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No. 28.] SATURDAY, 15TH MAY. [1909.

Department of the Treasury,Melbourne, 14th May, 1909.

NOTIFICATION OF PROVISIONAL REGULATIONSAND OF THE INTENTION TO MAKE REGULA-TIONS UNDER THE INVALID AND OLD -AGEPENSIONS ACT 1go8.

PURSUANTto the Rules Publication Act 1903, notice

is hereby given -

1. That His Excellency the Governor- General, actingwith the advice of the Federal ExecutiveCouncil, was, on the fourteenth day of May,1909, pleased to make Provisional Regulationsunder the Invalid and Old -age Pensions Act1908, to come into operation forthwith, whichProvisional Regulations may be cited as Statu-tory Rule igog, No. 47.

2. That it is proposed to make Regulations under theInvalid and Old -age Pensions Act igo8, andthat the Provisional Regulations above- mentionedare the draft of the proposed Regulations.

3. That copies of the Provisional Regulations may bepurchased at the Government Printing Office,Melbourne, at the price of One shilling.

4. That any representations or suggestions made inwriting by any person interested will be takeninto consideration before finally settling theproposed Regulations.

W. M. HUGHES,for Treasurer.

Commonwealth ofAustralia to Wit.

DUDLEY,Governor- General.

PROCLAMATION

By His Excellency the Right Honor-able William Humble, Earl ofDudley, a Member of His Majesty'sMost Honorable Privy Council,Knight Grand Cross of the MostDistinguished Order of Saint Michaeland Saint George, Knight GrandCross of the Royal Victorian Order,Governor - General and Commanderin -Chief of the Commonwealth ofAustralia.

W HEREAS by the Invalid and Old -age Pensions Act1908 it is enacted that a Benevolent Asylum or a

Hospital means anv Benevolent Asylum or Hospital whichis wholly or partly maintained by contributions from theConsolidated Revenue Fund of the Commonwealth or theConsolidated Revenue of a State, and which is proclaimedby the Governor- General to be a Benevolent Asylum or a

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Hospital for the purposes of the above - mentioned Act :Now therefore I, the said William Humble, Earl ofDudley, the Governor- Genera', aforesaid, acting with theadvice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby pro-claim the following Benevolent Asylums and Hospitalswhich are wholly or partly maintained by contributionsfrom the Consolidated Revenue of a State, to be Bènevo-lent Asylums and Hospitals for the purposes of theInvalid and Old -age Pensions Act 1908.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of the Common-wealth, at Sydney, this fourteenth day of May,One thousand nine hundred and nine, and in theninth year of His Majesty's reign.

By His Excellency's Command,

W. M. HUGHES,For Treasurer.

GOD SAVE THE KING !

STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES.HOSPITALS.

Albury.Angledool.Armidale and New England.l3allina District.l3almain and District.Balranald District.Barraba.Bathurst District.Bega District.Berrima District (Bowral).Bingara District.Bombala District.Bourke District.Braidwood District.Brewarrina District.Broken Hill and District.Bulli Cottage.Burraga District.Burrowa District.Camden Cottage.Carcoar District.Carrington Centennial Hospital Home for Convalescents

(Camden).Casino District.Cobar District.Collarendebri District.Condobolin District.Coolah.Cooma.Coonabarabran.Coonamble.Cootamundra District.

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STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES continued.HOSPITALS continued.

Coraki (Campbell Hospital).Corowa.Cowra District.Crookwell and District Cottage.Deniliquin.Dubbo District.Dungog Cottage.Forbes District.Glen Innes.Goodooga.Goulburn and District.Grafton.Granville Electorate Cottage (Auburn).Grenfell District.Gulgong District.Gundagai.Gunnedah.Hastings District' (Port Macquarie).Hay.Hill End and Tambaroora District.Hiligrove Cottage.Hillston District.Inverell.Jerilderie District.Junee Cottage.Kiama Cottage.Kurri Kurri District.Lismore.Lithgow District.Lower Clarence (Maclean).Macleay District (Kempsey).Maitland.Manilla District.Manly Cottage.Manning River District (Taree).Marrickville Cottage.Merriwa.Milton.Molong Cottage.Moree.Moruya Cottage.Mossgiel Cottage.Mudgee District.Murrurundi.Muswellbrook.Narrabri.Narrandefa.Nepean Cottage (Penrith).Newcastle.Nyinagee District.Nyngan District.Orange District.Pambula Cottage.Parkes District.Parramatta District.Peak Hill and District.Queanbeyan District.Queen Victoria Homes for Consumptives.Quirindi District Cottage.Raleigh District Hospital (Bellingen).Royal Hospital for Women (Paddington).Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney.Royal Prince Alfred.Scone.Singleton (Dangar Cottage Hospital).Sofala.St. George. Cottage ( Kogarah).Sydney.Sydney Homoeopathic.Tamworth.'remora District.'.lenterfield (Prince Alfred Memorial).Tibooburra.Tingha Cottage.Tumut Cottage.Tweed Cottage (Murwillumbah).Urana District.Vegetable Creek (Emmaville).Wagga Wagga.Walcha Cottage.Walgett.Wallsend Mining District.Warialda District.Warren District.Wee Waa District.Wellington.Wentworth.Western Suburbs Cottage (Ashfield).White Cliffs.Wilcannia.Windsor.Wollongong (Albert Memorial).Women's Hospital (Crown - street, Sydney).*Wyalong and District.Yass District.Young (Burrangong District Hospital).

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STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES.BENEVOLENT ASYLUMS.

(Such of the following as maintain inmates in theInstitution.)

Albury Benevolent Society.Auburn and Newington Benevolent Society.Balmain Benevolent Society.Bathurst Poor Reliet Society and Benevolent Home.Benevolent Society of New South Wales, Sydney.Broken Hill Benevolent Society.

. Cootamundra Benevolent Society.Forbes Ladies' Benevolent Society.Glebe Benevolent Society.Goulburn Ladies' Benevolent Society.Grafton Benevolent Asylum.Granville United Relief Society.Gulgong Relief Society.Gundagai Benevolent Society.Gunnedah Ladies' Benevolent Society.Hawkesbury.Hay Benevolent Society.Junee Ladies' Benevolent Society.Kempsey Benevolent Society.Kiama Ladies' Benevolent Society.Leichardt Ladies' Benevolent Society.Lismore Ladies' Benevolent Society.Maitland (West) Benevolent Society.Manly Benevolent Society.Narrandera Benevolent Society.Newcastle and Northumberland Benevolent Society.North Sydney Benevolent Society.Orange Benevolent Society.Parkes Ladies' Benevolent Society.Parramatta Benevolent Society.Penrith Benevolent Society.Petersham Benevolent Society.Randwick and Coogee Sick and Poor Relief Society.Rockdale Benevolent Society.Rookwood Benevolent Society.St. George's Ladies' Benevolent Society (Kogarah).Tamworth Ladies' Benevolent Society.Telnora Benevolent Society.Wagga Wagga Benevolent Society.Waverley Benevolent Society.Wilcannia Benevolent Society.Willoughby Benevolent Society (Chatswood).Wollongong Benevolent Society.

STATE OF VICTORIA.

HOSPITALS.

Alexandra. Melbourne.Amherst. Alfred.Austin. Eye and Ear.Bairnsdale. Homoeopathic.Ballarat. Women's.Beechworth. Mildura.Bendigo. Mooroopna.Castlemaine. Nhill.Camperdown. Omeo.Chines. Queen Victoria.Colac. St. Arnaud.Creswick. St. Vincent's.Dunolly. Sale.Echuca. Swan Hill.Heathcote. Wood's Point.Horsham. \ \'angaratta.Inglewood. Warracknabeal.Kilmore. Williamstown.Kyneton. Warragul.Mansfield. Wycheproof.Maryborough.

HOSPITALS AND BENEVOLENT ASYLUMS (Combined).

Ararat.Daylesford.Geelong.Hamilton.Maldon.

Ballarat.Bendigo.B eechworth.Castlemaine.

Port Fairy.Portland.Stawell.Warrnambool.

BENEVOLENT ASYLUMS.

Melbourne (North Mel-bourne).

Victorian Homes (St. Kilda -road).

STATE OF QUEENSLAND.HOSPITALS.

. Adavale District Hospital, Adavale.Almaden General Hospital, Almaden.Aramac Hospital, Aramac.Augathella Cottage Hospital, Augathella.Victoria Hospital, 13arcaldine.

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STATE OF QUEENSLAND continued.HOSPITALS continued.

Beaudesert Cottage Hospital, Beaudesert.Blackall District Hospital, Blackall.Kennedy Hospital, Bowen.Bundaberg Hospital, Bundaberg.Burketown. Hospital, Burketown.Brisbane General Hospital, Brisbane.Boonah Hospital, Boonah.Boulia Hospital, Boulia.Cairns District Hospital, Cairns.Charleville Hospital, Charleville.Charters Towers District Hospital, Charters Towers.Isis District Hospital, Childers.General Hospital, Chillagoe.Peak Downs Hospital, Clermont.Cloncurry District Hospital, Cloncurry.Cook District Hospital, Cooktown.Croydon District Hospital, Croydon.South Warrego District Hospital, Cunnamulla.Dalby Hospital, Dalby.Emerald Cottage Hospital, Emerald.Eidsvold Hospital, Eidsvold.( ;ayndah and Burnett District Hospital, Gavadali.Etheridge District Hospital, Georgetown.Geraldton Hospital, Geraldton.Gladstone Hospital, Gladstone.Goondiwindi Border Hospital, Goondiwindi.Gympie Hospital, Gympie.Herberton and Tinaroo District Hospital, Herberton.Hughenden District Hospital, Hughenden.Ingham Hospital, Ingham.Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich.Walsh District Hospital, lrviiiebank.Isisford District Hospital, Isisford.Jundah District Hospital, Jundah.Longreach Hospital, Longreach.Mackay District Hospital, Mackay.Mareeba District Hospital, Mareeba.Maryborough Hospital, Maryborough.Mitchell Cottage Hospital, Mitchell.Mount Garnet District Hospital, Mount Garnet.Mount Molloy District Hospital, Mount Molloy.Mount Morgan Hospital, Mount Morgan.Mount Perry Hospital, Mount Perry.Border Hospital, Mungindi.Muttaburra Hospital, Muttaburra.Nanango Hospital, Nanango.Normanton District Hospital, Normanton.O.K. Hospital, O.K., yid Mungana.Port Douglas District Hospital, Port Douglas.Richmond District Hospital, Richmond.Rockhampton Hospital, Rockhampton.Roma Hospital, Roma.First -aid and Dispensary Hospital, Sapphire Town.Springsure Hospital, Springsure.Stannary Hills Hospital, Stannary Hills.Stanthorpe Hospital, Stanthorpe.St. George Hospital, St. George.Mitchell and Warrego Hospital, Tambo.Taroom Hospital, Taroom.Thargomindah Hospital, Thargomindah.Hodgkinson District Hospital, Thornborough.Torres Straits Hospital, Thursday Island.Toowoomba Hospital, Toowoomba.Townsville Hospital, Townsville.Warwick Hospital, Warwick.Winton Hospital, \Vinton.

BENEVOLENT ASYLUMS.

Dunwich Benevolent Asylum.lirodribb Home, Toowomba.Rockhampton Benevolent Asylum.

