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SATURDAY, 6TH MAY. [1905.

Commonwealth ofAustralia to wit.

N OIMICOTE,

Governor-General.

PROCLAMATION13y His Excellency the Right Honorable

Henry Stafford, Baron Northcote,Knight Grand Cross of the Most Dis-tinguished Order of Saint Michael andSaint George, Knight Grand Com-mander of the Most Eminent Orderof the Indian Empire, Companion ofthe Most Honorable Order of the

Bath, Governor - General and Comman-der -in -Chief in and over the Com-monwealth of Australia.

MTEREAS by the Commonwealth Electoral Act I902

it is enacted that a new Electoral Roll for anyDivision, or new Electoral Rolls for all Divisions in aState, shall be prepared whenever directed by proclamation

and in the manner therein specified : And whereas by aproclamation published in the Gazette on the 4th day ofFebruary, 1905, it was proclaimed and directed that newElectoral Rolls should forthwith be prepared for all Com-monwealth Electoral Divisions in all the States of theCommonwealth, and that such new Rolls should be pre-pared in the manner therein directed : And whereas by thesaid Proclamation it was directed that the CommonwealthElectoral Officer for each State should forthwith preparelists of all persons qualified and entitled to have theirnaines placed on the Electoral Roll for a Division, specify-ing in such lists the particulars required to be specifiedin the Roll, and so that there should be a separate list foreach Division, ;and that each list should be divided accord-ing to the polling- places for the Division; and that thelists so prepared should be exhibited and revised in the

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manner specified in the said Proclamation ; and that whenthe revision of a list for a Division was complete the listshould, on a day to be fixed by Proclamation, be the newElectoral Roll for the Division : And whereas in accordancewith the said Proclamation lists of all persons qualifiedand entitled to have their names placed on the ElectoralRolls for the several Electoral Divisions in the States ofNew South \Vales, Victoria, and Queensland have beenprepared and exhibited, and the revision of those lists hasnow been completed : Now therefore, I, Henry Stafford,Baron Northcote, the Governor- General aforesaid, actingwith the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do here-by proclaim and declare that the lists of all persons quali-fied and entitled to have their names placed on the Elec-toral Rolls for the several Electoral Divisions of the States ofNew South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, which havebeen prepared and exhibited, and the revision of whichhas been completed in accordance with the said Proclama-tion, shall, from and after, the 6th day of May, igos, bethe new Electoral Rolls for the several Electoral Divisionsto which they respectively relate.

Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the Corn.monwealth of Australia this fifth day of May,in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred

and five,reign.

and in the fifth year of His Majesty's

13y lais Excellency's Command,

DIJGALD TI-IOM SON.

GOD 9A!'L VIE KING :

No. 23. -6th May, 1905 422 Commonwealth Gazette

Department of Trade and Customs,Melbourne, 28th April, 1905.

ORDERS MADE BY THE MINISTER UNDER PART XIII. OF THE " EXCISE ACT 1901."

WHEREAS disputes have arisen between Officers of Customs and the several persons whose names are set out in the firstcolumn of the Schedule hereto, with reference to contraventions of the Excise Act 1901 and the Beer Excise Act 1901

alleged to have been committed by them : And whereas these persons have consented in writing to the disputes being inquiredinto and determined by me, and I have inquired into ànd determined them accordingly : Now therefore the orders made byme in the determination of the disputes, which orders are set out in the Schedule, are published as directed by Section 155 of theExcise Act 1901.

A. McLEAN,Minister for Trade and Customs.

SCHEDULE. r-

Name of Person charged withContravention of Act.

Place of allegedContravention.

Date of alleged Contra-vention.

(Date of Discovery.)Nature of alleged Contravention. Minister's Order.

Thomas Williams aB. J. KnightA. W. AndersonJ. WhallinC. P. KennyH. E. DuncanW. Hayes IT. Dillon ..M. J. Eastwood and Sons

A. Simpson and Son 1W. J. and D. H. HunterW. W. Archer

J. Ward .nW. Cluei . .R. DouglasH. JusticeJ. P. MahonyH. Long ..C. TueskiP. SwanellMrs. A. MartinL. McCormackMrs. M. BarryMrs. A. E. ClarkeT. Spicer ..Mrs. E. PayneJames Holt

Hans N. OlsenRobert KernohanR. Hall and Son

Catherine Austin

G. A. Hunn

J. E. ConnorJ. A. S. Jones

W. Cahill I.

Joseph StillMelbourne Brewery and Distil-

lery Ltd.Mrs. M. Taylor .. ..

