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and Manawatu, must have served at least one year as chief Mate or Master of a coasting vessel trading to Bar Harbors.

The candidate will be examined as to his knowledge of the Harbor and Quarantine Regulations, Commercial Code, and the New Zealand Local, Harbor, and Bar Signals, Rules of the Road, Lights, Fog and Distress Signals, working ships in narrow water or amongst shipping.

Also as to his first duty in going on Board and before taking charge of a vessel; mooring and unmooring; getting under weigh, bringing up in light and strong winds, or in a tide-way; keeping a ship clear of her anchor in a Roadstead or River, and marks of the lead line.

Also as to his knowledge of the Harbor, River, or Roadstead, and their approaches (as the case may be) its depth of water, rise, fall and set of the currents at various times of the tide; the line of soundings; banks, rocks, or other dangers, with directions for clearing the same; the position of Buoys and their description, also Lights and Beacons; the proper time of tide to get under weigh, and any other nautical matter the Board may think proper.

Pilots appointed before the passing of "The Marine Act 1867," shall for the purpose of these rules be considered as having passed the necessary examination.

Appointments.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 29th July, 1874.

HIS Honor the Superintendent has been pleased to appoint

COMMANDER J. DUDLEY R. HEWITT, R.N.
CAPTAIN R. JOHNSON, Marine Assessor
CAPTAIN J. HOLLIDAY, Harbor Master

to be a Board for the Examination of Candidates, for the appointment of Pilot for all the Ports in the Province of Wellington.

HENRY BUNNY,
Provincial Secretary.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 15th July, 1874.

THE following lists of successful and unsuccessful Tenderers are published for general information.

EDWARD RICHARDSON.

WANGANUI AND MANAWATU RAILWAY

WANGANUI WHARF CONTRACT.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Caiman and Richardson, Wanganui 1,788 16 0

Declined.
C. Simmonds, Wanganui ... 2,100 10 0
R. S. Low, Wanganui ... 2,436 12 0

22,000 RAILWAY SLEEPERS.

Accepted.
Richter, Nannestad, and Co., Palmerston ... 7,000 at 3 11
W. H. Brightwell, Palmerston 5,000 ... 4 0

Declined.
W. F. Oakes, Wanganui ... 22,000 ... 4 6
J. Bull, Foxton ... 10,000 ... 4 7½

Notice.

Superintendent’s Office,
Wellington, 31st July, 1874.

THE following resolutions have been forwarded by the Wanganui and Waitotara Highway Board:—

"Wanganui and Waitotara Highway Board,
Wanganui, 6th July, 1874.

"The Board having examined the deposited Plan, Section, and Specification, for the proposed ‘Perekama’ Road, and considered the objections and suggestions made respecting such road; hereby order it to be constructed according to the line shewn by such Plan, Section, and Specification.

"The Board having examined the deposited Plan, Section, and Specification, for the proposed ‘Puke Rimu’ Road, and considered the objections and suggestions made respecting such road; hereby order it to be constructed according to the line shewn by such Plan, Section, and Specification.

"The Board having examined the deposited Plan, Section, and Specification, for the proposed ‘Kowhatunui’ Road, and considered the objections and suggestions made respecting such road; hereby order it to be constructed according to the line shewn by such Plan, Section, and Specification."

Under the provisions of the thirty-third clause of "The Highway Boards Empowering Act, 1871," I, William Fitzherbert, Superintendent of the Province of Wellington, do hereby appoint that the objections referred to in the above resolutions, shall be heard at the Superintendent’s Office, in the buildings belonging to the Provincial Government, on the Reclaimed Land, in the City of Wellington, on Wednesday, the 2nd day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, at twelve o’clock noon.

Given under my hand at Wellington, in the Province of Wellington, this 30th day of July, 1874.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Superintendent.

Sheep Inspector’s Notice.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington 28th July, 1874

NOTICE has been received from the Inspector of Sheep for the Wairarapa District that he has cancelled the clean certificate of

G. M. WATERHOUSE, Esq.—Huangarua, for a flock of 4000 Lambs.

Dated 1st July, 1874.

Also that he has granted a clean certificate to

HENRY R. BUNNY.—Ahiarui, for a mixed flock. Dated 5th July, 1874.

HENRY BUNNY,
Provincial Secretary.

Printed under the authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington, by Thomas McKenzie, Printer for the time being to such Government.