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83. And be it enacted, that whenever any Bill which shall have been Crown todis presented for Her Majesty's assent to the Governor of the said Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, shall, by such Governor, have been assented to in Her Majesty's name, such Governor shall by the first convenient opportunity transinit to one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State an authentic copy of the Act so assented to; and that it shall be lawful, at any time within two years after such Bill shall have been received by such Secretary of State, for Her Majesty, by Order in Council, to declare her disallowance of such Act, and that such disallowance, together with a certificate under the hand and seal of such Secretary of State, certifying the day on which such Bill was received as aforesaid, being signified by such Governor to the Legislative Council and Assembly of the Cape of Good Hope by speech or message to the Legislative Council and Assembly of the said Colony, or by proclamation, shall make void and annul the same from and after the date of such signification.

Bills re- served,

effect.

84. And be it enacted, that no Bill which shall be reserved for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure thereon, shall have any force or when to take authority within the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, until the Governor of the said Colony shall signify, either by speech or message to the Legislative Council and Assembly of the said Colony, 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 that an entry shall be made in the journals of the said Legislative Council of every such speech, message, or proclamation, and a duplicate thereof, duly attested, shall be delivered to the proper officer, to be kept amongst the records of the said Colony; and that no Bill which shall be so reserved as aforesaid, shall have any force or authority in the said Colony, 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.

NEW ZEALAND.

ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS, March 26, 1892. (Extract.)

VI. The Governor shall not, except in the cases hereunder mentioned, assent in Our name to any Bill of any of the following classes :--

1. Any Bill for the divorce of persons joined together in holy matrimony. 2. Any Bill whereby any grant of land or money, or other donation or

gratuity, may be made to himself.

3. Any Bill affecting the currency of the Colony.

4. Any Bill imposing differential duties (other than as allowed by the

Australian Colonies' Duties Act, 1873).

5. Any Bill, the provisions of which shall appear inconsistent with obli

gations imposed upon Us by Treaty.

6. Any Bill interfering with the discipline or control of Our forces in the

Colony by land or sea.

7. Any Bill of an extraordinary nature and importance, whereby Our prerogative, or the rights and property of Our subjects not residing in the Colony, or the trade and shipping of the United Kingdom and its Dependencies, may be prejudiced.

8. Any Bill containing provisions to which Our assent has been once

refused, or which have been disallowed by Us;

Unless he shall have previously obtained Our instructions upon such Bill through one of Our Principal Secretaries of State, or unless such Bill shall contain a clause suspending the operation of such Bill until the signification in the Colony of Our pleasure thereupon, or unless the Governor shall have satisfied himself that an urgent necessity exists requiring that such Bill be brought into immediate operation, in which case he is authorised to assent in Our name to such Bill, unless the same shall be repugnant to the law of England, or inconsistent with any obligations imposed upon Us by Treaty. But he is to transmit to us by the earliest opportunity the Bill so assented to, together with his reasons for assenting thereto.

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NEW ZEALAND.

ACT, 15 & 16 VICT,, CAP. 72.

(Extract.)

reservo Bill,

LVI. Whenever any Bill which has been passed by the said Legislative Governor Council and House of Representatives shall be presented for Her Majesty's may assent Assent to the Governor, he shall declare according to his Discretion, but to, refusa subject nevertheless to the Provisions contained in this Act and to such Assent, or Instructions as may from Time to Time be given in that Behalf by Her Majesty, Her Heirs or Successors, that he assents to such Bill in Her Majesty's Name, or that he refuses his Assent to such Bill, or that he reserves such Bill for the Signification of Her Majesty's Pleasure thereon; provided always, that it shall and may be lawful for the Governor, before declaring his Pleasure in regard to any Bill so presented to him, to make such Amend- ments in such Bill as he thinks needful or expedient, and by Message 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 respec- tively shall take place in such convenient Manner as shall in and by the Rules and Orders aforesaid be in that Behalf provided.

by Her

LVII. It shall be lawful for Her Majesty, with the Advice of Her Privy Governor to Council, or under Her Majesty's Signet and Sign Manual, or through One conform to of Her Principal Secretaries of State, from Time to Time to convey to the Instructions Governor of New Zealand such Instructions as to Her Majesty shall seem transmitted meet, for the Guidance of such Governor, for the Exercise of the Powers Majesty. 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.

of Bills

LVIII. Whenever any Bill which shall have been presented for Her As to Dis- Majesty's Assent to the Governor shall by such Governor have been assented allowance by to in Her Majesty's Name, he shall by the first convenient Opportunity Her Majesty transmit to One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State an authentic assented to Copy of such Bill so assented to; and it shall be lawful, at any Time within by the Go- Two Years after such Bill shall have been received by the Secretary of State, vernor. 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 Proclama- tion in the Government Gazette, shall make void and annul the same from and after the Day of such Signification.

until as-

LIX. No Bill which shall be reserved for the Signification of Her Majesty's No reserved Pleasure thereon shall have any Force or Authority within New Zealand Bill to have until the Governor shall signify, either by Speech or Message to the said Force Legislative Council and House of Representatives, or by Proclamation, that sented to by such Bill has been laid before Her Majesty in Council, and that Her Majesty 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.

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LXV. It shall be lawful for the General Assembly of New Zealand, by How the any Act or Acts, to alter all or any of the Sums mentioned in the said Appropria- Schedule, and the Appropriation of such Sums to the Services and Purposes tion of Sums granted may therein mentioned; but every Bill which shall be passed by the said be varied.

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