Jan. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 51

Registration of Newspapers.

RANFURLY, Governor.

By his Deputy,

JAMES PRENDERGAST.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of January, 1901.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by section eleven of “The Post Office Act, 1900” (hereinafter called “the said Act”), it is provided that the Governor in Council from time to time may make regulations for the registration of newspapers: And whereas it is expedient to make regulations for the registration of newspapers in conformity with the provisions of section sixteen of the said Act:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred upon him by the said Act, and acting by and with the consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned.

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SCHEDULE.

REGISTRATION OF NEWSPAPERS.

1. The proprietor or printer of a newspaper as defined in section 2 of “The Post Office Act, 1900” (hereinafter called “the said Act”), desiring to register the same under the said Act, shall forward an application for such registration to the Secretary of the General Post Office, Wellington.

2. The application shall be accompanied by a copy of the newspaper, and by the registration-fee of 5s.

3. Such newspaper shall be registered in a register to be kept for the purpose, and thereupon the newspaper will be entitled to pass through the post at the rates of postage fixed for registered newspapers.

4. The register in use at the commencement of the said Act shall be deemed to be the register under the said Act, and all newspapers registered at such commencement shall be deemed to be registered under the said Act.

5. Any publication purporting to be a newspaper, but not registered as aforesaid, is liable to the rates of postage chargeable on printed papers.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Gratuities on Ship Mails.

RANFURLY, Governor.

By his Deputy,

JAMES PRENDERGAST.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the General Post Office, at Wellington, this first day of January, 1901.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by section numbered four hundred and ninety-one of the Schedule to an Order in Council dated the twelfth day of October, one thousand eight hun-

dred and ninety-six, made under the authority of “The Post Office Act, 1881,” it is provided that the gratuities to be paid for the conveyance of mails by unsubsidised vessels shall be as set forth in the First Schedule hereto; and it is expedient to alter and amend such gratuities in the manner hereinafter set forth:

And whereas by section thirty-eight of “The Post Office Act, 1900” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is provided that the Governor in Council may from time to time determine the amount of gratuities to be paid to the masters of vessels for the conveyance of mails, and that such gratuities may be either a fixed sum or at such rate as the Governor in Council from time to time determines:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon him by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order and declare that, on and after the date hereof, to wit, the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and one, the gratuities set forth in the First Schedule hereto shall be deemed to be abolished, and in lieu thereof the gratuities to be paid for the conveyance of mails by unsubsidised vessels within the colony and to places beyond the colony from New Zealand shall be those set forth in the Second Schedule hereto:

Provided that gratuities payable under the hereinbefore-recited Order in Council for any period prior to the said first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and one, shall be paid according to the First Schedule hereto.

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FIRST SCHEDULE.

GRATUITIES ABOLISHED AS ON AND AFTER 1ST JANUARY, 1901.

On letters for delivery at places out of the colony, £ s. d. each .. .. .. .. 0 0 1
On every letter for delivery from one provincial district to another .. .. .. 0 0 0½
On every letter for delivery at any place within the same provincial district .. .. 0 0 0½
On printed matter within the colony, per ton .. 1 5 0
On printed matter beyond the colony, per ton .. 1 10 0

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SECOND SCHEDULE.

GRATUITIES TO BE PAID AS ON AND AFTER 1ST JANUARY, 1901.

On letters for delivery at places out of the colony, £ s. d. per pound .. .. .. 0 2 0
On letters for delivery from one provincial district to another, per pound .. .. 0 1 0
On letters for delivery at any place within the same provincial district, per pound .. 0 0 4
On printed matter within the colony, per ton .. 1 5 0
On printed matter beyond the colony, per ton .. 1 10 0

FRANK HYDE,
Acting-Clerk of the Executive Council.

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By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.