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29. Full time will be allowed to every midshipman
    or cadet for his period of service in the sea-going
    training ship; but those who having obtained twelve
    months' time on discharge from the "Britannia"
    pass in the first class on discharge from the sea-
    going training ship, and whose conduct has been
    uniformly good, will be allowed to count an additional
    six months' time. In the case of these, the rule as
    regards the age (nineteen) of passing for lieutenant
    will be relaxed. These officers will be allowed to
    pass their examinations for lieutenant after the age
    of eighteen, provided they have completed the neces-
    sary service; but they will not be eligible for
    promotion from the rank of sub-lieutenant to that of
    lieutenant till they are nineteen years of age.
30. The period of service required to enable
    officers to pass for lieutenant will be five years,
    including the time allowed in the training ships.
31. The existing rules as to other examinations
    required of midshipmen are to be adhered to.
32. The parent or guardian of every cadet will be
    required to provide outfit as under the present
    regulations, and to sign a declaration (on the admis-
    sion of the cadet to the "Britannia") to the effect
    that he shall be immediately withdrawn on the
    receipt of an official intimation of his being considered
    unfit for the Royal Navy.
33. Cadets who entered the "Britannia" in
    December, 1868, or April, 1869, will pass out in
    July, 1870, and those who may enter in August,
    1869, will pass out in December, 1870. Three
    months' extra time will be allowed to cadets who
    entered in December, 1868.

Cadets for Navigating Duties.

34. Twenty-four are to be entered annually by
    competition-twelve at each half-yearly examination;
    twenty-four nominations are to be made for each
    examination.
    In other respects, including age, these regulations
    are to apply to navigating cadets.
    The annual payment for navigating cadets will
    be £40.

By command of their Lordships.

VERNON LUSHINGTON.

To all Commanders-in-Chief, Captains, Commanders,
and Commanding Officers of Her Majesty's
Ships and Vessels.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 11th March, 1870.

TENDERS for Binding Gazettes, Books, and other
Documents for the Government during the
twelve calendar months commencing the 1st April,
1870, will be received at this Office until noon
of Thursday, the 24th instant. A bond-the con-
tractor in the sum of £250, and two approved
sureties £250 each-for the due performance of the
contract will be required to be entered into within a
month of the acceptance of the contract.
The Tenders should specify the price per volume
for the following books, namely:-
Demy folio books, four quires and under:-Half-
bound, rough calf, cloth sides, gilt lettered on
back, short title and date.
For every additional quire.
Foolscap folio books, ditto:--Half-bound, calf, cloth
sides, gilt lettered on back, short title and date.
For every additional quire.
Ditto, ditto:-Half-bound, calf, marble paper sides,
gilt lettered on back, short title and date.
For every additional quire.
Demy 4to books, four quires:-Ditto, ditto.
For every additional quire.

Demy 8vo.:--In half-bound calf, cloth sides, gilt
lettered on back, at per volume of four quires.
For every additional quire.
Ditto:--Full bound, cloth boards, at per volume of
four quires.
For every additional quire.
Parliamentary Debates:-Royal 8vo., cold pressing
and binding in half-calf, cloth sides, double
lettered on back, at per volume of four quires.
For every additional quire.
Ditto, ditto:-Cold pressing and binding in cloth, at
per volume of four quires.
For every additional quire.
Pamphlets-Royal, Demy, or Foolscap 8vo.:--Fold-
ing, stitching, covering, and cutting, at per
sheet of eight pages.
Cold pressing and binding in blue paper covers :-
Statutes, Journals, and Appendix of General
Assembly, at per quire.
Folding, stitching, and cutting Parliamentary Papers
(eight pages or under), at per hundred.
For every additional sheet.
Gazettes:-Folding and enveloping (eight pages or
under), at per hundred.
For every additional sheet.
Further particulars may be obtained at this Office.

ALEX. C. P. MACDONALD
(for the Under Secretary).

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 11th March, 1870.

TENDERS will be received at this Office until
noon of Thursday, the 24th instant, from persons
willing to contract for the Carting required by the
General Government at Wellington, for the twelve
months commencing the 1st April, 1870, between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The Tenders should specify the
price_
1st. At per day of eight working hours.
2nd. From the Queen's Wharf, or from any part
of Te Aro within half a mile of the Post Office,
to any of the General Government Offices
within half a mile of the General Assembly
Buildings at Thorndon, and vice versa, at per
load.
3rd. Between Rhodes' Wharf and the Magazine,
and vice versa, at per load.
4th. Between the Queen's Wharf and Mount
Cook Barracks, and vice versa, at per load.
5th. Between the Queen's Wharf and Thorndon
Barracks, and vice versa, at per load.
6th. Between Mount Cook Barracks and Thorndon
Barracks, and vice versa, at per load.
7th. From the Telegraph Office or Post Office to
the Queen's Wharf, and vice versa, at per load.

ALEX. C. P. MACDONALD
(for the Under Secretary).

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 11th March, 1870.

TENDERS will be received at this Office until
noon of Thursday, the 24th instant, for furnish-
ing the Offices of the General Government with
seasoned Firewood (Rata or Manuka), in one or
two feet lengths, cut and split, at per cord, in such
quantities as may be required for the twelve months
commencing 1st of April next; to be delivered at
the Public Offices.

ALEX. C. P. MACDONALD
(for the Under Secretary).