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though he may be twelve or fourteen miles from the anchor-
age. If he can use the sounding-machine he will find the
soundings gradually decreasing, and will get between 20 and
16 fathoms when eight miles off. Cape Campbell light, which
is rarely obscured by mist or squalls, when on a south and
easterly bearing, will be a good guide; and the White Bluff,
890 ft. high, is nearly always visible some miles off even on
the dirtiest of nights. It can be approached without appre-
hension, there being 17 fathoms within a mile and a quarter
of it. The light at the Wairau Bar is generally visible ten
miles off, and can therefore be seen long before the vessel is
in proximity to the White Bluff.

A good mark for anchoring in about 10 or 12 fathoms is
to get the Wairau Bar light bearing about south-west, and
to have Cape Campbell light slightly open of the White Bluff.
Large vessels are advised not to shut Cape Campbell light in
with the White Bluff. The bottom is good holding-ground,
and a vessel with ordinary ground-tackle might lay at anchor
in Cloudy Bay with perfect safety all the year round.

There is a signal- and telephone-station opposite the
anchorage (the Wairau Bar), from which telegraphic mes-
sages can be sent and received by the ordinary flag-signals.
As Cape Campbell and Wairau Bar are both telephone-
stations, vessels bound south, if anchored in Cloudy Bay
through stress of weather, could obtain prompt information
from the signalman as to the state of the weather at Cape
Campbell. Sailing-vessels, when unable to beat up or be
towed into Wellington through strong north and north-
west gales, are advised to stand across the Strait and anchor
in Cloudy Bay, where they can be reported, and advised
by telegram when the weather has moderated. Shipowners
should instruct the masters of their vessels that when
delayed by bad weather they should report themselves at
Cloudy Bay in preference to Cape Campbell. In fact, every
encouragement should be given to bring this important haven
of refuge into more general use.

In concluding, we trust you will see the necessity for the
circulation of this information amongst shipping circles;
for, though it is known and used by a few local men, the
great majority of shipmasters trading on our coast (includ-
ing, of course, those in English and foreign-going vessels) are
not aware of the existence of such a splendid harbour of
refuge in such close proximity to the most tempestuous and
dangerous vicinity of Cook Strait.

We are, &c.,
(Signed) W. MANNING;
Master, s.s. “Rotomahana.”
R. KIRK,
Late “John Bell.”
HENRY FISH,
Master, s.s. “Pania.”
W. OUTTRIM,
Master, s.s. “Opawa.”
A. KENNEDY,
Secretary,
Shipmasters’ Association of New Zealand.
EDWIN S. BABOT,
Marine Superintendent,
Shaw-Savill and Albion Shipping Company.
The Hon. the Minister of Marine, Wellington.

Fees for Survey of Vessels not exceeding 20 Tons Register,
propelled by Oil- and Gasoline-engines only.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority
conferred upon me by section 4 of “The Shipping and
Seamen’s Act Amendment Act, 1889,” and of all other
powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf, I, William
Hall-Jones, the Minister having Charge of the Marine De-
partment, do hereby direct that on and after the date hereof
the sum of one pound ten shillings shall be the fee to be
charged for every certificate issued in respect of the survey
of a vessel of 20 tons register and under, propelled by an
oil- or gasoline-engine.

Given under my hand, this twenty-seventh day of
May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-
nine.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Revised Regulations for the Entry of Engineer Students in
Her Majesty’s Navy, and for the Entry of Students in
Naval Construction.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 19th May, 1899.

REFERRING to the regulations for the entry of engineer
students in Her Majesty’s navy, and for the entry of
students in naval construction, published in New Zealand
Gazettes No. 47, of the 20th May, 1897, page 1070, and No. 4,
of the 12th January, 1899, page 46, the following revised
regulations, dated at the Admiralty 1st January, 1899, are
republished for general information.

T. THOMPSON.

Admiralty, 1st January, 1899.