Mrs. M. J. TwomeyMrs. M. WalbranJ. O'Keefe

C. R. Plouright ..Mrs. M. Scolari ..Miss S. Stephens ..W. SangsterMiss B. SpaldingJ. MclvorE. H. MilesJ. O'Brien ..M. O'CallaghanT. Oseland ..Mrs. B. O'Dwyer ..

G. H. Kendall I.

Mrs. L. KearneyW. L. KefirMrs. B. P. Lark ...

Boolaroo,N.S.W.

Port Pirie, S.A.

Glenelg,' S.A.. .

Carrington,N.S. W.

Atherton, Q. ..Ballarat, Vic.

Eaglehawk, Vic.Bendigo, Vic.Traralgon, Vic.

Rosedale, Vic.Traralgon, Vie.

Heyfield, Vic.

Yarragon, Vic.Moe, Vic. . .Stratford, Vie.Echuca, Vic. ..

Rochester, Vic.Walhalla, Vie.Elmore, Vic. ..Darnum, Vic...Bairnsdale, Vic.Lithgow,

N.S.W.Tiaro, Q. ..Kilkivan, Q.. ..Sydney ..

llZolong, N.S.

Lithgow,N. S. «'.

Molong, N S. W.Lithgow, N.S.W.

Molong, N.S.W.

Grenfell, N.S.W.Melbourne ..

Toolamba, Vie.

Murchison, Vic.Rushworth, Vie.East Murchison,

Vic.Murchison, Vic.Katun.ga, Vie.Inglewood, Vie.Heathcote, Vic.Borung, Vic. ..Numurkah, Vic.Charlton , Vic.Nathalia, Vic.Shepparton, Vic.Natlialia, Vic.Pyramid Hill,

Vic.Kataniatite,

Vic.Moorilim, Vic.Boort, Vic. ..Dookie, Vic. ..

4h February, 1905

22nd December, 1904

99 99

30th January, 19051,,

30th December, 1904

31st October, 1904

25th January, 1905

31st January, 190525th January, 1905

26th January, 190521st January, 190524th January, 190527th January, 19056th February, 1905

7th February, 190523rd January, 19057th February, 19052l st January, 190530tli January, 1905l st February, 1905

:3rd January, 1905 ..2nd January, 190520th June, 1904 ..

10th February, 1905

1st February, 1905

10th February, 190510th January, 1905

10th February, 1905

3rd February, 1005Unknown

16th February, 1905

10th February, 190520th February, 190510th February, 1905

19 91

16th February, i 0524th February, 190517th February, 19051st March, 190514th February, 190528th February, 190514th February, 190510th February, 190514th February, 190510th February, 1905

21st February, 1905

97 99

1st March, 1905 ..21st February, 1905

Omission to cut Beer DutyStamp

,,

99 97

Making Beer without li-cence


,,,,

,)

,,

Purchasing Leaf Tobaccofrom person not regis-tered as dealer or pro-ducer


71 09

Allowing Beer to be removedfrom brewery in casks notmarked with name ofbrewer or brewery


Omission to cancel BeerDuty Stamps


.,,9

D, _ ,

Penalty £2

,)

Li

Penalty £3

Penalty £2

,,

Penalty £3

Penalty £2

Penalty £1

Penalty £2

Penalty £3Penalty £2


71

CommonwealthGazette 423 No.. 23. -6t1 May, I905

SCHEDULE continued.

Name Contraventioncharged

Actwith Place of alleged

Contravention.

A. E. Lever ..

F. G. Livingston . .

T. Finlaysonui

olWs.R.M. J.

J. W. HardacreG. Jackson ..J. JacksonC. CailAirs. E. J. CopleyAirs. A. CavanaghA. H. DraperJ. L. Dunn

Ford..

Mrs. A.

