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Bill has been laid before Her Majesty in Council, and that Her Majesty has been pleased to assent to the same.

Given under my hand at Government House, at Auckland, and issued under the Seal of the Colony of New Zealand, this twenty-seventh day of July, in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four. -r> tt- t-, „ i Gr- GfKEY. ifc>y His .fejxcelleiicy s command, William Pox.

God save the Queen !

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency Sir Geouge Ghet, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colonies of New Zealand and its Dependencies, r.nd Vice-Admiral of the same, &c, &c, &c.

Wiieheas by an Act passed in the Session of Parliament held in the fifteenth and sixteenth years of Her Majesty's reign, intituled " An Act to grant a Representative Constitution to the Colony of New Zealand," it is amongst other things enacted that no Bill which shall be reserved for the signification •of Her Majesty's pleasure thereon shall have any force or authority within the Colony of New Zealand until the Governor of the said Colony shall signify by speech or message to the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of the said Colony, or by Proclamation, that such Bill has been laid before Her Majesty in Council, and that Her Majesty has been pleased to assent to the same : And whereas a certain Bill passed by the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of the said Colony, intituled " An Act to enable Provincial Councils to make laws affecting Public Roads and Watercourses," was presented to the Governor of the said Colony for Her Majesty's assent, and the said Bill was reserved for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure thereon: Now, therefore, 1, the Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance of the provisions of the said in part recited Act, do, by this Proclamation, signify and proclaim to all whom it may concern, that the said Bill has been laid before Her Majesty in Council, and that Her Majesty has been pleased to assent to the same.

Given under my hand at Government House, at Auckland, and issued under the seal of the Colony of New Zealand, this twenty-sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.

G. Gket. By His Excellency's command, "William Fox.

God sate the Queen !

A PROCLAMATION.

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

WiiEKEAS by an Act passed in the Session of Parliament held in the fifteenth and sixteenth years of Her Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act to grant a Representative Constitution to the Colony of New Zealand," it is amongst other things enacted thai no l>i'.l which shall be reserved for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure thereon shall have any force or authority within the Colony of New Zealand until the Governor of the said Colony shall signify by speech or message to the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of the said Colony, or by Proclamation, that such Bill has been laid before Her Majesty in Council, and that Her Majesty has been pleased to assent to the same: And whereas certain Biils passed by the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of the said Colony, intituled

" An Act to amend the Waste Lands Act of the Province of Auckland :"

"An Act to amend the Regulations in force in the Province of Marlborough for the sale and disposal of the Waste Lands of the Crown \i ithin the said Province ;" and

"An Act to repeal Clause 16 ' Waste Lands Act, 1858,' Section VII., Clause 28 of the General Land Regulations for the Sale of Waste Lands in New Zealand, proclaimed 4th March, 1553, and the ' Hawke's Bay Naval and Military Settlers' Act, 1561,' so far as they affect the Provinces of Wellington and Hawke's Bay "

were presented to the Governor of the said Colony for Her Majesty's assent, and the said Bills were reserve d for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure thereon : Now, therefore, I the Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance of the provisions of the said in part recited Act, do, by this Proclamation, signify and proclaim to all whom it may concern, that the said

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