STATE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.HOSPITALS.

Adelaide Hospital.Clare Hospital.Mount Gambier Hospital.Port Adelaide Hospital.Port Augusta Hospital..Port Lincoln Hospital.

Port Pirie Hospital.Home for Incurables.Burra Hospital.Jamestown Hospital.Kapunda Hospital.Niiracoorte Hospital.

BENEVOLENT ASYLUM.

Destitute Asylum.

STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.HOSPITALS.

Albany. Greenbushes.Bridgetown. Kalgoorlie.Broome. Kookvnie.Bunbury. Kataiining.Carnarvon. Lawlers.Coolgardie. Marble Bar.Collie. Menzies.Cue. Midland Junction.Derby. Narrogin.Geraldton. Newcastle.

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STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA continued::

Northam.Onslow.Pinjarrah.Roebourne.Southern Cross.Wagin.Wyndham.York.Broad Arrow.Bulong.Davyhurst.Kanowna.Laverton.Leonora.Meekatharra.

HOSPITALS continued.

Mount Magnet.Mount Malcolm.Mount Morgans.Nannine.Norseman.Peak Hills.Ravensthorpe.Sandstone.Sir Samuel.Wiluna.BusseIton.Jarrandale.Yarloop.Mornington.

BENEVOLENT ASYLUMS.

Cottage By Sea. Home of Good Shepherd.Home for Friendless Old Men's Home, Claremont.

Women, Boulder. Old Men's Home, Fremantle.Home of Peace. Old Women's Home, Perth.Salvation Aimy.

STATE OF TASMANIA.

HOSPITALS.

General Hospital, Hobart.General Hospital, Launces-

ton.Hospital, Zeehan.Hospital, Queenstown.Hospital, Latrobe.Hospital, Strahan.Hospital, Waratah.

Hospital, Campbell Town.Homoeopathic Hospital,

Hobart.Homoeopathic Hospital,

Launceston.Hospital, Tullah.Sanatorium, New Town.

BENEVOLENT ASYLUMS.

Invalid Depôt, New Town. Benevolent Society, Launces-Invalid Depôtt Launceston. ton.Benevolent Society, Hobart. Benevolent Society, Devon -

port.

Invalid and Old -age Pensions Act 1908.

DIVISION OF EACH STATE INTO DISTRICTS.

WHEREAS by the Invalid and Old -age Pensions Act1908 it is enacted that it shall be the duty of the

Commissioner to divide each State into districts for thepurposes of the Act, now therefore I, the said Commis-sioner, divide each State into districts, as follow :

(i) In each State the office of every Registrar of Pen-sions shall be a Registry for the purposes of the Act.

(2) In each State the district appertaining to eachRegistry shall be such part ot-the State as is, by the mostconvenient route, nearer to that Registry than to any otherRegistry. Provided that where, in -the opinion of aRegistrar, any particular locality in the State, thoughnearer to some other Registry, is more conveniently acces-sible to his Registry, that locality may be deemed to beincluded in the district appertaining to his Registry.

GEO. T. ALLEN,Commissioner of Pensions.

Dated at Melbourne this fourteenth day of May, rgog.

Department of the Treasury,Melbourne, rgth May, rgog.

HIS Excellency the Governor- General, acting with theadvice of the Federal Executive Council, has beenpleased to approve that the person at any time holding

any State or Commonwealth office mentioned in the fol-lowing schedules shall, while he holds such office, bea Registrar of Pensions under the Invalid and Old-agePensions Act 1908 for the district set out in such schedulesopposite to the name of his office.

W. M. HUGHES,for Treasurer.

NQ. A.-1501 May, 1969

SCHEDULES REFERRED TO ABOVE.

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M Office.

The Deputy Commissioner underthe Invalid and Old -age PensionsAct 1908 for the State of NewSouth Wales

The Deputy Commissioner underthe Invalid and Old -age PensionsAct zgo8 for the State of Vic-toria.

The Deputy Commissioner underthe Invalid and Old -age PensionsAct 1908 for the State of Queens-land

The Deputy Commissioner underthe Invalid and Old -age PensionsAct 1908 for the State of SouthAustralia

The Deputy Commissioner underthe invalid and Old -age PensionsAct 1908 for the State of WesternAustralia

The Deputy Commissioner underthe Invalid and Old -age PensionsAct z9o8 for the State of Tas-mania

District for whichappointed.

Sydney.

Melbourne.

Brisbane.

Adelaide.

Perth.

Hobart.

The Clerk of Petty Sessions at eachof the following places District for which

Appointed.

STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

Albury ...AArmidaleBallina ...Balranald13armedinanBathurstBega...BellingenB ingara ...Blayney ...Bombala ...Bourke ...BraidwoodBrewarrinaBroken HillBurrowa ...Campbell TownCarcoar ...Casino ...Cessnock ...Cobar ...CondobolinCoomaCoonabarabranCoonambleCootamundraCorowa ...Cowra :..DeniliquinDubbo ...Dungog ...Eden ...Forbes ...Glen InnesGosford ...Goulburn ...Grafton ...Grenfell ...Gresford ...GundagaiGunnedahGunning ...Hay ...HilluroveHilfston ...Hornsby ...Howell ...Inverell .,.junee ...Kempsey ...Mama ...Kurri KurriLambtim ...Lismore ...Lithgow .LiverpoolMaclean

AlburyArmidaleBàllinaBalranaldBarmedmanBathurstBegaBellingenBin ;araBlayneyBombalaBourkeBraidwoodBrewarrinaBroken HillBurrowaCampbell TownCarcoarCasinoCessnockCobarCondobolinCoomaCoonabarabranCoonambleCootainundiaCorowaCowraDeniliquinDubboDungogEdenForbesGlen InnesGosfordGoulburnGraftonGrenfellGresfordGundagaiGunnedahGunningHayHillgroveHil lstonHornsbyHowellInverellTunecKempseyKiamaKurri KurriLamb"tonLismoreLithgowLiverpoolMaclean

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SCHEDULES continued.

The Clerk of Petty Sessions at eachof the following places

STATE OF

Maitland (West)Maitland (East)Milton ...Moree ...Molong...Moruya...Moss Vale ... ...Mudgee .. ...Murrurundi ...Murrumburrah ... ...Murwillumbah ...Muswellbrook ... ...Narrabri ...NarranderaNewcastle ...Nowra ...Nyngan ... ...Orange... ...Parkes ...ParrainattaPaterson ...Penrith ...Picton ...Port Macquarie ...QueanbeyanQuirindiRy Istone ...Scone ..Singleton ..Stroud ...Swamp OakTamworthTaree ...Temora ...TenterfieldTingbaTrunkey ...TumburumbaTumutUrallaUrana ... ..SVallsend and Plattsburg ...Wagga Wagga ...Walcha ...Walgett ...Waratah ...Warialda ...Warren ...WellingtonWentworthWhite CliffsWilcanniaWindsor ...WollongongWyalong ...West WyalongYass...Young... ...

District for whichAppointed.

NEW SOUTH WALES continued.

STATEAlexandraAllendaleArarat ...Avenel ...Avoca ...Bacchus MarshBairnsdaleBailan ...Ballarat ...Ballarat East13 ai moralBannockburnBealiba ...Beaufort ...BeechworthBenalla ...Bendigo ,..Bendoc... ...BerringaBerwick .. ...Bethanga ... ...Beulah ... ...Birchip ... ...BirregurraBlackwood ...Boort ...13ranxholmeBright ...

Maitland (West)Maitland (East)MiltonMoreeMolongMoruyaMoss ValeMudgeeMurrunundiNurrumburrahMurwillumbahMuswellbrookNarrabriNarranderaNewcastleNowraNynganOrangeParkesParrainattaPatersonPenrithPictonPort MacquarieQueanbeyanQuirindiRvlstoneSconeSingletonStroudSwamp OakTamworthTareeremoraTenterfieldTinghaTrunkeyTumburumbaTumutUrallaUranaWallsend and PlattsburgWagga WaggaWalchaWalgettWaratahWarialdaWarrenWellington.WentworthWhite CliffsWilcanniaWindsorWollongongWyalongWest \VyalonffYassYoung.

OF VICTORIA.AlexandraAllendaleAraratAvenelAvocaBacchus MarshBairnsdaleBailanBallaratBallarat EastBalmoralBannockburnBealibaBeaufortBeechworthBenallaBendigoBendocBerringaBerwickBethangaBeulahBirchipBirregurraBlackwoodBoortBranxholmeBright

Commonwealth Gazette 1109 No. 28.-15th May, 1909SCHEDULES continued. SCHEDULES continued.

The Clerk of Petty Sessions at eachof the following places District for which

appointed.

STATE OF VICTORIA continued.Broadford ...Broadmeadows ...Brüthen ...Bungaree ...Buninyong ...Bunyip ...CamperdownCarisbrook ...Carngham (Snake Valley)...Cassilis ...CastertonCastlemaine7,harlton ...ChewtonChiltern

lunesCobden ... ... ...Cobram ...Colac... ...ColeraineCorryongCranbourne ...Creswick ...CunninghameDandenongDargo ... ...Daylesford (Hepburn)Dimboola ...Donald ...Dookie ...Dromana ...Drouin ... ...DrysdaleDunkeld ...Dunolly ...EaglehawkEchuca ...EdenhopeEldorado ...ElmhurstElmore ...Eltham ... ...Euroa ...Ferntree GullyFoster ..FrankstonFryerstownGeelong ...Geelong West ...Gisborne . .

Glen Wills ...GlenlyonGordon ...HamiltonHarrow ...HealesvilleHeathcoteHeyfieldHeywoodHopetounHorshamHuntly ...InglewoodJamiesonJeparitKaleno (Pitfield Plains)Kaniva ... ...KerangKilmore . .Koroit ...KorumburraKyabramKyneton ...LancefieldLandsboroughLearmonthLeongathaLextonLochLilydale ...LindenowLinton .MacarthurMaifraMajorca ...Maldon ...MalmsburyMansfieldMaryborough

...

The Clerk of Petty Sessions at each1

District for whichof the following places Appointed.

STATE OF VICTORIA continued.BroadfordBroadmeadowsBruthenBungareeBuninyongBunyipCamperdownCarisbrook

Melton ...MeredithMerino ...Mil-awa ...Mïldura ...Minvip ...Mirboo NorthMitta Mitts

...

...

MeltonMeredithMerinoMilawaMilduraMinyipMirboo NorthMitta Mitta

Çarngham (Snake Valley) Moe ... MoeCassilis Mooroopna MooroopnaCasterton Mornington ... MorningtonCastlemaine Mortlake ... MortlakeCharlton Morwell ... MorwellChewton Murchison MurchisonChiltern Murtoa ... MurtoaClones Myrtleford MyrtlefordCobden Nagambie NágambieCobram Nathalia NathaliaColac Natimuk NatimukColeraine Neerim South Neerim SouthCorryong Newstead NewsteadCranbourne Nhill ... NhillCreswick Numurkah NumurkahCunninghame Omeo ... OmeoDandenong Orbost OrbostDargo Pakenham PakenhamDaylesford (Hepburn) Palmerston PalmerstonDimboola Penshurst PenshurstDonald Port Fairy Port FairyDookie Portland ... PortlandDromanaDrouinDrDrysdaleX

Pyramid HillQ ueenscliffRainbow ...

