904. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 26

THE MANAIA TOWN BOARD,
as from the twenty-first day of March, one thousand nine
hundred and ten, to be the Waimate Domain Board, having
the control of the land described in the said Schedule
hereto for the purposes of and subject to the provisions of
Part II of the said Act; and doth hereby appoint Thursday,
the seventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred and
ten, at eight o'clock p.m., as the time when, and the Town
Hall, Manaia, as the place where, the first meeting of the
Board shall be held.

SCHEDULE.
WAIMATE DOMAIN.
ALL that area in the Taranaki Land District, containing by
admeasurement 13 acres 3 roods 2 perches, more or less,
being Section No. 78, Block VI, Waimate Survey District.
Bounded towards the north by Section No. 76, 1450 links;
towards the east by Round Bush Road, 949·3 links; towards
the south by Section No. 79, 1450 links; and, towards the
west by Section No. 43, 949·3 links: be all the aforesaid
linkages more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan
marked L. 1289, deposited in the Head Office, Department
of Lands, at Wellington, and thereon bordered pink.
J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Regulations under "The Coal-mines Act, 1908," and its
Amendments.

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fifteenth
day of March, 1910.

Present:
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR J. G. WARD, K.C.M.G.,
PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and in exercise of all powers and authorities
conferred upon him by "The Coal-mines Act, 1908,"
and its amendments, His Excellency the Governor of the
Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice
and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion,
doth hereby make the following regulations, and prescribe the
several forms and fees hereinafter set forth; and doth hereby
declare that such regulations shall come into force on the date
of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette:—

Underviewers', Firemen's and Deputies' Certificates.

1. With respect to the examinations for certificates as
   underviewers, firemen and deputies the following provisions
   shall apply:—
   (1.) Examinations shall be held at such times and
   places as are appointed by the Board.
   (2.) In each district where coal-mining is carried on the
   Board of Examiners shall consist of one or more
   members of the Board of Examiners appointed
   under the said Act and an Inspector of Mines.
   (3.) Certificates by examination shall be in Forms 1 and
   2, and certificates without examination shall be
   in the forms set forth in Forms 3 and 4.
   (4.) The examination for underviewers' certificates shall
   be partly written and partly oral, and shall include
   the following subjects:—
   (a.) Working coal and timbering underground;
   (b.) Mine-gases, spontaneous combustion, and
   ventilation;
   (c.) Dealing with old workings and other
   sources of danger;
   (d.) Arithmetic, and a knowledge of "The Coal-
   mines Act, 1908," and the amendments thereto,
   and the regulations issued thereunder;
   (e.) First aid to the injured.
2. The examination for firemen and deputies shall be
   oral, and shall include—
   (1.) Working coal and timbering underground;
   (2.) Mine-gases, spontaneous combustion, and ventila-
   tion;
   (3.) A knowledge of the general and special rules under
   "The Coal-mines Act, 1908," and the amend-
   ments thereto;
   (4.) First aid to the injured.
3. All applications for certificates shall, prior to examina-
   tion, be forwarded by the Secretary of the Board to the
   Inspector of Mines for the district for inquiry as to the bona
   fides of the applicant.
4. Every candidate for a certificate by examination shall
   at least one month before the date fixed for the examination,

and in the Form No. 5 hereto, make application in that behalf
to "The Secretary of the Board of Examiners under the
Coal-mines Act," at Wellington, and shall forward therewith
the prescribed fee of 5s.
5. For the purpose of enabling the Board to determine
whether the candidate possesses the requisite practical ex-
perience, his application shall specify with sufficient particu-
larity for identification and reference the respective mines in
which he has been employed, and the period and nature of
his employment in each.

Service Certificates.

6. Applications for certificates of service shall be made to
   the Secretary of the Board aforesaid in the form number
   6 hereto, accompanied by a fee of 5s. for a certificate as
   underviewer and 2s. 6d. for a certificate as fireman and
   deputy.

FORM 1.
"The Coal-mines Amendment Act, 1909."
UNDERVIEWER'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY.
THIS is to certify that [State name in full, address, and
occupation of person examined] has produced satisfactory
evidence as to his experience, sobriety, and good conduct,
and has passed the examination as underviewer of a coal-
mine, as required by section 9 of "The Coal-mines Amend-
ment Act, 1909," and the regulations thereunder.

A. B.,
Chairman of Board of Examiners.
Entered, Vol. , folio .
C. D., Secretary.

FORM 2.
"The Coal-mines Amendment Act, 1909."
FIREMAN AND DEPUTY'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY.
THIS is to certify that [State name in full, address, and
occupation of person examined] has produced satisfactory
evidence as to his experience, sobriety, and good conduct,
and has passed the examination as fireman and deputy of a
coal-mine, as required by section 9 of "The Coal-mines
Amendment Act, 1909," and the regulations thereunder.

A. B.,
Chairman of Board of Examiners.
Entered, Vol. , folio .
C. D., Secretary.

FORM 3.
"The Coal-mines Amendment Act, 1909."
UNDERVIEWERS' CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE.
THIS is to certify that [State name in full, address, and
occupation] has produced satisfactory evidence as to his
experience, sobriety, and good conduct, and that he held, for
a period of twelve months immediately before the 31st day
of December, 1909, the position of underviewer.

A. B.,
Chairman of Board of Examiners.
Entered, Vol. , folio .
C. D., Secretary.

FORM 4.
"The Coal-mines Amendment Act, 1909."
FIREMAN AND DEPUTY'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE.
THIS is to certify that [State name in full, address, and
occupation] has produced satisfactory evidence as to his
experience, sobriety, and good conduct, and that he held,
for a period of twelve months immediately before the 31st
day of December, 1909, the position of deputy and fireman.

A. B.,
Chairman of Board of Examiners.
Entered, Vol. , folio .
C. D., Secretary.

FORM 5.
"The Coal-mines Act, 1908."
APPLICATION TO BE EXAMINED FOR CERTIFICATE.
To the Secretary of the Board of Examiners, Wellington.
I, [Full name, occupation, and residence], the undersigned,
hereby apply to be examined for a certificate as . I en-
close the prescribed fee of * , and hereby declare as follows:—
(1) My practical experience consists of actual employment
as specified in the Schedule hereto; and in proof thereof I
forward with this application evidence in writing from my
previous employers, as specified in that Schedule. †(2) I
am the holder of a second-class certificate, No. , and
desire to be examined for a certificate of the first class.
Dated at , this day of , 190 .