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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 29

OTAUTAU-NIGHTCAPS BRANCH RAILWAY.—PER-
MANENT-WAY CONTRACT No. 1.

Accepted.
H. Whittaker, Dunedin ... 1,979 5 8

Declined.
T. Cranston, Dunedin ... 2,094 9 8
Bennett and Springfield, Riversdale ... 2,406 2 0
Martin and Hughes, Invercargill ... 2,457 8 0
Stuart and Lamb, Dunedin ... 2,552 17 7
D. Robertson and Co., Dunedin ... 2,558 8 6
J. M. Watson, Dunedin ... 2,563 7 6
C. W. Harvey, Invercargill ... 2,614 9 6
J. Innes, Dunedin ... 2,615 14 7
J. Coates, Christchurch ... 2,617 0 0
C. McKay, Invercargill ... 2,735 13 0
M. Duffy, Dunedin ... 2,867 4 4
S. Rennie and Co., Invercargill ... 3,005 2 10
Matheson Brothers, Dunedin ... 3,273 12 0
Heffernan and Co., Invercargill ... 3,315 18 9
H. Cook, Dunedin ... 3,406 0 8
W. Henderson and Co., Dunedin ... 3,442 6 4
J. W. Forde, Invercargill ... 3,492 14 0
A. McDonald, Dunedin ... 3,789 17 6

Special Rules under "The Regulation of Mines Act,
1874."

Mines Department,
Wellington, 26th April, 1881.

THE under-mentioned special rules are published
in accordance with the provisions of section 31
of "The Regulation of Mines Act, 1874," to be
observed at the following coal mines :-

Bannockburn, Otago. Golden Treasure,
Kyeburn, Otago. Westport.
Kurow, Otago. Dudley, Westport.

JOHN HALL,
(for the Minister of Mines.)

The penalties for the violation of any special rules
established under "The Regulation of Mines Act,
1874," and for offences against the Act, are provided
for in sections 22 to 28, in Part VI.

SPECIAL RULES.

1. No officer in a place of trust shall depute
   another person to do his work without the sanction
   of his superior; and no person in a place of trust
   shall absent himself without having previously ob-
   tained the permission of his superior officer for his
   term of absence.

2. Intoxicating drinks shall not be allowed in or
   about the mine without the consent of the Manager,
   and then only in cases of necessity; and no person
   in a state of intoxication shall be allowed to be in or
   about the mine.

MANAGER.

3. The Manager shall take all reasonable means
   for carrying out the requirements of the Act and
   special rules, by publishing and, to the best of his
   power, enforcing them. He shall be responsible for
   the appointment of a sufficient number of competent
   persons to carry out the requirements of the Act
   and the special rules, and also to see that the work-
   ing of the mine is carried on with all reasonable pro-
   visions for the safety of the persons employed.

4. The Manager shall see that an adequate amount
   of ventilation is constantly produced in the mine, to
   dilute and render harmless noxious gases to such an
   extent that the working-places of the shafts, levels,
   stables, and workings of the mine, and the travelling
   roads to and from such working-places, shall, so far
   as is reasonably practicable, be in a fit state for
   working and passing therein.

5. The Manager shall see that an ample supply of
   timber, props, sprags, and other requisite materials
   are always on the premises, and that the same are
   distributed. He shall see that the roof and the sides
   in all working-places are properly secured by the
   persons working in them, and that the roof and sides
   of every travelling road be made and kept secure.

6. Where a place is likely to contain a dangerous
   accumulation of water, the Manager shall see that
   the working approaching such place does not exceed
   eight feet in width, and that there is constantly kept
   at a sufficient distance, not being less than five yards
   in advance, at least one bore-hole near the centre of
   the working, and sufficient flank bore-holes on each
   side.

7. The Manager shall see that the air-ways and
   air-crossings are kept properly opened, and shall
   travel through the air-ways at least once a week.
   He shall see that a ventilating furnace or other ven-
   tilating apparatus is provided, if the natural current
   be insufficient, and that the same is properly at-
   tended to.

8. The Manager shall see that all the provisions
   contained in this Act as to the employment of boys
   and male young persons are strictly enforced.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. The Manager shall withdraw men from work-
    ing-places which are in any way unsafe.

MINERS.

13. 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. The timber shall be properly set, and be
    removed and renewed as often as is necessary.

14. No miner shall use or allow to be used any gun-
    powder, except in conformity with General Rules 2.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

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

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

20. 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.