932
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

For the audit of the accounts and funds of
districts or central bodies having not
more than three branches
And (not to exceed) an additional five
shillings for each additional branch
(above three).

Fee not to
exceed
£1 1 0

THOMAS DICK.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th July, 1882.
HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Govern-
ment has been pleased to issue Letters of
Naturalisation, under "The Aliens Act, 1880," in
favour of the under-mentioned persons, viz. :-

THOMAS DICK..

Despatch. Tonnage Measurement for Steamers,
Sweden.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 3rd July, 1882.
THE following despatch, received from Her
Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the
Colonies, is published for general information.

THOMAS DICK.

(Circular.)
Downing Street, 12th April, 1882.
SIR,-I have the honor to transmit to you, for
publication in the colony under your government,
a copy of a letter from the Foreign Office, en-
closing a copy of a note from the Swedish Minister
at this Court upon the subject of tonnage measure-
ment.
I have, &c.,
KIMBERLEY.

The Officer Administering the
Government of New Zealand.

[TRANSLATION.]
Count Piper to Earl Granville.
Legation of Sweden and Norway,
London, 19th March, 1882.
MY LORD,-In accordance with instructions received
from my Government, I have the honor to bring to the
knowledge of Her Britannic Majesty's Government
that, in consequence of the new system of measuring
vessels coming into force in Sweden for all vessels
visiting a Swedish port after the 1st April next, a
partial remeasurement of steamers belonging to
Great Britain and her colonies will take place in the
Swedish ports, beginning from that date, in order to
determine the deductions to be made for engine-
rooms according to the method adopted in Sweden.
I have, &c.,
EDW. PIPER.

His Excellency Earl Granville, &c.

Despatch. Revised Regulations for the Examination
and Entry of Naval Cadets.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 3rd July, 1882.
THE following despatch, received from Her
Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the
Colonies, is published for general information.
THOMAS DICK.

[No. 61

(Circular.)
Downing Street, 18th April, 1882.
SIR,—With reference to my circular despatch of the
20th January last, I have the honor to transmit to you,
for information in the colony under your Govern-
ment, copies of revised regulations governing the
examination and entry of naval cadets, which will
come into effect for the examination taking place
after June next.

I have, &c.,
KIMBERLEY.

The Officer Administering the
Government of New Zealand.

REGULATIONS RESPECTING NAVAL CADETS.-(FOR
THE INFORMATION OF CANDIDATES.)
To take effect after June, 1882.

1. Appointments to naval cadetships will be made
   by limited competition, with the under-mentioned
   exceptions :-

Four cadetships given annually to sons of gentle-
men in the colonies, on the recommendation
of the Secretary of State for the Colonies:
Service cadetships, the total number of which is
not to exceed five in any one year. Service
cadets will be selected by the Board of
Admiralty from-(a) sons of officers of the
army, navy, or marines who have been killed
in action, or who have been lost at sea on
active service, or killed on duty, or who have
died of wounds received in action or injuries
received on duty within six months from the
date of such action or injury; (b) sons of
officers of the navy who have performed long
or distinguished service, and who hold or have
held rank or relative rank on the active list
not lower than that of commander; not more
than two such service cadets to be nominated
annually:

Applications for service cadetships should be
addressed to the Military Secretary, Horse
Guards, if the candidate is the son of an
officer of the army; to the Secretary of the
Admiralty, if the candidate is the son of an
officer of the navy or marines; and to the
Military Secretary, India Office, if the candi-
date is the son of an officer of the Indian
army.

Colonial and service cadets will be entered on
passing the test examination specified in paragraph
8, and will in all other respects be subject to these
regulations.

The examination of candidates nominated to com-
pete, and also of service cadets, will be conducted
by the Civil Service Commissioners. A fee of ten
shillings will be required from each candidate.

2. Except in special circumstances not more than
   one-third of the number of candidates actually pre-
   sented themselves before the Civil Service Com-
   missioners will be entered.

3. Nominations for naval cadetships will take
   place half-yearly, as soon as convenient after the
   report of the last examination has been received.

4. Examinations of the young gentlemen who have
   obtained nominations will be held in London, and
   will commence on the second Wednesday in June
   and the last Wednesday in November in each year,
   and the appointments will date from the 15th July
   and 15th January following respectively.

5. No candidate will be eligible for examination in
   June whose age will not be within the following
   limits on the 15th July following, viz., not less than
   twelve nor more than thirteen and a half years of
   age, nor in November whose age will not be within
   those limits on the 15th January following.