T. Byrne .

Mrs. C. F. Becroft . .J. BlencoweJ. DonaldsonChristie and Co.

A. CampbellMrs. IL F. Byrne

George RogersW. W. RickardsS. MaddernMrs. E. LoanGeorge Blyth.

Yarroweyah,Vic.

Charlton, Vic.Heathcote, Vic.Echuca, Vic. ..Cobram, Vic.Heathcote, Vic.Wedderburn,Vic.trathmerton, Vic.Boort, Vic. ..Echuca, Vic. ..Murchison, Vic.Nathalia, Vic.Byrneside, Vic.Tallygaroopna,

Vie.Merrigum, Vic.Wunghnu, Vie.Picola, Vic. ..Charlton, Vic.Heathcote, Vic.Kotupna, Vic.Baringhup East,

Vie.Vaughan, Vic.Echuca, Vic. ..Numurkah, Vic.Walhalla, Vic.Geelong, Vie.

Date of alleged Contra-vention.

(Date of Discovery.)

13th February, 1905

28th February, 190517th February, 190510th February, 190513th February, 190510th February, 190527th February, 190516th February, 19051st March, 1905 ..10th February, 1905

14th February, 190517th February, 190513th February, 1905

17th February, 190513th February, 190514th February, 190528th February, 190517th February, 190510th February, 19059th February, 1905

Nature of alleged Contravention.


,,

Making Beer without licence

Minister's Order.

Penalty £2


Penalty £3

NOTE. In regard to the contravention of Acts above specified, the Dcrariment dces not allege any intention to defraud.

Department of Trade and Customs,Melbourne, 2nd May, 1905.

ORDERS MADE BY THE MINISTER UNDER PART XV. OF THE "CUSTOMS ACT 1901."

WHEREAS disputeshedule hereto,lwith

reference to contraventionsthe

evCustomsrActs1901 allegedto have been committedtedcolumn of the schedule

them ;into

whereas thesee dettethem

havecordingly:

writing tothe lcrders made1yrn ei n the determination of the disputes,

inquiredhed ers and determineA. McLEAN,which orders are set out in the schedule, are published as directed by section 265 of the said Act.

Minister for Trade and Customs.

Naine withContravention of Act.

.T. A. Murdoch ...F. H. Allison ...George and George Ltd.R. F. Scott and Co. (Ballarat)richard Allen, Son and Co. ...C. Stokes (Fitzgerald, Stokes and

co.)Carter and WoodMessmer, Vonwiller and Co.

Arthur Joseph ... .

Metcalfe and Barnard ..Todd, Lamb and Coy. Ltd. ...

Gollin and Coy. Propcy. Ltd. ...

P. Pendred ...

Ernest Brooke ...

SCHEDULE.

IPlace of allegedContravention.

Castlernaine Brewery and Quinlan,Gray and Co., Brisbane, Ld.

Brown and Dureau ...

Henry A. Ward

William Brennan

J. Williams, master s.s. Airlic

J. Williams, master, s.s. Airlic

NOTE. In regard to the above specified contraventions of the Act the

Sydney

Sydney

Melbourne

It

Sydney

It

n

It

n

Brisbane

Melbourne

1I

n

Brisbane

Date of allegedContravention.

Nature of alleged Contravention.

16th February, 1905 ...3rd February, 1905 ...6th February, 1905 ...4th February, 1905 ...4th March, 190520th February, 1905 ...

6th March, 1905 ...23rd January, 1905 ...

21st February, 1905 ...13th February, 1905 ...15th December, 1.904 ...

2nd February, 1905 ...8th February, 1905 ...

16th February,1905 ...

6th February, 1905 ...

14th December, 1904 ...

21st February, 1905 ...

18th January, 1905 ..

18th March, 1905

18th March, 1905

Ah Sing, s.s. Empire

Ah Young, s.s. Airlic

Ah Lum, s.s. Airlie

11

11

7th March, 1905

26th March, 1905

26th March, 1905

Misdescription of goods ...

n

n

It

It

n

uImportation of prohibited

goodsii It ..

Omission of goods from entryn n ...