Pyramid HillQueensclißRainbowDunkeld Raywood RaywoodDunolly Rochester RochesterEaglehawk

EchúcaEdenhope

RokewoodRomsey ...Rosedale

...RokewoodRomseyRosedaleEldorado

Elmhurst RupanyupRushworth

RupanyupRushworthEIMore

Eltham Rutliera glen RutherglengEuroa Sale ...

San Remo.. Sale

San RemoFerntree Gully Sea Lake Sea LakeFoster Sebastopol ... SebastopolFrankstonFryerstown Serpentine Creek

Shepparton...... .

Serpentine CreekSheppartonGeelong Seymour Seymour

Geelong West Skipton SkiptonGisborne Smythesdale SmythesdaleGlen WillsGlenlyon

SorrentoStanley

...Stanley

Gordon Stawell StawellHamilton Stratford StratfordHarrow Sunbury ... SunburyHealesvilleHeathcote

Swan HillSt. Arnaud

Swan Hill-St. Arnaud

Hevfield Talbot ... TalbotHetirwood Tallangatta TallangattaHopetoui: Taradale ... TaradaleHorsham Tarnagulla TarnagullaHuntly Tatura ... TaturaInglewood Terang .... TerangJamieson Toongabbie ... ToongabbieJeparit Traralgon ... TraralgonKaleno (Pitfield Plains) Trentham TrenthamKaniva Tungamah TungamaliKerangKilmore

Violettown\Vahgunyah ...

ViolettownrVi ah un yah

Koroit \Valhalla \ValhallaKorumburra Wangaratta WangarattaKyabram Warburton ... WarburtonK yneton Warracknabeal ... WarracknabealLancefield Warrandyte WarrandyteLandsborough Warragul Warragul

Warrnamboolarrnambool ... WarrnamboolLeongatha Wedderburn ... WedderburnLexton Werribee .. WerribeeLoch Whittlesea WhittleseaLilydale Willaura WillauraLindenowLinton

WinchelseaWodonga ...baWoodend ...

... WinchelsearWodonga

MacarthurMaifra Wood's Point

WycheproofWood's PointWycheproofMajorca

MaldonYackandandahYarragon

YackandandahYarragornMalmsbury Yarrawonga YarrawongaMansfield Yarram Yarram ... Yarram YarramMaryborough Yea ... Yea

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SCHEDULEScontinued.

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Adavale ..Allora ..Alpha ...Aramac ...ArrilalahAthertonAugathellaAyr ...Banana ...BarcaldineBeaudesertBedourieBeenleighBetoota ...BiggendenBirdsvilleBlackall ...Bollon ...Boonah ..,Boulia ...Bowen...BundabergBurketownCabooltureCairnsCamoowealCardwellCharlevilleCharters TowersChilders ...ChillagoeChinchillaClermontClevelandClifton ...CloncurryCoen...CooktownCoolangattaCrow's NestCroydon ...Cunnamulla .DalbyDuaringa ... ...Dunwich ... ..Ebagoolah ...EidsvoldEmerald ...Eromanga ... .Esk... ....EtonEulo ... .

EinasleighFinch Hatton ... ...Fischerton (Tate Tin Mines)Gatton ... ...GayndahGeorgetown ...Geraldton ...Gingin ...GladstoneGoodna ... ...ro )mbungeeGoondiwindiGvmpie ... ...Halifax ..HarrisvilleHelidon ...HerbertonHebei ...HopetounHoward ...HughendenHungerfordIlfracombe .Ingham...InglewoodIpswichIrvinebankIsisfordJericho ...Jondaryanjundah ..KilkivanKillarney ..Kingaroy i..Kynuna... ...LaidleyLandsboroughLevburn... ...Longreach


STATE OF QUEENSLAND.AdavaleAlloraAlphaAramacArrilalah!!AthertonAugathellaAyrBananaBarcaldineBeaudesertBedourieBeenleighBetootaBiggendenBirdsvilleBlackallBollonBoonahBouliaBowenBundaberg13urketownCabooltureCairnsCamoowealCardwellCharlevilleCharters TowersChildersChillagoeChinchillaClermontClevelandCliftonCloncurryCoenCooktownCoolangattaCrow's Nest-CroydonCunnamullaDalbvDuaringaDunwichEbagoolahEidsvoldEmeraldEromangaEskEtonEuloEinasleighFinch HattonFisherton ('fate Tin Mines)GattonGavndahGeárgetovvnGeraldtonGinginGladstoneGoodna

. GoombungeeGoondiwindiGvmpieHalifaxHarrisvilleHelidon

. HerbertonHebel. I:Iol)etounHowardHufrh.endenHunger ford.IlfracombeInghamInglewoodIpswichIrvinebankIsisfordJericho3ondaryanTundahKilkivanKillarneyKinfraroyKvnunaLaidleyLandsboroughLevburnLongreach

SCHEDULESCO nti n n ed .



STATE OF QUEENSLAND continued.Lowood ...Mackay ...MackinlayMarburgMareeba .MaryborougnMaytown ...MeringandanMiles ...Mirani ..'Miriam ValeMitchell ...Morven ...Mossman ...Mount GarnetMount MolloyMount MorganMount PerryMount UsherMungindiMuttaburraNambour ...Nanango ...Nebo ...Nelson ...Nerang...NocundraNormantonNorth PineOakey ...PentlandPittsworthPlane CreekPort DouglasPrairie ...ProserpineRavenswoodRedcliffeRichmondRockhamptonRoma ...RosewoodSouth KolangouthportSpringsureStannary HillsStanthorpeSt. GeorgeSt. LawrenceStonehengeSuratTambo ...TangorinTaroom ... ...Tenningering (now

Perry)Texas ... ...ThargomindahThornborough ...Thursday Island ...Tiaro ...ToowoombaTownsvilleUrandangieWalkerstonWarwickWindorah'Winton ...Wood ford'\VooroorookaVeulba ... .

Mount

LowoodMackayMackinlayMarburgMareebaMaryboroughMaytownMeringandanMilesMiraniMiriam ValeMitchellMorvenMossmanMount GarnetMount MolloyMount MorganMount PerryMount UsherMungindiMuttaburraNambourNanangoNeboNelsonNerangNocundraNormantonNorth PineOakeyPentlandPittsworthPlane CreekPort DouglasPrairieProserpineRavenswoodRedcliffeRichmondRockhamptonRomaRosewoodSouth KolanSouthportSpringsureStannary HillsStanthorpeSt. GeorgeSt. LawrenceStonehengeSuratTamboTangorinTaroomTenningering (now Mount

Perry)TexasThargomindahThornboroughThursday IslandTiaroToowoombaTownsvilleUrandangieWalkerstonWarwickWindorahWintonWVooa fordWooroorookaVeulba

The Clerk of the Local Court at each ! District for whichof the following places ¡ Appointed.

STATE OF

Alice Springs N.T.Angaston ..Arltunga N.T. ...Auburn ... ...BalaklavaBeltana ... ...Blinman ...Bordertown

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Alice Springs N.T.AngastonArltunga N.T.AuburnBalaklavaBeltanaBlinmanBordertown

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SCHEDULEScontinued.

The Clerk of the Local Court at eachof the following places

STATE OF

Borroloola N.T.CarrietonCeduna ...Clare ...ClarendonCockburnEudundaFowler's BayFranklin HarborGawler ...GeorgetownGladstoneGoolwa ..GumerachaHamley BridgeHawker ...Hergott ...JamestownKapundaKadina ...KingscoteKingstonLamerooLaura ..MaitlandMannumMeningieMillicentMinlatonMoonta ...Morgan ...Morphett ValeMount BarkerMount Gambier ...Mount RemarkableMount Pleasant ...Murray Bridge ...NaracoorteNormanvilleOrroroo ... ...Palmerston N.T....Penneshaw ...Penol a ...PetersburgPlay ford N.T.Port AugustaPort BroughtonPort ElliottPort EllistonPort GermeinPort LincolnPort MacDonnellPort PiriePort WakefieldPort WallarooQuorn ...Redruth ..Renmark ...RivertonRobeSalisburySnowtownStreaky BayStirling WestStrathalbynTai lem BendTanunda ...Teatree Gully .Terowie ... ..Truro ...Tumby BayTwo WellsWillunga ...WilmingtonWoodsideYorketown


SOUTH AtTSTRAI.IAcnntinated.

Borroloola N.T.CarrietonCedunaClareClarendonCockburnEudundaFowler's BayFranklin HarborGawlerGeorgetownGladstoneGoolwaGumerachaHamley BridgeHawkerHergottJamestownKapundaKadinaKingscoteKingstonLamerooLauraMaitlandMannumMeningieMillicentMinlatonMoontaMorganMorphett ValeMount BarkerMount GambierMount RemarkableMount PleasantMurray BridgeNaracoorteNormanvilleOrrorooPalmerston N.T.PenneshawPenolaPetersbu r?Pllvford N.T.Port AugustaPort BroughtonPort Elliot.Port EllistonPott Germ einPort LincolnPort MacDonnell

Port PiriePort WakefieldPort WallarooQuornRedruthRenmarkRivertonRobeSalisburySnowtownStreaky BayStirling WestStrathalbynTailem BendTanundaTeatree GullyTerowieTruroTumby BayTwo WellsWillungaWilmingtonWoodsideYorketown.

1111 No. 28. -15th May, 1909

Department of the Treasury,13th May, 1909.

CREATION OF NEW OFFICES .IN THE DEPART-MENT OF THE TREASURY AND PAYMENT OFALLOWANCES.

HIS Excellency the Governor - General, acting with theadvice of the Federal Executive Council, has been

pleased to approve ofJOHN GARDINER, Public Service Inspector, being

appointed Deputy Commissioner of Pensionsunder the Invalid and Old -age Pensions Act1908, in the State of South Australia, withallowance at the rate of .45o per annum.

(2). AMAZIAH GREEN, Public Service Inspector, beingappointed Deputy Commissioner of Pensionsunder the Invalid and Old -age Pensions Act1908, in the State of Western Australia, withallowance at the rate of l loo per annum.

CHARLES JAMES CORNELL, Inspector -in- Charge,Audit Office, Queensland, Department of theTreasury, being appointed Deputy Commis-sioner of Pensions under the Invalid and Old -agePensions Act 1908, in the State of Queensland,with allowance at the rate of 5o per annum.

The following offices being created in the ClericalDivision, Department of the Treasury :

(a) VICTORIA, One of Clerk, 4th Class.Two of Clerk, 5th Class.

(b) QUEENSLAND, One of Clerk, 4th Class.(c) SOUTH AUSTRALIA, One of Clerk, 4th

Class.One of Clerk, 5th

Class.(d) WESTERN AUSTRALIA, One of Clerk, 4th

Class.W. M. HUGHES,

For Treasurer.

W. M. HUGHES,For Treasurer.

(I).

(3).

(4).

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA.Principal Registry,

Melbourne, 11th May, 1909.NOTICE is hereby given that their Honours the Justices

of the High Court of Australia have been pleasedto make the following Rule of Court.

J. W. O'HALLORAN,Deputy Registrar.

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA.RULE OF COURT.

