THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 431

hereinafter mentioned, Regulations should be made | 140th section of "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854,"
for the examination and certificates of masters and
deemed guilty of a misdemeanour.
mates:

Now therefore, I, Sir JAMES FERGUSSON, Baronet,
5. Verification of Services, &c., by Articles.--Services
the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in
pursuance and exercise of all powers and authorities
which cannot be verified by proper entries in the
vested in me by the hereinbefore mentioned Acts, or
articles of the ships in which the candidates have
either of them, and of all other powers and authori-
ties enabling me in that behalf, do hereby make the
served cannot be counted. Thus, for instance, a man
Regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto for the
will state his services to have been as Second or Only
examination and certificates of masters and mates
Mate, and to support his assertion will produce a
within the Colony of New Zealand, and do order
certificate of discharge or of employment by the
that such Regulations shall come into force on the
Master, stating that he served as Mate, when on
fifteenth day of July, 1873.
reference to the articles it appears that he has
actually been rated as Boatswain; the service in such
Given under the hand of His Excellency the
a case will not be regarded as having been in the
Right Honorable Sir James Fergusson,
capacity of Mate. Whenever a man has, from any
Baronet, a Member of Her Majesty's
cause, been regularly promoted on a vacancy in the
Most Honorable Privy Council, Governor
course of the voyage from the rank for which he first
and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her
shipped, and such promotion, with the ground on
Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its
which it has been made, is properly entered in the
Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the
articles and in the official log-book, he will of course
same, at the Government House, at
receive credit for his service in the higher grade for
Wellington, this twelfth day of July, in
the period subsequent to his promotion. Service in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
coasting trade may be allowed to count.
hundred and seventy-three.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS.

6. Where the Examiners are in every respect
   satisfied with the testimonials of a candidato, service
   SCHEDULE.
   EXAMINATIONS OF MASTERS AND MATES, FOR
   in the coasting trade may be allowed to count as
   CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY.
   service, in order to qualify him for examination for a

7. Certificates of Competency will be granted to
   certificate of competency for Foreign-going Ships as
   those persons who pass the requisite examinations,
   a Mate, and two years' service as Mate in the coasting
   and otherwise comply with the requisite conditions.
   trade may be allowed to count as service for a
   For this purpose Examiners have been appointed,
   Master's Certificate, provided the candidate's name
   and arrangements have been made for holding ex-
   has been entered as Mate on the Coasting Articles,
   aminations at such times and places as may be found
   and provided he has already passed an examination.
   to be most suitable for general convenience; due
   notice whereof will be given in the New Zealand

8. Second Mate.-A Second Mate must be seven-
   Gazette.
   teen years of age, and must have been four years

9. Notice of Application for Examination to be
   at sea.
   given by Candidates.-Candidates for examination
   In Navigation: He must write a legible hand, and
   must give in their names to the Superintendent of
   understand the first five rules of arithmetic, and the
   the Mercantile Marine Office (Custom House), if the
   use of logarithms. He must be able to work a day's
   place where they intend to be examined is a port at
   work complete, including the bearings and distance
   which examinations are held, or to "The Secretary of
   of the port he is bound to, by Mercator's method;
   Customs (Marine Branch)," at Wellington, on or
   to correct the sun's declination for longitude, and
   before the day of examination, and must conform to
   find his latitude by meridian altitude of the sun;
   any regulations in this respect which may be laid
   and to work such other easy problems of a like nature
   down by the Board of Examiners from time to time.
   as may be put to him. He must understand the use

10. Testimonials of Character, Conduct, and Ability
    of the sextant, and be able to observe with it, and
    required.-Testimonials of character, and of sobriety,
    read off the arc. He will be required to give the
    experience, ability, and good conduct on board ship
    definitions of the various terms used in Nautical
    will be required of all applicants, and without pro-
    Astronomy, and will be examined as to his acquaint-
    ducing them no person will be examined. The
    ance with the International Code of Signals.
    testimonials of servitude of foreigners, and of British
    In Seamanship: He must give satisfactory answers
    seamen serving in foreign vessels, which cannot be
    as to the rigging and unrigging of ships, stowing
    verified, must be confirmed either by the Consul of
    of holds, &c.; must understand the measurement of
    the country to which the ship in which the candidate
    the log-line, glass, and lead-line; be conversant with
    served belonged, or by some other recognized official
    the rule of the road, as regards both steamers and
    authority of that country, or by the testimony of
    sailing vessels, and the lights and fog-signals carried
    some credible person on the spot, having personal
    by them.
    knowledge of the facts required to be established.
    Upon application to the Superintendent of the Mer-

11. Only Mate.-An Only Mate must be nineteen
    cantile Marine Office (Custom House), candidates
    years of age, and have been five years at sea.
    will be supplied with a form, which they will be re-
    In Navigation: In addition to the qualification
    quired to fill up and lodge with their testimonials in
    required for a Second Mate, an Only Mate must be
    the hands of the Examiners. Certificates procured
    able to observe and calculate the amplitude of the
    on false information will be cancelled.
    sun, and deduce the variation of the compass there-

12. If it shall be found that any certificate has been
    from, and be able to find the longitude by chro-
    issued under these Regulations upon false or
    nometer by the usual methods. He must know how
    erroneous information, such certificate may be can-
    to lay off the place of the ship on the chart, both by
    celled. Any person who makes, or procures to be
    bearings of known objects, and by latitude and
    made, or assists in making any false representation
    longitude. He must be able to determine the error
    for the purpose of obtaining for himself or for any
    of a sextant, and to adjust it; also to find the time
    other person a certificate of competency, is, by the
    of high water from the known time at full and
    change.
    In Seamanship: In addition to what is required
    for a Second Mate, he must know how to moor and
    unmoor, and to keep a clear anchor; to carry out an
    anchor, to stow a hold, and to make the requisite
    entries in the ship's log. He will also be questioned
    as to his knowledge of the use and management of