Seventieth Year of the Reign of Her
Majesty Queen Victoria, an Act was
passed intituled “An Act to extend the time for adjudication on certain Claims
in New Zealand.” And Whereas the said
Act was presented to me for the Assent of
His Excellency the Governor of New
Zealand, on the Third day of June last,
and was then reserved by me for His Excellency’s Assent or disallowance: And
Whereas His Excellency has been pleased to Assent to the said Act. Now,
therefore, I, the said Isaac Earl Fitz
herbert, Superintendent of the Pro-
vince of Wellington aforesaid, do
hereby Proclaim that His Excellency
Colonel Thomas Gore Browne, the
Governor of New Zealand, has assented
to the said Act, and that I received the
signification of His Excellency’s assent
on the twenty-second day of July. One
thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven.

Given under my hand, and issued
under the Public Seal of the
Province of Wellington, this
fourth day of August, One
thousand eight hundred and
fifty-seven.

By His Honor’s command,
William Fitzherbert,
Provincial Secretary.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency Colonel Thomas
Gore Browne, Companion of
the Most Honourable Order of
the Bath, Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, &c., &c.,

WHEREAS by an Ordinance enacted
by the Lieutenant-Governor of
New Zealand, with the advice and con-
sent of the Legislative Council thereof,
Sess. 6, No. 1, intituled “An Ordinance
to empower the Governor of New Zea-
land to regulate the Importation and Sale
of Arms, Gunpowder, and other Warlike
Stores,” it is enacted that it shall be law-
ful for His Excellency the Governor from
time to time, by proclamation, to prohi-
bit, and also to make provision for re-
straining and regulating throughout the
Colony the importation and sale,
or sale, or both the importation and sale,
of arms, gunpowder, and other warlike
stores: And whereas it is expedient that
the several regulations now in force
in different parts of the said Colony
should be superseded, and other pro-
visions to be in force throughout the
said Colony substituted for the same:

Now, therefore, I, the Governor, in exer-
cise of the power vested in me by that be-
said, do hereby prohibit throughout the
said Colony the importation and sale of
arms, gunpowder, and other warlike stores,
except in conformity with the regulations
and restrictions following, that is to
say:—

1. On and after the days on which
   this proclamation shall come into opera-
   tion as hereinafter provided, no person
   shall import into or land in the said Co-
   lony, or shall sell, or otherwise dispose
   of therein, any arms, gunpowder, or other
   warlike stores, without having first ob-
   tained a license for the purpose from the
   Governor, or some person authorised by
   him to grant the same as hereinafter pro-
   vided. Every warrant of appointment to
   grant such licenses may contain such re-
   strictions and conditions as the Governor
   may think fit.

Arms, &c.

2. If there do not appear to be any
   sufficient objection, a license specially ap-
   plicable to each particular case will be
   granted by the Governor or other person
   authorised to grant such licenses, for the
   importation, landing, sale, or disposal of
   any arms, and other warlike stores,
   not hereinafter specifically mentioned,
   subject to such terms and conditions as
   may be prescribed in such license. A
   fee of 2s. 6d. will be charged for each li-
   cense for the importation, landing, sale,
   or disposal of any arms.

Gunpowder, Shot, & Percussion
Caps.

3. Persons will from time to time be
   appointed by the Governor, at conve-
   nient places throughout the Colony with
   authority to grant general licenses (to
   the effect of the Form A. in the Schedule
   hereunto annexed) to import, land, sell,
   and dispose of gunpowder, shot fit for
   sporting purposes, and percussion caps.
   A fee of £2 will be charged for every
   such license, and the same will continue
   in force for twelve calendar months from
   the date thereof.

4. Provided always that it shall be law-
   ful for the Governor, or any person aut-
   horized by him in that behalf, at any
   time to revoke any such license, by no-
   tice to that effect to be left at the
   residence, or last known place of abode or
   business of the licensee in the Colony,
   and in such case the amount received for
   the license so revoked shall be returned
   to the person who paid the same.

5. Special licenses may be granted by
   any person authorized to grant a general
   license on payment of a fee of 5s., aut-
   thorizing one importation, landing, sale,