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" The Otago Dock Companies Guaranteed Interest Ordinance, 1863." "The Distress Ordinance, 1563." " The Sunday Observance Ordinance, 1863." " The Appropriation Ordinance, 1863-4." " The Town and Country Police Ordinance Extension and Amendment Ordinance, 1863." "The Lake Steam Navigation Ordinance, 1863." "The Kerosine and Paraffine Oils Ordinance, 1863." ... -••> "With respect to the " Vaccination Ordinance, 1863," I have to inform your Honor that the Act on this subject just passed by the General Assembly, renders nearly the whole of this Ordinance unnecessary, and therefore in order to prevent difficulty arising from conflict, His Excellency will be advised to disallow the Provincial Law, and a Proclamation of such disallowance will be published in the next New Zealand Gazette. I observe however, several useful provisions in the Otago Ordinance not strictly belonging to a Vaccination Act, which can, if desired, be enacted by the Provincial Legislature in a separate form, care being taken not to introduce anything which may be considered to conflict with the Act of the General Assembly. The provisions to which I refer are contained in sub-sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of section 7. The "Waterman's Licensing Ordinance, 18G3,"conflicts with section 29, sub-section 3, (empowering the Superintendent to license Watermen) ; and section 41 of the " Marine Board's Act, 1863," passed by the General Assembly, a copy of which I transmit to your Honor in another letter by this mail. His Excellency will therefore be advised to disallow the Provincial Ordinance, and a Proclamation of such disallowance will be published in the next New Zealand Gazette. "The Superintendent's Incorporate Ordinance, 1863," likewise conflicts with the Act of the General Assembly intituled " The Superintendent's Incorporation Act, 1863," and will have to be disallowed. The provisions in the Provincial Ordinance, for selling, &c., can be re-enacted under the Act of the General Assembly. The following Bills, viz.: — The " Mechanics' Institute Eeservo Ordinance, 1863." The "Otago Eeprescntation Ordinance, 1862, Amendment Ordinances," which had been reserved by your Honor, have been assented to by His Excellency, and I return to you a copy of each of those^Bills with such assent duly noted thereon. The " Port of Otago Marine Board Ordinance, 1863," would be, with other Provincial Bills on the same subject rendered null and void by the " Marino Board's Act, 1863," recently passed by the General Assembly, and cannot therefore be assented to by His Excellency. I have, <fee, Feedk. "Whitakeb, Tor the Colonial Secretary. His Honor the Superintendent, Otago. No. 3. SXJPEBEfTEITDEtfT OTAGO TO THE HONOEABLE COLONIAL SECEETABT. Province of Otago, N.Z., Superintendent's Office, gDunedin, 4th July, 1864. Sib,— I have the honor to forward the undermentioned Ordinances passed by^the Provincial Council of Otago at its last Session, to which I have assented on behalf of His Excellency the Governor, viz.:— " Criminals Ordinance, 1864." " Appropriation Ordinance, 1864." " Licensed Hawkers, Ordinance, 1864." " Bread Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1864." " Police Eegulation Ordinance, 1862, Amendment Ordinance, 1864." " Turnpikes Ordinance Amendment Ordinance, 1864." " Bush Fires Ordinance, 1864." " Dunedin Building Ordinance, 1862 ; Amendment Ordinance, 1864." " Cemetery Eeserves Ordinance, 1864." " Cemetery Eeserves Management Ordinance, 1864." " The Medical Practitioners' Ordinance, 1864." " The Licensing Amendment Ordinance, 1564." " The Education Ordinance, 1864." " Provincial Public Notices Ordinance, 1861." I have, &c, J. Hyde Habeis, Superintendent. The Honorable the Colonial Secretary, Auckland.

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DISALLOWANCE OP PROVINCIAL BILLS.