four years, or where his indentures are for a period
of more than four years—a letter from the owner or
master will be accepted in place of the indorsement
referred to above.

In the event of the candidate being short of the
required four-fifths of the time claimed as apprentice
he will be required to show sufficient additional sea-
service, either as seaman or junior officer, to make
up the four-fifths of the time claimed.

132. The whole of the time served as midshipman
     or cadet under indentures, will also be accepted,
     subject to the same conditions as those laid down
     for apprentices; and the same will be the case even
     when not bound by indentures, provided that the
     service as midshipman or cadet has been continuous,
     and that on the date of the termination of the period
     of service claimed in this capacity the candidate was
     on articles of agreement, and that he is able to com-
     ply with the requirements laid down in the matter
     of serving or making up the four-fifths period at sea
     during the time claimed.

SERVICE IN THE ROYAL NAVY, ROYAL INDIAN
MARINE, AND SERVICE IN THE ROYAL NAVAL
RESERVE.

133. Officers of the Royal Navy or of the Royal
     Indian Marine who wish to be examined for cer-
     tificates of competency in the mercantile marine
     will be required to prove the following service; and
     if an officer wishes to obtain the ordinary certificate
     for foreign-going ships he must prove that at least
     twelve months of this required period was served
     under sail alone:-

(i.) For second mate: The officer must prove
four years service at sea, or that he
has attained the rank of acting sub-
lieutenant.

(ii.) For only mate: Five years' service at
sea.

(iii.) For first mate or master: The officer
must prove that he has attained the
rank of sub-lieutenant in the Royal
Navy, or of lieutenant in the Royal
Indian Marine.

134. Lieutenants, sub-lieutenants, and acting sub-
     lieutenants of the Royal Naval Reserve who perform
     sea-service on board His Majesty's ships will be al-
     lowed to count such service as if it had been per-
     formed in foreign-going merchant ships, and the ser-
     vice will rank according to the certificate of com-
     petency held by the candidate at the time.

Midshipmen of the Royal Naval Reserve possess-
ing a first mate's certificate, and temporarily granted
the rank of acting sub-lieutenant whilst undergoing
twelve months' training afloat in the Royal Navy,
will only be allowed to count such service as if it
had been performed in the capacity of second mate of
a foreign-going merchant ship with a first mate's cer-
tificate.

135. If accompanied by a good report, half the
     time spent in drill in the Royal Naval Reserve, and
     in harbour ships of the Royal or colonial navies,
     will be allowed to count as sea-service, subject to
     the limit that no such service must amount to more
     than one-fourth of the time required for the par-
     ticular grade of certificate applied for.

CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATIONS.

136. The examinations will commence early in
     the forenoon, and will be continued from day to
     day until all the candidates whose names appear
     upon the list are examined.

137. Candidates are required to appear at the
     examination-room punctually at the time appointed.

138. Before commencing the examination, the tables
     or desks must be cleared of all scraps of paper or
     books that are not used in the examination, and
     care should be taken that the candidates do not
     bring into the examination-room any book or paper.

139. No person will be allowed in the room during
     the examination other than those whose duties re-
     quire them to be present.

No instructors will be allowed on the premises.

140. Candidates are prohibited from bringing into
     the examination-room books or papers of any kind
     whatever. The slightest infringement of this regula-
     tion will subject the offender to all the penalties of
     a failure, and he will not be allowed to present him-
     self for re-examination for a period of three months.

141. No candidate will be allowed to work out
     his problems on a slate or on waste-paper, or to write
     on the blotting-paper supplied for his use in the
     examination. Violation of this rule will subject the
     candidate to all the penalties of a failure.

A sheet of blotting-paper should be issued to
each candidate with the first examination-paper,
and it must be returned to the Examiner when the
last paper is completed each day. The Examiner
will be careful to see that the blotting-paper has
not been used by the candidate in solving his prob-
lems, or for conveying information to other candi-
dates.

142. All instruments necessary for use in the
     examinations are supplied by the Marine Department.

143. No candidate may leave the examination-
     room without permission, and without giving up
     the paper on which he is engaged. Under no cir-
     cumstances will a candidate be allowed to leave the
     building while the examination is proceeding. Vio-
     lation of this rule will subject the candidate to all the
     penalties of a failure.

144. Candidates should be so placed as to pre-
     vent one copying from the other, and no communi-
     cation whatever between the candidates should be
     allowed.

145. In the event of any candidate being dis-
     covered referring to any book or paper, or copying
     from another, or affording any assistance, or giving
     any information to another, or communicating in
     any way with another during the time of examination,
     or copying any part of the problems for the pur-
     pose of taking them out of the examination-rooms,
     he will subject himself to all the penalties of a failure,
     and will not be allowed to be examined for a period
     of six months.

146. If a candidate defaces, blots, writes in, or
     otherwise injures any book or form belonging to the
     Marine Department, his papers will be retained until
     he has replaced the damaged book or document.
     He will not be allowed to remove the damaged book
     or document, and will be subjected to all the penalties
     of a failure.

147. Perfect silence is to be preserved in the ex-
     amination-room.

148. Any candidate violating any of the regula-
     tions, or being guilty of insolence to the Examiner,
     or of disorderly or improper conduct in or about the
     room, will render himself liable to the postponement
     of his examination, or, if he has passed, to the de-
     tention of his certificate for such period as the Marine
     Department may direct.

149. The envelopes containing the examination-
     papers when received from Wellington must on no
     account be opened by any other officer than the