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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 862, 5 November 1853, Page 4

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A BILL to declare that certain duties heretofore required to be performed by the Colonial Treasurer, or Treasurer of a County or District slutll henceforth be performed by the Treasurer of the Province. Whereas by an Ordinance passed in the second session of the Legislative Council of New Zealand number XII., intitled "An Ordinance for regulating the sale of Fermented and Spirituous Liquors," Licenses authorising persons to sell such Liquors in less quantities than two gallons are required to be issued by " the Colonial Treasurer or Treasurer of the County or District" upon certain certificates being lodged with and suras of money paid to him. And whereas by an Ordinance pissed in the same Session of the Legislative Council number XII., intituled " An Ordinance for Licensing Auctioneers," and an Ordinance passed in the third Session of the Legislative Council number X. to amend the same " Licenses authorising persons to act as Auctioneers are required to be issued by the Colonial Treasurer or Treasurer of the County or District to any person applying for the same on payment of tb.3 sum of Forty Pounds for every such License. And whereas by the several Ordinances enumerated in the schedule hereto annexed, certain fees are therein authorised to be demanded and received for the services, licenses, and purposes therein mentioned respectively, which fees the several officers authorised to demand and receive the same are required to account for and pay to " the Colonial Treasurer or Treasurer of the County or district." And whereas it is expedient to obviate any

. doubt which may arise as to the proper Officer un-* der the present Constitution of the Province t^ issue the Licenses to sell Fermented and Spritaons Liquors, or to authorise persons* to 1 set ar Auctioneers within the Province" of Wefrington< ior to whom the feea payable fcr sttch Licenses? and tbe other feres herembfcforc rr.entioned or re- ; ferred to, should be paid or accounted for, or a a to- the purposes to which such fees should be applied. Be it therefore enacted by the Superintendent of the Provin c of Wellington with the advice and consent of the Provincial Counci thereof, :s follows :—: — 1 Publicans' and Auctioneers' Licenses to he issued hj the Ircasurer of the Province. j 1. That all Licenses tor the sale of Fermented and spirituous Liquors, or to authorise ! persons icy act as Auctioneers within the Province 'of Wellington, shall henceforth be issued by the- !'. Treasurer ©f the said Province *>i Wellington,. iaipon 1 the deposit with and payment »o tewa of tne ee/tiSca-tes or applications ami* sums of money by ffcre Ordinances hereinbefortr recited,. jor referred to respective??,. required 1 ro be lodged I with aud paid to the Cofoftiat Tfnasutfrer, or ; Treasurer for the County or District* ; Fees taken ly certain Officers to be accounted Jor and paid to the Treasurer of the Province. \ 2, That all fees for ihe issue of summonses:, 'process, licenses, registration, 4>r other serufces. requfired r oi authorized to- be demanded 1 ,, taken,. !or received 1 by any Clerk of Petty Sessions., Clerks of Justices, Registrars, ©r other Officers | under tbe several Ordsnaatcea enumerated \n theschedule hereto- anue»ed r wbieb shall he taken and received by any Clerk of Petty Sessions, Clerks of Justices, Registrars, oj other Officers within the Province of Wellington, shall be accounted for and paid orer to the Treasurer of the said Province, aod be' applied as shall alscy the fees, and sums of *tnane/ to b« received by him for Publicans' and Auctioneers' Licenses w the Public uses of the aaid Province, and support of the Government thereof j subject however to the payment of the satariea or other expeuses which by any Ordinance authorising thedemanding and taking such fees may be chargedthereon respectively. The schedule referred to in the above Act :—: — Tlie Summary Proceeding* Ordinance, Sess. 11. No. 5. The Resident Magistrate's Ordinance, Se«s. VII No. 16*. The Slaughter House Ordinance, Sess. VIII. No. 5. The Impo mding Ordinance, Se»s VIII No. 6. The licensing Ordinance, Sess. lI. No. 12. The Auctioneers' Ordin i nee, Sess 11. No 13. The M<irn >ge Ordinance, S ss. VIII. No 7. The Itegibtration Ordinance, Sess. VIII. Ino 9 The Land Itogibtration Ordnidiice, Sest. 11. No 9-