Speaker of Legislative Assembly &c. may authorise the sale of liquors in certain cases.

54. Provided always and it is hereby expressly declared that nothing in this Ordinance contained shall extend to render any person liable to the penalties herein-mentioned who shall under the written authority of the Speaker of the Legislative Council or of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the General Assembly sell fermented or spirituous liquors within any building in the Province of Otago used for the pur- page 23 poses of the meeting of the General Assemby of New Zealand or to render liable to forfeiture any liquors exposed to sale by any such person within any such building nor shall anything herein contained extend to render any person liable to the penalties herein-mentioned who shall under the written authority of the Speaker of the Provincial Council of Otago sell fermented or spirituous liquor within any building used for the purpose of the meeting of the said Provincial Council or to render liable to forfeiture any liquor exposed for sale by any such person within any such building as last-mentioned.