June 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 961

South Pacific Directory, page 357. Remarks (personal observation): Discoloured water was seen for nearly one mile to the southward of Flat Rock; caution is necessary.

Place and subject of correction: Immer or Nina Island, New Hebrides. Lat. 19° 17′ S., long. 169° 36′ E. Admiralty chart: No. 1308. Sailing directions: South Pacific Directory, page 540. Remarks (personal observation): Proceeded from Wea Sisi for Immer or Nina Island, which is to the north-east of Tanna. It is well wooded, and its general height about 120 to 150 feet; the south end terminates in a small bluff, but the north end is very low, and runs well out into the sea, discoloured water being seen from one and a half to two miles off.

Place and subject of correction: Vaté or Sandwich Island, New Hebrides Group, S.W. Pacific. Position: S.E. point, lat. 17° 45′, long. 168° 43′ approximate. Admiralty chart: No. 1380. Sailing directions: Pacific Hydrographic Notices. Remarks: The latitude and longitude here given are determined by dead-reckoning position at 9.30 p.m., sights for latitude having been obtained at noon, and longitude 3.45 p.m. (It verifies the remark of H.M.S. “Nymphe,” page 5, Hydrographic Notice, Pacific Ocean, No. 44.) The east coast is therefore about thirteen miles out of position on Chart 1380; and the island, instead of being 18′ long, as represented, is 31′. The south-east point is low, and consequently dangerous to approach at night.

Place and subject of correction: Caroline Island, Kusail or Nalan Island, Chabrol Harbour. Position: 5° 20′ N., 163° 5′ E. Admiralty charts: Nos. 977 and 978. Remarks: There is an error of considerable importance in the plan of Chabrol Harbour. Looking at the chart it will be seen that, according to the chart, when a vessel is in mid-channel of the entrance the west point of Lélé Island should be well open, bearing W. by N. ½ N.; and that the west point of the island and Lélé Point are in a line on a W. ½ N. bearing. This is most certainly not the case.

When in mid-channel, both entering and leaving the harbour, it was found that the south peak (or south tangent) of Mount Buache, the west point of Lélé Island, and south point of Lélé Island, are exactly in line, bearing N. 71° W. (magnetic).

This is most important, for a vessel making the harbour, and expecting to open the west point of Lélé Island before entering, unless able to see the reef and entrance, would certainly be in danger of running on the reef off Yépan Point.

Directions for entering: Bring the south peak of Mount Buache, west and south points, and Lélé Island in line, bearing N. 71° W., steer in this line, and when in mid-channel of the entrance steer W. ½ N. until the west point of Lélé Island bears N.W. by W., when it will be in line with the centre peak of Mount Buache; steer for this point and anchor in 9 fathoms off Lélé Village.

Kusail is the name of all the islands (Lélé, Nalan, &c.); Nalan is the name of the main island.

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

Mines Department,
Wellington, 14th June, 1884.

THE under-mentioned special rules for the Fortification 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 to Owners of Native Land under “The Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882.”

“TE Ture Reiti i nga Whenua o te Karauna me nga Whenua Maori, 1882,” me te Ture Whakatikatika i taua Ture.

Ki te tangata nana, ki nga tangata ranei na ratou nga whenua kua whakahuatia i roto i nga rooru whakaatu i nga utu o nga whenua Maori, kua tukua atu nei ki nga poari takiwa e mau nei nga ingoa i roto i te Kupu Apiti ki tenei, i raro i nga tikanga o nga Ture kua whakahuatia i runga ake nei me era atu Ture katoa e pa ana e whai tikanga ana.

Notomea kua tukua mai he tono ki ahau Te Minita Whakahaere i nga Moni o Niu Tireni, e mau nei toku ingoa i raro iho nei, e nga poari takiwa e tetahi tangata ranei mo