As of Tuesday, the eleventh day of May, A.D. 19oq.IT is ordered as follows :

T he sittings of the Full Court appointed to be holdenat Melbourne, on Tuesday, the 25th day of May,shall be postponed until Tuesday, the 1st day ofJune. `

S. W. GRIFFITH, C.T.(Ls.) R. E. O'CONNOR, J.

ISAAC A. ISAACS, j.HY. B. HIGGINS, J.

J. W. O'HALLORAN,Deputy Registrar.

Department of External Affairs,Melbourne, 5th May, '909.

H 1S Excellency the Governor - General directs it to be11. notified that during the absence- of Mr. W. R.Cave, Consul for Chili in Adelaide, for six months fromthe ist May, 1909, the duties of the Consulate will beperformed by. Mr. John Rendell Cave.

W. M. HUGHES,Acting Minister of State for External Affairs.

Department of External Affairs,Melbourne, 5th May, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor General directs it to benotified that the Italian Consular Jurisdiction in

the State of Western Australia has been transferred, asfrom the Ist instant, to the Consular Agency in Fremantle.of which Civ. L. Ratazzi is titular, subordinate to anddependent upon the Consulate- General for Italy at Mel-bourne.


Department of External Affairs,Melbourne, 5th May, 1909.

HIS Excellency the Governor- General in Council hasbeen pleased to approve, pursuant to the recom-

mendation of the Public Service Commissioner, of theconfirmation of the appointment of Mr. John JosephWaldron as Clerk, 5th Class, in the Department ofExternal Affairs, to take effect from the ist October,1908, with increase to L.50 per annum from the Ist April,1999.


No. 28.-15-th May, 1909

Department of Home Affairs,Melbourne, 5th May, zgog.

APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE. EXAMINERS.

1112 Comrnoneaith Gazette

HIS Excellency the Governor - General in Council, inpursuance of the provisions of section 27 of the

Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902, has approved ofthe following persons being appointed to act as examinersin the subjects specified opposite their respective names,for the purposes of examinations for appointment to theClerical Division of the Commonwealth Public Service :EDWARD HIPPIUS BRONIBY, Dictation, Handwriting (as

M.A. judged from Dictationpapers).

JOHN GREIG LATHAM, M.A., English.LL.B.

ERNEST FREDERICK JOHN Arithmetic, Handwriting (asLOVE, M.A., D.Sc. judged from Arithmetic

Papers).JOHN ANDREW ARTHUR, Geography.

M.A., LL.B.ROBERT HENRY GREGORY, English History.

LL.B.ROBERT JAMES ALLMAN BAR- Mathematics and Physics.

NARD, M.A.

HENRY CHRISTIAN WINNEKE, Latin.B.A., LL.B.

WALTER VON DECHEND

HERBERT ARTHUR EARL

A.o9/4459

French and German.Shorthand and Typewriting.

ANDREW FISHER,For Minister of State for Home Affairs.

Department of Home Affairs,Melbourne, zoth May, 1909.

PURCHASE OF BUILDINGS FOR DEFENCEPURPOSES. AT BATHURST, NEW SOUTHWALES.

IIIS Excellency the Governor- General in Council liasapproved of authority being granted for the pur-

chase, for Defence purposes, from the Western RifleAssociation, New South Wales, for the sum of ,4200, ofcertain buildings situated on the rifle range at Bathurst,in the State of New South Wales.

HUGH MAHON,13.09 /4111. Minister of State for Home Affairs.

Department of Home Affairs,Melbourne, loth May, 1909.

TENDERS FOR THE SALE OF A SITE FOR APOST OFFICE AT WYONG, NEW SOUTHWALES.

lr(11 ENDERS will be received until noon on Monday,24th May, 1909, from persons willing to sell to

the Commonwealth Government land suitable for a sitefor a Post Office at Wyong, New South Wales. Arearequired is 5o feet frontage with a depth of from i5o to200 feet.

Tenders to be indorsed as above, and addressed (if bypost, prepaid) to the Works Director for New SouthWales, Commonwealth Offices, Sydney.

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

DAVID MILLER,Secretary, Department of Home Affairs.

Department of Home Affairs,Melbourne, 7th May, 1909.

TENDERS will be received, subject to the conditionsof tendering, for

(z) Drainage at Naval Depôt, Rushcutters Bay ; and(2) Repairs to Forts and Quarters at Military Reserves

in the Botany District;until Twelve o'clock on Monday, 17th May, 1909. Draw-ings and specifications may be seen at Office of TheWorks Director, Commonwealth Offices, Sydney. Tendersto be indorsed as above, and addressed (if by post, pre-paid) to the Works Director, Sydney.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily beaccepted.

Tenders are to be in all cases on the printed forms,which can be obtained at the Works Director's Office.

DAVID MILLER,Secretary, Department of Home Affairs.


(r i ENDERS are invited, until Eleven a.m. on Wednes-day, 26th May, for the following :

(z) New Brick Post Office, Essendon, Victoria.(2) Painting, &c., at Quarters, Post Office, Carlton,

Victoria.(3) Painting, &c., at Orderly Rooms, Geelong and

Drysdale, Victoria.Particulars at this office ; also for No. 3 at Post Offices,

Geelong and Queensclifi.The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

HUGH MAHON,Minister of State for Home Affairs.


TRANSFER OF AN OFFICER.-(IS Excellency the Governor- General in Council, onj- the recommendation of the Minister for HomeAffairs and with the concurrence of the Public ServiceCommissioner, has been pleased to approve of the transferof

JAMES PATRICK DWYER,Telegraph Messenger, General Division, Postmaster -General's Department, Melbourne, Victoria, to the posi-tion of Messenger, Grade I., General Division, Statis-tician's Office, Department of Home Affairs, Melbourne,at his present salary, viz., x'39 per annum; such transferto take effect as from the 2nd April, 5909.

HUGH MAHON,A.o9 /3814. Minister of State for Home Affairs.

Commonwealth Public Service Act 5902.

NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES.

APPLICATIONS are invited by the Public ServiceCommissioner from persons qualified for appoint-

ment to the positions specified below.Applicants outside the Public Service are eligible for

appointment to the Administrative and Professional Divi.sions, but are not eligible for 'appointment to Clerical orGeneral Division vacanciès, unless they were in the serviceof a State on 1st January, igoz, or have retired from theservice of the Commonwealth or of a State.

Applicants who are officers of the Public Service of aState should state the date of their appointment to theService, present position and salary.

Applicants from outside the Service should state theirqualifications for the office they seek. Copies only ofdiplomas, references, testimonials, or certificates shouldbe forwarded. If the originals are required, they willbe asked for.

Date and year of birth should be stated, and applica-tions must be in applicant's handwriting.

Applications should be addressed to the " Common -wealth Public Service Inspector " of the State in whichthe vacancy exists, and, in the case of officers of theCommonwealth Service, be forwarded through the ChiefOfficer of the Department to which the applicant belongs.

Minimum and maximum salaries where shown indicatethe limits of the class or grade in which the position isclassified. Subject .to the provisions of the Public ServiceAct appointments may be made at any salary within thoselimits. Successful appointees must comply with the lifeassurance provisions of the Public Service Act and Regu-lations.

Position. Locality. Divisionand Salary.-

ApplicationsReturnable.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

OLD -AGE PENSIONS OFFICE.

Tasmania.Clerk, Class V. Hobart ... Clerical, £I0 22nd May

to £160 perannum

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

New South Wales.Office Cleaner Sydney General, £60

to £126 l)erannum ; £15allowancefor dutieson Sundayoand holidays

22nd May

Commonwealth Gazette

NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES cos tinu[d.

1113 No. 28.-15th May, 1909

5. Officers whose names are on the qualified list will,pending appointment, be utilized when necessaryfor relief work in the position of Sorter ; andwhere, in consequence thereof, such officer is putto additional expense, he may be granted anallowance to cover same. The amount of anysuch allowance shall be fixed by the Commissionerafter report from the Chief Officer.

6. An officer located in the country desirous of quali-fying for appointment as Sorter should notifythe Deputy Postmaster- General accordingly, sothat the requisite cards, diagram, sorting list, andinstructions may be supplied' him. Upon receiptby the Chief Officer of an intimation that thecandidate considers himself proficient to undergothe test, arrangements will be made, as far aspracticable, to have him tested locally. If inany case a country officer should desire to betested at the General Post Office, arrangementsmay be made accordingly at such time as he maybe in Sydney (e.g., on annual leave) upon appli-cation being made to the Deputy Postmaster -General.

7. Candidates for appointment as Senior Sorter willbe required to pass the following qualifying tests,viz., to correctly sort 500 letters, imitation letters,or cards at the rate of 45 per minute, 2 per cent.of errors being the maximum allowed. Sortersonly will be eligible to qualify for appointmentas Senior Sorter, and the conditions above speci-fied in the case of Sorters as regards the exclusionof Metropolitan and Suburban addresses, theperiod of eligibility, and the system of advance-ment, &c., shall also apply in the case of pro-motion as Senior Sorter.

Position. Locality. Divisionand Salary.

ApplicationsReturnable.

POSTMASTER- GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

New South Wales.Postmaster, Taree ... j Clerical, £285', 1 29th MayGrade VIII. less £28 for

rent

Postm aster,Grade XIII.

Clerk, Class V.Electrical En-

gineers'Brauch

TaturaVictoria.

Clerical, £120 29th Mayto £160 perannum, less10 per cent.deduction forrent

Queensland.Brisbane ... Clerical, £40

to £160 perannum

2nd May

Shorthand and typewriting qualifications necessary.Postmaster, Thargomindah ! Clerical, £185 22nd MayGrade XII. per annum,

less £18 forrent. Dis-trict allow-ance ScaleV.

South Australia.Adelaide ... j Clerical, £420 22nd May

II to £500 perannum

Manager,Class II.TelegraphBranch

Clerk, Class IV.inspectionBranch

Western Australia.Perth Clerical, £185 29th May

to £285 perannum

F. .T. II EA LY,Secretary.

Office of the Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner,Melbourne, 13th May, 1909.

D. C. MCLACHLAN,Commissioner.

COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE.

PROMOTION TO THEE POSITIONS OF SORTER(GRADE V., SALARY ¿i44 TO 156) AND SENIORSORTER (GRADE VI., SALARY 2162 TO ¿i68),POSTMASTER- GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT, NEWSOUTH WALES.IT is hereby notified, for the information of officers

concerned, that promotions to vacancies in the above -named positions will in future be made in accordance withthe following conditions :

I. Candidates for appointment as Sorter will be re-quired to pass the following qualifying tests,viz., to correctly sort 500 letters, imitation letters,or cards at the rate of 3o per minute, 2 per cent.of errors being the maximum allowed. Metro-

. politan and Suburban addresses are not to beused in connexion with such tests.

2. The test shall be open to all General Divisionofficers who, at the date of test, are in GradeIII. or Grade IV. (salaries between ¿114 and2138 per annum).

3. Officers may be tested from time to time (at theconvenience of the Department) upon intimatingto the Deputy Postmaster- General their desire tobe tested, provided, however, that an officer whohas been tested and has failed shall not beeligible to be again examined until the expirationof three months from the previous test.

4. A list shall be kept by the Department of allofficers who have passed the test, irrespective ofthe date of qualifying. The names of the personson the list shall be arranged in order of seniority,and they shall be eligible for promotion as Sorteraccording to their order on such list. An officerwho has qualified shall remain eligible for aperiod of eighteen months from the date of test;at the expiration his name shall be removed fromthe list unless he lias received promotion in themeantime. To renew his eligibility after the ex-piration of the eighteen months an officer will berequired to again pass the test.

