1880
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 91

Special Order made by the Wirokino Road Board, County of Horowhenua.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 8th December, 1894.

THE following special order, made by the Wirokino Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER made and confirmed by the Wirokino Road Board on 20th October, 1894.

For the purpose of paying interest and other annual charges on a loan of £55, to be raised under sections 21 and 22 of “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” being 10 per centum of the loan of £550 originally authorised for the metalling of the Kingston Road, to make, under sections 24, 25, and 26 of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” a special rate of 1¼d. in the pound on the rateable values of the following sections: 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, part of 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, of Block XII., and Section 7, Block XVI., Mount Robinson Survey District. Such special rate to be an annually-recurring rate for a period of twenty-six years, and payable in one sum on the 1st July in each year.

I hereby certify that the above special order was duly made and confirmed by the Wirokino Road Board, in accordance with “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

CHARLES E. LAIDLAY,
Clerk to the Board.

Licensing of Vehicles. — By-law made by the Taranaki County Council.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 12th December, 1894.

IT is hereby notified, in accordance with section 311 of “The Counties Act, 1886,” that so much of the by-law made by the Taranaki County Council, and sealed on the 4th day of December instant, as appoints the several sums to be paid to the county funds for the licensing of vehicles, has this day been approved by His Excellency the Governor.

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Issue of Imperial Volunteer Officers’ Decoration.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 11th December, 1894.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the issue of the Imperial Volunteer Officers’ Decoration to

Lieutenant-Colonel PETER DIGNAN, Unattached Active List, New Zealand Volunteers,

he having a total continuous efficient commissioned and rank service to the 27th November, 1894, of 21 years 324 days.

R. J. SEDDON.

Regulations for Examination of Masters and Mates.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 6th December, 1894.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in me by the 24th and 25th sections of “The Shipping and Seamen’s Act, 1877,” I do hereby make the following regulations for the conduct of examinations of masters and mates, and as to the qualifications of candidates; and direct that the fees specified therein shall be paid to the Collectors of Customs at the ports where the applications to be examined are made. These regulations shall come into force on the 1st day of March next, and shall then supersede any rules or regulations heretofore existing, and affecting such examinations, qualifications, and fees.

J. G. WARD,
Minister having Charge of Marine Department.

PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL.

1. UNDER the provisions of “The Shipping and Seamen’s Act, 1877,” no “foreign-going ship” or “home-trade passenger-ship” can legally proceed to sea from any port in the colony unless the master thereof, and in the case of a foreign-going ship the first and second mates or only mate (as the case may be), and in the case of a “home-trade passenger-ship” the first or only mate (as the case may be), have obtained and possess valid certificates, either of competency or service, appropriate to their several stations in such ship, or of a higher grade; and no such ship, if of 100 tons burden or upwards, can legally proceed to sea unless at least one officer besides the master has obtained and possesses a valid certificate appropriate to the grade of only mate therein, or to a higher grade; and under section 34 of “The Shipping and Seamen’s Act Amendment Act, 1894,” every sea-going vessel of 20 tons net register and over not included in the foregoing provisions is to carry a master holding a certificate of a grade not lower than a home-trade master’s certificate, and every person who, having been engaged to serve as master or as first or second or only mate of any “foreign-going ship,” or as master or first or only mate of a “home-trade passenger-ship,” or as master of a sea-going vessel of 20 tons net register and over, goes to sea as such master or mate without being at the time entitled to and possessed of such a certificate as the Act requires, or who employs any person as master, or first, second, or only mate, of any “foreign-going ship,” or as master or first or only mate of any “home-trade passenger-ship,” without ascertaining that he is at the time entitled to and possessed of such certificate, for each offence incurs a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds.

2. Every certificate of competency for a “foreign-going ship” is to be deemed to be of a higher grade than the corresponding certificate for a “home-trade passenger-ship,” and entitles the lawful holder to go to sea in the corresponding grade in such last-mentioned ships; but no certificate for a “home-trade passenger-ship” entitles the holder to go to sea as master or mate of a “foreign-going ship,” nor does a certificate of service entitle the possessor to act in a vessel of any class except that for which it is granted.

3. Certificates of competency will be granted to those persons who pass the requisite examinations, and otherwise comply with the requisite conditions. For this purpose Examiners have been appointed, and arrangements have been made for holding examinations.

4. Candidates for examination must make their application upon the appropriate form (Exn. 2), which must be filled up at a Mercantile Marine Office (Customhouse). The Exn. 2, properly filled in, together with the candidate’s testimonials and discharges, must be lodged with the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office not later than the day before the day of examination, and the candidate must conform to any regulations in this respect which may be laid down by the Marine Department, as if this be not done delay may be occasioned.

5. In cases where a candidate is in doubt whether his sea service complies with the regulations, and he wishes to submit his case for special consideration, all certificates, discharges, testimonials, &c., together with the Form Exn. 2 (which can be obtained at any Mercantile Marine Office), properly filled in, and a concise statement of the irregularity, should be sent to the Superintendent, Mercantile Marine Office, or to the Examiner of Masters and Mates. If necessary, the officer will, after seeing that all the required information is clearly set forth in the papers, and making his remarks thereon, forward them to the Secretary, Marine Department, who will deal with the case.

6. All other inquiries regarding examinations should be made and dealt with in the same way. The point on which information is sought should be clearly stated, and certificates, discharges, testimonials, &c., should be forwarded when they are material to the inquiry.

7. Foreigners must prove to the satisfaction of the Examiners that they can speak and write the English language sufficiently well to perform the duties required of them on board a British vessel (see also pars. 20 and 127).

8. Should any doubt exist as to the age of a candidate, he will be required to produce a certificate of birth.

9. It is provided by “The Shipping and Seamen’s Act, 1877” (sec. 32), that every person who makes, or procures to be made, or assists in making, any false representation for the purpose of obtaining for himself or for any other person a certificate of competency, shall for each offence be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour. These provisions will be strictly enforced by the Marine Department, and any candidate for a certificate of competency as master, or as first, or second, or only mate, in the merchant service, who shall, knowingly and fraudulently, for the purpose of obtaining any such certificate, present to the Examiner any “application to be examined for a certificate of competency” (Exn. 2) or statutory declaration containing any false or inaccurate statement of service, and any person who shall knowingly and fraudulently make or prepare, or assist in making or preparing, any such false or inaccurate statement, will be prosecuted.

10. If the candidate passes he will receive the Form Exn. 16, which authorises the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office to whom it is addressed by the Examiner to issue the certificate to the candidate, whose testimonials, &c., will be returned at the same time. It is therefore important that the port of destination of the certificate should be the same on both the Form. Exn. 16 and the Form Exn. 2. If circumstances should make any alteration neces-

*By a “home-trade passenger-ship” is meant one which is employed in carrying passengers on the coasts of New Zealand, but not to or from the Chatham Islands, the Auckland Islands, or Campbell Island. By a “foreign-going ship” is meant every ship not included in the term “home-trade ship.”