It shall be lawful for the Governor of New Zealand to order any wines to be delivered from any vessel or taken out of bond free of duty on proof being adduced to the satisfaction of the said Governor that such wines are bonâ fide intended for the consumption of such military or naval officers serving on full pay as aforesaid.

If any of the said wines shall afterwards be sold in the said Colony except to any person or persons purchasing the same for the use of other military or naval officers serving in like manner in the said Colony, the same shall be forfeited and liable to seizure accordingly.

All wines which may have been imported or taken out of bond since the fifth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty- six, for the purpose and with the authority aforesaid, shall be deemed to have been free of duty, anything in any Ordinance contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

For the purpose of this Ordinance the word “Governor” shall to taken to include the Lieutenant-Governor or the Officer Administering the Government of the Colony for the time being.