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in any port, the packing, landing, deposit, and removal
of gunpowder, the erection of magazines for the safe
keeping thereof, the watering and ballasting and dis-
charging of ballast of or from vessels, and other
matters relating to the safe and commodious navigation
of any port, harbour, or river, or the entrance thereto,
and the order and management of vessels, resorting
thereto; and for the purpose of giving effect to such
regulations to impose any penalty not exceeding twenty
pounds for any one offence against any provisions of
such regulations:

Now therefore, I, the Governor, with the advice and
consent of the Executive Council, do hereby make the
following regulations, that is to say,—

That the flag to be carried by any vessel from
other than New Zealand ports when entering
any port in New Zealand, until boarded and
cleared by the Health Officer, shall be No. 8
of Marryatt’s Code of Signals at the main.

That the flag to be carried by any vessel in any
port in New Zealand which has gunpowder
on board in excess of the usual ship’s stores
until such gunpowder be landed or tran-
shipped, shall be a red flag at the main.

That the flag to be carried by any vessel employed
in carrying Her Majesty’s Mails, when
entering any port in New Zealand, shall be
Marryatt’s telegraph flag at the main.

And I do further declare that the master of any
vessel failing to comply with these regulations, shall
be liable to a fine not exceeding ten pounds for each
and every offence. And I do further declare that all
existing regulations inconsistent herewith are hereby
revoked.

This order in Council shall take effect from and after
the first day of March, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-seven.

Forster Goring,
Clerk to the Executive Council.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, January 14, 1867.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the undermentioned appointment, viz.—
In the West Taieri Company, Otago Rifle Volunteers.
James Fulton, to be Captain. Date of commission,
14th November, 1866.

J. C. Richmond,
(for Colonel Haultain).

SHEEP RETURN.—The following is a Supplement
to the Annual Report published in Gazette, of
28th November, 1866.

Sheep Inspector’s Department,
Dunedin, 29th January, 1867.

Sir—I have the honor to forward for the information
of the Government, the annexed list of Returns received
from Runholders and others after the publication of the
Annual Report.

The total number of Sheep, above three months old,
in the Province, for the year ended 30th September,
will be thus increased from 1,540,100 to 1,571,814.

I am happy to state that few new cases of scab have
been reported, and the majority of those returned
diseased in the month of September last have had clean
certificates granted by the Inspectors.

I propose starting forthwith for the purpose of
inspecting the various dips now being erected throughout
the Province.

I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Geo. Thomson,
Chief Inspector of Sheep.

Provincial Treasurer, Dunedin.

SUPPLEMENTARY RETURN of Sheep, for the year ended
30th September, 1866.

ST. BATHAN’S GOLD SLUICING COMPANY REGISTERED.

STATEMENT of Liabilities and Assets to 26th
January, 1867.

Assets.
1866, Feb. 12th, to Jan. 26, 1867.
To Main Channel as per cost of construction ... £1991 0 0
Flushing Channel as per cost of construction ... 197 17 11
Utensils, &c. ... 64 9 7
Arrears of calls ... 35 0 0
Cash on hand ... 9 0 0

Liabilities.
By amount of capital, being 150 shares,
of £10 sterling per share ... £1500 0 0
Loan from several shareholders ... 505 15 0
Out-standing bills ... 291 12 6

£2297 7 6

John Hutchance,
Manager.

St. Bathans, Upper Manuherekia District,
January, 30th 1866.

29° VICTORIA, No. 26.
(SCHEDULE A.)

THE undersigned William Ward, hereby make
application to register “The Molyneux Gold
Dredging Company, Registered,” under the provisions
of “The Mining Company’s Limited Liability Act,
1865,” and I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the
following statement is, to the best of my belief and
knowledge, true in every particular, namely:—

1. The name of the Company is The Molyneux Gold
   Dredging Company.
2. The place of intended operations is at the Tuapeka.