JULY 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2343

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 26th July, 1911.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

MANUFACTURE OF STEEL BRIDGE-SPANS FOR KAWAKAWA-KAIKOHE RAILWAY.

Accepted.

Sanders Bros., Wellington … … … 1,041 8 9

Declined.

McArthur and Co., Kaiwarra … … 1,288 15 0
Massey Bros., Auckland … … … 1,395 0 0
A. and T. Burt, Dunedin … … … 1,493 3 6

STEEL BRIDGE-SPANS FOR TAURANGA-TE PUKE RAILWAY.

Accepted.

Sanders Bros., Wellington … … … 543 6 6

Declined.

Massey Bros., Auckland … … … 626 0 0

Notice of Intention to take Land in Orahiri Survey District for Scenery-preservation Purposes.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, and the Scenery Preservation Amendment Act, 1910, to take for scenery-preservation purposes the land described in the Schedule hereto. And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the post-office at Waitomo Caves, and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the taking of the said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections to the taking thereof, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

The parcels of land required to be taken :—

All in the Land District of Auckland; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 24214, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District, and thereon coloured as above mentioned.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this twenty-fourth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

Notice of Intention to take Land in Block IV, Otanake Survey District, Waitomo County, for Road Purposes.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, to execute a certain public work, to wit, the construction of a road in Block IV, Otanake Survey District, and for the purposes of such public work the land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken. And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the post-office at Te Kuiti, and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the execution of the said public work or by the taking of the said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publi-

cation of this notice, to the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

The parcel of land required to be taken :—

In the Auckland Land District; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked and coloured as above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this twenty-fourth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

Miners’ Electric Lamp Competition.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 26th July, 1911.

THE following conditions of a competition for an electric lamp for miners are published for general information.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Mines.

ELECTRIC LAMPS FOR MINERS.

The Secretary of State for the Home Department announces that, in order to encourage the production of safe and efficient types of electric lamps for miners, a colliery proprietor has placed at his disposal the sum of £1,000 to be offered as a prize for the best lamp or lamps fulfilling the requirements specified below.

Mr. Charles Rhodes, a former president of the Institute of Mining Engineers, and Mr. Charles H. Merz, a member of the Departmental Committee on the Use of Electricity in Mines, have consented to act as judges.

The conditions of the competition are as follows :—

1. The competition will be open to persons of any nationality.

2. It will be in the discretion of the judges to award the whole of the prize for the lamp which they consider to be the best, or to divide the prize, or to make no award if no lamp appears to them to be of sufficient merit.

3. Lamps must be addressed care of C. Rhodes, Esq., at the Home Office Testing-station, Rotherham, and must reach the Testing-station not later than 31st December next. A spare globe should accompany each lamp.

The requirements which should be fulfilled by any lamp submitted for competition are as follows :—

1. The lamp should be of sound mechanical construction, so as to withstand rough usage.

2. The lamp should be of simple construction, and easy to maintain in good order and repair.

3. The lamp should be so constructed as to render impossible the ignition of inflammable gas either within or without the lamp.

4. The lamp battery should be so constructed that any liquid which it may contain cannot be spilled when the lamp is in use, and means should be provided for dealing with any gas which may be generated by the battery.

5. The materials used in the construction should be such that metals and other parts will not be liable to deterioration by corrosion as a result of the action of the “electrolyte,” &c., used in the battery.

6. The lamp should be effectively locked so that it cannot be opened without detection.

7. The lamp should be capable of giving an amount of light not less than two-candle power continuously for a period of not less than ten hours.

8. The light should be well distributed outside the lamp. A movable reflector to concentrate or to shield the light may be provided.

In addition to the above requirements, regard will be paid to (a) the first cost of the lamp, (b) the cost of maintenance, (c) convenience in handling, and (d) the weight of the lamp when charged and ready for use.

Home Office, 26th May, 1911,