F. J. HEALY,Secretary.

Melbourne, 28th April, rgog.

D. C. McLACHLAN,Commissioner.

COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE.

EXAMINATION No. 155.FOR APPOINTMENT AS SADDLER AND HARNESS - MAKER,

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE, QUEENSLAND (ONE VACANCY).

Held 19th to 21st April, 1909.THE following are the names of the candidates, in

their order of merit, who were successful at theabove Examination, and have thereby qualified for ap-pointment to vacancies which may arise in the positionof Saddler and Harness- maker, Department of Defence,Queensland, during the ensuing period of 18 months, viz.,until 6th November, rgio.

To be successful at this Examination a candidate wasrequired to pass a qualifying examination in Handwriting,Spelling, and Arithmetic, and to secure at least 300 marksin the Practical Tests.

PRACTICAL TESTS.

Names.

Maximum Marks ...Pass Marks ...

Denecke, August ..Hortsmann, Frederick CharlesJames, George James ...McArthur, Robert Mercer ...Dwyer, Joseph FrancisBeck, Henry Borland ...(fillies, William Christie ..Carless, Joseph ...Chambers, Walter PercyBest, Albert VictorYoung, Montrose Markham S.Klemm, Richard Ferdinand L.Cundith, Ernest John ...

MarksAwarded.

500300435425390390390370365360350350345340330

Naas. Where two or more candidates secured the same number ofmarks their relative positions on the pass list were determined by lot.

D. C. McLACHLAN,Commissioner.

F. J. HEALY,Secretary.

Office of the Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner,Melbourne, 14th May, rgog.

No. 28. -1 5th May, 1909

COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVIC

Examination No. 168.FOR APPOINTMENT AS TELEPHONE ATTENDANT (FEMALE),

POSTMASTER- GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT, SYDNEY, MEL-

BOURNE, BRISBANE, HOBART, AND LAUNCESTON.ACOMPETITIVE Examination for appointment as

above specified will be held as under, and subjectto the following conditions :

DATE OF EXAMINATION. Saturday, 3ist July, 1909.APPLICATIONS CLOSE. Applications, which must be ad-

dressed to the Commonwealth Public Service Examiner,Melbourne, will be received up to 19th June, 1909.

PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO ENTER. Females between the agesof i6 and 25 at date of Examination ; and no successfulcandidate can be appointed after she attains her 26th birth-day.

Candidates must possess acute hearing, normal eyesight,a clear voice, distinct enunciation, and be free from anythroat affection. A candidate's arm reach should be notless than the following : Standing erect with arms extendedperpendicularly, 6 ft. 3 in. from ground to finger -tips;standing erect with arms extended horizontally, 5 feet fromfinger -tips to finger -tips. Persons who cannot comply withthese conditions should not enter for the Examination, asthey would not be able to satisfy the medical examination,or the working tests to which successful candidates aresubjected during the period of their probationary appoint-ment.

APPLICATION FORMS. All applications must be submitted.on printed forms, which may be obtained, either uponwritten or personal request, from any of the following :

(a) The Commonwealth Public Service Inspector, Aus-tralasia Chambers, Martin - place, Sydney ;

(b) The Commonwealth Public Service Examiner, Cus-toms House, Melbourne;

(c) The Commonwealth Public Service Inspector, Cus-toms House, Brisbane;

(d) The Deputy Public Service Inspector, CustomsHouse, Hobart.

EXAMINATION FEE. A postal note for 75. 6d., crossed,and made payable to " The Secretary, Commonwealth Pub-lic Service Commissioner," must accompany each applica-tion.

SAT.ARY. A successful candidate, upon appointment, willreceive £32 per annum (12s. 3d. per week), and thereafterannual increments raising her salary to the followingamounts if her conduct, diligence, and efficiency be satis-factory :

£39 per annum (15s. per week) ;£52 per annum (£i per week) ;£60 per annum (£i 35. per week) ;£72 per annum (£I 75. 6d. per week) ;£84 per annum (£i 125. 6d. per week) ;£96 per annum (£I 17s. per week) ;¿no IO per annum (£2 25. per week).

Provided that an appointee, upon attaining the age oftwenty -one years, and completing three years' service, willbe paid a salary of Zr io per annum (£2 2S. per week).

SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION.Handwriting : To be tested by copying out at least

200 words from a passage of simple English.(Maximum marks, 25o) ;

Spelling : To be tested by writing from dictation notless than roo words. (Maximum marks, 15o) ;

Arithmetic : First four rules, simple and money.(Maximum marks, 200).

In order to pass, a candidate must secure at least halfmarks in each subject.

PRACTICAL TEST SUBSEQUENT TO APPOINTMENT. Everyperson appointed to the position of Telephone Attendantshall, after the expiration of three months from the dateof appointment, be tested in clearness of speech and acute-ness of hearing over a telephone line, and in practicalefficiency in the operation of a telephone switchboard. Ifan appointee fails to pass this test her services will be dis-pensed with.

VACANCIES. It is estimated that the following appoint-ments will be made during the eighteen months for whichsuccessful candidates will be eligible for appointment ; butsuccessful candidates will be registered up to twice theestimated number of vacancies : New South Wales, 30;Victoria, 30 ; Queensland, 15 ; Tasmania, 8.

EXAMINATION CENTRES. The Examination will be heldin the capital city of each State, and also at such othercentres as may be found necessary, regard being had tothe number of candidates and the remoteness of thelocalities in which some of them may reside.

APPOINTMENT SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS. A SUC-cessful candidate, upon appointment, must produce evidenceof the date of her birth and a medical certificate of hersound bodily health and freedom from physical defects.She will also be required to assure her life in accordancewith the regulations.


TEXT BOOKS. No text books are prescribed, but apamphlet containing copies of the papers set at all Com-monwealth Public Service Examinations held during 1908(including Examinations for appointment as Telephone At-tendant) may be obtained from the Government Printer atMelbourne or Sydney, for is. (by postal note, 1s. 3c1.;

stamps alone will not be accepted).D. C. McLACHLAN,

Commissioner.F. J. HEALY,

Secretary.Office of the Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner,

Melbourne, 7th May, 1909.

Postmaster- General's Department,12th May, 1go,c.

THE following staff changes in the Postmaster-General'sDepartment have been approved in accordance with

the provisions of the Commonwealth Public Service Act1902, and Regulations thereunder, namely :

NEW SOUTH WALES.M. W. CARROLL, Letter Carrier, Grade II., Summer Hill,

to be Letter Carrier, Grade II., Newtown, with presentsalary, vice Keane, dismissed.

F. G. R. TYLER, Telegraphist, 5th Class, Ballina, to beTelegraphist, 5th Class, Telegraph Branch, Sydney, withpresent salary, as from 15th May, igoq, vice Goddard,promoted.

H. C. STREET, 'Telegraphist, Ballina, to be Clerical As-sistant, 13allina, with present salary.

j . CASEY, Letter Carrier, Manly, to be Letter Carrier,Waratah, with present salary, vice Carling, transferred.

J. P. CARLING, Letter Carrier, Waratah, to be Letter Car-rier, Manly, with present salary, vice Casey, trans-ferred.

T. B. O'MARA, Postmaster, Bowraville, to be Postmaster,Nevertire, with present salary, vice Broadfoot, trans-ferred.

D. BROADFOOT, Postmaster, unattached. to be Postmaster,Bowraville, with present salary, vice O'Mara, trans-ferred.

G. E. SOUTH, Telegraphist, 5th Class, I3layney, to beTelegraphist, 5th Class, Sydney, with present salary, asfrom 1st June, igoq, vice Hair, resigned.

J. J. P. HOGAN, Postal .Assistant, Grade II., Cobar, tobe Postal Assistant, Grade II., Bourke, with presentsalary, as from 1st June, 1909, vice Luscombe, trans-ferred.

W. A. MILLS, Postal Assistant, Grade II., TelegraphBranch, to be Postal Assistant, Grade II., Cobar, withpresent salary, as ,from 1st June, igog, vice Hogan,transferred.

C. W. KICHENSIDE, Telegraph Messenger, St. Peters, tobe Telephone Attendant, Sydney, with present salary, asfrom 1st June, vice Kleist, promoted.

F. V. BECKE, Clerical Assistant, West Kempsey, to beClerk, 5th ,Class, Inspection Branch, with present salary,vice Pooley.

J. T. MOT-LOY, Postmaster, 4th Class, Blayney, to bePostmaster, 4th Class, Penrith, with present salary,vice Fowler, retired.

E. A. FARRANCE, Telephone Attendant, Sydney, to beTelephone Attendant, Parkes, with present salary, viceFrazer, transferred.

L. J. FRAZER, Telephone Attendant, Parkes, to be Tele-phone Attendant, Sydney, with present salary, vice Far-ranee, transferred.

G. S. HAv, Inspector, 3rd Class, Inspection Branch. to hePostmaster, Bathurst, with present salary, vice Thomp-son, retired.

VICTORIA.T. GRAY, Telegraphist, 4th Class, Melbourne, salary £210

Per annum, to be Postmaster, Grade X.. Wedderburn,with salary of £235 per annum, as from 1st June,1009, vice McGarvin, transferred.

QUEENSLAND.F. W. JOLIFFE, Postal Assistant, Grade II., Mail Branch,

Brisbane, to be Postal Assistant, Grade II., TelegraphBranch, Brisbane, with present salary, vice Tidey,transferred.

E. J. FLETCHER, Letter Carrier, Grade II., Brisbane, tohe Postal Assistant, Grade II., Mail Branch, Brisbane,with present salary, vice Joliffe, transferred.

j. H. COCKBURN, Telegraphist, 5th Class, Richmond, to

be Telegraphist, 5tli Clan, Charters Towers, with pre-sent salary, vice Connolly, transferred.

F. C. HINE, Telegraph Messenger, Woolloongabba, to be

Telephone Attendant, Grade I., Brisbane, with presentsalary, vice Brown, transferred.

R. McGAw, Postal Assistant, Grade II., Gladstone, tobe Postal Assistant, Grade II., Childers, with presentsalary.

Commonwealth Gazette l l

G. V. EAGLES, Postal Assistant, Grade II., Charleville,to be Postal Assistant, Grade II., Gladstone, withpresent salary, vice McGaw, transferred.

F. GRICE, Junior Instrument Fitter, Grade II., ElectricalEngineer's Branch, to be Postal Assistant, Grade II.,Charleville, with present salary, vice Eagles, trans-ferred.

T. W. KINGSFORD, Telegraphist, Childers, to be Tele-graphist, unattached, with present salary.

R. A. DOUGHERTY, Lineman, Telegraph Branch, Bris-bane, to be Letter Carrier, unattached, with presentsalary.

A. KING, Lineman, Brisbane Parties, to be Lineman,Telegraph Branch, Brisbane, with present salary, viceDougherty, transferred.

A. E. BROOK, Lineman, No. 2 Party, to be Lineman,Brisbane Parties, with present salary, vice King, trans -ferred.

T. M. CASEY, Postmaster, Grade XII., Oakey, to be Re-lieving Officer, Class 4, with present salary, viceWhiting, transferred.

