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control over portions set apart for separate denominations; also empowers the Governor, on application, to extend the provisions of the Act to cemeteries heretofore established. No. 47. The Public Libraries Subsidies Act apportions the grant for public libraries among the provincial districts according to population for distribution to libraries maintained by voluntary subscriptions. Appropriates out of moneys to be voted by the General Assembly for public libraries, to every district establishing a free public library, a subsidy equal to the rate levied for the maintenance thereof. No. 48. The Sale of Food and Drugs Act, repealing the former Act on the subject, makes better provision for the prevention of adulteration of food and drugs, and the selling of adulterated or unwholesome food or drugs. No. 49. The Law Practitioners Act Amendment Act authorizes the payment of fees to Examiners appointed to examine candidates for admission as barristers or solicitors. No. 50. The Imprest Supply Act No. 7 authorizes a further advance of £100,000 in manner provided by the previous Imprest Supply Acts of the same session. No. 51. The Immigration and Public Works Appropriation Act enumerates the Ways and Means to be carried to the Public Works Account. Appropriates £2,293,740 9s. 9d. for construction of public works and immigration for the year ending 30th June, 1878. No. 52. The Appropriation Act. —The annual Appropriation Act, amounts appropriated. Total, £2,301,642 18s. Id. The Beserved Acts. No. 53. The Domicile Act adapts the provisions of the Imperial Statutes 24 and 25 Arict, cap. 114, to wills of personal estate made out of the colony by British subjects. No. 54. The Shipping and Seamen's Act, repealing all former Merchant Shipping Acts Adoption Act, re-enacts and consolidates all provisions of Imperial Merchant Shipping Acts heretofore in force or adopted, and all provisions of Colonial Acts relating to the same subject, or to marine or steam navigation and wrecks. [The two above cited Acts are reserved for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure thereon, for reasons which have been already expressed in memoranda referring to these measures.] The Local and Personal Acts. No. 1. The Auckland Highway Districts Validation Acts, confirming the creation of certain highway districts originally established. No. 2. The Wellington City Beserves Act 1872 Amendment Act, authorizing the conveyance of certain reserves for hospital and orphanage maintenance and support. No. 3. The Lyttelton Public Domain Act, bringing certain public reserves at Lyttelton under the operation of " The Public Domains Act, 1860." No. 4. The Timaru Mechanics' Institute Act, vesting a reserve set apart for the Institute in Trustees, for the purposes of management and improvement thereof. No. 5. The Oamaru Athenwum and Mechanics'1 Institute Beserves Act, same purport as the foregoing. No. 6. The Port Chalmers Mechanics'' Institute Incorporation and Beserves Act, same purport as the foregoing, and incorporating the members of Institute. No. 7. The Port Chalmers Watenvorks Act Amendment Act, authorizing the Borough Council to borrow a further sum of £10,000 for completion of waterworks to supply the town and port with water. No. 8. The Dunedin Drill-shed Beserve Act 1876 Amendment Act, authorizing not exceeding £5,000 to be borrowed on security of reserve for the purpose of erecting buildings thereon. No. 9. The Invercargill Gas Loan Act, authorizing the Borough Council to borrow a further sum of £14,000 for purpose of improving and enlarging the gasworks. No. 10. The Wdkoera School Glebe Sale Act, authorizing the sale of the land, the proceeds to be applied in the purchase of other land for same purpose. No. 11. The Dunedin Town Hall Site Act, authorizing the erection of Municipal offices on portion of a reserve set apart for a public market. No. 12. The Havelock Commonage Act, vesting the commonage reserve in Trustees for management and improvement on behalf of inhabitants of Havelock. No. 13. The Special Contracts Confirmation Act, authorizing the Governor to do all things necessary in certain cases where equitable claims had arisen for the satisfaction of such claims, in the absence of a direct law permitting their adjustment. No. 14. The Tokomairiro Farmers'' Club Beserve Act, vesting a reserve in certain Trustees, who are incorporated by the Act, for the purposes of the Club, as an agricultural soc;ety. No. 15. The Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association Beserve Act, vesting a reserve at Invercargill in certain Trustees for the purposes of the Association, as an agricultural society No. 16. The Auckland Harbour Act, authorizing the Harbour Board to dispose of certain lands reclaimed by them from the sea ; and amending the constitution of the Board. No. 17. The Otago Boads Ordinance Amendment Act, to supply an omission in the Ordinance, defines the qualification of electors at elections of members of certain Road Boards. No. 18. The Ponsonby Highway District Act, to change the inconvenient name, formerly belonging to it, of a certain highway district in the suburbs of Auckland City. No. 19. The Lawrence Athenwum and Mining Institute Act, vesting a reserve set apart as a site for an Athenaeum in the incorporated members of the Institute. No. 20. The Tapanui Agricultural and Pastoral Exhibition Beserve Act, vesting a reserve in certain trustees, who are incorporated by the Act, for the purposes of the Trust, as an agricultural society. No. 21. The Dunedin School Beserve Act, changing the purpose of a cemetery reserve not needed for the purpose, and vesting the same in Education Board for a school site,