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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 4

special order made by the Springs Road Board on the 13th day of January, 1905, and that such special order was made in all respects in terms of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”
Dated this 17th day of January, 1905.
HENRY NEALE, Clerk.

Subsidies to Public Libraries.

Education Department,
Wellington, 25th November, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sum of £3,000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries.
The distribution will take place on the 6th February, 1905, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that shall not have been sent in in due form and received by the Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before the 30th January, 1905.

1. A library to be entitled to a subsidy must be public in the sense of belonging to the public, and of not being under the control of an association, society, or club whose membership is composed of a section of the community only, and if within a borough it must be open to the public free of charge. The receipts for the year from subscriptions and donations must not have been less than £2, exclusive of moneys received from endowments, or from Government, or from Borough or County Councils, or for special building purposes, or as rent, hire, or consideration for the use of any room, or building, or land belonging to the institution, in respect of none of which will subsidy be allowed. The net proceeds of concerts, lectures, or other entertainments on behalf of the current expenses of the library will be regarded as voluntary contributions. A subsidy will not be given to more than one library in the same town.
2. In the division of the vote a nominal addition of £25 will be made to the amount of the income of each library derived from subscriptions, donations, and rates, and the vote will be divided according to the amounts thus augmented; but no library will receive credit for a larger income than £75—that is, in no case will the augmented amount on which distribution is based exceed £100.
3. The whole of the subsidy must be expended without delay in the purchase of books for the library.
4. Application to share in the distribution must be by means of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secretary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is made, and must be accompanied by a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1904; and such declaration must be on the form provided for the purpose, which form shall be as follows:—

DECLARATION.

I, [Name], of [Place of abode], [Occupation], do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am Chairman [or Secretary, or Treasurer] of the [Name of institution]; that during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1904, the receipts of the aforesaid institution for the maintenance of the library only were as follows: From rates levied by a local governing body under “The Public Libraries Act, 1869,” or “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” pounds shillings and pence; from the subscriptions of members, pounds shillings and pence; and from voluntary contributions other than members’ subscriptions, pounds shillings and pence. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the information hereinafter furnished by me in the appendix hereto is correct in every particular; that the abstract of accounts is a true statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year herein specified; that the whole of the subsidy received during the year was expended in the purchase of books for the library; and that by the rules of the library it is open to the public free of charge.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”
(Signature.)

Declared at , this day of , 190 , before me— , Justice of the Peace [or Solicitor, or Notary Public].

[Here affix and cancel a stamp at 2s. 6d.]
[Note.—The words relating to last year’s subsidy and to free admission may be struck out if they are not applicable. The words in brackets are not part of the form, but indicate matter to be inserted or substituted.]
Copies of the form of application may be obtained from the Secretary for Education, Wellington, and from the Secretary of any Education Board.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Education.

Physical Requirements for Candidates for Commissions in the Royal Navy.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 13th January, 1905.

THE undermentioned particulars as to the physical examination of candidates for commissions in the Royal navy, received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, are published for general information.

ALBERT PITT,
For Minister of Defence.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONS IN THE ROYAL NAVY.

WITH a view to preventing candidates who may be physically unfit for His Majesty’s service from incurring the inconvenience and expense of preparing for commissions in the Royal navy, it is suggested that they undergo examination by the medical adviser of the family, or any other qualified medical practitioner, to whom the following points may be submitted as those upon which candidates will, previous to entry, be physically examined at the Admiralty.

It is to be understood that this private examination is merely suggested as a guide for intending candidates, and to lessen the chances of disappointment, and that it is by no means intended to take the place of, or to influence in any way, the regular official physical examination.

1. A weak constitution, imperfect development, physical weakness, either hereditary or from chronic disease, wounds, or injuries.
2. Skin-disease, unless temporary or trivial.
3. Malformation of the head, deformity from fracture or depression of the bones of the skull, impaired intellect, epilepsy, paralysis, or impediment of speech.
4. Blindness or defective vision, imperfect perception of colours, fistula lachrymalis, or any chronic disease of the eyes or eyelids. Full normal vision is required as determined by Snellen’s tests, each eye being separately examined, for all candidates for appointments in the executive or engineer branches, and for the Royal Marines.* Full normal vision is not required for candidates for other branches of the Royal navy, but any defect of vision must be due to errors of refraction which can be corrected to normal by glasses, and each case will be specially considered on its merits.
5. Impaired hearing, or discharge from one or both ears, or any disease of the external, middle, or internal ears.
6. Disease of the bones of the nose, or of its cartilages, nasal polypus, or disease of the naso-pharynx.
7. Disease of the throat, tongue, palate, or tonsils; many unsound teeth,† unhealthy gums, disease of the glands of the throat or neck, external cicatrices, if at all extensive, and especially if adherent.
8. Functional or organic disease of the heart or blood-vessels, deformity or contraction of the chest, phthisis, hæmoptysis, bronchitis, asthma, dyspnoea, aphonia, chronic cough, or any symptom of lung-disease or tendency thereto.
9. Undue swelling or distension of the abdomen, obesity, disease or enlargement of the liver, spleen, or kidneys. Rupture, weakness, or distension of the abdominal rings; any disease of the bladder or incontinence of urine.
10. The existence of any defect of the genital organs, or of varicocele.
11. Any disease of the stomach or bowels.
12. Paralysis, weakness, impaired motion, or deformity of the upper or lower extremities, from whatever cause; a varicose state of the veins, especially of the leg. Bunions, distortion or malformation of the hands, feet, fingers, or toes.
13. Distortion of the spine, of the bones of the chest, or pelvis, from injury or constitutional defect.

No person will be admitted into His Majesty’s service unless he has had small-pox or has been vaccinated. Before joining he must produce a certificate of having been revaccinated since infancy.

It is requested that in the case of a nominated candidate, should the preliminary private examination make it apparent that he is not likely to pass the subsequent official physical examination, the Admiralty may be informed of the fact without delay.

Admiralty, 8th October, 1903.
[D.05/53.

• Under present regulations, candidates for the Royal Marines are examined by an Army Medical Board, and must conform to the Army Medical Regulations. When the direct entry of candidates into the Royal Marines ceases, all candidates will come under the above regulations.
  † I.e., seven teeth defective or deficient in persons under seventeen years of age on the date of entry, ten defective or deficient teeth in persons above the age of seventeen—a tooth being considered as defective when it cannot be made permanently serviceable by dental repair. Credit is also given for teeth which have not erupted. Candidates must, however, possess some sound opposing molars and incisors. The numbers given above are intended as a general guide, and are not necessarily strictly adhered to, provided the general condition of the teeth is good.