THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 815

ROPE made from New Zealand flax (phormium) manufactured
at Auckland, and rove on board H.M.S. "Blanche" between
26th March and 3rd April, and between April and October,
1874. For every rope, rove naval rope being also rove in
opposition :-

Rope types tested:
Cutter's falls
Preventer main brace
Fore lift
Fore brace
Foretopsail sheet whip
Mizentopsail sheet whip
Luff fall
Galley's fall
Foretop-gallant sheet
Maintop-gallant sheet
Foretopmast staysail sheet
Foretopsail reef tackle
Crossjack brace
Dingy fall
Main truss fall
Lower boom topgallant lift fall
Quarter-deck jigger
Forecastle jigger

N.B.—Naval 3½ in. numbers as much as 123 against New Zealand rope. 99 was the number in piece tried.

REMARKS.

July 8.—When about to proceed to sea, cutter's falls were
considered hardly safe, but left rove.

July 10.—All the much-used ropes appear to be hurt by the
sheaves more than the naval ropes. They became much chafed
and very rough; also many of the yarns show themselves to be
slacker than the rest of the rope, and some become kinked.

July 11.—Tried which would carry away first—Naval 2½ in.
or New Zealand 2½. Latter did before the other was even well
stretched. Then tried Naval 2½ in. against New Zealand 3½.
Former carried away.

July 13.—Maintopsail sheet-whip had to be turned end for
end, in consequence of being so frayed out and chafed where it
led through the main bits; the hauling end was so swollen that it
would hardly reeve through block and bits.

Tried, 13th July, 3½ in. of New Zealand rope against 3in. of
Naval. Latter carried away. Then 3 in. against 3½ in. New
Zealand carried away. In trying the rope the New Zealand
stretched so much, became so very small, and was so extremely
oily, that it was with difficulty the ends could be secured, the
only way being knotting behind the seizings. If hitched, it
always carried away in the hitch, even though a round turn had
been taken round the toggle, and nearly in all cases it carried
away where one part was over another.

In the case of the preventer main-brace, maintopsail sheet,
and fore-brace, it was found impossible to stopper them, from
their smoothness and oiliness.

August 31.—The galley's and cutter's falls were considered
unsafe, and were therefore unrove. The rope was very much
frayed out, and many yarns kinked and broken, and the strands
stretched nearly straight. All naval rope rove at same time in
good working order.

Dated on board H.M. ship "Blanche," Wellington, October
20, 1874.
(Signed)
WALTER B. BRIDGES, Senior Lieut.
H. W. CAMPION, Navigating Lieut.
P. HOLLAND, Boatswain, 1st class.

Approved—
(Signed)
C. B. SIMPSON, Captain.

Letters of Naturalization issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 30th November, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
issue Letters of Naturalization under "The
Aliens Act, 1866," in favour of the under-mentioned
persons, viz.,—

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(for the Colonial Secretary).

Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 1st December, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
WILLIAM TYRONE FERRAR, Esq.,
to be Registrar of Marriages, and of Births, Deaths,
and Marriages; and also Vaccination Inspector for
the District of Waipara, as the same is defined in
Proclamation of the 8th day of May, 1873, and
published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 28, of the
9th of May, 1873.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(for the Colonial Secretary).

Member of Central Board of Health appointed.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 1st December, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
HENRY ISAACS, Esq.,
to be a Member of the Central Board of Health for
the Province of Auckland, vice P. A. Philips, Esq.,
resigned.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(for the Colonial Secretary).

Clerk in Land Transfer and Deeds Offices
appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 25th November, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
GEORGE STURTEVANT
to be a Clerk in the Land Transfer and Deeds
Registry Offices at Auckland.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Acting Minister of Justice.

Chairman of Licensing Courts appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 26th November, 1874.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
JOHN TURNBULL, Esq., R.M.,
to be Chairman of the Licensing Courts for the
Licensing Districts of Mataura, South Mataura,
Waimumu, and Lothian.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Acting Minister of Justice.