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Otago Daily Times, Issue 141, 29 April 1862, Page 2

Government Notices. notice! ~~ Respecting Deserters from the Army and Nary. Attorney-General's Office, Auckland, sth April, 1862. TjIREQUENT instances Laving occurred of Der sertinn from Her Majesty's1 Sea and Land Forces in this Colony, _, • Notice is hereby given, that the most rigorous proceedings will be taken against any person enticing; away, harboring, concealing, or employing Deserters. The enactments relating to the above ■offence are subjoined for information. FRANCIS D. FENTON, ' Assistant Law Officer. CLAUSES OF IMPERIAL ACTS RELATING TO DESERTERS. . - Naval Deshrtios. 10 and 11. Viet., chap. 62, sec. 11. "And be it enacted, That every pers»n who, by words or any other means whatsoever, shall pen>uiuie any person in Her Majesty's Navy to desert, or improperly absent himself from hia duty, shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty pounds for every such act; and every person who shall assist or procure any person in Her Majesty's Navy to desert, or improperly absent himself from his duty ; or shall conceal, employ, or continue to employ any person belonging to Her Majesty's Navy, wjio shall be a deserter, or improperly absent from his duty, knowing him to be such a desertor, or so improperly absent, shall forfeit and pay the sum of thirty pounds for every still assistance, procurement, concealment, employment, or continuing of employment, as aforesaid.". Marine Desertion. 21 Viet., cap. 7, sec. 54. " Any person who shall, in any part of Her Majesty's dominions, by words or any other means whatsoever, directly or indirectly, procure any- Marine to desert ; or shall by words or by any other mean whatsoever, attempt to procure or persuade any Marine to desert; and any person •who, knowing tha Marine is about to desert, shall aid or assist him ia deserting; or, knowing any Marine to be a deserter, shall conceal such deserter, or aid or assist sucli deserter in concealing himself, or aid or assist in his rescue, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be liable to bo punished by fine or imprisonment, or both, as the Court before which such conviction shall take place may adjudge." > _ ' Military Deskrtiok, . "' 21 Viet., cap. 0, Sec. 88. :-_.- "Any person who shall, in any part of Her Majesty's dominions, or by any means whatsoever, directly or indirectly, procure any Soldier to desert, o attempt to procure or persuade any Soldier-to desert and any person who, knowing that any Soldier about to desert, shall aid or assist him in deserting : or, knowing any Soldier to be a deserter, bhall conceal such deserter, or aid or assist (such deserter in concealing himself, or aid or assist in his rescue, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and shall, on conviction tlieeof, be liable to be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both, as the Court_ before which, such conviction shall take place may adjudge. m OKOMAIRIRO BACKS. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY^' 30th April and Ist May. 8 T X V.;A h .■'!)■ a , ■ Mr, 'NYto, Popplewell Mr. Wm. Groy Mr, Robert Lochor* Dr. Sleieh : ' Mr. R. W. Badcock Mr. P. M'Qill . Mr, Jas. Molndoe Mr. Gt. B. Vaus» Mr. Edwd. Martin Mr. Jas. Doughty. Mr. A. Duthie Judge: * >Ir. Robert Lochor*. Starter: ■ Mr. ..Francis Hare. Treasurer: Mr. W.! H. Mansfard. ■ - ' F I R S T DAY:" VRODUCB STAKES. ■ ''- Of 30 sovereigns. Entrance 2 soys. Entrances' added. For horses bred in the Tokomairirb 'district. Second horse to save llis stakes. Two miles. Weight for ago. ' . HACK RACE. Of 25 sovereigns. Entrance 1 soy. Entrance*, added. For all horses that have never won an ad vertised prize of more than £iO. Two miles. Catch weights. TOXOMAIRIRO STAKES. Of 50 sovereigns. Entrance 5 guineas. Entrances added. For all horses. Second horse to save hU stakes. Three to start or no race. Two miles. Weight for age. TKOTTINO MATCH. Of 20 sovereigns. Entrance £1. Three miles. Catch weights. SCURRY STAKES. Post Entry, 1 soy. For all untrained horse*. One mile alid a-hnlf. Catch weights. - SECOND DAY. '' nUKDUS RACE. Of 30 sots., with entrance added ; entrance £2; for horses who never won an advertised prize of more than £10; over three flights of hurdles, 3 feet 0 in high ; twice round the course ; three Jo start or no race; weight for age. ■ .:• TONY RACK. Of 10 soys., for ponies under 14 hands high ; entrance £1; entrances added; second horse to say« hia ' slake ; mile and a half; catch weights. " miners' pursl. Of — boys.; post entries 1 soy.; mile and a half; catch weights, farmers' purse. Of 20 sovb.; for untrained horses ; entrance .£1; on« mile and a half; catch -weights. FORCED HANDICAP. Entrance, L 3; for sll winners during the meeting, (Tokomairiro Stakes, Trotting and Pony Races excepted); half forfeit; two miles. CONSOLATION HANDICAP. Of 25 soys.; entrance, 1 soy.; for all horses beaten during the meeting ; to be handicapped by th» Stewards, or whom they may appoint; .one mile and a half. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The races to be run under the rules of the Nelson Jockey Club, and the decision of the . Stewards to b« final. No person allowed to enter a horse for any of the races unless a subscriber of LI to the Race Fund. Entrances for the Tokomairiro Stakes,, to be mad* under seal addressed to the Stewards, at Vause'g White Horse Hotel, before 8 p.m. on the evening of Saturday, the 26th April, with names and colors of the riders. - • Entries for the other races can be.made up to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the 20th April. The Race Dinner will take place on the evening of Wednesday, April 30th, at Vause's White Horse Hotel. Tickets, 12s each ; can be obtained on application to the Stewards. " ■'" ~' ■ FREDK. KENNEDY WILLIAMS, ' "Hbn.--Seeretary. ON SALE AT PATEIISON fcM'LEOD'S, Princes-street; next the Criterion Hotel, ■1 A A CASES BRANDY JLvv 100 cases Hay's Islay whisky 100 cases Stewart's „ 100 ~ sundry brands „ 100 „ geneva (green) 50 „ „ (red) 10 quarter-casks port wine, three diamond* , 5 ~ sherry wine 6 casks Kincham's hams 50 firkins butter, new 8 cases plantation coffee, in 21b. and lib. tins 10 casks new currants 50 half-chests tea, fine to T«rv »uperior Tasmanian butter Colonial bacon FOR SALE, a Plate Glass Front, consisting of 5 panes, 3xo and 7x6, with plaster sash and tableture complete. J. SWITZER. 1 TjlOR SALE, a GRAND PIANOFORTE; by H. JO Traumann, Hamburg, Seven Octaves.- Apply to D. F. Napier, Princes-street, Dunedin. L 1 Al K. > JUST received a quantity of Lime from Melbourne and now on sale by ■ Frederick Mobs & Co., Princes-street. a /