L. C. DAVIS, Postmaster, Grade XII., Thargomindah, tobe Postmaster, Grade XII., Oakey, with present salary.vice Casey, transferred.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.W. A. H. BOLITHO, Telegraph Messenger (on probation),

North Adelaide, to be Telegraph Messenger (on proba-tion), Adelaide, with present salary, vice Davis, trans-ferred.

A. J. DAVIS, Telegraph Messenger, Adelaide, to be Tele-graph Messenger, North Adelaide, with present salary,vice Bolitho, transferred.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.J. W. J. CROFT, .Postmaster, Israelite Bay, to be Tele-

graphist, 3rd Grade, Perth, with present salary, as from1st June, 1909, vice Weston, transferred.

T. BRASS, Telegraphist, 2nd Grade, Eucla, salary ¿2I0per annum, to be Postmaster, Israelite Bay, with salaryof f235 per annum, as from 1st June, Igoq, vice Croft,transferred.

J. 13. DALE, Telegraphist, 2nd Grade, unattached, to beTelegraphist, 2nd Grade, Eucla, with present salary,as from 1st June, 1909, vice Brass, transferred.

R. D. SCOTT, Clerical Assistant, 5th Class, Kalgoorlie, tobe Clerk, 5th Class, Stores Branch, with present salary,as from 1st June, 1909, vice McCormick, transferred.

l'F. W. BARWICK, Postmaster, Leonora, to be Postmaster,Kookvnie, with present salary, vice McGregor, pro-moted.

JOSIAH THOMAS,Postmaster - General.

Postmaster- General's Department.ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST ANP TELEGRAPH ACT

IowI.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by thePost and Telegraph Act 1901, I hereby order and

direct that on and after this date any postal articlereceived at a Post Office in the Commonwealth, addressedto

THE TRUSTEES OF THE «TILL OF THE LATEGEORGE ADAMS,

Hobart, Tasmania,by their own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representative of ¡heirs, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.

Dated this 15th day of May, Nog,


Postmaster - General's Department.

ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT190I.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon one by thePast and Telegraph Act Igoe, I hereby order anddirect that on and after this date any postal article

ieceiced at a Post Office in the Commonwealth, addressedto

THE TASMANIAN BREWERY COMPANY,Hobart, Tasmania,

by its own or- any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representative of it, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.

Dated this rsth day of May, Igoq,.


15 No. 28. --15th May, i9o9

Postmaster- General's Department.

ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER - GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT190I.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by thePost and Telegraph Act Igor, I hereby order and


MESSRS. SHALE BROTHERS,Murray- street,

Hobart, Tasmania,by their own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representative of theirs, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.

Dated this ISth day of May, Igoq

JOSIAH THOMAS,Postmaster- General.


ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH AC'!'Igor.



MR. E. GRANT," Tattersall's,"

Hobart, Tasmania,by his own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representative of his, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or deliveréd.

Dated this 14th day of May, Igoq.



ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH 'ACT1901.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by thePost and Telegraph Act 1901, I hereby order anddirect that on and after this date any postal article

received at a Post Office in the Commonwealth, addressedto

MR. S. COLEMAN," Tattersall's,"

Hobart, Tasmania,by his own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representative of his, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.

Dated this r5th day of May, rgoq.



ORDER OF TIIE POSTMASTER - GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACTIgor.

N pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by thePost and Telegraph Act IgoI, I hereby order ant

direct that on and after this date any postal articlereceived at a Post Office in the Commonwealth, addressedto i

MR. T. Rrl Rn.1N,Tattersall's,"

Hobart, Tasmania,by his own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representaive of his, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.

Dated this I sth day of May, Igoq.


No. 28.-15th May, 1909 1116 Commonwealth Gazette


ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT1901.

INpursuance of the powers conferred upon me by thePost and Telegraph Act Igor, I hereby order and

direct that on and after this date any postal articlereceived at a Post Office in the Commonwealth, addresseeto

MISS O'CONNOR,Montpelier- street,

Hobart, Tasmania,

by her own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representative of hers, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.

Dated this 15th day of May, Igoq.



ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER - GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACTIgor.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by thePost and Telegraph Act Igor, I hereby order and


MR. S. BENJAMIN,Argyle- street,


Dated this , r5th day of May, Igoq.

JOSIAH THOMAS,Postmaster- General


ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER -GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACTIgo'.IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by the

Post and Telegraph Act 1901, I hereby order anddirect that on and after this date any postal articlereceived at a Post Office in the Commonwealth, addressedto

THE HON. A. PAGE,Davey- street,


Dated this 15th day of May, Nog.JOSIAH THOMAS,

Postmaster- General.


ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL, UNDERSECTION .57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACTIgoI.



MR. H. SCHUETZ," Tattersall's," or 290 Argyle- street,


Dated this ,5th day of May, Igog.



ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACTIgor.



MESSRS. J. WALCH & SONS,Macquarie- street,

Hobart, Tasmania,by their own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representative of theirs, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.

Dated this 15th day of May, Igog.



ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER - GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT1901.



MR. S. MCDONALD,Highfield Hall Hotel,

Murray- street,Hobart, Tasmania,

by his own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representative of his, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.

Dated this 15th day of May, Igog.



ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACTryo1.


direct that on and after this date any postal articlereceived at á Post Office in the Commönwealth, addressedto

AIR. G. ROMETCH,Collins- street,


Dated this ,5th day of May, 1909



ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACTIgo 1.

INpursuance of the powers conferred upon me by the


MESSRS. H. K. FYSH & COMPANY,Collins- street,

Hobart, Tasmania,

by their own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representative of theirs, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.

Dated this 15th day of May, 1909.


Commonwealth Gazette 1117


ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACTz901.

N pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by thePost and Telegraph Act 1901, I hereby order and

direct that on and after this date- any postal articlereceived at a Post Office in the Commonwealth, addressedto

MR. G. FISHER,Stock Exchange,


Dated this 15th day of May, igoq.



ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL; UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT190I.

INpursuance of the powers conferred upon me by the


MR. R. PACKMAN," Tattersalls,"

Hobart, Tasmania,by his own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto ant' agent or representative of his, shall not be regis-tered ,or transmitted or delivered.




ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT1901.



THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS CLUB,Collins- street,

Hobart, Tasmania,by its own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, or toany agent or representative of it, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.




ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL, ÌJNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT190I.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by thePost and Telegraph Act 1901, I hereby order anddirect that on and after this date any postal article

received at a Post Office in the Commonwealth, addressedto

MR. H. A. SIMMERS,C/o W. Read,

Brisbane Hotel,Launceston, Tasmania,

by his own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or #representative of his, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.Dated this 15th day of May, 1909.


No. 28. -15th May, 1909

Postmaster- General's Department.ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT

Igor.TN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by the1 Post and Telegraph Act 1901, I hereby order anddirect that on and after this date any postal articlereceived at a Post Office in the Commonwealth, addressedto

MR. E. BALDwIN,C/o W. Read,

Brisbane Hotel,Launceston, Tasmania,by his own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representative of his, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.



Postmaster- General's Department.ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT1901.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by thePost and Telegraph Act 1901, I hereby order anddirect that on and after this date any postal articlereceived at a Post Office in the Commonwealth, addressedtoMR. V. LOPEZ,

C/o W. Read,Brisbane Hotel,

Launceston, Tasmania,by his own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representative of his, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.Dated this 15th day of May, igoq.


Postmaster - General's Department.ORDER OF' THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT1901.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by thePost and Telegraph Act 1901, I hereby order anddirect that on and after this date any postal articlereceived at a Post Office in the Commonwealth, addressedtoMR. L. G. Cox,

C/o W. Read,Brisbane Hotel,

Launceston, Tasmania,by his own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representative of his, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.Dated this 15th day of May, 1909.


Postmaster- General's Department.ORDER OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL, UNDERSECTION 57, POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT1901.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by thePost and Telegraph Act 19oI, I hereby order anddirect that on and after this date any postal articlereceived at a Post Office in the Commonwealth, addressedto

MR. A. TAYLOR,Paterson- street,

Launceston, Tasmania,by his own or any other name, fictitious or assumed, orto any agent or representative of his, shall not be regis-tered or transmitted or delivered.

Dated this 15th day of May, i9o9.JOSIAH THOMAS,

Postmaster - General.

Postmaster- General's Department,General Post Office, Sydney.

NEW SOUTH WALES.To GEORGE; HENRY ADAMS, Telephone Attendant, Post-

master- General's Department, Hazelbrook, New SouthWales.

TAKE notice that, as your present address is unknownto me, a communication has this day been posted

to you, addressed to Hazelbrook, your last -known address,notifying you that the hearing by the Board of Inquiryof the charge made against you on the 16th day of March,Igog, will take place on the 25th day of May, igoq, atTen o'clock in the forenoon, at the Post Office, Katoomba.

ALEX. BURNETT,Chairman of the Board of Inquiry.

Na. 23.--15Cil May, 1909 l 1 1 8 Commonwealth Gazette

Postmaster General's repartment,12th May, 19C9

TENDERS.

ATTEN l'ION is directed to the underinentioned notices which have appeared in the Co+nmion.wezlth, Gazette regarding theinvitation of tenders for services and supplies for the Postai Lster- G- enora1's Department throughout the Commonwealth :

Supplies and Services Requis-Nt

Two Multiple Magneto Switchboards ...Supply and er ction of a Branching Multiple

Magneto SwitchboardOne PhotometerConduct of Semi - official

OfficeConduct of

OfficeConduct of

OfficeNon -Polar Relays

Conveyance of Mails ... ... ... ...Conduct of Semi-official Post and Telephone

OfficeConduct of Semiofficial Post and Telephone

OfficeSupply and election of 849 Wooden Poles

Conveyance of Mails

Post and Tel -phone

Semi - official Post

Semi - official Pest

and

and

Telephone

Telephone

Let' er -box Fronts, with Locks and Keys ..Common Battery Switchboard and Subscribers'

Apparatus50 Coin attachments, suitable for coins of dif-

ferent values200 Wooden Shafts for Sullivan Poles

Telephone Material ...Cable Protectors, Cast Iron Pipes, Stoneware

Ducts, and Copper WireInsulators, Copper Wire, Ironwork, &c.

Coastal Steam Mail Service

Uniforms, Helmets, Caps, &c.

Conveyance of Mails...

Ct inveyance of Mails... ...

Where Required. Date of Gazette inwhich notice appears.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Sydney ...Edgecliff ...

Sydney ...Walla Walla

Milperinka ...

South Singleton

Sydney ...

Itassifern and TorontoNorth Broken Hill ...

Y erranderie

Between Tant worth andWalcha Road, &c.

Li -more and Nimbin,&c.

VIOTOItIé.

Various StatesHawthorn

Melbourne

Melbourne

QUEENSLAND.

Toowoomba ...Brisbane ...

Brisbane1. Gladstoneand'1'owns-

ille1A. Alternatively, Glad-

stone and Cairns2. Townsville and

Cairns3. Brisbane, Port Doug-

las, and Cooktown ,J

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

... Adelaide

WESTERN AUSTBALIA.

... Betwe' n Post Officeand Railway Station,\Vagin

... To and from Post Officeand Railway Station,

¡ Gingin

Page. Date Tendere Returnableat Q.P.U.

