AUGUST 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1199

shall, in Russia, and Russian certificates of tonnage
measurement, taken out after the 20th December,
1879 [1st January, 1880], shall, in the United King-
dom and its colonies, be likewise reciprocally recog-
nized in the ports of each country without any
operation of measurement.
As, however, the provisions of the Russian regula-
tions do not entirely correspond to the English
regulations relative to the mode to be followed in the
determination of crew spaces in ships, and machine
and coal spaces in steamers, the deductions in respect
of these shall, for English vessels in Russian ports, be
calculated according to the figures shown in the cer-
tificates of tonnage measurement, in conformity with
the regulation sanctioned the 20th December, 1879
[1st January, 1880], without remeasurement of the
vessel.
This measure shall be applicable in British ports to
Russian vessels touching there, if the captains of the
said vessels shall express a desire to that effect; and
in such case the provisions of the Merchant Ship-
ping Act of the 10th August, 1854, shall be complied
with.
4. The above-mentioned arrangements shall apply
also to vessels propelled by any other artificial power
than steam.
The present declaration shall come into operation
on the 1st [13th] July, 1882, and shall remain in
force so long as one of the contracting parties shall
not have notified to the other, six months in advance,
its intention of terminating it.
In witness whereof the undersigned, duly au-
thorized for this purpose, have signed the present
declaration, and have affixed thereto the seal of their
arms.
Done, in duplicate, at London, the 28th day of
May [9th day of June], 1882.
(L.S.) GRANVILLE,
(L.S.) LOBANOW.

Post Offices opened.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 30th August, 1882.
THE following list of additional Post Offices which
have been opened in the colony is published for
general information.

WALTER W. JOHNSTON,
Postmaster-General.

Post Offices closed.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 30th August, 1882.
THE following list of Post Offices within the colony
which have been closed is published for general
information.

WALTER W. JOHNSTON,
Postmaster-General.

Authorizing Survey through Tahoraiti and Oringi
Waiaruhe Blocks.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1882.
BY virtue of the powers conferred on the Minister
for Public Works under section 78 of "The
Public Works Act, 1876," I hereby authorize

JOHN THOMAS CARR, Esq.,
of Kopua, Civil Engineer, to enter upon the Native
lands described in the Schedule hereto, for the pur-
pose of making a survey for a railway.

SCHEDULE.

WALTER W. JOHNSTON,
Minister for Public Works.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 29th August, 1882.
THE following list of successful and unsuccessful
tenders is published for general information.

WALTER W. JOHNSTON,
Minister for Public Works.

WHAKARUATAPU AND MANGATERA BRIDGES
CONTRACT.-WELLINGTON-NAPIER RAILWAY.

Accepted.
McKenzie and Co., Dunedin ... 9,350 10 3

Declined.
J. O'Brien, Auckland ... 9,400 0 0
W. J. Bassett, Wanganui ... 9,832 0 0
J. B. Ross, Auckland ... 10,191 16 6
Alexander and McFarlane, Wanganui ... 10,364 9 0
Mace and Bassett, Patea ... 10,407 10 0
T. H. Parsons, New Plymouth ... 10,498 10 2
J. Saunders, Wellington ... 10,623 17 6
T. H. Downes, Dunedin ... 10,931 11 0
J. and C. Bull, Feilding ... 11,175 1 5
Sutherland and McKinion, Auckland... 11,230 0 0
Charles Bray, Feilding ... 11,434 11 6
Glendinning and Griffin, Napier ... 13,197 0 0