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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 41

flannel trousers, six white shirts, six coloured shirts, twelve collars, three nightshirts, six pairs merino socks, four pairs cotton or merino drawers, four merino vests, two neckties, two pairs braces, six white handkerchiefs, six coloured handkerchiefs, six towels, one clothes-brush, one sponge, one leather bag, one clothes-bag, one brush and comb, one tooth- and one nail-brush, three pairs boots, one pair slippers, two pairs gloves.

The probable annual expense attending renewals of uniforms and other clothes, washing, subscription to recreative fund, &c., is estimated to be about £25.

52. Students will be required to find their own books, and a list will be furnished to each on appointment. They will also be required to find their own stationery and drawing materials.

53. The foregoing regulations will be generally followed, but my Lords will modify them from time to time as may be considered desirable.

Medical Examinations.

54. With a view to prevent parents and guardians from incurring the inconvenience and expense of preparing candidates for entry as engineer students in Her Majesty’s navy who may be physically unfit for the service, it is suggested that the candidates be submitted to examination by the medical adviser of the family, or any other qualified medical practitioner, to whom the following points may be submitted as those upon which they will be physically examined by naval medical officers. It is to be understood that this private examination is merely suggested as a guide to parents and guardians, and to lessen the chances of disappointment, and that it is by no means intended to take the place of, or to influence in any way, the regular official physical examination :—

A weak constitution, arising from imperfect development or weakness of the physical powers of the body, either hereditary or from chronic disease, wounds, or injuries :

Chronic eruptions on the skin or scalp :

Malformation of the head, with a dry, harsh, divergent state of the hair of the scalp, fracture or depression of the bones of the skull, disordered intellect, imbecility, epilepsy, paralysis, or impediment of speech :

Blindness or defective vision, as tested by Snellen’s test types, in one or both eyes, fistula lachrymalis, and ptosis :

Impaired hearing, or discharge from one or both ears, disease or thickening of the lining membrane of the external ear :

Disease of the bones of the nose or of its cartilages, and polypus :

Disease of the throat, palate, or tonsils ; unsound teeth, offensive breath from constitutional causes, unhealthy gums, scrofulous diseases of the glands of the throat or neck, external cicatrices from scrofulous sores :

Functional or organic disease of the heart or blood-vessels, deformity or contraction of the chest, flattening of the subclavicular regions, phthisis, hæmoptysis, bronchitis, dyspncea, aphonia, chronic cough, or other symptoms of tubercular exudation into the pulmonary tissues :

Swelling or distention of the abdomen, undue obesity; disease or enlargement of the liver, spleen, or kidneys ; rupture, weakness, or distention of the abdominal rings ; vesical weakness, or incontinence :

The existence of any congenital defect, or of varicocele :

Any disease of or pertaining to the alimentary canal :

Paralysis, weakness, impaired motion, or contraction of the upper or lower extremities, from whatever cause ; aneurism, a varicose state of the veins, especially of the leg ; bunions, distortion, malformation of the feet, or malposition of the fingers or toes :

Distortion of the spine, of the bones of the chest, or pelvis, from injury or constitutional defect.

By command of their Lordships.

EVAN MACGREGOR.

NOTE.—Appended to these regulations is a memorandum of the several grades of engineer officers of the Royal navy, together with the scales of full and half-pay and other information, and also information as to the pay, &c., of the officers of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors.

The papers set at the examination of April, 1889, April, 1890, and April, 1891, have been published by the Civil Service Commissioners, and may be purchased, price 6d. each, either directly or through any bookseller, from the following agents, viz. : Messrs. Eyre and Spottiswoode, East Harding Street, Fetter Lane, London, E.C. ; Messrs. John Menzies and Co., 12, Hanover Street, Edinburgh, and 88 and 90, West Nile Street, Glasgow ; and Messrs. Hodges, Figgis, and Co., 104, Grafton Street, Dublin.

MEMORANDUM AS TO THE PAY, ETC., OF ENGINEER OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY.

*The pay of probationary assistant engineers is 6s. a day.

Chief engineers are allowed to reckon junior service on the following scale for increase of full pay and half-pay and retirement :—

Under 11 years’ service in senior rank, one-half junior service besides.

Above 11 years’ service in senior rank, all junior service which is allowed to count.

Junior service is all confirmed time served as assistant engineer and engineer from the age of 20.

Charge Pay.

Chief engineers and engineers when in charge of machinery of ships in commission are allowed—

Engineer officers in charge of engines of 3,000 indicated horse-power and upwards in the larger ships of modern construction will, in consideration of the increased responsibilities attaching to their position, be granted rates of charge pay varying from 4s. to 9s. a day, according to the special circumstances of each case, in lieu of the above rates, which are for ships fitted with ordinary machinery. Engineers and assistant engineers in charge of engines of ships not in commission are allowed 1s. a day. Chief engineers in charge of machinery of an exceptional ship such as the “Hecla,” though under 3,000 indicated horse-power, 4s. a day.

Extra Pay.

The senior engineer in ships in commission, having engines of 3,000 indicated horse-power and upwards, is allowed 1s. a day extra pay.

The chief inspectors and inspectors of machinery in the reserves, in consideration of their responsible duties, are allowed an additional 3s. a day.

Promotion.

Assistant Engineers, qualified for advancement, are eligible for promotion to the rank of engineer after five years’ service. Assistant engineers count their probationary time towards increase of pay and promotion, as stated in paragraph 36 of the regulations.