THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 845

fee; but, if he fails in his first examination, half
a master's fee will be charged for each subsequent
examination.

For Home-Trade Passenger Ships.
Master .. .. .. £ s. d.
Mate .. .. .. 0 10 0

27. Notification of having passed will be given
    to successful Candidates. If the applicant passes,
    he will receive an order from the Examiner, which
    will entitle him to receive his certificate of com-
    petency from the Superintendent of the Mercan-
    tile Marine Office, at the port to which he has
    directed it to be forwarded. His testimonials will
    be returned with his certificate.

28. Unsuccessful Candidates may receive Certi-
    ficates 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.

29. 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.

30. 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.

MASTERS' AND MATES' VOLUNTARY EXAMINATIONS
IN STEAM.

31. Candidates may be examined as to their
    knowledge of the Steam-engine.-Arrangements
    have been made for giving to those masters and
    first or only mates who are possessed of or entitled
    to certificates of competency an opportunity of
    undergoing a voluntary examination as to their
    practical knowledge of the use and working of the
    steam-engine. These examinations are conducted
    by Examiners selected by the Marine Office, from
    the Engineer Surveyors appointed under "The
    Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877."

32. Course to be pursued by Candidate for Steam
    Certificate. Any master or mate desiring to be
    examined in steam must deliver to the Superin-
    tendent of the Mercantile Marine Office a state-
    ment in writing to that effect, in a form which
    will be supplied on applying to the Superintendent
    of the Mercantile Marine Office (Customhouse)
    or to the Secretary of the Marine Department at
    Wellington; if the applicant has a certificate of
    competency, such certificate must be delivered to
    the Shipping Master along with his statement.
    If he is about to pass an examination for a certifi-
    cate of competency at the same time, the applica-
    tions should be sent in together.

33. Fee to be paid, Conduct of Examination, &c.
    -A fee of one pound must be paid by the appli-
    cant for the examination in steam, and the Super-
    intendent of the Mercantile Marine Office will
    thereupon inform him of the time and place at
    which he is to attend to be examined, and the
    examination will then and there proceed in the
    same manner as the other examinations. If the
    applicant fails, and has given in his certificate, it will be at once returned to him, together with
    one-half of the fee he has paid.

34. Record of Certificate. If he passes, the
    report will be sent to the Marine Department; the
    words "Passed in Steam," with the date and
    place of examination, will then be entered on the
    certificate and its counterpart, and the certificate
    will be sent to the Superintendent of the Mercan-
    tile Marine Office of the port named in the appli-
    cation, to be delivered to the applicant in the usual
    manner.

35. Extent of Examination. The examination
    is viva voce, and extends to a general knowledge
    of the practical use and working of the steam-
    engine, and of the various valves, fittings, and
    pieces of machinery connected with it. Intricate
    theoretical questions on calculations of horse-
    power or areas of cylinders and valves, or any of
    the more difficult questions which appertain to
    steam-engines and boilers, will not be asked.
    The examination will, in fact, be confined to what
    a master of a steam-vessel may be called to per-
    form in the case of the death, incapacity, or
    delinquency of the engineer.

36. Applicant not required to answer every
    Question. If the applicant fails to answer some
    few of the questions, and yet, in the opinion of
    the Examiner, possesses such a competent know-
    ledge of the parts of the engine generally, and
    such other practical knowledge of the subject, as
    will enable him to effect the object in view, the
    Examiner will exercise his discretion as to
    whether a sufficiently high standard of knowledge
    has been attained, and pass him or not ac-
    cordingly.

37. Such Examiner will provide Drawings, &c.

• The Examiner will provide drawings and work-
  ing sections, on a sufficiently large scale, of the
  various parts of the steam-engine, and of the
  valves and slides, &c., as may be necessary, and
  will require the applicant to make use of them in
  giving his answers to the various questions put
  to him; and, if an opportunity offer, the appli-
  cant will be permitted, under the guidance of
  the Examiner, to start and stop the engine of
  some vessel which may have her steam up.

EXAMINATION OF ENGINEERS FOR CERTIFICATES
OF COMPETENCY.

38. Certificates of two Grades. Engineer's
    certificates are of two grades-namely, "First-
    class Engineers' Certificates," and "Second-class
    Engineers' Certificates."

39. Certificates of Competency granted to Persons
    who pass requisite Examinations. - Certificates of
    competency will be granted to those persons who
    pass the requisite examinations, and otherwise
    comply with the requisite conditions. For this
    purpose Examiners have been appointed by the
    Minister, and arrangements have been made for
    holding examinations at such times and places as
    may be found to be most suitable for general
    convenience.

40. Application for Examination. The appli-
    cation for examination is to be made in the
    prescribed form. The same rules are to be
    observed by engineers in making application to
    be examined, in paying fees, and in forwarding
    testimonials, as in the case of applications by
    masters and mates. See paragraph 3.