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is not less than twenty-one years of age, and that he has been employed for a period of not less than five years in a coal-mine.

For First-class Certificates.

The subjects for examination shall be as follows:—
(1.) On the sinking of shafts and construction of main roadways, opening out a mine, and the division of a mine into districts:
(2.) The various methods adopted in securing shafts and workings in a mine, showing the relative advantage and efficiency of each class of material used:
(3.) The various methods of ventilation, and the construction of airways so as to produce a good circulation of fresh air in any part of a mine:
(4.) On the areas of airways, the velocity and divisions of currents, and the deductions to be made for friction:
(5.) On the nature and composition of explosive and dangerous gases occurring in coal-mines, and on spontaneous combustion:
(6.) On the drainage of mines and pumping appliances:
(7.) The haulage on planes and in shafts, also the different systems of underground haulage, with horse-power required to do the work:
(8.) The theoretical and effective power of steam-engines and boilers; also on the strength of hauling-ropes and chains:
(9.) The incrustations in steam-boilers, and the cause of same, and remedy therefor:
(10.) Tapping water in mines, and the mode of constructing dams in underground workings to keep water back:
(11.) Blasting and the use of explosives:
(12.) The effect that faults produce in coal-seams, and how to ascertain the direction of a coal-seam when severed by a fault:
(13.) A knowledge of the composition and character of the different classes of coal, and also of the character of the rocks and formation of the country where coal is likely to be found:
(14.) A knowledge of underground surveying and of making plans, showing system of working, inclination of seam, faults, and system of ventilation:
(15.) A knowledge of arithmetic and the method of keeping accounts:
(16.) A knowledge of the provisions of “The Coal-mines Act, 1886,” and “The Coal-mines Act Amendment Act, 1890.”

Every applicant must be able to give drawings to illustrate details connected with any work to be done in or about a coal-mine, and must give all details of calculations, and in matters of opinion must fully state his reasons for arriving at any given conclusion.

For Second-class Certificates.

The subjects for examination shall be as follows:—
(1.) On the sinking of shafts and construction of main roadways, opening out a mine, and the division of a mine into districts:
(2.) The various methods adopted in securing shafts and workings in a mine, showing the relative advantage and efficiency of each class of material used:
(3.) The various methods of ventilation, and the construction of airways so as to produce a good circulation of fresh air in any part of the mine:
(4.) On the areas of airways, the velocity and divisions of currents, and the deductions to be made for friction:
(5.) On the nature and composition of explosive and dangerous gases occurring in coal-mines, and on spontaneous combustion:
(6.) On the drainage of mines and pumping appliances:
(7.) The haulage on planes and in shafts, also the different systems of underground haulage, with horse-power required to do the work; also on the strength of hauling-ropes and chains:
(8.) Tapping water in mines, and the mode of constructing dams in underground workings to keep water back:
(9.) Blasting and the use of explosives:
(10.) The effect that faults produce in coal-seams, and how to ascertain the direction of a coal-seam when severed by a fault:
(11.) A knowledge of arithmetic and the method of keeping accounts:
(12.) A knowledge of the provisions of “The Coal-mines Act, 1886,” and “The Coal-mines Act Amendment Act, 1890.”

Engine-drivers working Winding-machinery.

The Board shall also examine, or cause to be examined, on the subjects hereafter specified, applicants for certificates for engine-drivers who are in charge of and working any winding-machinery by means of which persons are brought up or passed down or along any shaft, pit, or inclined plane or level, or are otherwise let down to or brought up from a mine.

The Board may appoint supervisors from time to time to conduct such examinations, and shall grant certificates in the form set forth in Schedule E hereunto annexed, to such persons who shall have passed the prescribed examination, and shall have produced certificates of character from their previous employers which are satisfactory to the Board.

Every applicant for a certificate shall make application in writing to the Secretary of the Board of Examiners, Mines Department, Wellington, accompanied with a fee of £1 sterling, together with a certificate of character; also a certificate from a certificated mine manager, showing that the applicant had been working winding-machinery for a period of not less than six calendar months.

The subjects for examination shall be as follows:—
(1.) On the different classes of steam-engines used in winding, and also all the internal and moving parts:
(2.) On the different appliances and indicators used to show the position of cage in shaft, or truck on plane, in which persons are conveyed, also the meaning of the different signals used in mines:
(3.) On the different kinds of boilers used for winding-engines and their connections, and the effect of impurities in water used in such boilers, and the different remedies adopted to keep them clean:
(4.) On the different appliances used for winding with hydraulic machinery, and the methods adopted for letting on and shutting off the water:
(5.) On the power of steam-engines and hydraulic machinery.

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SCHEDULE A.

“THE COAL-MINES ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1890.”

First-class Mine Manager’s Certificate.

No. Office of Board of Examiners,
Wellington, , 189 .

THIS is to certify that [State the name in full, address, and occupation of person examined] has passed a satisfactory examination as a first-class mine manager of a coal-mine, as required by section 4 of “The Coal-mines Act Amendment Act, 1890,” and the regulations made thereunder.

A.B.,
Chairman of the Board of Examiners.

Entered, Vol. , folio .
C.D., Secretary.

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SCHEDULE B.

“THE COAL-MINES ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1890.”

Second-class Mine Manager’s Certificate.

No. Office of Board of Examiners,
Wellington, , 189 .

THIS is to certify that [State the name in full, address, and occupation of person examined] has passed a satisfactory examination as a second-class mine manager of a coal-mine, as required by section 4 of “The Coal-mines Act Amendment Act, 1890,” and the regulations made thereunder.

A.B.,
Chairman of the Board of Examiners.

Entered, Vol. , folio .
C.D., Secretary.

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SCHEDULE C.

“THE COAL-MINES ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1890.”

Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency.

No. Office of Board of Examiners,
Wellington, , 189 .

In pursuance of the authority vested in me in terms of section 5 of “The Coal-mines Act Amendment Act, 1890,” I hereby certify that [State the name and address of applicant] has produced to the Board of Examiners a certificate of competency from a duly-constituted and recognised authority outside the colony, and has satisfied the Board of Examiners of his bona fides.

A.B.,
Chairman of the Board of Examiners.

Entered, Vol. , folio .
C.D., Secretary.

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SCHEDULE D.

“THE COAL-MINES ACT AMENDMENT ACT, 1890.”

Service Certificate of Competency.

No. Office of Board of Examiners,
Wellington, , 189 .

In pursuance of the authority vested in the Board of Examiners in terms of section 5 of “The Coal-mines Act Amendment Act, 1890,” I hereby certify that , has proved to the satisfaction of the Board that