19.12.08 1723 19.5.097. 3.09 8t'6 29.9.09

27.:3.09 896 30.6.0917.d.t.9 951 19.5.09

17.4.09 951 19.5.09

17.4.09 951 2.6.09

17.4098.5 t9

9,3t1097 J

21.7.09

24. 4.09 962 19.5.0924 4.09 :162 19.5.09

1.5.09 982 ! 19.5.09

1.5.09 982 19.5.09

8.5.09 1097 ' 26.5.09

13.2.09 5:í5 18.5.0920 3.09 868 14.9.09

27.3.09 898 29.6.09

8.5. 09 1099 . 18.5.09

5.12.08 16F5 31.5.0920.3.09 868 18.6.09

20.3.09 E68 21.6.09

8.4.09 939 2.8.09

17.4.09 I 953 I 24.5 09

6.3.09 774 i29.6.09

20.3.09 868 3.8.09


Postmaster - General's Department,loth May, igoq.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

CONVEYANCE OF MAILS.

TENDET`NDERSfor the following mail service, for the periodRS

the 13th Jul }, 1909, to the 12th July, I91o,1911, or I912, will be received at the office of the DeputyPostmaster - General, Sydney, up to half -past Two p.m. onWednesday, the 2nd June, 1909 :

To and from Trunkey Creek,- Abercrombie, Tuena,and Mount Costigan, three times a week ; andMount Costigan, Cordillera, and Peelwood, twicea week ; or

Trunkey Creek, Abercrombie, Tuena, and Mount Cos -tigan, three times a week ; and

Mount Costigan, Cordillera, and Peelwood, twice aweek.

Tenderers to state a separate price for one, two, or threeyears in each instance. Preference will be given totenders submitted for a four- wheeled vehicle, two horses,mode of conveyance, between Trunkey Creek and MountCostigan, and by sulk)?, one horse, between mount Costi-gan and Peelwood.

Contractors who have carried out a mail contract satis-factorily will when again tendering for a service that theyare performing at the date of tendering, if all other con -ditions are equal, be allowed a preference over other ten -derers to the extent of r her cent.

Persons under the age of 18 years must not be employedto carry the m:uis in cases where the cost of the contractamounts to or exceeds ¿roo per annum.

Every tender must be signed by the tenderer and sure-ties, and attested by a magistrate or postmaster.

Tenders must be addressed to the Deputy Postmaster -General, Sydney, and indorsed " Tender for Conveyanceof Mails." They may be deposited in the tender -box at

Commonwealth Gazette 1119

the General Post Office, Sydney ; if sent by post theymust be prepaid and registered.

On every tender there must be indorsed a certificate bya magistrate that the tenderer and his sureties are respect-able and responsible persons.

All tenders which do not comply with the foregoingconditions, or are not received before the time specifiedwill be liable to be rejected as informal.

For other conditions and particulars; tenderers are re-ferred to the advertisement dated the rah June, Igo8,published in the Commonwealth Gazette of 25th July, 1908,and tenders will not be considered unless in accordancetherewith.

JOSIA.H THOMAS,Postmaster - General.

Postmaster- General's Department,12th May, 1909.

VICTORIA.

CONVEYANCE OF MAILS, 1909- 1911. -13 SERVICES.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the DeputyPostmaster- General, Melbourne, until Thiee p.m. on

Tuesday, the 1st June, 1909, for the conveyance of PostOffice Mails as undermentioned, for a period of two years,viz. :From the 1st July, 1909, to the 3oth June, 1911.

Tenders must be written on the printed form containingthe Conditions of Contract, copies of which may be ob-tained at any Post Office or Receiving Office named here-under, and must be addressed to the Deputy Postmaster.General, Melbourne, with the words " Tender for MailService No. " indorsed on the cover. They maybe placed in the Tender -box at the General Post Office,Melbourne ; if sent by post, they must be registered, andthe postage prepaid. The general conditions of contract ap-pear on the tender form.

Tenderers should describe by the numbers thereof thenail services for which they tender.

The amount of the tender must be stated at rate perannum in words as well as figures.

A separate bond fide tender must be sent in for eachservice.

Every tender must bear the bond fide signature of thetenderer, and also the signatures of two responsible per-sons willing to become bound for the fulfilment of thecontract in such sum as the Postmaster - General may direct,not exceeding the gross amount of the contract.

Every tender exceeding an annual amount of go mustbe accompanied by cash, bank cheque, bank draft, or abank deposit receipt to the credit of the Deputy Postmaster -

General, Melbourne, for a sum equal to Five per cent. onthe annual amount thereof up to ¿r,000, and 22 per cent.on any amount exceeding I,000. This deposit will beabsolutely forfeited to the Postmaster- General in case theperson whose tender may be accepted shall fail to sign theusual bond and contract deed to the satisfaction- of thePostmaster - General within ten days after the date of noti-fication that the documents are ready for execution. Itwill be deemed sufficient if the notice of acceptance be de-livered at the address named in the tender.

The money or other security deposited by successfultenderers will be returned to them on the bond and con-tract deed being duly signed.

The money or other security deposited by unsuccessfultenderers will be returned td them on their signing receiptsfor the respective amounts.

In cases where mails are conveyed by vehicle, postalparcels up to r r lbs. in weight each must be carried bythe contractor. The weight of such parcels will be limitedto 3 lbs. each in cases where the mails are carried onhorseback.

Tenderers for services to and from Post Offices andRailway Stations are required to name a lump sum perannum where the number of trips is specified in the callfor tenders, and also state a rate per trip as a basis ofpayment for additional trips, or for reduction in theannual rate of payment, should the number of trips beincreased or decreased during the currency of the contract.

Where tenders are invited for a service to and from aPost Office and Railway Station " as often as required,"tenderers are required to name a lump sum per annumfor the work, and such sum shall not be liable to altera-tion either through increase or diminution in the numberof trips.

Persons under the age of eighteen years must not be em-ployed to carry the mails in cases where the cost of thecontract amounts to or exceeds ¿loo per annum.

The mails must be conveyed by the route now adoptedunless otherwise specified, and no alteration can be madewithout the sanction of the Postmaster - General.

Unless otherwise specified, the mails must be conveyedaccording to the time -table now in force. Should thetenderer be unable to comply with this condition the factshould be clearly stated in the tender.

No. 28.-15th May, 1909

Existing contractors who have carried out a contractsatisfactorily shall, when again tendering for a service thatthey. are performing at the date of tendering if all otherconditions are equal, be allowed a preference over othertenderers to the extent of Five per cent.

The Postmaster - General will not necessarily accept thelowest or any tender.

SERVICES REQUIRED.

18. To and from Cranbourne and Lyndhurst South, oncea week.

83. To and from Hill End and Duggan, three times perweek.

182. '1'o and from Woori Vallock and Nangana, vidParslow's, once a week, or

To and from Woori Yallock and Parslow's, vid. Woori\'allock State School, twice a week, with an extension toand from Parslow's and Nangana, once a week (alternativetenders).

263. From Violet Town to Isoonda, vid GowangardieSouth and Gowangardie East, returning direct fromKoonda to Violet Town, three times per week ; mails toleave Violet Town at about 11.3o a.m.

512. To and from Norinanville and Budgerum Junction,twice a week. (To connect with Kerang to Boort ser-vice.)

539. To and from Quambatook and Budgerum West, vidBudgerum, once a week.

(650. To and from Steiglitz and Durdidwarrah, vidSteiglitz North, once or twice a, week (alternative tenders).

665. To and from Ballarat and Mount Rowan, threetimes per week.700. To and from Post Office and Railway Station,

«'arracknabeal, as often as required.716. To and from Blackheath State School and Black-heath Junction (Horsham road), twice a week.X57. To and from Willaura and Mafeking, two or threetunes per week, starting from either end (alternative ten-ders).762. To and from Byatiuk and Wariabkook, once aweek.897. To and from Traralgön and Upper TraralgonCreek, twice a week.


Postmaster - General's Department,zrth May, 1909.

VICTORIA.

TENDERS FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF LINE REPAIRERS,WORKMEN'S TOOLS, ETC., 1909 -io.

SEPARATE Tenders will be received at the office ofthe Deputy Postmaster General, Melbourne, untilThree p.m. on Tuesday, 1st June, 1909, for-the conveyanceof Line Repairers, Workmen's Tools, &c., in the follow-ing Line Repairers' Districts : Metropolitan, Ballarat,Bendigo, Geelong, Maryborough, Hamilton, Portland,Warrnambool, Sale, Bairnsdale, and Wangaratta, fortwelve months, from Ist July, 1909.

Tender forms and specifications may be obtained at theGeneral Post Office, Melbourne, and at the Post Officesat Heidelberg, Lang. Lang, Geelong, Ballarat, Inglewood,Maryborough, Dunolly, News.tead Hamilton, Casterton,Portland, Warrnambool, Sale, Bairnsdale, Beechworth,Vackandandah, Wodonga, Tallangatta, and Bright.Tenders must be indorsed " Tender for Conveyance ofLine Repairers," and be addressed to the Deputy Post-master- General, Melbourne. They may be deposited inthe Tender -box at the General Post Office, Melbourne; ifsent by post they must be prepaid and registered.A deposit of £5 must be enclosed with each tender.The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be ac-cepted.


Postmaster - General's Department,loth May, r9oc,.

VICTORIA.

ACCEPTANCE OF VENDER FOR TELEGRAPH POLES.

7 l' is hereby notified, for public information, that the1 tender of Milner and Cook, contractors, Crossover,for the surlily of 727 yellow stringybark Doles at SouthMelbourne, for a total sum of £665 5s., has been ac-cepted. These poles are in lieu of part of the contractof Wilson and Crouch, Welshpool, for i,000 poles, whichhas been cancelled.


No. 28. r 5th May, 1909

Postmaster - General's Department,loth May, 1909.

QUEENSLAND.

11

ACCEPTANCE OF TENDER FOR WOOD POLES.TT is hereby notified, for public information, that the

tender of George Pitt, of Mount Gravatt, hasbeen accepted fer the supply and delivery of 133 woodpoles, at a total cost of £396 Ios. 1od.


Postmaster- General's Department,x 1th May, 1909.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

TENDERS FOR THE SUPPLY OF 700 SHEEP.

TENDERS will be received at the ofl"ice of the DeputyPostmaster- General, Adelaide, until Noon on Wed-

nesday, 9th June, 1909, for the supply of loo Sheep, asfollows :-

1. 100 Wethers at Charlotte Waters.2. 15o Wethers at Alice Springs.3. 125 Wethers and 25 Ewes at Tennant Creek.4. 15o Wethers at Powell's Creek.

150 Wethers at Daly Waters.

Special Conditions.Tenderers must state price per head.The wethers to be 4 -tooth to full - mouthed, and the

ewes 2 to 4 tooth.The sheep must be delivered at the stations on the Over-

land Telegraph line above - mentioned. They will be sub-ject to the approval of the Deputy Postmaster - General oran officer appointed by him.

Tenderers must state the earliest time in which they candeliver the sheep tendered for.

Payment for sheep delivered and accepted will be madein Adelaide.

Tenders to be indorsed " Tender for the Supply ofSheep." If sent by post they must be prepaid and regis-tered.

5-


Postmaster- General's Department,13th May, 1909.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.TENDERS FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF MAILS.

