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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Agreement for the Mutual Relief of Distressed
Seamen.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 5th October, 1881.

THE following agreement between the Govern-
ments of Great Britain and Sweden and Norway,
for the mutual relief of distressed seamen, is pub-
lished for general information.

H. A. ATKINSON,
(for the Commissioner of Customs.)

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF GREAT
BRITAIN AND SWEDEN AND NORWAY, FOR THE
MUTUAL RELIEF OF DISTRESSED SEAMEN.
[Signed at London, 12th July, 1881.]

THE Government of Her Majesty the Queen of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and
the Government of His Majesty the King of Sweden
and Norway, being desirous to make arrangements
for the relief of distressed seamen of the respective
nations in certain cases, the undersigned, duly
authorized to that effect, have agreed as follows:-

If a seaman of one of the Contracting States, after
serving on board a ship of the other Contracting
State, remains behind in a third State or in its
colonies, or in the colonies of that State whose flag
the ship carries, and the said seaman is in a helpless
condition in consequence of shipwreck, or from other
causes, then the Government of that State whose flag
the ship bears shall be bound to support the said
seaman until he enters into ship-service again, or
finds other employment, or until he arrives in his
native State or its colonies, or dies.

But this is on condition that the seaman so situated
shall avail himself of the first opportunity that offers
to prove his necessitous condition, and the causes
thereof, to the proper officials of the State whose
support is to be solicited, and that the destitution is
shown to be the natural consequence of the termina-
tion of his service on board the ship; otherwise the
aforesaid liability to afford relief lapses.

The said liability is also excluded if the seaman has
deserted, or has been turned out of the ship for any
criminal act, or has left it on account of disability for
service in consequence of illness or wounding result-
ing from his own fault.

The relief includes maintenance, clothing, medical
attendance, medicine, and travelling expenses; in
case of death the funeral expenses are also to be
paid.

The present agreement shall come into operation
on the 1st September, 1881, and shall continue in
force until one of the Contracting Parties shall an-
nounce to the other, one year in advance, its intention
to terminate it.

In witness whereof the undersigned have signed
the present agreement, and have affixed thereto the
seal of their arms.

Done in duplicate, at London, the 12th day of
July, 1881.

(L.S.) GRANVILLE.
(L.S.) PIPER.

Agreement relative to Merchant Seamen Deserters.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 5th October, 1881.

THE following agreement between the Govern-
ments of Great Britain and Denmark relative
to merchant seamen deserters is published for general
information.

H. A. ATKINSON,
(for the Commissioner of Customs.)

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF GREAT
BRITAIN AND DENMARK RELATIVE TO MERCHANT
SEAMEN DESERTERS.
[Signed at London, 21st June, 1881.]

THE Government of Her Majesty the Queen of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and
the Government of His Majesty the King of Den-
mark, being desirous, for the benefit of the commerce
of the two countries, to facilitate the discovery,
apprehension, and surrender of seamen who may
desert from merchant vessels of either country, on
the basis of a full and entire reciprocity, have agreed
as follows:-

It is mutually agreed that if any seamen or ap-
prentices, not being slaves, should desert from any
ship belonging to a subject of either of the Contracting
Parties, within any port in the territories or in the
possession or colonies of the other Contracting Party,
the authorities of such port and territory, possession,
or colony shall be bound to give every assistance in
their power for the apprehension and sending on
board of such deserters, on application to that effect
being made to them by the Consul of the country to
which the ship of the deserter may belong, or by the
deputy or representative of the Consul.

It is understood that the preceding stipulations
shall not apply to subjects of the country where the
desertion shall take place.

Each of the two High Contracting Parties reserves
to itself the right of terminating this agreement at
any time, on giving to the other a year's notice of its
wish to that effect.

In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorized
for that purpose, have signed the present agreement,
and have affixed thereto the seal of their arms.

Done at London, in duplicate, the 21st day of
June, in the year of our Lord, 1881.

(L.S.) GRANVILLE.
(L.S.) FALBE.

Alterations and Additions to the Rates for the Con-
veyance, Delivery, and Storage of Goods, Parcels,
&c., on the New Zealand Railways.

IN accordance with the By-laws for the New Zea-
land Railways, fixed by Order in Council dated
the 6th January, 1881, the following alterations and
additions to the rates for the conveyance, delivery,
and storage of goods, parcels, &c., on all the New
Zealand Railways, are hereby declared to be fixed
and to come into force from the 17th October,
1881 :- PART IV.---LOCAL RATES.

NAPIER SECTION.

Ships' Goods.

Ships' goods of Classes A, B, C, D, from Spit to
Napier, will be charged 2s. 6d. per ton, weight or
measurement, according to ships' bill of lading.

Dated this 13th day of October, 1881.

JOHN HALL,
Minister acting for Minister for
Public Works.

Notice of Intention to take Land for a Road.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under
the provisions of "The Public Works Act,
1876," to execute a certain public work, to wit, the con-
struction of a road passing through Lot 45, Block III.,
Otamatea Survey District, County of Rodney, Pro-
vincial District of Auckland, and for the purposes of
such public work the land described in the Schedule
hereto is required to be taken; and notice is further
given that the plans of the said road, and of the land
so required to be taken, are deposited in the Public