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No. 60. The Auckland Mechanics Institute Site Sale Act authorizes the Governor to issue a Crown grant to the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland of a piece of land described in the Schedule to the Act, upon trust for the Auckland Mechanics Institute. This site is authorized to be sold under authority of the Provincial Legislature, and provision is made for the appropriation of tho proceeds of such sale. No. 61. The Auckland Temperance Hall Site Sale Act is somewhat similar iv its provisions to tho last mentioned Act with respect to another piece of land in the City of Auckland. The land is vested in the Superintendent upon trust for the Auckland Total Abstinence Society, but may be sold under the authority of an Act of the Province, and provision is made for the appropriation of the proceeds of sale. No. 62. The Nelson City Loan Act authorizes the Nelson City Board to raise £5,000 by debentures for the purpose of constructing sewers in Nelson. Provisions are made as to the repayment of the money borrowed. No. 63. The Lyttelton Harbour Works Loan Act enables the Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury to construct harbour works in the Harbour of Lyttelton. The amount authorized to be raised is not to exceed £100,000 in the whole, and may be raised on debentures. Provision is made for a sinking fund, and the debentures are to be a first charge on the dues and rates leviable in respect of the harbour works constructed. The Act is only to come into force when the Provincial Council of Canterbury passes a resolution by an absolute majority, requesting the Superintendent to issue a Proclamation for that purpose. No. 64. The Borough of Wanganui Borrowing Act allows the Corporation of the Borough of AVanganui to raise on debentures or otherwise any sum not exceeding £30,000, for the purpose of constructing gas works, water works and drainage works. The moneys borrowed are to be charged uj.on rates leviable by the Corporation, for which power is given to them. No. 65. The Wanganui Bridge and Wharf Act has been passed for the purpose of vesting the AVanganui Bridge and the Public Wharf at AVanganui, in the Province of Wellington, in the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of AVanganui, on payment by them to the Superintendent of Wellington of £20,000, as provided by the Act. To raise this money, the Corporation are empowered to issue debentures, and the principal and interest secured are to be charged on the bridge and wharf. Tho money to be paid to the Superintendent is to be spent on certain public works specified therein. No. 66. The Wanganui Hospital Act vests the management of the Wanganui Hospital and the property thereof in the Mayor, Councillors, and Burgesses of the Borough of Wanganui. The property of tho Hospital was vested in tho Superintendent of the Province of Wellington, and this Act empowers the Superintendent to convey the same to the Mayor, &c. The powers of the latter are defined, and provision is made for giving effect to the Act, which also repeals certain existing Provincial legislation on the subject. No. 67. The Wellington College Act is an Act which provides for the management of the Wellington College, and vests certain lands in the Governors of the College upon their appointment. The Governors are to be a body corporate, certain persons are Governors ex officio, two others are to be appointed by the Governor of the Colony, and three others by the Superintendent, being eight in all. They are to have the whole control and management of the College, and the lands and property thereof, with power to lease certain parts of the same. They are also to make regulations for the course of education in the College, and the discipline thereof. No. 68. The Health Act is a general Act amending the law relating to public health. It consists of 120 sections, and is divided into four parts. In Part 11., provision is made for the constitution of Central and Local Boards of Health, the respective powers and duties of which are defined. In Part 111., full provision is made with respect to Quarantine, and the Fourth Part contains provisions respecting Vaccination. Previous legislation on the subject is repealed. No. 69. The Superintendents of Marlborough Election Act, provides that after the death or resignation of the present Superintendent of the Province of Marlborough, or on expiration or dissolution of the Provincial Council, the succeeding Superintendent shall be elected in the mode provided by the Constitution Act of the Colony, and by " The Regulation of Elections Act, 1870," respecting the election of Superintendents, instead of in the mode provided by " The New Provinces Act, 1858." Marlborough is a Province established under the latter Act. No. 70. The Schafer, McGuire, and Others Pensions Act has been passed to provide annual pensions for certain persons mentioned in the Act. The reasons which have led to the granting of these pensions are set forth in the Preamble to the Act. No. 71. The Distillation Act Amendment Act provides that wine and spirit dealers licensed under the original Act passed in 1868 shall, as from the Ist of January, 1873, observe the requirements of the Provincial Ordinances regulating the sale of spirits, wine, or fermented liquors. No. 72. The Maori Representation Act Amendment and Continuance Act has been passed to continue an Act passed for like purposes in 1867, which expired this year. The Act is continued for five years longer, and powers are given to the Governor to alter or vary the boundaries of the electoral districts in certain cases. No. 73. The Privileges Act 1866 Amendment Act amends an Act passed in 1866. The amending Act provides that members of the Assembly may obtain adjournment of civil proceedings against them in certain cases. No. 74. The Appropriation Act is the annual appropriation of the Consolidated Fund and other moneys to the service of the year ending 30th June, 1873, and appropriating the supplies granted to Her Majesty. Local and Personal Acts. No. 1. The Coromandel Tunnel Company's Act provides for the construction of a tunnel through the Tokatea Range at Coromandel, in the Province of Auckland. The rights of certain persons in