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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 92

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Bruce County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 14th December, 1895.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Bruce County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."
JOHN McKENZIE,
For Colonial Secretary.

Bruce County Council.

Result of poll taken at the Schoolhouse, Taiari Beach, on the 5th day of December, 1895, upon a proposal to raise a loan of £250, under "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886," for formation of road to new punt, and shifting of the Taiari Mouth punt and approaches to a site higher up the river:—

Number of ratepayers on roll, 57, representing 60 votes:
Number of ratepayers who voted for the proposal, 28, exercising 28 votes; informal vote, 1; not recorded, 31.

As a majority in number of the ratepayers did not record their votes in favour of the proposal, I hereby declare the same to be lost.

HENRY CLARK,
Chairman, Bruce County Council.
Milton, 10th December, 1895.

Regulations for Examination of River Engineers and Marine-engine Drivers.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 14th December, 1895.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in me by the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth sections of "The Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877," I do hereby make the following regulations for the conduct of examinations of engineers of steamships plying within restricted limits, and for marine-engine drivers, and direct that the fees specified therein shall be paid to the Collectors of Customs at the ports where the applications are made. These regulations shall supersede all regulations at variance therewith.

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

Regulations.

General.

1. CANDIDATES for examination must make a proper application on a form which will be supplied on application at any Customhouse. This application, accompanied by the necessary testimonials, must be lodged at the Customhouse for delivery to the examiners. Certificates procured on false information will be cancelled.

2. Engineer.—An engineer of a steamer plying within restricted limits must be twenty-one years of age, and must have been employed about the machinery or boilers of a steamer, or in driving machinery and having charge of the boiler of a land-engine, for at least one year, or produce satisfactory proof of having served five years at the making and repairing of engines, and having been employed about the machinery or boilers of a steamer, or in driving machinery and having charge of the boiler of a land-engine, for at least six months. He must produce satisfactory testimonials of good conduct and sobriety.

(a.) He must be able to read and write, must understand the first five rules of arithmetic, and questions relating to the consumption of coal and stores, the capacity of bunkers, and calculate the pressure on the safety-valve.

(b.) He must understand the use of the salinometer and vacuum- and steam-gauges.

(c.) He must understand how to keep the boiler free from incrustation, and the method of regulating the density of the water in the boiler.

(d.) He must be able to state how a temporary repair could be effected in case of derangement of machinery or boiler.

(e.) He must pass a creditable examination as to the construction and details of the different parts of any engine used in steamers plying within restricted limits, and give an explanation of the use of each part.

(f.) He must be able to give a satisfactory description of the construction of the different kinds of boilers in general use in steamers plying within restricted limits, and must explain the use and management of the feed- and safety-valves, brine-cocks, and all connections.

3. Marine-engine Driver.—A marine-engine driver can act as engineer of a steamship plying only within harbours, rivers, and lakes, or other inland navigable waters, and

which is fitted with non-condensing machinery, the area of cylinder or combined area of cylinders of propelling machinery of which does not exceed 200 circular inches.

(a.) He must be twenty-one years of age, and must have been employed about the machinery and boilers of a steamer, or in driving machinery and having charge of the boiler of a land-engine, for at least six months, or produce satisfactory proof of having served five years at the making and repairing of engines.

(b.) He must produce satisfactory testimonials of good conduct and sobriety. He must be able to read, write, and understand the first five rules of arithmetic.

(c.) He must understand the use of the salinometer and steam-gauge.

(d.) He must understand how to keep the boiler free from incrustation, and the method of regulating the density of the water in the boiler.

(e.) He must be able to state how a temporary repair could be effected in case of derangement of machinery or boiler.

(f.) He must pass a creditable examination as to the construction and details of a non-condensing-engine, and give an explanation of the use of each part.

(g.) He must be able to give a satisfactory description of the construction of the different kinds of boilers used in steamers plying only within harbours, rivers, and lakes, or other inland navigable waters, and which are fitted with non-condensing machinery, the area of cylinder or combined area of cylinders of propelling machinery of which does not exceed 200 circular inches, and must explain the use and management of the feed, safety-valve, brine-cock, and all connections.

Failure.

4. If the applicant fails in practical knowledge he may not present himself for examination for three months from date of failure. If he fails in arithmetic he may come up again for examination at any time.

Fees.

5. The fee to be paid by the applicants for examination is £1, of which 10s. will be returned to any applicant who may fail to pass.

NOTE.—Time served in steamers plying within restricted limits and within harbours, &c., does not count as service at sea for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of competency for a sea-going ship.

Bonus for Destruction of Rabbits.—Notice No. 436.

Department of Agriculture (Live-stock Branch),
Wellington, N.Z., 14th December, 1895.

A BONUS of £1,000 is offered for a practical scheme for the destruction of rabbits.

The following are the conditions:—

1. All applications for the bonus must be sent addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, Wellington, New Zealand, and must reach him not later than 31st May, 1896. Each application must be accompanied by a full description of the means proposed to be adopted.

2. 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 schemes they deem worthy of further consideration, and are satisfied may be used with absolute safety.

On completion of the committee's preliminary investigations each applicant will be notified of the decision arrived at, and whether or not his individual scheme will be further inquired into.

The committee may afterwards inspect the whole or any of the schemes at any place or places within the colony, or may direct that the whole or any of them be submitted for trial at such time and place as they may think fit.

The following shall be a basis of the trial:—

1. A suitable piece of rabbit-infested land shall be allowed to each applicant (of whose scheme the committee have approved), and on which he will have full power to carry out a trial of his scheme for a period not exceeding two years.

2. Each applicant on expiry of the period named shall submit a detailed and accurate statement of the actual cost incurred in testing his scheme.

On the expiry of the period named the committee shall as soon as convenient thereafter (should they deem it necessary) make a personal inspection of each applicant's allotment, and shall take into consideration—

1. The actual cost incurred by each applicant in testing his scheme for the period above mentioned.

2. The result of the work done on each allotment.