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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 16

Tonnage-measurement of Italian Ships.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 15th February, 1894.

THE following despatch and its enclosure, received from
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the
Colonies, are published for general information.
J. G. WARD.
Downing Street,
15th December, 1893.

(Circular.)

SIR,—With reference to the Earl of Derby's circular despatch
of the 6th March, 1883, I have the honour to transmit to
you, for information and publication in the colony under
your Government, a copy of an Order of Her Majesty in
Council modifying the provisions of the Order in Council of
the 14th of February, 1883, in regard to the mode of
estimating the net registered tonnage of Italian ships.
I have, &c.,
RIPON.

The Officer Administering the Government of
New Zealand.

At the Court at Windsor, the 23rd day of November, 1893.
Present:

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act,
1862," it is enacted that whenever it is made to appear to
Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement of
tonnnage of merchant ships for the time being in force under
"The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854," therein called "the
principal Act," have been adopted by the Government of any
foreign country, and are in force in that country, it shall be
lawful for Her Majesty by Order in Council to direct that
the ships of such foreign country shall be deemed to be of
the tonnage denoted in their certificates of registry or other
national papers, and thereupon it shall no longer be neces-
sary for such ships to be remeasured in any port or place in
Her Majesty's dominions, but such ships shall be deemed to
be of the tonnage denoted on their certificates of registry or
other papers, in the same manner, to the same extent, and
for the same purposes, in, to, and for which the tonnage
denoted in the certificates of registry of British ships is to be
deemed the tonnage of such ships:

And whereas Her Majesty, by Order in Council dated the
30th day of September, 1873, was pleased to direct that
merchant, sailing, and steam ships, belonging to the King-
dom of Italy, the measurement whereof had, after the 1st
day of July, 1873, been ascertained and denoted in the
registers and other national papers of such ships, testified by
the dates thereof, should be deemed to be of the tonnage
denoted in their registers or other national papers, in the
same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same
purposes, in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the
certificates of registry of British ships is deemed to be the
tonnnage of such ships; provided nevertheless that if the
owner or master of any Italian steamship should desire the
deduction for engine-room in such ship to be estimated under
the rules for engine-room measurement and deduction appli-
cable to British ships, instead of under the Italian rule, the
engine-room should be measured and the deduction calcu-
lated according to the British rules:

And whereas Her Majesty, by Order in Council dated the
14th day of February, 1883, was pleased to declare that (the
rules for engine-room measurement and deduction applicable
to the steamships of Italy having been modified by Royal
Decree of His Majesty the King of Italy, dated the 30th day
of July, 1882) the steamships of Italy the certificates of
Italian nationality and registry of which were dated on or
after the 21st day of September, 1882, should be deemed to
be of the tonnage denoted in the said certificates of Italian
nationality and registry:

And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty
that it is expedient that certain additions should be made to
the provisions of the said last-recited Order in Council in
regard to the mode of estimating the net registered tonnage
of Italian ships:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in virtue of the powers vested
in her by the said recited Acts, and by and with the advice
of her Privy Council, is further pleased to direct as follows:
viz., that in the event of the net registered tonnage of Italian
ships, estimated under the British rules, being denoted on
their certificates of registry or other national papers, the
same shall be deemed to be of the tonnage so denoted therein.
C. L. PEEL.

Education Department.—Annual Examinations, 1894.

IN addition to the candidates whose names appear in the
Supplementary Gazette of the 26th February, 1894, the
candidates whose names are given below achieved success—
Curd, Frank Burley, North Canterbury, passed for Class D.
Scandrett, Hessey Maria, Auckland, gained partial pass
for Class E.
W. P. REEVES.

Bonus on Starch manufactured in New Zealand.—Amended
Notice.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 15th November, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus of two pounds
(£2) a ton will be paid on 100 tons of starch manu-
factured in the Colony of New Zealand in each of the years
1893 and 1894.

CONDITIONS.

1. Notice of intention to claim the bonus for 100 tons in
   1893 must be given in writing to the Colonial Secretary not
   later than the 31st December, 1893. Notice of intention to
   claim the bonus for 100 tons in 1894 must be given in the
   same manner not later than the 31st December, 1894.
2. The claims must be made respectively before the 31st
   December, 1893 and 1894.
3. The first claimant who proves to the satisfaction of the
   Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions is to be
   the recipient of the bonus.
4. Evidence to be produced of such a nature as will enable
   an officer appointed by the Government to certify that the
   above-stated quantity in each year has been actually made,
   sold, and delivered.
5. The bonus to be paid only on the certificate of such
   officer.
   P. A. BUCKLEY.

[Note.—The above notice is in lieu of notice dated 10th October,
1893, published in Gazette of 12th October, 1893.]

Bonus on Mineral Oil manufactured from Orepuki Shale.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 30th June, 1893.

NOTICE is hereby given that a bonus will be paid for the
production of mineral oil under the following condi-
tions:—

1. A bonus of 1s. per gallon (£5,000) will be paid on the
   first 100,000 gallons of mineral oil produced from shale
   obtained in the Orepuki district, Otago; the oil to be of a
   quality approved of by Government, and to be sold at a fair
   average market price.
2. Notice of intention to claim the aforesaid bonus must
   be given in writing to the Colonial Secretary not later than
   the 31st December, 1894.
3. The claim must be made before the 30th June, 1895.
4. The first claimant who proves to the satisfaction of the
   Government that he has fulfilled all the conditions to be the
   recipient of the bonus.
5. The other conditions, as to quantity, priority, quality,
   and value, to be fulfilled to the satisfaction of an officer ap-
   pointed for the purpose by the Government.
   P. A. BUCKLEY.

Prizes for Collections of Noxious Weeds and Insects.—
Notice No. 368.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 9th May, 1893.

THE date for receiving the collections mentioned in
Gazette Notice No. 365, and dated the 7th April, 1893,
has been extended to the 31st March, 1894.
JOHN MCKENZIE,
Minister of Agriculture.

Bonuses for Encouragement of New Zealand Hemp (Phor-
mium tenax) Industry.—Notice No. 387.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 1st February, 1894.
Bonus No. 1.

A BONUS of £1,750 is offered for a machine or process
for dressing New Zealand hemp (Phormium tenax)
which shall be an improvement on the machines or processes
now in use, and which shall, after trial, be found to mate-
rially reduce the cost of production, improve the product, or
increase the quantity of dressed fibre.
The following are the conditions:—

1. All applications for the bonus must be sent addressed
   to the Hon. the Minister of Agriculture, Wellington, and
   must reach him not later than the 30th August, 1894. Each
   application must be accompanied by a description of the
   machine or process, particularly stating improvements on
   present machines or processes, and also the cost at which
   the machine or process can be supplied.
2. The applicants must be prepared to submit their
   machines or processes to examination at such time and
   place as the Government may direct.
3. The Government shall appoint a committee of three or
   more experts, to whom all applications shall be submitted.
   Such committee shall, after perusal, state what machines or
   processes they deem worthy of consideration, and may in-
   spect the same at any place within the colony; and, having
   so inspected the whole or any of them, may direct that the
   whole or any of them be brought for further trial to such
   place as they may think fit.