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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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sawmill licenses ; and doth further declare that the said ad-
ditional regulations shall come into force and take effect
from and after the day of the date hereof.

SCHEDULE.

25A. THE license, for the purpose of fulfilling conditions, is
to date from the time the applicant is notified of completion
of survey and amount of royalty payable.

26A. The Commissioner is to decide whether or not promis-
sory notes will be accepted as part payment of royalty.

26B. The applicant is to state before survey is made what
timber he proposes to use, and he will be charged with all
such timber; but should he afterwards wish to use other
timber not included in the valuation a further survey will
be made at his expense.

26C. No black-, red-, or white-pine, totara, miro, or other
milling timber of less than 12in. at the butt will be included
in the valuation, and the cutting of any timber under the
size specified will be deemed to be unlawfully cut. Pro-
vided, however, that, if the applicant wishes to use smaller
timber for laying tramways or other such purposes connected
with his industry, he shall apply for the same under special
license, under which he will pay double royalty.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Amended Regulations for the Management and Administra-
tion of Funds and Moneys under Section 69 of “The
Coal-mines Act, 1891.”

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth
day of February, 1895.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section sixty-six of “The Coal-mines
Act, 1891” (hereinafter termed “the said Act ”), it
is provided, inter alia, that the Governor may from time to
time, by Order in Council, make, alter, and revoke regula-
tions for regulating the management and administration of
the funds and moneys mentioned or referred to in section
sixty-nine of the said Act: And whereas it appears ex-
pedient to revoke the regulations made by Order in Council
of the twenty-ninth day of October, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-two, and the tenth day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, and in lieu thereof
to make the regulations hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Right Honourable
David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of 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-ninth day of October,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, and the tenth
day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-
three, 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 con-
   text,--

“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 accept-
   ance 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 12s. 6d. per week, or at the rate of
2s. 1d. for every working-day 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 and the trustees
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: Pro-
vided that no workman shall be entitled to any
payment unless he shall have been so disabled by
accident as to prevent him working for a period
of not less than one week or more.

(b.) If any workman meets with an accident which
proves fatal, the nearest relative of such work-
man 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 occur-
ring, a notice in writing to the Inspector of
Mines; and all applications for relief must be
made within fourteen 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 disburse-
   ments 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 stand-
    ing 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 misap-
    propriated 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, forth-
with 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 the 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 medi-
    cal 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 12s. 6d. per week, or at the rate of 2s. 1d.
for every working-day from the date of the acci-
dent ; and shall continue so long as such medical