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to return such bill with such amendments to the Legislative Council or the House of Representatives, as he shall think the more fitting; and the consideration of such amendments by the said Council and House respectively shall take place in such convenient manner as shall in and by the rules and orders aforesaid be in that behalf provided. The words "her heirs and successors" were omitted from this section by 55 & 56 Vict., c. 19. 57. Governor to conform to instructions transmitted by her Majesty.— It shall be lawful for her Majesty, with the advice of her Privy Council, or under her Majesty's Signet and Sign-manual, or through one of her Principal Secretaries of State, from time to time, to convey to the Governor of New Zealand such instructions as to her Majesty shall seem meet, for the guidance of such Governor, for the exercise of the powers hereby vested in him of assenting to or dissenting from or for reserving for the signification of her Majesty's pleasure bills to be passed by the said Legislative Council and House of Representatives ; and it shall be the duty of such Governor to act in obedience to such instructions. 58. Disallowance by her Majesty of bills assented to by the Governor.— Whenever any bill which shall have been presented for her Majesty's assent to the Governor shall by such Governor have been assented to in her Majesty's name, he shall by the first convenient opportunity transmit to one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State an authentic copy of such bill so assented to ; and it shall be lawful, at any time within two years after such bill shall have been received by the Secretary of State, for her Majesty, by order in council, to declare her disallowance of such bill; and such disallowance, together with a certificate under the hand and seal of the Secretary of State certifying the day on which such bill was received as aforesaid, being signified by the Governor to the said Legislative Council and House of Representatives by speech or message, or by proclamation in the Government Gazette, shall make void and annul the same from and after the day of such signification. 59. No reserved bill to have any force until assented to by her Majesty, &c. —No bill which shall be reserved for the signification of her Majesty's pleasure thereon shall have any force or authority within New Zealand until the Governor shall signify, either by speech or message to the said Legislative Council and House of Representatives, or by proclamation, that such bill has been laid before her Majesty in council, and that her Majesty has been pleased to assent to the same ; and an entry shall be made in the journals of the said Legislative Council and House of Representatives of every such speech, message, or proclamation ; and a duplicate thereof, duly attested, shall be delivered to the registrar of the supreme court, or other proper officer, to be kept among the records of New Zealand ; and no bill which shall be so reserved as aforesaid shall have any force or authority within New Zealand, unless her Majesty's assent thereto shall have been so signified as aforesaid within the space of two years from the day on which such bill shall have been presented for her Majesty's assent to the Governor as aforesaid. [6O. Rep. by 55 & 56 Vict., c. 19.] 61. Duties not to be levied on supplies for troops; nor any dues, &c., inconsistent with treaties. —It shall not be lawful for the said General Assembly to levy any duty upon articles imported for the supply of her Majesty's land or sea forces, or to levy any duty, impose any prohibition or restriction, or grant any exemptions, bounty, drawback, or other