JULY 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1445

Shorthand- and Type-writer, Public Works Department, appointed.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 9th July, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GEORGE CROSBIE SCHMIDT

as Shorthand- and Type-writer in the Public Works Department, as from 13th April, 1901.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

Services of Volunteer Corps accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 8th July, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 39, (1), “The Defence Act, 1886,” the services of the under-mentioned Volunteer corps:—

Masterton Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

With headquarters at Masterton. Acceptance to date from 10th September, 1900.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister of Defence.

Corporation of Campbelltown authorised to erect an Electric Line in the Borough of Bluff.

IN exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by “The Electric Lines Act, 1884,” I, Joseph George Ward, the Electric Telegraph Commissioner appointed under the said Act, do hereby authorise and license the Corporation of Campbelltown to erect, construct, and maintain an electric line for lighting purposes through the several streets in the Borough of Bluff, as such borough is now constituted under “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” and which electric line is indicated by red, blue, green, and violet lines, shown on the map (marked B) deposited in the office of the Superintendent of Electric Lines, and signed by me as such Commissioner as aforesaid, subject to the following conditions, namely:—

1. The said electric-lighting line to be placed on the opposite side of the streets where any telegraph or telephone lines now exist, except by permission from the Electric Telegraph Commissioner; and where such telegraph or telephone lines are crossed either over or under by the electric-light wires, the said electric-light wires must be insulated in their entire length for at least 60 ft., that is to say, for a distance of at least 30 ft. on each side of such under or over crossing, or such telegraph or telephone lines shall be insulated for a similar distance, at the expense of the Corporation of Campbelltown.

2. Where the erection of electric-light wires necessitates the alteration of existing telegraph or telephone lines, the expense of such alterations to be borne by the above-named Corporation.

3. The difference of electrical potential between the electric-light mains shall not exceed 200 volts constant current.

4. In case any addition to or extension of the electric line hereby licensed is at any time hereafter desired by the said Corporation, the same shall only be made upon license granted in accordance with the law for the time being in force.

And I do hereby declare that this license shall come into force on and after the date of publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

As witness my hand, this third day of July, one thousand nine hundred and one.

J. G. WARD,
Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

Additional Regulation for the Examination of Masters and Mates.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 9th July, 1901.

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 additional regulation for the conduct of examinations for masters and mates, and as to the qualifications of candidates; and I do order that this regulation shall be substituted for clause 2 of the regulations for the examination of masters and mates which were made on the 6th November, 1900, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 8th day of the same month.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister having charge of the Marine Department.

REGULATION.

2. Candidates for these certificates must apply at a Mercantile Marine Office, fill up the form of application (Exn. 2), and pay the usual fee. They must produce their first or second mate’s certificate of competency, and an authority from the Marine Department or the Admiral Superintendent of the Royal Naval Reserve, before they can be examined.

By-laws regulating Traffic on the Ohura Main Road.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 130 of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and its amendments, I, Thomas Young Duncan, Minister of Lands, do, in respect of the Government road known as the Ohura Main Road, extending from the bridge over the Makuri Stream at the junction of the Toko and East Roads, about 13¾ miles from Stratford, to a point on the said road at Kawakawa, about 110 miles from Stratford, hereby make the following by-laws:—

1. The use of bullocks as traction animals on the said road is prohibited for the period from 1st May to 1st November in any year.

2. The haulage or transportation on the said road of any engine or machine coming under the definition of “heavy traffic” within the meaning of clause (a) of subsection (1) of section 130 of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” during the months of May, June, July, August, and September in any year shall cease.

3. The width of tires of all vehicles upon the said road, whether plying for hire or not, shall bear the following proportion to the number of animals employed to draw the same, that is to say:—

No more than eight bullocks shall be used at any one time as traction animals to any vehicle having two wheels, nor more than twelve bullocks as traction animals to any vehicle having four wheels.

4. I do hereby prescribe that the weight of timber carried on any vehicle subject to these by-laws shall be ascertained by measurement at the rate of 600 superficial feet of timber to the ton weight avoirdupois; and I do further prescribe that the manner of ascertaining the weight of the following articles shall be by computation according to the following scale:—

Wheat, 10 bags of 4 bushels to one ton weight avoirdupois.
Barley, 12 " " " " " "
Oats, 14 " " " " " "

5. The driver of any vehicle or machine shall, at the verbal request of any person authorised by me, stop such vehicle or machine, and shall give such information as to the load thereon or contents thereof, and as to the quantity, weight, size, or measurement of the same, as such person shall require, and the driver shall stop such vehicle or machine for such reasonable time as such person may require for the purpose of ascertaining such quantity, weight, size, or measurement.

6. If any person shall commit a breach of any of the foregoing by-laws he shall be liable, upon conviction for such breach, to a penalty of £5: Provided that the Court before which proceedings may be taken in respect of such breach may, if it thinks fit, impose such lower penalty as it may think adequate to the particular case.

As witness my hand, this fourth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and one.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.