878
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 64

Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement of tonnage of merchant ships for the time being in force under the principal Act have been adopted by the Government of any foreign country, and are in force in that country, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by Order in Council, to direct that the ships of such foreign country shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their certificates of registry or other national papers, and thereupon it shall no longer be necessary for such ships to be remeasured in any port or place in Her Majesty’s dominions, but such ships shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their certificates of registry or other papers, in the same manner, to the same extent, and for the same purposes in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British ships is to be deemed the tonnage of such ships”:

And whereas by “The Merchant Shipping Act, 1876,” it is enacted that, “where Her Majesty has power under ‘The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854,’ or any Act passed or hereafter to be passed amending the same, to make an Order in Council, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty from time to time to make such Order in Council, and by Order in Council to revoke, alter, or add to any order so made”:

And whereas it was made to appear to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement of tonnage of merchant ships now in force under “The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854,” had been adopted by the Royal Norwegian Government, and came into force in Norway on the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six:

And whereas by an Order in Council dated the seventeenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, Her Majesty was pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to direct that the merchant ships belonging to the said Kingdom of Norway, the measurement whereof had, after the said first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, been ascertained and denoted in the registers and other national papers of such ships, testified by the dates thereof, should be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such registers or other national papers, in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships: Provided nevertheless that, should the owner or master of any Norwegian steamship desire the deduction for engine room in his ships to be estimated under the rules for engine-room measurement and deduction applicable to British ships instead of under the Norwegian rule, the engine room should be measured and the deduction calculated according to British rules:

And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that a new Royal Ordinance, which came into operation on the fifth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, stipulates that the certificates of tonnage of Norwegian steamships may show the net tonnage calculated according to British rules:

And whereas it has been made to appear desirable to Her Majesty that the provisions of the said recited Order in Council of the seventeenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, should be revoked, and a new Order in Council made and substituted in lieu thereof:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in virtue of the powers vested in her by the said recited Acts, and by and with the advice of her Privy Council, is pleased to direct that the said recited order of the seventeenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, shall be and the same is hereby revoked, and in lieu thereof, and in substitution therefor, Her Majesty is hereby pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to direct as follows:—

1. As regards sailing-ships: That merchant sailing-ships of the said Kingdom of Norway, the measurement whereof shall, after the said first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, have been ascertained and denoted in the certificates of registry or other national papers of such sailing-ships, testified by the dates thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such certificates of registry or other national papers, in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British sailing-ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships.

2. As regards steamships: That merchant ships belonging to the said Kingdom of Norway which are propelled by steam or any other power requiring engine room, the measurement whereof shall, after the said first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, have been ascertained and denoted in the certificates of registry or other national papers of such steamships, testified by the dates thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such certificates of registry or other national papers, in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships: Provided nevertheless that, if the owner or master of any such Norwegian steamship desires the deduction for engine room in such ship to be estimated under the rules for engine-room measurement and deduction applicable to British ships, instead of under the Norwegian rule, the engine room shall be measured and the deduction calculated according to the British rules; and that, in the event of the net registered tonnage of such steamships estimated under the British rules being denoted in the said certificates of registry or other national papers, the same shall be deemed to be of the tonnage so denoted therein.

C. L. PEEL.

Decision of Court of Inquiry into the Stranding of the s.s. “Takapuna” confirmed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 27th May, 1884.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to confirm the following decision of the Court of Inquiry into the stranding of the steamer “Takapuna,” by which the New Zealand certificate of competency, No. 26, of the master, Frederick Jones, is suspended for six months from the 2nd instant. The steamer struck on a rock a little to the south of Cape Egmont Lighthouse while on her way from New Plymouth to Wellington on the 23rd November last.

H. A. ATKINSON.

THAT the vessel was brought into foul ground through the want of experience of the second mate, causing him to misjudge the distance from the shore.

The captain neglected to take proper precautions for steering a safe course, and was absent from the deck when rounding Cape Egmont, leaving the safety of the vessel entirely dependent upon the judgment of a young officer unacquainted with the coast.

If this negligence in navigation were an isolated instance I might be enabled to look more leniently on the default; but the examination of the logs and other official records of the ship, and the absence of a night order-book, show great general carelessness on the master’s part. I therefore adjudge his certificate of competency to be suspended for six months, subject to confirmation by the Governor.

I wish to caution the second mate that he should always ask for a chart and such appliances as are necessary for safe navigation.

I think it is necessary to notice that the chief engineer neither entered in his register the damage done to the bottom, nor reported to his inspecting engineer the entry of the vessel’s striking heavily.

I regret to add that the chief mate, Smith, likewise failed to enter in the ship’s log a complete record of what actually occurred on various occasions, and made irregular additions to it.

The costs of the witnesses in this inquiry amount to £30 10s., and I order this amount to be paid by Captain Frederick Jones.

Given under my hand this 2nd day of May, 1884, at Dunedin, New Zealand.

E. H. CAREW,
Resident Magistrate.

We concur in the above report.

ROBT. A. E. SCOTT,
WM. THOMSON,
Nautical Assessors.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1884.

PATENT for Improvements in Machines for concentrating Finely-divided Metalliferous Material.

JOSEPH CARTER, of Goulburn, in the Colony of New South Wales, Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have appointed Thursday, the 28th day of August next, at 12 o’clock noon, at this office, to hear the said application and all objections thereto; and I require all persons having an interest in opposing the grant of such Letters Patent to leave, on or before the 13th day of August next, at this office, particulars in writing of their objections to the said application, otherwise they will be precluded from urging the same.

C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.

Application for a Patent.

Patent Office,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1884.

PATENT for Improvements in the Treatment of Finely-divided Auriferous Material for the Extraction of Gold and Quicksilver, the residual product being a useful pigment.

EDWARD SPENCER, of No. 146, Canning Street, North Carlton, in the Colony of Victoria, Builder, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention; and I have