Nov. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1287

Appointment of Examination Shed.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the powers in me for this purpose vested by “The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882,” I, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do hereby appoint the under-mentioned building to be a place where goods may be deposited for examination on the landing thereof, viz.:—

Port of Auckland.

A building constructed of wood and iron, situated on Quay Street Jetty No. 2, marked “H.”

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this nineteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight.

H. A. ATKINSON,

(For the Commissioner of Trade and Customs.)

Commissioner’s Order No. 313.]

Notice to Mariners, No. 31 of 1888.

Marine Department,

Wellington, 20th November, 1888.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, is published for general information.

H. A. ATKINSON.

PORT ADELAIDE SEMAPHORE ANCHORAGE.—LEADING LIGHTS.

REFERRING to Notice No. 12 of 1888, as to the removal of the “Beatrice,” mariners are now hereby informed that, on and after the 1st December, 1888, two red lights will be exhibited ashore, one from the time-ball tower and the other from the flagstaff at the shore end of Semaphore Jetty.

These lights in line, bearing S.E. ¼ S., lead through the deepest water in the semaphore anchorage and up to the ocean-steamers’ mooring buoy.

Directions.

By Night: Vessels approaching the anchorage should not bring the Port Adelaide light to the north of N.E. until the above lights are in line, then steer in on that line with the lead going until the requisite water is found or the mooring buoy is picked up. When the red light east of the lighthouse is just closing with the bright light on No. 11 beacon the vessel will be close to the mooring buoy.

The leading lights will not show south of the bell buoy on the Wonga Shoal, so that vessels of suitable draught, which do not intend to use the mooring buoy, may steer in for any part of the anchorage as soon as the two red lights are visible.

By Day: Keep the lighthouse on the same bearing until the time-ball tower and the water tower are in line, then proceed as above.

By direction. THOS. N. STEPHENS,

Secretary, Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide,

29th October, 1888.

Reward of £10,000 offered for the Discovery of New Gold fields.—Amended Conditions.

Mines Department,

Wellington, 30th April; 1888.

REWARDS of £10,000 are offered for the discovery of new goldfields, upon the amended conditions set forth hereunder.

G. F. RICHARDSON,

Minister of Mines.

AMENDED CONDITIONS.

1. The maximum sum offered as a reward for any proved discovery of a new goldfield in accordance with these conditions is £5,000 for the North Island, and £5,000 for the Middle Island.

2. The newly-discovered goldfield must be situated not less than forty miles from any existing goldfield or any existing workings.

3. No reward shall be payable until 50,000 ounces of gold have been produced from the newly-discovered goldfield within three years from the date of its being registered.

4. Any person discovering new gold-workings, and being desirous of obtaining the reward, shall immediately forward a written report of such discovery, with full particulars, to the Warden or Resident Magistrate of the district within which such discovery shall be situated, and the Warden or Resident Magistrate shall forthwith register the report as an application for reward.

5. No prospecting will be allowed upon Native land without a prospecting license authorising the person therein named, with the consent of the owner of the land, to prospect, in accordance with the provisions of sections one hundred and thirty-five to one hundred and thirty-seven of “The Mining Act, 1886,” inclusive.

No reward shall be paid for any discovery that may be made upon Native land without the consent of the Native owners and the approval of the Minister of Mines.

Notification by the Royal Humane Society of Australasia.

—Proficiency in Swimming.

Education Department,

Wellington, 16th November, 1888.

THE following notice from the Royal Humane Society of Australasia is published for general information. The Secretary of the society is Commander Charles B. Payne, R.N., of 41, Selborne Chambers, Melbourne.

T. W. HISLOP,

(For the Minister of Education.)

THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA.

CONDITIONS upon which the Society will award a Bronze Medallion for Proficiency in Swimming Exercises with reference to saving Life, and Certificates for Proficiency in the Theoretical Knowledge of the Art of saving Life from Drowning, &c., at the Public and Private School in all the Australasian Colonies.

1. A BRONZE medallion will be awarded by the society, in the month of April in each year, for the practical demonstration of ability in swimming to the relief of a drowning person, and effecting his rescue and resuscitation, to each school which shall contribute the sum of £1 1s. to the funds of the society, thereby constituting its headmaster or teacher a member thereof, and which shall send two months’ previous notice to the Secretary of its intention to compete.

2. A certificate will be awarded by the society, in the month of April, in each year, for the theoretical knowledge of the society’s directions for saving life in cases of drowning, snake-bite, choking, sunstroke, bleeding, fainting, and apoplexy, to each school which shall contribute the sum of £1 1s. to the funds of the society, thereby constituting its headmaster or teacher a member thereof, and which shall send two months’ previous notice to the Secretary of its intention to compete.

3. The practical demonstration shall be made in the presence of the scholars and the headmaster or teacher, or of such other judge as he shall appoint, whose award shall be final.

4. Printed papers for the theoretical examination will be issued by the society to the headmasters or teachers of schools on application, and the examination will be held under their supervision. The answers must be in writing; the decision of the headmasters or teachers thereon to be final.

N.B.—The subscription of £1 1s. will include the competition for both medallion and certificate.

RULES to be observed by Competitors for the Bronze Medallion awarded by the Royal Humane Society of Australasia for Proficiency in Swimming Exercises at the Public and the Private Schools, with reference to saving Life from Drowning.

1. THE competition for the medallion to be open to all pupils of the school, subject to the approval of the headmaster or teacher, and to be held at such place as he shall direct, and be carried out under his supervision or that of such umpire as he may appoint. Each to have one trial, under the following conditions:—

2. First Trial.—A dummy or block of wood to represent a body, to be floated at some distance from the place where the pupil has to enter the water. The competitor is to swim to it and bring it back to the starting-point.

N.B.—In running water this rule may be modified to such extent as the headmaster or teacher may consider necessary.

Second Trial.—A weighted dummy or block of wood, with rope handles, to be sunk at some distance from the place where the competitor is to enter the water. The competitor shall swim to the spot, dive, and bring the dummy to land at the place appointed. The spot where it is sunk may be indicated by a floating cork, not to be attached to the dummy (except in running water).

Third Trial.—A dummy to be sunk in the water, the place not being indicated. The competitor to enter the water at a given point, then dive, find the dummy, and bring it to the shore. The weight of the dummy to be proportioned to the ages of the pupils.

A certain number of marks to be awarded to every competitor in each of the above trials, the minimum of time occupied being an important consideration.

3. Competitors to be partially clothed.

4. The medallion is to be awarded to the pupil who has obtained the greatest number of marks in the above three trials. The winner of the society’s medallion is ineligible for future prizes.

It is strongly recommended that all competitors should make themselves acquainted with the rules for the restoration of the apparently drowned, &c., as adopted by this society.