Nov. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1489

New Zealand, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby revoke the regulations made on the twenty-first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, aforesaid, and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto; and doth hereby further declare that such regulations shall come into force on the day of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE
REGULATIONS.

1. IN these regulations, when not inconsistent with the context,—
   “The said Act” means “The Coal-mines Act, 1891:”
   “Mining association” means any mining association which is registered under “The Friendly Societies Act, 1882.”

2. No withdrawal of money from the account mentioned in the said Act as “the Sick and Accident Fund,” at any Post Office Savings-bank, shall be permitted until the mining association of the district shall have nominated at least two persons as trustees of the said fund, and shall have given to the Chief Postmaster of the district and to the Minister of Mines written notice of such nomination, and of the acceptance of such trusteeship by the persons so nominated.

3. When any change takes place in the office of trustee, either by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, similar notices shall at once be given by the association.

4. Whenever any sum of money is withdrawn by the trustees from the Sick and Accident Fund (hereinafter referred to as “the said account”), the trustees shall give to the Inspector of Mines residing nearest to the Post Office Savings-bank where the said account is kept full particulars of the sum or sums so withdrawn.

5. All moneys withdrawn from the said account shall be paid and applied to one or other of the objects hereinafter set forth, namely:—
   (a.) When any workman has been off work through an accident for one week or more, he shall receive the sum of 10s. per week, or at the rate of 1s. 8d. for every working-day after the expiration of the first week from the date of the accident; such payments to be made on the certificate of a medical officer, and shall continue so long as such medical officer shall certify that such workman is unable to work, or, in case any workman is permanently disabled, he may be granted a fixed sum, not exceeding £50, in satisfaction of all claims.
   (b.) If any workman meets with an accident which proves fatal, the nearest relative of such workman may be granted a sum not exceeding £10 towards defraying the funeral expenses of the deceased workman; and an additional sum, not exceeding £15, may be granted to the widow or other near relative of such deceased workman in full satisfaction of all claims.
   (c.) Any workman who meets with an accident which disables him from work shall send, or cause to be sent, within three days of such accident occurring, a notice, in writing, to the Inspector of Mines; and all applications for relief must be made within ten days from the date of the accident, or the claim cannot be entertained.
   (d.) No workman shall be entitled to relief from the Sick and Accident Fund for any accident caused by drinking intoxicating liquors, fighting, or any kind of athletic sports or game of amusement, or for any accident caused by the misconduct of such workman.

6. The sums mentioned in the preceding clause shall only be paid on condition that an equal amount is contributed by the Miners’ Association from their private fund. In case, however, a fixed amount is granted under clause 5 of these regulations to any workman who is permanently disabled, in full satisfaction of all claims, a sum not exceeding £50 may be paid out of the Sick and Accident Fund without the Mining Association being liable to contribute a moiety.

7. For each quarterly period ending 31st March, 30th June, 30th September, and 31st December in each year, returns shall be furnished by the trustees to the Minister of Mines, showing the several amounts paid into the said account, and the particulars of all withdrawals and disbursements therefrom during such quarter.
   Every such return shall be so forwarded within ten days after the expiration of the quarterly period to which it relates, and shall be verified by the statutory declaration of the president or other the chief officer of the association.

8. The trustees shall keep proper books of account showing the various items of receipts and expenditure in relation to the said account, and such books shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of any Inspector of Mines, who may take such extracts therefrom as he may require.

9. No sum exceeding £20 in amount shall be withdrawn from the said account without the written authority of an Inspector of Mines.

10. If in any case the trustees or either of them shall wilfully commit a breach of any of these regulations, or shall misspend or misappropriate any of the moneys standing to the credit of, or withdrawn from, the said account, then it shall be lawful for the Minister of Mines, on proof of the fact, by notice to the Chief Postmaster of the district, to prohibit any further dealing with such account by the said trustees or either of them, and to remove the offending trustee or trustees from office; and any moneys so misappropriated may be recovered in the name of the Minister of Mines as a debt due to Her Majesty the Queen.
    In case of removal of the trustees or either of them from office as last aforesaid, the Minister shall, by writing, forthwith request the miners’ association of the district to appoint other persons or person to fill the vacancy, and, if such association shall neglect so to do for the space of fourteen days after service of such written request, then the Minister of Mines may appoint a trustee or trustees to fill such vacancy; and such trustee or trustees, when so appointed, shall have and may exercise all the powers of the original trustee or trustees with respect to the said account.

11. In any district where there is no mining association the Minister of Mines and Public Trustee shall apply the moneys deposited to the credit of the Coal-mines Relief Fund, on receipt of a certificate from a duly-qualified medical officer, and also on the certificate from an Inspector of Mines, for any of the objects hereinafter set forth, namely:—
    (a.) When any workman has been off work through an accident for one week or more, he shall receive the sum of 10s. per week, or at the rate of 1s. 8d. after the expiration of the first week for every working-day from the date of the accident; and shall continue so long as such medical officer and Inspector of Mines shall certify that such workman is unable to work, or, in cases where any workmen is permanently disabled, he may be granted a fixed sum, not exceeding £50, in satisfaction of all claims.
    (b.) If any workman meets with an accident which proves fatal, the nearest relative of such workman may be granted a sum not exceeding £10 towards defraying the funeral expenses of the deceased workman; and an additional sum not exceeding £15 may be granted to the widow or other near relative of such deceased workman, in full satisfaction of all claims.
    (c.) Any workman who meets with an accident which disables him from work shall send, or cause to be sent, within seven days of such accident occurring, a notice in writing, to the Inspector of Mines; and all applications for relief must be made within ten days from the date of the accident, or the claim cannot be entertained.
    (d.) No workman shall be entitled to relief from the Coal-miners’ Relief Fund for any accident caused by drinking intoxicating liquors, fighting, or any kind of athletic sports or game of amusement, or for any accident caused by the misconduct of such workman.

HUGH POLLEN,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Removal of Restrictions on Alienation of Native Land.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of October, 1892.

Present:
THE HONOURABLE SIR P. A. BUCKLEY PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS application has been made to the Governor in Council by Reha Aperahama and others, comprising a majority in number of the Native owners of the land described in the second column of the Schedule hereto, praying that the restrictions on the alienation of such land contained in the Land Transfer certificate bearing date the twenty-ninth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, described in the first column of the said Schedule, may be removed: And whereas inquiry has been duly made by the Native Land Court, and the said Court has reported that the provisions of the law in that behalf have been complied with: And whereas it appears expedient to grant such application:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Right Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him by “The Native Land Act, 1888,” and acting with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order and declare that all restrictions imposed by the said Land Transfer certificate on the alienation of the said land are hereby removed.