I, It

Omission of goods, andunderstatement of value

Misdescription, understate-ment Of value, and omis-sion of goods

Understatement of quan- Penalty £210s.tities

Entering as duty -paid goods Penalty £2 10s.transferred inter- state,under bond

Placing same licence num- Penalty £1ber on two separate car-riages

Neglect of driver of licensed Penalty £1carriage to hand overdrawback despatch noteto officer

Failing to enter certain Penalty £5, andgoods as cargo or stores goods forfeited. Failing to enter certain Penalty £5, andgoods as cargo or stores goods forfeited

artment does not allege any intention to defraud.

Minister's Order.

Penalty £210s.Penalty £2 10s.Penalty £2 10s.Penalty £2 10s.Penalty £210s.Penalty £2 10s.

Penalty £2 10s.Penalty £5

Penalty £5Penalty £2 10s.Penalty £2108., and

goods omitted tobe forfeited anddestroyed

Penalty £2 10s.Penalty £5, and for-

feiture of omittedgoods

Penalty £610s.

DepRemoval of goods without

authoritySmuggling

n

Penalty £5, andgoods forfeited

Penalty £210s., andgoods forfeited

Penalty £210x., andgoods forfeited

No. 2.3. --6th May, I905

Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902.(Regulation No. 252.)

ELECTION OF DIVISIONAL REPRESENTATIVE.

424 Cömmonysep.412 Gazeitt

Commonwealth of Australia.Department of Home Affairs,

E. 05/4757. Melbourne, 28th April, 1905.

RETIREMENT OF REGISTRARS UNDER " ComtioN-WEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1002."

HIS Excellency the Governor- General in and over theCommonwealth of Australia, by and with the advice

of the Executive Council thereof, has, in accordance with theprovisions of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1902, beenpleased to approve of the retirement of the Registrars specifiedin the subjoined Schedule, the date of retirement to be thedate on which each officer ceased duty.

DUGALD THOMSON,Minister of State for Home Affairs.

THE Public Service Commissioner hereby notifies thatat an Extraordinary Election of a Divisional Repre-

sentative for the General Division of the CommonwealthPublic Service, in the State of South Australia, held atAdelaide, on Thursday, 27th April, 1905, the result of thevoting was as follows :--

No. of votespolled.

FISHER, THOMAS EDWARD ... ... 188FOTHERGILL, WILLIAM MACKIE FRISSELL .. I27

And the Returning Officer for Election of Divisional Re-presentatives, in South Australia, has declared that

THOMAS EDWARD FISHERhas been duly elected as Representative of the GeneralDivision on Boards of Appeal and Inquiry in South Aus-tralia for the unexpired portion of the original term forwhich an election was held on 9th May, 1903.

D. C. McLACHLAN,Public Service Commissioner.

FRANCIS' REDDIN, Secretary.Office of the Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner,

Melbourne, 4th May, 1905.

E.o5/4g35Department of Home Affairs,

Melbourne, 28th April, 1905,ALTERATION IN CONSTITUTION OF REVISION

COURTS.HIS Excellency the Governor - General` in and over the

Commonwealth of Australia, by and with the adviceof the Executive Council thereof, has, in accordance withthe provisions of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1902,been pleased to approve of the alterations specified in thesubjoined Schedule in the constitution of the RevisionCourts notified in Commonwealth Gazette Nos. 13 and 14 ofthe rich and r8fh of March, 1905, respectively.


SCHEDULE.STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

Division of Richmond.Deepwater -4th April, Robert G. A. Robertson, J.P.,

Richard Coulston, J.P., to read 25th April, Robert G. A.Robertson, J.P., Richard Coulston, J.P.

STATE OF QUEENSLAND.

Division of Herbert.Ingham G. H. Newman, P.M., to read John Peacock,

J.P., Frank Fraser, J.P.Mackay R. O. Hill, P.M., to read Archibald Gibson,

Acting P.M.

Division of Kennedy.Richmond William Hugh Mulligan, J.P., to read

Thomas Foster, J.P.Division of lllaranoa.

Charleville Andrew Henry Zillman, P.M., to readGeorge Barber, J.P., Cecil Edward Search, J.P.

Longreach Brabazon lam. Stafford, P.M., to read FrancisCory, J.P., George Meacham, J.P.

