MAR. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 849

Tenders for 12-ton Movable Hydraulic Crane, Greymouth.

Railway Department (Head Office),
Wellington, 11th March, 1913.

THE undermentioned tender-rates for one 12-ton movable hydraulic crane for Greymouth are published for general information.

T. RONAYNE,
General Manager, N.Z. Railways.

Tenderer. Amount of Tender.
Accepted.
Anderson's (Limited), Christchurch .. 3,200

Declined.
Dispatch Foundry Company, Greymouth .. 4,639
Stevenson and Cook, Port Chalmers .. 4,006
J. McGregor and Co. (Limited), Dunedin .. 3,969
A. and T. Burt, Dunedin .. 3,519
S. Luke and Co. (Limited), Wellington .. 3,475

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

The Treasury, New Zealand, Friendly Societies Office,
Wellington, 5th March, 1913.

THE Tois Tois Lodge, No. 98, situated at Waimahaka, is registered as a branch of the Independent Order of Oddfellows of New Zealand Friendly Society, under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 5th day of March, 1913.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Constituting the Thames Deep Levels Mining Board, and Regulations with respect thereto.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 5th March, 1913.

IN pursuance of a certain deed of agreement dated the 8th day of February, 1910, made between the Minister of Mines of the one part, and the Waiotahi Gold-mining Company (Limited), the May Queen Gold-mining Company (Limited), the Saxon Gold-mining Company (Limited), the Victoria Gold-mining Company (Limited), and the Kuranui-Caledonian Gold-mining Company (Limited) of the other part, notice is hereby given that the following persons have been appointed a Board for the management, construction, and maintenance of the Thames deep levels crosscut under and subject to the provisions of the said deed:

THOMAS WILLIAM RHODES, Esq., M.P., of Thames, appointed by the Minister;
ALBERT BRUCE, Esq., of Thames, appointed by the Minister;
CHARLES HUDSON, Esq., appointed by the Waiotahi Gold-mining Company (Limited);
HENRY HOPPER ADAMS, Esq., appointed by the May Queen Gold-mining Company (Limited);
PERCY NICHOLS KINGSWELL, Esq., appointed by the Saxon Gold-mining Company (Limited);
GRAVES AICKIN, Esq., appointed by the Victoria Gold-mining Company (Limited);
HENRY GILFILLAN, Esq., appointed by the Kuranui-Caledonian Gold-mining Company (Limited).

And, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by clause 5 of the said deed, I do hereby make the following regulations for the purpose of giving effect to that clause and the other provisions of the said deed, and direct that the members hereinbefore mentioned shall continue in office until their successors take office, as provided by the said regulations.

REGULATIONS.

1. The aforementioned Thomas William Rhodes, Esq., shall be Chairman of the Board.
2. The ordinary term of office of members of the Board shall be three years, but each member shall continue to hold office until his successor takes office, and shall be eligible for reappointment.
3. A member may at any time resign by notice in writing to the Minister in the case of the Chairman and the other member appointed by the Minister, and to the respective company which appointed the member resigning in any other case.
4. The office of any member shall become vacant if he dies, resigns, or becomes bankrupt, or if he fails to attend three consecutive ordinary meetings of the Board without the leave of the Board.
5. Any four members of the Board shall form a quorum, and any meeting may be adjourned from time to time.
6. If at any meeting the Chairman is not present at the time appointed for holding the same the members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of such meeting.
7. Special meetings may be convened by the Chairman or any two members of the Board, provided that two days' notice of such meeting be given to each member, specifying the business to be transacted at such special meeting, and no other business than that so specified shall be transacted at such meeting.
8. All questions at any meeting of the Board shall be determined by the majority of the votes of the members of the Board present and voting thereon. The Chairman shall have a deliberative vote and, in the case of equality of voting, a casting-vote.
9. The Board shall keep full and accurate minutes of its proceedings.

W. FRASER,
Minister of Mines.

New Zealand Schools of Mines.--Further amended Scholarship Regulations.

Mines Department,
Wellington, New Zealand, 6th March, 1913.

1. SIX Scholarships are offered annually for competition by Students attending Schools of Mines within the Dominion--one for Otago, two for the West Coast of the Middle Island, and three for the North Island. Of these, four will be for Students in gold-mining subjects, and two for coal-mining subjects.
2. The Scholarships will be granted to those candidates who comply with the conditions and obtain the highest percentage of marks, which must not be less than specified in Reg. 9.
3. Holders of Scholarships are to attend at the University of Otago, and no class fees will be charged on subjects pertaining to the session of the School of Mines.
4. The Scholarships will be of the annual value of £50 each to successful candidates who may reside three miles or more beyond the boundaries of the Borough of Dunedin or of the borough in which the affiliated institution is situated, and of £30 to successful candidates who reside within the boundaries of any such borough, or within three miles thereof.
5. The Scholarships will be tenable for three years, or for such other period less than three years as may at the discretion of the Minister appear to be necessary.
6. The Scholarships will be open to all Students as aforesaid who are not less than eighteen years of age on the day appointed for receiving applications, and who shall have attended regularly at any School of Mines within the Dominion for not less than two years at least 80 per cent. of the lectures in each subject of the examination course.
7. The examinations will be held in the month of December in each year, on days which will be duly announced.
8. The examinations will be conducted in writing, and embrace six of the following subjects:

(a.) Theoretical Chemistry.
(b.) Practical Chemistry.
(c.) Metallurgy of Gold and Silver; or Drainage, Haulage, and Winding.
(d.) Mining "Coal" or "Metal."
(e.) Ventilation.
(f.) General and Mining Geology.
(g.) Land and Mine Surveying.
(h.) Mathematics.

The branches of subjects (c) and (d) shall be at the option of the candidates, who must state in their applications the branch of each subject they intend to take up.
9. No Scholarship shall be awarded to any candidate who does not obtain 60 per cent. of the marks in each of the six subjects.
10. The examination may be passed as a whole or in sections. In the latter case the first section must consist of not less than two subjects, and the whole examination must be concluded within three years from the date of the first application.
11. No payment on account of the scholarship will be made until the whole examination is passed.
12. Applications from candidates, accompanied by a fee of 10s., must reach the Mines Department at Wellington not later than the 1st November in each year, accompanied by the certificate of the Director that the Student has attended the necessary number of lectures in each subject at the school for two years.