JUNE 14.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

where his indentures are for a period of more than four years—a
letter from the owner or master will be accepted in place of the
endorsement referred to above.

In the event of the candidate being short of the required four-
fifths of the time claimed as apprentice he will be required to show
sufficient additional sea service, either as seaman or junior officer,
to make up the four-fifths of the time claimed.

131. Midshipmen and Cadets.—The whole of the time served
     as midshipman or cadet under indentures will also be accepted,
     subject to the same conditions as those laid down for apprentices;
     and the same will be the case even when not bound by indentures,
     provided that the service as midshipman or cadet has been con-
     tinuous, and that on the date of the termination of the period of
     service claimed in this capacity the candidate was on articles of
     agreement, and that he is able to comply with the requirements
     laid down in the matter of serving or making up the four-fifths
     period at sea during the time claimed.

132. Lighthouse Tenders.—Service performed in the seagoing
     steam-vessels of Trinity House, of the Commissioners of Northern
     Lighthouses, or of the Commissioner of Irish Lights, or in Scotch
     and Irish Fishery cruisers, will be accepted as sea service for the
     purpose of qualifying a candidate for examination for a home-trade
     certificate; but for a foreign-going certificate a candidate must show
     in addition to this service, calculated in accordance with para. 108,
     at least twelve months in an ordinary trading-vessel. In order to
     qualify a candidate for an ordinary certificate this twelve months
     must have been performed in a square-rigged sailing-vessel (see
     para. 108).

133. Service in Royal Navy.—Officers of the Royal Navy are
     at liberty to apply for certificates of service and to be examined for
     certificates of competency in the mercantile marine, but the Lords
     Commissioners of the Admiralty have directed that the applications
     of officers on the Active List should be made through their Command-
     ing Officers, and that the applications of officers on half-pay should
     be made to the Secretary of the Admiralty.

The conditions on which certificates of service are issued are
stated in para. 101.

134. Qualifications required of Naval and Indian Marine
     Officers.—Officers of the Royal Navy or of the Royal Indian Marine
     who wish to be examined for certificates of competency in the
     mercantile marine will be required to prove the following service;
     and if an officer wishes to obtain the ordinary certificate for foreign-
     going ships he must prove that at least twelve months of this re-
     quired period was served under sail alone:

(a.) For second mate : The officer must prove four years’ service
at sea.

(b.) For only mate : Five years’ service at sea.

(c.) For first mate or master : The officer must prove that he
has attained the rank of lieutenant in the Royal Navy, or in
the Royal Indian Marine.

135. Service in Royal Naval Reserve.—Lieutenants, sub-
     lieutenants, and acting sub-lieutenants of the Royal Naval Reserve
     who perform sea service on board His Majesty’s ships will, if accom-
     panied by a good report, be allowed to count such service as if it
     had been performed in foreign-going merchant ships, and the service
     will rank according to the certificate of competency held by the
     candidate at the time (see also para. 164).

136. Service in Drill and Harbour Ships.—The time spent in
     periodical training in the Royal Naval Reserve on board seagoing
     vessels of the Royal Navy, if accompanied by a good report, will
     be accepted in full, but in the case of midshipmen will not count
     as officers’ service. In the case of service in harbour ships of the
     Royal or Colonial Navies only half such time will be accepted as
     sea service, and no such service must amount to more than one-
     fourth of the time required for the particular grade of certificate
     applied for.

CONDUCT OF THE EXAMINATIONS.

137. Examinations, Conduct of.—The examinations will begin at
     10 a.m. on each day. A luncheon-interval of at least one hour will be
     given on each day at a suitable time, and the viva voce and practical
     parts of the examination being taken at such times as may be