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PROCLAMATION.

By GEORGE CUTFIELD, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of New Plymouth.

WHEREAS in the Fifth Session of the Provincial Council of New Plymouth, held in the twenty first year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, an Ordinance was passed, intituled the "Loan Ordinance, 1857." And whereas the said Ordinance was on the 12th day of August last presented to me for the assent of His Excellency the Governor, and was then reserved by me for the signification of His Excellency's pleasure thereon. And whereas His Excellency has been pleased to assent to the said Ordinance. Now, therefore, I do hereby proclaim that His Excellency Colonel THOMAS GORE BROWNE, the Governor of New Zealand, has assented to the said Ordinance, and that I received the signification of His Excellency's assent on the 10th day of October, One thousand eight hundred and fifty seven.

Given under my hand at New Plymouth, this twenty seventh day of October, 1857.

G. CUTFIELD,
Superintendent.

I. N. WATT,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
New Plymouth, 22nd October, 1857.

THE following Despatch from the Colonial Secretary is published for general information.

I. N. WATT,
Provincial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, September 28, 1857.

Sir,—I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 8th ultimo transmitting two Ordinances passed by the Provincial Council of New Plymouth and submitted to your Honor on behalf of the Governor—entitled respectively the "Dog Registration Ordinance, 1857" and the "Licensing Amendment Ordinance, 1857."

The first of these Ordinances would be productive of most dangerous consequences to the peace of the Province, when it is considered that a large number of dogs are the property of the Natives residing in the Province who would not, with but few exceptions, if any, be induced to register their dogs, which would consequently be liable to be destroyed by any person, either from motives of personal hostility to the owner, or from mere caprice or wantonness.

If it had been provided that the Provincial Government, as in other Provinces where laws of this kind have been enacted, should possess a control over the persons who were authorised to destroy unregistered dogs, as by limiting the power of so doing to the Police or other persons duly appointed for the purpose, or if a provision had been made for giving up dogs to the owners in certain cases the Ordinance would not have been so objectionable, although I believe your Honor will agree with me that it would be infinitely preferable to avoid, in a place where the European and Native population are in such intimate contact as at New Plymouth, the possibility of exciting those angry feelings between the races which would inevitably result from the destruction in any manner of dogs belonging to the Maories.

With respect to the Licensing Amendment Ordinance, I have to inform your Honor that it is intended to introduce a Bill on this subject to the General Assembly in its next session, with a view of regulating the issue of Licenses in Native districts, where, for the most part, the inhabitants are strongly opposed to the introduction of spirits.

The Governor has therefore under the above mentioned circumstances been advised to disallow these Ordinances, and his Excellency has been pleased to disallow them accordingly.

I have, &c.,
E. W. STAFFORD.

His Honor the Superintendent,
New Plymouth.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
New Plymouth, 15th October, 1857.

THE following tenders for the eradication of the Scotch Thistle on the several districts of the Town Lands for the period of fourteen calendar months commencing on the first of November next, have been received, and are published for general information:

TENDER ACCEPTED.
Richard Coleman.......... £32 13 4

TENDERS NOT ACCEPTED.
James Brownlee.......... 16s per week
William Hales.......... £60 0 0

I. N. WATT,
Provincial Secretary.

POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
New Plymouth, 23rd October, 1857.

THE Superintendent has appointed

CHRISTOPHER McGAHEY

to be a Private in the Armed Police Force of the Province, vice John Crozier, discharged at his own request.

I. N. WATT,
Provincial Secretary.