TENDERS, sealed and indorsed " Tender for Convey-ance of Mails," are invited, and will be received

at the office of the Deputy Postmaster - General, Perth, untilNoon on Tuesday, the 8th June, 1909, for the conveyanceof mails, as under, for a term of one, two, or three years,from the 1st July, 1909, viz.:

1. Quairading Jennaberring. From Quairadingnortherly to N.E. corner Location 3360 (Cub -bine) ; thence by road 2744 N.E. to 17 -mile gaterabbit -proof fence ; thence to Location 12334(Telenning) ; thence S.E. to N.E. corner R.7799, Location 25 (J. Murphy's) ; thence S.W. toN.W. corner Location 1o, Jennaberring Agricul-tural Area; thence south to S.E. corner Location8381 ; thence through 262 -mile gate rabbit -prooffence to Quairading. Approximately 43 miles.Once weekly.

2. Greenhills Doodenanning. From Greenhills fol-lowing road eastward past State School to Loca-tion 2316 ; thence following road to Doodenan-ning School (Location 8053) ; thence S.S.E. toeastern corner Location 5913 ; thence south tosouthern corner Location 8491 ; thence followingroad 2461 westerly to junction with road 2308;thence N.W. to State school (Bally Bally) andwesterly to Greenhills. Approximately 36miles. Once weekly.

3. Dangin South Caroling. From Dangin to Heals -road, S.W. corner Location 6786; thence alongHeals -road to N.W. corner Location 781o; thencesouth to S.W. corner Location 8984.; thence S.W.to Location 6659, returning to Dangin by sameroute. Approximately 29 miles. Once weekly.

4. Dowerin Cowcowing. From Dowerin by road 2147to Koomberkine Reserve 10619 ; thence easterlyby road to junction at 3 -mile post; thence N.E.to Reserve 8593 (Ejanding Well); thence north-

; easterly to N.E. corner Location 13o; thencesoutherly past Warramuggan and Nalcairn R.


9280 to Location 5517; thence to S.E. cornerLocation 9351 thence south to N.W. cornerLocation 9016; thence through 26 -mile gater.p.f. by road to S.W. corner Dowerin Agricul-

. turai Area to Location 34; thence north toDowerin. Approximately 72 miles. Onceweekly.

5. Yarling Malyalling Wogolin. From Yarlingthrough the Jewish settlement to S.E. cornerLocation 1549; thence north to N.E. cornerLocation 3694; thence N.E. to Malyalling Re-serve 9480; thence N.E. to Location 5885 (Kirk'sRock) ; thence S.E. to Reserve 9813 (GinginningSpring) ; thence east to south . boundary Location7327 ; thence south to Wogolin Soak ; thencewest to Yarling. Approximately 6o miles. Once

. weekly.6. Wagin Bullock Hills (Woolkabin). From Wagin

eastwards by Bullock Hills -road to Location918, returning by same route to Wagin. Ap-proximately 44 miles. Once weekly.

Tenderers must state how they propose to carry mails.Where mails are conveyed by vehicle, the contractor will

be required to convey, without extra cost to the Depart-ment, Parcels Post parcels up to eleven (x 1) pounds eachin weight, and where carried on horseback or by camel,Parcels Post parcels up to three (3) pounds each'in weight.

The arrival and departure of mails will be subject toinstructions from the Deputy Postmaster- General, Perth,and liable to alteration at any time during the period ofcontract.

Every tender must bear the bond fide signatures, dulywitnessed, of the tenderer and of two responsible personswilling to become bound for the due fulfillment of thecontract in a sum not exceeding the gross amount of thetender, for the whole period over which it extends.

Every tender must be accompanied by the written consent,duly witnessed, of persons proposed as bondsmen, to exe-cute the necessary bond for the due performance of thecontract in the event of such tender being accepted.

Tenders must be accompanied, in cases where theamount thereof exceeds .4'50 per annum, by a deposit equalto 5 per centum on the annual amount of such tender upto Zi,000, and 22 per centum on any further amount "be-yond £1,000, such deposit to be in cash or in the form of acheque indorsed by the manager of the bank upon whichit is drawn, or a bank draft made payable to the Receiver,Public Moneys, General Post Office, Perth.

Persons under the age of x8 years must not be employedto carry the mails in cases where the cost of the contractamounts to or exceeds loo per annum.

White labour only must be employed in the conveyanceof mails.

The rate of wages paid by the contractor and the work-ing conditions shall be those recognised in the locality inwhich the work is performed.

The Postmaster - General reserves the right of terminatingthe contract at any time by giving three months' notice tothe contractor.

Special forms of tender, with conditions attached, maybe obtained gratuitously upon application to the DeputyPostmaster - General, Perth, or at any Post Office in theState, and no tender will be entertained unless on theprescribed form.

Contractors who have carried out a contract satisfactorilyshall, when again tendering for a service that they areperforming at the date of tendering, if all other conditionsare equal, be allowed a preference over other tenderers tothe extent of 5 per centum.

The Postmaster - General does not bind himself to acceptthe lowest or any tender.

Where tenders are submitted through the post they mustbe sent under registered cover.


Department of Trade and Customs,Melbourne, loth May, 1909.

THE following change has been made in the WesternAustralian Branch of this Department :

E. BLINCO, 4th Class Officer, unattached, transferred tothe position of Examining Officer at Broome, at hispresent salary, vice L. C. Timperley, transferred.

FRANK G. TUDOR,Minister for Trade and Customs.

Commonwealth Gazette 1121 No. 28. -15th May, 1909.

Department of Trade and Customs,Melbourne, Toth May, 1909.

TENDERS FOR THE SUPPLY OF COAL FOR THEF.I.S. ENDEAVOUR.

Tv is hereby notified that the following tenders havebeen accepted for the supply of coal for the F.I.S.

Endeavour, namely :

Department of Defence,Melbourne, 1st May, 1909.

NOTIFICATION OF PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS,AND OF THE INTENTION TO MAKE REGULA-TIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACTS 19(33-1904.

PURSUANT to the Rules Publication Act 1903, noticeis hereby given

(i) That His Excellency the Governor- General, actingwith the advice of the Federal Executive Council,was, on the ist day of May, 1909, pleased tomake a Provisional Regulation under the DefenceActs 1903 -1904 (amending Regulation 148 foi theNaval Forces of the Commonwealth relating toUniform for the Naval Militia and Volunteers), tocome into operation forthwith, which ProvisionalRegulation may be cited as Statutory Rules 1909,No. 46.

(2) That it is proposed to make a Regulation under theDefence Acts 1903 -1904, and that the ProvisionalRegulation above mentioned is the draft of theproposed Regulation.

(3) That copies of the Provisional Regulation may bepurchased at the Government Printing Office,Melbourne, at the price of Threepence.

(4) That any representations or suggestions made inwriting by any person interested will be takeninto consideration before finally settling the pro-posed Regulation.

G. F. PEARCE,Minister of State for Defence.

Department of Defence,Melbourne, 24th April, 1909.

NOTICE OF TARGET PRACTICE.TARGET Practice will be carried on from the under-

mentioned Forts during May, 19 (39, between thehours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.:--Fort.

Queenscliff ...Crow's Nest ...Swan Island

Land Range...

Nepean ... ... ... N. and N.E.Eagle's Nest N.E.Franklin ... ... N.South Channel ... W.Gellibrand ... ... ... N.E. and S.W.All Forts from which Practice is carried on will fly

a red flag from the masthead of Flagstaff. Shippingshould be kept Boo yards to left and i mile to right ofline of fire for a distance of 6,00o yards from theBattery. Occupants of buildings in vicinity should opendoors and windows.

W. J. CLARK, Lieutenant - Colonel,C.O., R.A.A., Victoria.

Direct;on of Target.S.S.W. and S.E. by E.S'. by E.N.E. and S.W.

Department of Defence,Melbourne, 13th May, 1909.

MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.NEW SOUTH WALES.

TENDERS FOR ANNUAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES.

TENDERS are invited until Noon of Tuesday, 25thMay, rgog, for the supply of Bread, Meat,

Groceries, Vegetables, and Forage in connexion with Com-monwealth Permanent Military Forces of New South\Vales stationed at Sydney, Middle and South Heads; alsofor supply of Meat, Groceries, Liquors, and Vegetablesfor Garrison Hospital, Victoria Barracks, Sydney. Ten-ders for the undermentioned services are also invited,viz.:

I. Sanitary Services at Forts and Buildings in Sydney,northern and southern sides of Port Jackson.

2. Washing Barrack and Hospital bedding, clothing,&c., Sydney.

3. Making Barrack and Hospital beds, Sydney.4. Sweeping chimneys, flues, &c., in buildings and

forts, Metropolitan District ; also at Parramatta,Wollongong, and Newcastle.

Tenders should be addressed to the D.A.Q.M.G., Vic-toria Barracks, Sydney, from whom all particulars can beobtained.

S. A. PETHEBRIDGE.Acting Secretary, Department of Defence.

Messrs. Mcllwraith, McEacharnMelbourne.

Melbourne (in River Yarra) ,.. I

Port Adelaide (in River) ... 1(at Outer Harbor) ... r(at Semaphore) 1

Albany ... ... 1

and Company,

s. d.o 6 per ton.3 o ,,4 6 ,,5 65 6

The Union Steam -ship Company of New Zealand Limited,Hobart.

At Hobart, Launceston, or Devonport£ s. d.

Large ... p er ton.Unscreened ... 0

19 oo

Small ... 0 15 6

FRANK G. TUDOR,Minister for Trade and Customs.

Department of Defence,Melbourne, 5th April, 1909.

MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH,SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

. TENDERS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY, OFKHAKI CLOTH.

TENDERS for the manufacture and supply of Khaki.Cloth, for the use of the Commonwealth Military

Forces in the State of South Australia, will be received uptill Twelve o'clock (noon) on Monday, the 21st of June,.Igog.

Tenders must be addressed and forwarded to the SeniorOrdnance Officer, Ordnance Department, Adelaide.

Forms of tender and full particulars may be obtainedon application to the Senior Ordnance Officer :

New South Wales Ordnance Department, George-street,Circular Quay, Sydney ;

Victoria Ordnance Department, Victoria Barracks, Mel-bourne;

Queensland Ordnance Department, Petrie Terrace,Brisbane ;

South Australia Ordnance Department, Adelaide;Western Australia Ordnance Department, Perth :Tasmania Ordnance Department, Hobart.

S. A. PETHEBRIDGE,Acting Secretary, Department of Defence.

Commonwealth of Australia.

Department of Defence,Melbourne, 25th March, rgog.

MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.NEW SOUTH WALES, VICTORIA, QUEENS -LAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUS-TRALIA, AND TASMANIA.

TENDERS FOR THE SUPPLY OF MILITARY BUTTONS OFCOMMONWEALTH MANUFACTURE.

TENDERS for the manufacture and supply of mili-tary buttons for the Commonwealth Military Forces.will be received by the Secretary, Department of Defence,Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, up to Noon on Monday,

3rst May, rgog.It will be necessary to tender separately for the re-quirements of each State.Forms of tender and full information may be obtained'on application to the Senior Ordnance Officer:

New South Wales George-street, Circular Quay, .Sydney.Victoria Victoria Barracks, Melbourne.Queensland Petrie- terrace, Brisbane.South Australia Adelaide.Western Australia Perth.Tasmania Hobart.

S. A. PETHEBRIDGE,Acting Secretary, Department of Defence.

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