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19. Unsuccessful Candidates may receive Certificates
    for inferior Grades, if competent—If an applicant is
    examined for a higher rank, and fails, but passes an
    examination of a lower grade, he may receive a
    certificate accordingly, but no part of the fee will be
    returned.
20. Examination to commence with that for Second
    Mate.—In every case the Examination, whether for
    Only Mate, First Mate, or Master, is to commence
    with the problems for Second Mate.
21. In all cases of failure the candidate must be
    examined de novo. If a candidate fails in seamanship
    he will not be examined until after a lapse of SIX
    MONTHS, to give him time to gain experience. If he
    fails three times in Navigation, he will not be examined
    until after a lapse of THREE MONTHS.
22. In every case that there is reason to believe
    that any examination has been improperly made, the
    case may be remitted, either to the same or to any
    other Examiners, and a re-examination of the appli-
    cant, or a further inquiry into his testimonials and
    character, may be required before granting him a
    Certificate.

Notice to Candidates for Examination for Certificates
of Competency as Masters and Mates.

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 12th July, 1873.

THE Regulations heretofore published provide only
for the examination of persons who have been
domiciled in the Colony for three years immediately
preceding the date of application to be examined.
This condition was imposed by the Queen's Order in
Council of the 9th August, 1872, with regard to
certificates of competency issued in New Zealand
under the provisions of "The Merchant Shipping
(Colonial) Act, 1869," which certificates have the
same force and effect as those issued by the Board of
Trade.

The Regulations published herewith have been
framed to enable persons who have not been
domiciled in New Zealand for three years to obtain
certificates of competency. Candidates will under-
stand, however, that such certificates, although valid
in this Colony, will not be recognized by the Board of
Trade, and that the holders of them who, after having
completed the necessary domicile, may desire to
obtain certificates under the Queen's Order in
Council quoted above, will have to pass another
examination; but they will not be required to pay
the usual fee for this second examination.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
Commissioner of Customs.

Summons to Legislative Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 11th July, 1873.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in Her Majesty's
name, summoned

EVERY MACLEAN,
of Bleak House, Howick, in the Province of Auck-
land, Esquire, to the Legislative Council of New
Zealand, by Writ of Summons under the Seal of the
Colony.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Acts of Provincial Council of Marlborough assented to.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th July, 1873.

THE following Acts passed by the Provincial
Council and reserved by the Superintendent of
Marlborough for the signification of the Governor's
pleasure thereon, intituled

"The Appropriation Act, 1873," and
"The Public Cemeteries Act, 1873,"

having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased to assent to the same.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Marlborough for the signification of the Governor's
pleasure thereon, intituled
"The Appropriation Act, 1873," and
"The Public Cemeteries Act, 1873,"
having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased to assent to the same.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Hawke's Bay Act assented to.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 16th July, 1873.

THE following Act passed by the Provincial
Council and reserved by the Superintendent of
Hawke's Bay for the signification of the Governor's
pleasure thereon, intituled

"The Napier Swamp Nuisance Act, 1873,"

having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency
has been pleased to assent to the same.

DANIEL POLLEN.

Otago Provincial Council elected.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th July, 1873.

IT is hereby notified, that Writs issued for the
election of Members of the Provincial Council
of the Province of Otago have been returned with
certificates to the effect that—

For the District of the City of Dunedin—
John Bathgate;
John Davie;
Henry Smith Fish, Junior;
Bryan Cecil Haggitt;
William Hunter Reynolds;
George Turnbull;
Gibson Kirke Turton;

For the District of Town of Oamaru—
John Maclean;

For the District of Oamaru Country—
George Murray Webster;

For the District of Waitaki—
George Sumpter;

For the District of Moeraki—
Charles de Vere Teschemaker;

For the District of Waihemo—
John McKenzie;

For the District of Waikouaiti North—
James Mills;

For the District of Blueskin—
James Green;

For the District of Town of Port Chalmers—
Hugh McDermid;

For the District of North Harbour—
Edward McGlashan;

For the District of Waikari—
Henry Driver;

For the District of Caversham—
Robert Stout;

For the District of Peninsula—
William Alexander Tolmie;

For the District of Kaikorai—
John Roberts;

For the District of Taieri—
James Shand;
Donald Reid;
James Allan;

For the District of Waihola—
Alexander Mollinson;

For the District of Milton—
John Lillie Gillies;