REGULATIONS FOR THE ENTRY OF ENGINEER STUDENTS IN
HER MAJESTY’S NAVY, AND FOR STUDENTS IN NAVAL
CONSTRUCTION.

[The engineer students to be trained for service afloat as engineer
officers. The students in naval construction to be trained with a
view to their joining the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors.]

1. APPOINTMENTS to engineer studentships will be made by
   open competition, with the under-mentioned exceptions:—
   Three engineer studentships given annually to sons of
   gentlemen in the colonies on the recommendation of
   the Secretary of State for the Colonies.*
   Service candidates, the number of which will not exceed
   one-fifth of the total number of engineer students to
   be entered, who will be selected by the Board of
   Admiralty from sons of officers of the navy, army, or
   Royal Marines who have been killed in action or who
   have been lost at sea on active service, or killed on
   duty, or who have died of wounds received in action,
   or injuries received on duty within six months from
   the date of such action or injury, or sons of officers
   of the navy or Royal Marines who have performed
   long and meritorious service.†

Colonial and service candidates will be entered on qualify-
ing as specified in paragraph 7, but in all other respects they
will be subject to these regulations.

Candidates must be of pure European descent, and the
sons either of natural-born British subjects, or of parents
naturalised in the United Kingdom.

If any doubt arises upon this question, the burden of clear
proof that he is qualified will rest upon the candidate him-
self.

The educational examination of all candidates will be con-
ducted by the Civil Service Commissioners. A fee of £1 will
be required from each candidate.

2. The list of candidates for the appointments by open
   competition will be kept at the office of the Civil Service
   Commissioners. All applications for the forms to be filled
   up by persons who wish to compete must be sent to the
   Secretary, Civil Service Commission, London, S.W., on or
   after the 1st January in each year, and care must be taken
   that the forms when filled up reach the Civil Service Com-
   missioners on or before the 15th March following, as no
   notice will be taken of forms received after that date. The
   list of nominated candidates will be kept at the Admiralty.

3. Candidates must be not less than fourteen and a half
   and not more than sixteen and a half years of age on the 1st
   of May following the examination.‡

Evidence of age and character will not be required before
the examination, but candidates successful in it will not be
eligible for appointment unless they satisfy the Civil Service
Commissioners on these points.

4. Every candidate entered must be in good health, and
   free from any physical defect of body, impediment of speech,
   defect of sight or hearing, and also from any predisposition
   to constitutional or hereditary disease, or weakness of any
   kind, and in all respects well developed and active in propor-
   tion to his age. He will be required to pass a medical
   examination according to the prescribed regulations, and
   must have been found physically fit for the navy.§

The medical examination of the successful candidates
will be held as soon as possible after the result of the educa-
tional examination is known.

Candidates will be medically examined at the Admiralty,
in London, or at a naval port or establishment, or one of Her
Majesty’s ships, which will be selected by the Admiralty, as
near as possible to their place of residence. All candidates
who, at the time of their medical examination, cannot pro-
duce certificates to the satisfaction of the examining officers
that they have been revaccinated, must be revaccinated
before they can be considered eligible for entry.

5. The educational examination will be held in London,
   Liverpool, Portsmouth, Devonport, Birmingham, Man-
   chester, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Edinburgh, and Dublin; it
   will take place in the month of April of each year. The
   exact date may be ascertained by application to the Secre-
   tary, Civil Service Commission, on or after the 1st January
   in each year. The examination of colonial candidates in
   the colonies will be conducted under the superintendence of

• The names of the colonial candidates must be received at the
  Admiralty from the Colonial Office on or before the 1st February in
  each year.

† Applications for nominations must be made so as to arrive at
the Admiralty before the 1st February in each year, and should be
addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty if the candidate is the
son of an officer of the navy or marines; to the Military Secretary,
Horse Guards, if the candidate is a son of an officer of the army;
and to the Military Secretary, India Office, if the candidate is the
son of an officer of the Indian army.

‡ The present maximum limit of age (seventeen) will remain in
force for the examination in 1899.

§ See also paragraph 50.