Be it further enacted by His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, That such licenses shall not be granted at any time beyond the expiration of two years after the arrival of the first Police Magistrate appointed to reside at such new settlement.

And whereas the establishment of licensed houses in the interior of the country as well as on the sea coast would promote the convenience of the public and would greatly facilitate communication between the various settlements, and as the terms and conditions on which the same should be licensed may best be determined by the Governor in Council: Be it also enacted, That notwithstanding anything in the said recited Ordinance contained it shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, to license any house for the purpose of the said Ordinance mentioned, at such times and in such manner, upon such terms and conditions, and cither with or without any annual payment, as to the Governor in Council may seem meet: Provided that no house to be licensed under the authority of this Ordinance shall be within three miles from the nearest limit of any town.

And be it further enacted and declared, That nothing in the said recited Ordinance contained shall be held to prevent a woman from holding a license under the authority thereof.