MAY 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1479

Special Licenses, Class A.

1. Special licenses of this class will be granted to sailing-ships for carrying a specified amount of measurement deck cargo and live-stock, subject to the rules and regulations herein stated.

2. Sailing-ships of ordinary construction will be granted these licenses to carry a quantity equal to 10 per cent. of the net register tonnage of the ship as measurement deck cargo, and such deck cargo will be subjected to reduction when carrying live-stock.

3. Sailing-ships with these licenses will be allowed to carry a number of horses, bullocks, or cows equal to 5 per cent. of the net register tonnage, and four sheep or four pigs shall be considered equal to one horse, bullock, or cow. Proportionate allowance will be made for small live-stock.

Special Licenses, Class B.

1. Special licenses of this class will be granted to sailing-ships for carrying a specified amount of timber or other cargo as deck cargo, subject to the rules and regulations herein stated.

2. Sailing-ships with good sheer, and raised poop or quarter-deck and forecastle, and great beam, solely laden with timber, will be granted licenses of this class to carry timber on deck as measurement deck cargo, and such deck cargo shall not exceed a quantity equal to 30 per cent. of the net register tonnage of the ship, allowing 500 ft. to each ton, and shall not be carried higher than the topgallant rail.

3. Sailing-ships of this description laden with timber and carrying timber on deck must have their holds full, and if ballast is required it must be of such a nature that it will not wash away into the bilges in the event of the ship leaking or getting water in the hold, and it must also be so stowed that it cannot shift. A license for this class will only be given provided that such vessel is inspected by an officer approved by the Superintendent, and he is satisfied about her seaworthiness and ability to carry the same with safety to the ship and people on board.

4. Sailing-vessels with flat bottoms, centre-board keels, and beam four times or more the depth of vessel, built expressly for carriage of deck cargo, and having no hatches, may be allowed to carry all their cargo on deck, provided the height of cargo from keel or bottom of vessel does not exceed half the beam, and the load-line is not submerged; also provided that such ship is inspected by a Surveyor or officer approved by the Superintendent, and he is satisfied about her seaworthiness and her ability to carry the same with safety to the ship and the people on board. These vessels will only be allowed to trade with this license to such parts of the New Zealand coast as are deemed safe by the inspecting officer, and he will take into consideration the length of voyage and season of the year. In the case of vessels loaded with kauri and white-pine logs the height of cargo may be allowed to be slightly in excess of the above rule, provided the load-line is clear of the water; but when dead-weight cargo is carried the vessel must have one-third greater freeboard than with the ordinary timber load.

5. Sailing-vessels built expressly for the carriage of deck cargo, with flat bottoms, centre-board keels, and beam three and a half times or more the depth of vessel, but with hatches and holds for the carriage of cargo, may be allowed to carry one-third of their cargo of timber on deck, provided the hold is full, and the height of cargo from keel or bottom of vessel does not exceed half the beam, and the load-line is not submerged; also provided that such ship is inspected by a Surveyor or officer approved by the Superintendent, and he is satisfied about her seaworthiness and her ability to carry the same with safety to the ship and the people on board. These vessels will only be allowed to trade with this license to such parts of the New Zealand coast as are deemed safe by the inspecting officer, and he will take into consideration the length of voyage and season of the year.

6. Vessels of similar construction to that of clause 5 may be allowed to carry a larger percentage of cargo on deck in the inter-colonial trade than is allowed by clause 2. The amount allowed will be left to the discretion of the Surveyor or officer appointed by the Superintendent, who will take into consideration the nature of the voyage and cargo; the construction, strength, rig, &c., of the vessel; and the means for properly securing the cargo on deck which might be exposed to very high seas striking it. In no