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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 5

Election of Directors of the Central Board of the New Zealand Government Insurance Association.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 10th January, 1885.

IN accordance with the regulations issued by the Governor in Council under the authority of “The New Zealand Government Insurance Association Act, 1884,” for the first election of Directors of the Central Board of the New Zealand Government Insurance Association, it is hereby notified that the certificate in writing of the Presiding Officer has been received certifying that

FRANCIS HENRY DILLON BELL, of Wellington, Barrister-at-law,
GEORGE FISHER, of Wellington, and
GEORGE SAMUEL GRAHAM, of Wellington,

were duly elected, and that the number of votes given for the said Directors respectively were 1,513; 1,343; and 1,334.

W. J. M. LARNACH,
(for the Colonial Treasurer.)

Authority to frank and receive.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 8th January, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorize

The SECRETARY to the COMMISSIONERS of the GREY EDUCATION DISTRICT

to frank and receive, free from the prepayment of postage, letters and parcels, and frank telegrams, on the public service.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Postmaster-General.

Authority to frank.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 9th January, 1885.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorize

Mr. WILLIAM HENRY D. JOHNSON,
Government Agent at Rotorua, to frank letters, telegrams, and parcels on the public service. This cancels the authority in favour of Dr. Thomas Hope Lewis, Medical Officer.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Postmaster-General.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 14th January, 1885.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

OTAGO CENTRAL RAILWAY.—WINGATUI VIADUCT.—PIERS AND SUPERSTRUCTURE CONTRACT.

Accepted.

R. S. Sparrow and Co., Dunedin .. .. 13,922 14 10

Declined.

Palmer, Booth, and Co., Dunedin .. .. 14,561 1 10
Cossens and Black, Dunedin .. .. 14,676 2 3
John Anderson, Christchurch .. .. 16,550 0 0

MAIN SOUTH ROAD, TAIERI COUNTY.—TAIERI BRIDGE CONTRACT.

Accepted.

W. Rhodes, Clinton .. .. .. 5,731 19 8

Declined.

C. Kilgendorf, Dunedin .. .. .. 6,632 12 0
F. Siedberg, Dunedin .. .. .. 7,655 0 0
Black and Allison, Dunedin .. .. .. 8,674 12 0
J. Sutherland, Dunedin .. .. .. 9,170 14 11
J. Whitaker and Co., Dunedin .. .. .. 9,278. 8 2

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares and Charges in force on New Zealand Railways.

IN accordance with section 144 of “The Public Works Act, 1882,” I, Edward Richardson, Minister for Public Works, do hereby make the following alterations and additions to the scale of charges, to come into force on and after the 12th day of January, 1885;—

PART IV.—LOCAL RATES.
HURUNUI—BLUFF SECTION.

Chiarini’s Circus: Special train of not more than twenty-nine vehicles will be charged 20s. per mile. Minimum charge, £20.

As witness my hand this tenth day of January, 1885.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

Special Rules for the Inkerman Quartz-Mining Company (Limited), under “The Regulation of Mines Act, 1874.”

Mines Department,
Wellington, 12th January, 1885.

THE under-mentioned special rules, to be observed at the Inkerman Quartz Mine, Westport District, are published in accordance with the provisions of section 31 of “The Regulation of Mines Act, 1874.”

W. J. M. LARNACH,
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 mining 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 mining 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, stopes, 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 mining manager shall see that an ample supply of timber, props, and other requisite materials are always on the premises, and the “boss” of shift shall see that the same are distributed, and also report any deficiency. The underground manager 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. The mining manager or underground manager shall visit, if possible, daily all parts of the mine being worked, and shall weekly record in writing, in a book kept for the purpose, the safety of the works carried on.

7. The mining manager shall see that all the provisions contained in the Act as to the employment of boys and male young persons are strictly enforced.

8. The mining manager shall see that all the provisions contained in the Act, and in these special rules, relating to the use of gunpowder and other explosive substances used in the mine are strictly adhered to and enforced.

9. The mining manager or his deputy 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.

10. The underground manager or “boss” of shift shall withdraw men from working-places which are in any way unsafe, and shall report the same to the mining manager.

11. The underground manager shall see that sufficient boreholes are kept in advance of and on both sides, to prevent inundation in every working approaching a place likely to contain noxious gases or water.

12. The underground manager, whenever practicable, must personally attend to the matters and duties required by the following rules; and the performance and observance of such matters and duties shall not be intrusted to a deputy, except in cases in which the underground manager cannot reasonably perform them, or during his lawful absence. In these cases he may require his deputy or deputies to act for him, and they shall be bound to do and perform all acts, matters, and duties deputed to him or them by the underground manager according to these rules.