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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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do hereby proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shall
make effect on and after the first day of December, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right
Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; Knight
Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of
Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and
Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's
Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies,
and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under
the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government
House, at Wellington, this twenty-second day of
May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-five.
A. J. CADMAN,
For Minister of Lands.
GOD, SAVE THE QUEEN!

Changing the Name of Oxford (Auckland).

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS there are now existing two places in the
Colony of New Zealand bearing the same name,
that is to say, the Township of Oxford in the County of
Ashley, and the Township of Oxford in the Piako County,
the last-named being the more recent in date of existence :
And whereas, under the fourth section of "The Designation
of Districts Act, 1894," I lately required the County Council
of the Piako County, being the local authority having juris-
diction in that behalf, to submit a new name for such town-
ship for my approval, as mentioned in the said section:
And whereas the said Council hath accordingly submitted to
me the name of "Tirau" in lieu of the existing name of
"Oxford":
Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers
and authorities conferred on me by sections two and four of
"The Designation of Districts Act, 1894," and of all other
powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, David,
Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand,
do hereby proclaim and declare that the name of the Town-
ship of Oxford in the Piako County shall be and the same is
hereby altered to "Tirau," and do assign the last-mentioned
name to such township accordingly, and also do hereby
proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shall take effect
on and after the first day of December, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-five.
Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right
Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; Knight
Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of
Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and
Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's
Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies,
and Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued under
the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government
House, at Wellington, this twenty-second day of
May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-five.
A. J. CADMAN,
For Minister of Lands.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Regulations under "The Inspection of Machinery Amend-
ment Act, 1894."

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this thirteenth
day of May, 1895.
Present:
THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the sixth section of "The Inspection
of Machinery Amendment Act, 1894" (hereinafter
termed "the said Act"), it is enacted that the Governor
may from time to time, by Order in Council, make, alter,
or revoke regulations prescribing how and under what
circumstances engines used for agricultural or dairy pur-
poses only may be driven by uncertificated persons, and
for prescribing terms and conditions for the issue of
certificates of engine-drivers, and regulating the examina-
tions to be held with respect to the necessary knowledge
and requirements in working an engine or winding ma-
chinery, for the purpose of ascertaining the fitness of any
person applying for any such certificate: And whereas it
is expedient to make the regulations hereinafter set forth :
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers
and authorities in that behalf conferred on him by the said
Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the

Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the
following regulations for the purposes of the said Act, that
is to say:—

REGULATIONS.

Examinations for Engine-drivers' Certificates of Competency.
The Board of Examiners appointed under "The Inspection
of Machinery Amendment Act, 1894" (hereinafter referred to
as "the Act"), shall examine, or cause to be examined, in
the subjects hereafter specified, all applicants for certifi-
cates of competency as engine-drivers.
The Board may appoint supervisors from time to time to
conduct such examinations, and shall grant certificates of
competency in the form set forth in Schedules 2 and 4,
hereunto annexed, to such persons as shall have passed the
prescribed examination, and who shall have produced cer-
tificates of character from their present or former employers
which are satisfactory to the Board. The Board shall
also grant certificates of service, in the form set forth in
Schedules 1 and 3, to such persons as the Board shall con-
sider entitled thereto in terms of subsection (1) of section 5
of the Act.
Candidates for examination must be twenty-one years of
age, and shall make a proper application on a form, which
will be supplied at any Inspector of Machinery's office.
This application, accompanied with the fee of 10s., and all
necessary testimonials, must be forwarded to the Chief In-
spector of Machinery, Wellington.
Certificates procured on false information will be cancelled.
Every candidate for a certificate of competency as an
engine-driver must be able to read, write, and understand
the first five rules of arithmetic.
Every applicant for an engine-driver's certificate for working
winding machinery shall forward a certificate from his em-
ployer, or from a certified mine-manager, showing that
the applicant has been working winding machinery under a
certificated engine-driver for a period of not less than six
calendar months, and shall also forward certificates of
character from his present or former employer, or from a
Justice of the Peace or a Postmaster.
Every applicant for an engine-driver's certificate for
working a traction, locomotive, or any engine moved from
place to place by its own motive-power or machinery shall
forward a certificate from his present or a former employer,
or, in the case of the applicant being the owner, then from a
Justice of the Peace, a Postmaster, or two persons of good
repute, showing that the applicant has been firing a loco-
motive- or traction-engine for six months, or has been in
charge of a land engine and boiler for not less than six
months, and shall also forward certificates as to character.
The subjects for examination shall be as follows:—

Steam or Air Winding Machinery.

1. On the different classes of air- or steam-engines used in
   winding, and also all the internal and moving parts.
2. On the different appliances and indicators used to show
   the position of cage in shaft, or truck on plane, in which
   persons are conveyed; also, the meaning of the different
   signals used in mines.
3. On the different kinds of boilers used for winding-
   engines and their connections, and the effect of impurities in
   water used in such boilers, and the different methods
   adopted to keep them clean.
4. On the power of air- or steam-engines.
5. On the prevention of priming in boilers.

Hydraulic Winding Machinery.

1. On the different appliances and indicators used to
   show the position of cage in shaft, or truck on plane, in
   which persons are conveyed; also, the meaning of the dif-
   ferent signals used in mines.
2. On the different appliances in winding with hydraulic
   machinery, and the methods adopted for letting on and
   shutting off the water; and the brake employed to control
   the winding gear.
3. On the power of different classes of hydraulic ma-
   chinery.

Traction, Locomotive, and other Engines.
The candidate must understand the rule of the road, and
under what conditions traction-engines are allowed to travel
on public roads and highways.
He must understand the meanings of all the different
lights and signals used on railways and railway-crossings in
New Zealand, and must be free from colour-blindness.
He must pass an examination, to the satisfaction of the
examining officer, as to the details of the different parts of
a traction- and locomotive-engine, and give an explanation
of the use of each part.
He must state how temporary repairs could be effected in
case of derangement to engine or boiler.
He must understand the use of all the various cocks,
gauges, valves, and connections on boilers used for traction
and locomotive purposes.