746
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 54

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 30th April, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the under-mentioned persons:—

THOMAS DICK.

Changing Name of a Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—It is hereby notified that, in consequence of a change in the proprietorship of the under-mentioned warehouse, its name has been altered as follows:—

Port of Lyttelton.

A brick building, with galvanized-iron roof, lower and upper floor, situate in Hereford Street, south side, in the City of Christchurch, approved and appointed on the 19th March, 1874, under the name of “Maling’s Bond,” will in future be known as

THE ALBERT BOND.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Commissioner’s Order No. 199.]

Special Rules under “The Regulation of Mines Act, 1874.”

Mines Department,
Wellington, 25th April, 1884.

THE under-mentioned special rules for the Pukerau Coal Mine, Otago District, are published 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 competent 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 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 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 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 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 necessary.

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 men and boys in that part of the mine, and 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 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 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 permission of the manager.

Notice under “The Native Land Laws Amendment Act, 1883.”

WHEREAS the estate and interest of Ani Ripihi and Akuhata Ripihi, half-caste natives of New Zealand, in the land described in the Schedule hereto, is vested in George Lipsey and Ema Lipsey, as Trustees under the provisions of “The Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1867,” and the several amendments thereof, subject to certain restrictions on the alienation of such land, and application has been made for the removal of such restrictions:

It is hereby notified that it is intended, immediately after the expiration of sixty days from the publication of this notice in the Gazette and in the Kahiti, to remove the said restrictions on the alienation of the said land in respect of the interests aforesaid, in order that the said lands may be sold by the said Trustees.

Dated at Wellington, this fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.

JOHN BRYCE,
Minister for Native Affairs.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece of land situated in the Te Aroha Survey District, containing 2 roods, more or less, being part of Section No. 17 of Block IX. on the map of Te Aroha Survey District, and part of the land described in Vol. xxiv., folio 166, of the Register-book, which said piece of land intended to be conveyed is part of Block IX. on the map of the Te Aroha Gold Field Town; and is bounded towards the North-east by Lower Street, 150 links; towards the South-east by Bridge Street, 333·2 links; towards the South-west by Church Street, 150 links; and towards the North-west by other part of said Block IX. on said map, 333·2 links.