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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 29

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

Mines Department,

Wellington, 2nd April, 1883.

THE under-mentioned special rules, to be observed at the
mines, are hereby established by the Minister of Mines, in
accordance with the provisions of section 31 of "The Regulation
of Mines Act, 1874."

WM. ROLLESTON,

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 obtained 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 com-
   petent persons to carry out the requirements of the Act and the
   special rules, and also to see that the working of the mine is
   carried on with all reasonable provisions for the safety of the
   persons employed.

4. The Manager shall see that an adequate amount of venti-
   lation 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 accumula-
   tion of water, the Manager shall see that the working approach-
   ing 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 ventilating apparatus is provided, if the natural current
   be insufficient, and that the same is properly attended 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 entering the same.

10. The Manager shall see that all the provisions contained
    in the Act relating to the use of gunpowder and other explosive
    substances used in the mine are strictly enforced.

11. The Manager shall see that proper manholes 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 working-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 working-place. The timber shall be
    properly set, and be removed and renewed as often as is neces-
    sary.

14. No miner shall use or allow to be used any gunpowder,
    except in conformity with General Rule 2.

15. In addition to the examination by the underviewer 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 derangement 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 Manager or underviewer.

17. Any person passing through a door must instantly close
    it, and no person shall injure a door or leave it open, break
    down or interfere with a stopping or a brattice, obstruct or
    damage an air-course, air-crossing, or air-pipe, or remove a
    cautious-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 gunpowder 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 permisssion of the Manager.

Election of Assessors under "The Licensing Act Amendment
Act, 1882,"

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 2nd April, 1883.

NOTICE has been received at this office, under the hands of
the respective Returning Officers, that the under-mentioned
persons have been duly elected to be Assessors for the Native
licensing districts set opposite their names respectively:--

HIMIONA TE KANI
PAROA PARAU
HEREMAIA TE POPO
TOHA
WIROPE HOTERINI TAIPARI

Tolago.
Te Arai.
Waikaremoana.
Clyde.
Tairua.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,

Acting Under-Secretary.

Officiating Ministers for 1883.-Notice No. 9.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 29th March, 1883.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General
Asseinbly of New Zealand, passed in the forty-fourth year
of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and intituled
"The Marriage Act, 1880," the following names of Officiating
Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for
general information :-

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called
the Church of England.

The Reverend Thomas Jasper Smythe, M.A.

Roman Catholic Church.

The Reverend James P. Cassidy.

WM. R. E. BROWN,

Registrar-General.

Crown Lands Notices.

Waimate Plains.- West Coast Settlement Reserves.

SALE OF LEASES FOR A TERM OF TWENTY-ONE YEARS.

Compensation for Improvements up to £5 per acre will be
allowed at end of Term of Lease.

West Coast Settlement Reserves Office,
Hawera, 17th March, 1883.

TENDERS will be received at this office until 11 o'clock in the
forenoon of Monday, the 23rd April, for the leases of the
under-mentioned agricultural lands. Copies of the regulations
under which the said leases will be sold and issued, also forms
of tender and declaration respectively, can be obtained at the
District Land Offices, New Plymouth, Patea, and Hawera, or at
any of the other Land Offices in the colony; also at the office
of the Collector of Customs, Wanganui, and the Post Offices,
Thames, Wanganui, Reefton, Westport, Greymouth, Ashburton,
and Oamaru.