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Thomas B. Gillies,
Reg.-General of Land.

Approved by His Excellency the Governor in Council.

Forster Goring,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

[From the New Zealand Gazette, No. 15, April 27, 1864]

CUSTOMS.

GOVERNOR’S ORDERS, No. 48.

Appointing Molyneux a Warehousing Port.

By His Excellency Sir George Grey, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c.

In exercise of the power in me for this purpose vested by the “Customs Regulations Act, 1858,” I, Sir George Grey, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, Do hereby appoint that the Port of Molyneux shall be a Warehousing Port for the purposes of the Customs Regulation Act, 1858, and do hereby approve of the same as a Port for the Importation of Tobacco.

Given under my hand, at Government House at Auckland, this twenty-first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.

G. Grey.

By His Excellency’s command,
T. Russell.

[From the New Zealand Gazette, No. 15, April 27, 1864]

Colonial Defence Office,
12th April, 1864.

THE following Regulations according to which the firing for the Prizes given by the Government will be conducted, are published for general information.

T. Russell.

REGULATIONS.

Respecting the New Zealand Government Prizes for the best Rifle Shots, for the year 1864.

Prizes.

1. The 1st Prize to be Fifty Pounds; the Winner also to keep and wear the Champion Pouch and Belt for the best shot in New Zealand during the year in which he wins it.

The 2nd Prize to be Thirty-five Pounds and the Medal presented by the Council of the National Rifle Association.

3rd Prize to be Thirty Pounds.

4th ... Twenty-Five Pounds

5th ... Twenty Pounds

6th ... Seventeen Pounds Ten Shillings

7th ... Seventeen Pounds Ten Shillings

8th ... Fifteen Pounds

9th ... Fifteen Pounds

10th ... Twelve Pounds Ten Shillings

11th ... Twelve Pounds Ten Shillings

12th ... Ten Pounds

13th ... Ten Pounds

14th ... Ten Pounds

15th ... Seven Pounds Ten Shillings

16th ... Seven Pounds Ten Shillings

17th ... Five Pounds

18th ... Five Pounds

19th ... Five Pounds

20th ... Five Pounds

Time and Place of Firing.

2. The firing to take place at such hours and places as the Officers commanding at the different stations may deem convenient; each competitor to fire his whole number of rounds on the same day, commencing on the 16th May next. Should the weather prove unfavourable at any time appointed, the firing may be postponed at the discretion of the Officer commanding at the station.

Who Eligible to Compete.

3. The firing to be open to any person sworn in and now serving as a Militiaman, except those sworn in for special service, and to all Members of Volunteer Corps (Officers included). All intending competitors to send in their names on or before the 9th May next, to the Officer commanding the Corps to which they belong, or to the Adjutant, when lists are to be compiled from the names sent in: but if considered that any such person, whether a Militiaman or Volunteer, shall not have attended, when required, sufficiently regularly at drills, parades, training, or exercise, such person may be prevented from firing for the prizes.

List of Persons Firing.

4. A list giving each competitor a number only, to be given to the Officer and Marker, another list to be made out with each competitor’s name and corresponding number on it, to be kept by the Officer commanding or Adjutant, and Officer stationed at the spot where the competitors fire from.

Competitors Absenting themselves.

5. Should any competitor absent himself when his turn comes to fire, he is to forfeit his chance, and a shot is to be fired in the air (which the marker will score as a miss), in order to keep the numbers on the lists correct.

Arms and Ammunition to be used.

6. Rifles and ammunition supplied by the Government.

Mode of Firing.

7. Without artificial rest. 1st range, standing or kneeling; 2nd range, standing or kneeling; 3rd range, in any position.