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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 34

Volunteer Officers resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 5th May, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignations of the commissions held by the under-mentioned officers:—

Bruce Rifle Volunteers.

Captain Donald Reid. Date of resignation, 25th March, 1896.

Lieutenant William McElrea. Date of resignation, 4th April, 1896.

R. J. SEDDON.

Special Orders made by the Mauriceville Road Board, County of Wairarapa North.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 8th May, 1896.

THE following special orders, made by the Mauriceville Road Board, are published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

SPECIAL ORDERS made by the Mauriceville Road Board, County of Wairarapa North.

THAT, to provide for the interest and charges on a loan of £230, to be raised under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” and its amendments, for the purpose of forming Baker Road from Mangamahoe Road to the north-east boundary of Section 26, Block XV., Mangaone, a special rate of 4 3/10d. in the pound be struck and levied on the rateable value for the time being of Sections 23, 26, and 29, all in Block XV., Mangaone Survey District. Such rate shall be an annually-recurring rate for twenty-six years, and shall be payable in two equal half-yearly instalments, on the 2nd of January and the 2nd of July in each year.

I hereby certify that the above special order has been duly made by the Mauriceville Road Board, in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

W. GRAY,
Clerk to the Mauriceville Road Board.

Mauriceville, 5th May, 1896.

That, to provide for interest and charges on a loan of £200, to be raised under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” and its amendments, to form Mangaoronga Road from the Mangamahoe Road to the north-west boundary of Section 77, Block XIV., Mangaone, a special rate of 6 8/10d. in the pound be struck and levied on the rateable value for the time being of Sections 73 (150 acres) and 77 (187 acres), Blocks XIV. and XV., Mangaone Survey District. Such rate shall be an annually-recurring rate for twenty-six years, and shall be payable in two equal half-yearly instalments, on the 2nd of January and the 2nd of July in each year.

I hereby certify that the above special order has been duly made by the Mauriceville Road Board, in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”

W. GRAY,
Clerk to the Mauriceville Road Board.

Mauriceville, 5th May, 1896.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Manawatu Drainage Board.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 8th May, 1896.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Manawatu Drainage Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

J. CARROLL,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

MANAWATU LAND DRAINAGE BOARD.

Result of poll taken on the 11th April, 1896, on the proposal to borrow £7,600, under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, and “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” and respective amendments, for construction of joint outlet and other drainage works:—

Number of voters on special roll, 229, representing 434 votes; total rateable value of the district, £395,454 10s.: 149 voters, representing 304 votes and £292,401 of rateable value, voted in favour of the proposal; 1 voter, representing 1 vote, voted against the proposal; and 79 voters, representing 129 votes, did not vote.

I therefore declare such proposal to be carried.

D. BUICK,
Chairman.

Palmerston North, 15th April, 1896.

Notice to Local Authorities under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886.”

The Treasury,
Wellington, 20th April, 1896.

PURSUANT to section 16 of “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” the Colonial Treasurer hereby gives notice that on Wednesday, the 20th May, 1896, he will be prepared to consider applications from local authorities for loans under the Act.

Applications should be addressed to the Colonial Treasurer, and must be posted so as to arrive at the Treasury on or before the 19th May, 1896.

Applications received between the present date and the 19th May next will be considered on the 20th May, 1896.

J. G. WARD,
Colonial Treasurer.

Regulations for the Examination of Masters and Mates.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 6th May, 1896.

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. These regulations shall come into force on the 1st January, 1898, and shall then supersede any rules or regulations at variance therewith.

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

REGULATIONS.

ORDINARY CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY FOR FOREIGN-GOING SHIPS.

Second Mate.

1. Examination in Navigation.—A candidate for a second mate’s certificate will be required—

(a.) To write a legible hand and spell correctly. This will be tested by a quarter-of-an-hour’s dictation.

(b.) To write a short definition of various astronomical and other terms, and to draw a rough sketch or diagram to illustrate their meaning. (See supplementary vivâ voce test.)

(c.) To show a competent knowledge of the first five rules of arithmetic and the use of logarithms.

(d.) To work a day’s work complete, correcting the courses for leeway, deviation, and variation.

(e.) To find the latitude by the meridian altitude of the sun.

(f.) To work any practical problem in parallel sailing.

(g.) To find the true course and distance from one given position to another by Mercator’s method; also the compass course, the variation and deviation being given.

(h.) To find the time of high water at a given port.

(i.) To find the true amplitude of the sun and the error of the compass therefrom; also the deviation, the variation being given.

(j.) To find the longitude by chronometer from altitude of the sun by the usual methods, computing the daily rate of chronometer from errors observed when required; also to find the true azimuth of the sun, and the error of the compass; and the deviation, the variation being given.

(k.) To find the true azimuth of the sun by the “Time Azimuth” tables; the error of the compass; also the deviation, the variation being given.

(l.) To find on either a “true” or “magnetic” chart* the course to steer and the distance from one given position to another: to find the ship’s position on the chart from cross-bearings of two objects; from two bearings of the same object, the course and distance run between taking the bearings being given; also the distance of the ship from the object at the time of taking the second bearing.

He will be required to answer vivâ voce questions on the following subjects:—

(m.) The use and adjustment of the sextant, read off and on the arc, and the mode of finding the index error by both horizon and sun.

(n.) The international code of signals.

(o.) The construction, use, and principle of the barometer, thermometer, and hydrometer.

(p.) Weights and measures.

• The terms “true” and “magnetic” are used throughout the regulations, for the sake of brevity and convenience, to indicate charts that have compasses engraved upon them showing the true or magnetic points of the compass respectively.