MAY 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1483

Special License, Class A or B.

I, , Superintendent of Mercantile Marine at , do hereby grant a special license, Class A or B, to the steam [sailing] ship , tons net register, to carry an amount of deck cargo [live-stock] [coal for ship’s use], according to the regulations, which is not to exceed per cent. of the above-mentioned tonnage. Total quantity of deck cargo [coal] allowed, tons, or horses, or sheep.

Signed :
Superintendent of Mercantile Marine.
Port of
Date :

Conditions of Special License.

Special licenses, Class A, for carrying deck cargo and live-stock, and coal on deck for ship’s use, will be annual or for one trip, and will be available for the foreign, intercolonial, Fijian, or South Sea Island trade, from any port or ports in New Zealand. Special licenses, Class B, for carrying deck cargo and live-stock, and coal on deck for ship’s use, will be annual or for one trip, and will be available for from one port to another in New Zealand, and from a final port in New Zealand to a foreign, intercolonial, Fijian, or South Sea Island port.

GENERAL OR SPECIAL LICENSE, CLASS A OR B.

Dead-weight.

I, , Superintendent of Mercantile Marine at , do hereby grant a general [or special] license, Class A or B, to the steam [sailing] ship , tons net register, to carry an amount of dead-weight deck cargo, according to the regulations, which is not to exceed one-quarter of the total carrying-tonnage allowed on deck. Total quantity of deck cargo allowed, tons.

Signed :
Superintendent of Mercantile Marine.
Port of
Date :

A general license for carrying dead-weight as deck cargo to and from any port in New Zealand, and to any one port in Australia, Tasmania, Fiji, and South Sea Islands, or any island dependent on New Zealand, is only available for twelve months from date of issue, and this license, on its expiration, is to be returned to any Superintendent in the Dominion, and will be cancelled by the Superintendent and a new license granted if required.

Special licenses, Class A, for carrying dead-weight as deck cargo, will be annual or for one trip, and will be available for the foreign, intercolonial, Fijian, or South Sea Island trade from any port or ports in New Zealand.

Special licenses, Class B, for carrying dead-weight as deck cargo, will be annual or for one trip, and will be available for from one port to another in New Zealand, and from a final port in New Zealand to a foreign, intercolonial, Fijian, or South Sea Island port.

The calculations herein contained are intended as an approximate guide for carrying deck cargoes for the use of the Superintendent at each port. Due consideration should be given to the general instructions before granting licenses for carrying deck cargo, live-stock, and coal on deck for ship’s use.

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GENERAL LICENSE.

DIVISION A. — Class I: Examples of calculation for a general license to carry measurement deck cargo and live-stock :—

Ship 1,000 tons net register, at 6 per cent., = 60 tons, or 30 horses, × 4 = 120 sheep.

Tons.
Total carrying-tonnage allowed … … = 60
Measurement deck cargo on board … … = 25
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Assume 1 horse = 2 tons measurement … 2)35 remaining
—— space.
Number of horses … … = 17 and 1 ton.
= 2 sheep.

Reverse calculation :—
Tons.
2 sheep … … … … … … = 1
17 horses … … … … … … = 34
Measurement … … … … … … = 25
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Total carrying-tonnage allowed … … = 60
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