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right hand grasping a trident, and her left resting on a shield, with the words " one flobin two shillings," and the date of the year, with a graining upon the edge. (4.) Shilling. —Every shilling shall have the same obverse impression and inscription as the half-crown, and for the reverse our Boyal Crest, with the date of the year placed across the Crest, with the incription, " fid : def : md : imp : " together with the words, " one shilling," with a graining upon the edge. (5.) Sixpence.— Every sixpence shall have the same obverse impression and inscription as the crown, and for the reverse the words " six pence " placed in the centre of the piece, having an olive-branch on one side and an oak-branch on the other, surmounted by the Boyal Crown, and the date of the year between and below the branches, with a graining upon the edge. (6.) Silver Fourpence, Threepence, Twopence, and Penny.—Every silver fourpence, threepence, twopence, and penny shall have for the obverse impression our aforesaid effigy, with the inscription, " edwabdus vii d.g. beitt : omn : ccx f.d. md : imp : " and for the reverse the respective figures " 4," " 3," " 2," " 1 " (according to the denomination or value of the piece) in the centre, with the date of the year placed across the figure, and encircled with an oak wreath surmounted by the Boyal Crown, with a plain edge. Given at our Court at St. James's, this 13th day of January, in the year of our Lord 1902, and in the first year of our reign. God save the King !

(No. 21.) No. 118. Downing Street, 14th February, 1902. (A despatch signifying that His Majesty will not be advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to trie Acts of the New Zealand Legislature passed in the session of Parliament, 1901.) [List of Acts published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 33, of the Ist May, 1902.]

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