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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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be insufficient, and that the same is properly at- to frank and receive, free from the prepayment of
postage, letters and parcels posted on the public
9. The Manager shall see that all the provisions service.
contained in this Act as to the employment of
women and young persons are strictly enforced.
10. The Manager shall see that all places not in
actual use are properly fenced across the whole
width, so as to prevent persons inadvertently enter-
ing the same.
11. The Manager shall see that all the provisions
contained in the Act relating to the use of gun-
powder and other explosive substances used in the
mine are strictly enforced.
12. The Manager shall see that proper man-holes
and signals which are made or provided are kept in
good order according to the provisions of the Act.
13. The Manager shall withdraw men from work-
ing-places which are in any way unsafe.

MINERS.

14. Every miner shall, under the direction of the
    Manager, set a sufficient quantity of props and bars
    for safely supporting the roof and sides in his work-
    ing-place, and, in longwall working, or in places
    exceeding five yards in width, shall set sufficient
    sprags not more than every two yards apart before
    beginning to hole. The timber shall be properly
    set, and be removed and renewed as often as is ne-
    cessary.

15. No miner shall use or allow to be used any gun-
    powder, except in conformity with general rules (2).

16. In addition to the examination by the Under-
    viewer or other officer, each work-person must
    examine his working-place before commencing work,
    and from time to time during his shift, and withdraw
    in case of danger.

17. Any person discovering any stoppage or de-
    rangement of the ventilation, injury to air-crossings,
    doors, stoppings, brattices, or air-pipes, or observing
    any obstruction in an air-course, a weakness in the
    roof, or deficiency of timber, or accumulation of gas
    or water, shall immediately give notice to the men
    and boys in that part of the mine, and to the Manager
    or Underviewer.

18. Any person passing through a door must in-
    stantly close it; and no person shall injure a door or
    leave it open, break down or interfere with a stop-
    ping or a brattice, obstruct or damage an air-course,
    air-crossing, or air-pipe, or remove a caution-board
    or danger-signal, or do anything to interfere with
    the proper working of the mine, without an order
    from the Manager. No door must be propped or
    fastened back whilst on its hinges. All doors must
    be kept in good repair, and hung so that they will
    fall-to of themselves.

19. No person shall leave any light or any gun-
    powder in any part of the mine when leaving his
    work.

20. Shots must be rammed with soft material not
    likely to strike fire, and no person shall fire shots
    without authority from the Manager.

21. When a shot has missed fire it shall not be
    unrammed, but shall be reported to the Manager,
    and the place shall not be approached without the
    permission of the Manager.

Authority to Frank and Receive.

Post Office and Telegraph Department,
Wellington, 2nd December, 1881.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to authorize

The SECRETARY to the BOARD OF EDUCATION,
AUCKLAND,

WALTER W. JOHNSTON,
Postmaster-General.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of the NUMBER OF TELEGRAMS forwarded, the REVENUE received, and the
VALUE of GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS transmitted, for QUARTERS ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1880 and 1881.

TELEGRAMS FORWARDED.
CASH REVENUE RECEIVED.
VALUE OF GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS.

September
Quarter,
1880.
September
Quarter,
1881.
Decrease.
Increase.
September
Quarter,
1880.
September
Quarter,
1881.
September
Quarter,
1880.
September
Quarter,
1881.
Increase.

300,622
337,524

£ s. d.
16,791 13 11
£ s. d.
18,368 11 3
£ s. d.
1,576 17 4

£ s. d.
6,267 5 3
£ s. d.
5,562 7 9
£ s. d.
704 17 6

W. GRAY,
Secretary.

Application for Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 29th November, 1881.

PATENT for an Invention for Feeding Automati-
cally Threshing-mills, and Cutting the Bands
of Sheaves without mechanical aid.

HUGH ROXBURGH, of Maerewhenua, in the County
of Waitaki, New Zealand, Farmer, and JAMES
CRAWFORD, of Ngapara, in the said county, Engine-
fitter, have deposited at this office a specification of
the said invention, and I have appointed Friday,
the 10th day of March next, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, at this office, to hear the said application
and all objections thereto; and I require all persons
having an interest in opposing the grant of such
Letters Patent to leave, on or before the 6th day
of March next, at this office, particulars in writing
of their objections to the said application, otherwise
they will be precluded from urging the same.

W. S. REID,
Patent Officer.