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The Sheep Importation Ordinance, 1862,

The Harbour Endowment Amendment Ordinance, 1862,

The Thistle Prevention Ordinance, 1862,

The Turnpikes Ordinance, 1862,

The Dog Nuisance Ordinance, 1862,

The Appropriation Ordinance, 1862,

having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency has been pleased to leave the same to their operation.

Alfred Domett.

Governor’s assent withheld from Bill, Otago.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 28th Feb., 1863.

THE following Bill, passed by the Provincial Council of the Province of Otago, intituled—

The Port of Otago Marine Board Ordinance, 1862,

which Bill was reserved for the signification of the Governor’s pleasure thereon, having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency has been pleased to withhold his assent to the same.

Alfred Domett.

J. Gillies, Esq., appointed Registration Officer for certain Electoral Districts, Otago.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 28th Feb., 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

John Gillies, Esq.,

to be Registration Officer for the election of Members of the House of Representatives, for the Electoral Districts of Dunedin and Suburbs North, and Dunedin and Suburbs South.

Alfred Domett.

J. W. Murdoch, Esq., appointed Registration and Returning Officer for District of Hampden.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 21st Feb., 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

John Wallace Murdoch, Esq.,

to be Registration and Returning Officer for the election of Members of the House of Representatives for the Electoral District of Hampden.

Alfred Domett.

Jackson Keddell, Esq., appointed Returning Officer for Election of Gold Field Representatives, Otago.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 21st Feb., 1863.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Jackson Keddell, Esq.,

to be Returning Officer for the election of Gold Field Representatives in the Province of Otago.

Alfred Domett.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 27th Feb., 1863.

THE following Circular from the Board of Trade is published for general information. The Merchant Shipping Acts Amendment Act, 1863, will shortly be published in the Colony.

Alfred Domett.

Circular, No. 162,
Board of Trade,
25th September, 1862.

SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFICERS IN THE BRITISH POSSESSIONS ABROAD.

Merchant Shipping Acts, &c., Amendment Act, 1862.

25 & 26 Vict. c. 63,

The attention of Officers in H.M. Possessions abroad is directed to the following provisions of the above Act, a copy of which is sent with this Circular.

Section 19. Provides that Seamen’s wages paid abroad shall, if possible, be paid in money, and not by bill. It also gives facilities for recovering on bills drawn for payment of wages. Special care should be taken that such an endorsement as is required by Section 209 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, is made upon the bill by the Officer duly appointed in that behalf.

Section 20. Provides that the wages and effects of Seamen who have belonged to a British ship within six months of the time of their death shall, if their death happens abroad, be treated in the same manner as the wages and effects of Seamen dying on board.

This would not, however, apply to the case of a Seaman dying in the Colony or Possession to which he belongs, or in which his relations reside.