Court given under “The Native Land
(Validation of Titles) Act, 1892.”

No. 40. An Act to amend “The Maori Real Estate Manage-
ment Act, 1888.”

No. 41. An Act to authorise the Acquisition of Land owned
by Natives for the Purpose of Land-settlement.

No. 42. An Act to amend “The Land Act, 1892.”

No. 43. An Act for the Amendment of the Rating Acts, and
to declare all Native Land to be Rateable Pro-
perty.

No. 44. An Act to further amend the Acts relating to Govern-
ment Life Insurance.

No. 45. An Act to amend “The Public Trust Office Act,
1872.”

No. 46. An Act to provide for the Drainage of Agricultural
and Pastoral Lands.

No. 47. An Act to amend “The Public Works Act, 1882,”
and its Amendments.

No. 48. An Act relating to the Colliery Branch Railways of
the Colony.

No. 49. An Act to amend “The Mining Act, 1891,”

No. 50. An Act to amend “The Coal-mines Act, 1891.”

No. 51. An Act to regulate the Importation, Removal, and
the Branding of Stock, and to provide against the
Introduction and Spread of Diseases affecting
Stock.

No. 52. An Act to consolidate and amend the Law relating
to Workmen's Wages, and to make Better Pro-
vision for securing the Payment thereof.

No. 53. An Act to amend the Companies Acts.

No. 54. An Act to amend “The Electoral Act, 1893.”

No. 55. An Act to consolidate and amend the Law relating
to the Jurisdiction of Magistrates and Justices of
the Peace in Civil Matters.

No. 56. An Act to establish a Criminal Code.

No. 57. An Act to impose a Land-tax and an Income-tax.

No. 58. An Act to appropriate certain Sums of Money for
Public Works and Other Purposes.

No. 59. An Act to apply a Sum of Money out of the Con-
solidated Fund and other Moneys to the Service of
the Year ending the Thirty-first Day of March,
One thousand eight hundred and ninety-four, and
to appropriate the Supplies granted in this present
Session.

Local and Personal Acts.

No. 1. An Act to empower the Mayor, Councillors, and
Citizens of the City of Wellington to transfer a
Parcel of Land situate in the City of Wellington
to the Owners of certain Lands in the Vicinity
thereof.

No. 2. An Act to authorise the Balance of the Taranaki
Relief Fund being expended for certain Local Pur-
poses.