Division of Oxley.South Brisbane Henry T. Macfarlane, P.M., to read

Alfred Leney, J.P., William Harris, J.P.Division of Wide Bay.

Nanango James Miller, J.P., to read William Mel-bourne Watts, J; P.

Commonwealth of Australia.Home Affairs, Department of Home Affairs,

A.o5/2i54. Melbourne, 1st May, 1905.TRANSFER OF POSTAL LAND AT KEPPEL BAY,

QUEENSLAND., TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THESTATE.

H IS Excellency the Governor- General in and over theCommonwealth of Australia, by and with the advice

of the Executive Council thereof, has been pleased to ap-prove that, in consideration of the remission of the Com-pensation Money, the buildings occupied by the Postmaster -General's Department, in the Reserve for Public Purposesat Keppel Bay, State of Queensland, and the land uponwhich they stand, be transferred to the Government of theState.

DUGALD THOMSON,Minister of State for Honte Affairs.

SCHEDULE.

Name of ElectoralRegistrar Retired. Polling Place. Division.

STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

James Edward Con-nor

Ellen QuinaneLeon Arthur HewettDonald McLeod

GrahamWalter James JobJohn Doherty ..Frederick Lassen..1Viliiam Jones ..Thomas Quirk. .

Walter James Os-wald

Alfred T. Gale

Obley ..

BaroogaBateman's BayCobar

BlayneyG13yra . .

Pyrmont ..Broken Hill NorthParrainattaLuSkirit.yro

Cas:ade

STATE OF VICTORIA.Guissepi Bertoli ..Priscilla Mary

BlythmanWilliam Henry

WilsonWalter Tipple ..Will iain Henry

HaleyEmily Dudman

ManualRoseberry

Kenmare

CastlemaineBairnsdale

Heywood

Canobolas

RiverinaEden - MonaroDarling

MacquarieNew EnglandWest SydneyBarrierParramattaHaunt er

'Wentworth

Echuca1Vinimera

,,

Corine]laGippsland

jVannon


Thomas Hanger ..William Nathaniel

JaggardMary Douglas

SmallJohn Buriirise Scur-

fieldFrancis Stephen

DoonerFrancis Stephen

DoonerCharles Robert

IrvineFrancis Stephen

DoonerHugh Percy BeachHenry Harrishenry Harris ..George Henry

CalnlniinsAnnie Ida Gould ..

Alpha .. ..Pink Lily ..

The Springs

Borraground (Jor-dan River)

California Creek

Iíingsborough ..

Mosman River

Union Camp

Forest ValeMonet MorrisOakwoodWrarkon

Maid ge raba

CiaprrcOrnla

Iíe.rbert

,,

Maranoa

. . I Oxley

STATE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.Lizzie Hiicirin .. ¡ SnowtownHenry Langberg . . ; Con murr _ti

. i Wakefield

. Barker

STATE OF WESTERN _AUSTRALIA.

Thomas EdmundFeen

Burbanksi

Coolgardie

STATE OF TASMANIA.Edwin James B .ss211 Newnham .. BassCharles Lynch Fox i Colebrook Franklin

cafnmon. eAlth ,Ga tte 425 No. í3. ótli 1Mÿ, 19P5

B. 05/4757Commonwealth of Australia.

Department of Home Affairs,Melbourne, 28th April, 1905.

APPOINTMENT OF REGISTRARS UNDER THE " COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT 1902."

ITIS Excellency the Governor -General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, by and with the advice of the Executive

Council thereof, has, in accordance with the provisions of the CommonwealthElectoral Act 1902, been pleased to approvo

of the persons specified in the subjoined Schedule being appointed Registrars for the Polling Places set opposite their respective

names ; such appointments in each instance to take effect on and from the date of entry on duty.


SCHEDULE.

Name of Person appointedas Electoral Registrar.

Richard John ShumackPatrick Richard MurphyWilliam Hilder .

Harry Alfred HoareLeonard Henry McGlynnWilliam Henry LeekAlbert Richard ThriftJantes Felix SheridanAugustus John Hugh Collett\ \illiam Hardcastle ..David Douglas NicholsonEliza HomwoodAlfred George William Stevens

Elvezio Stanley BertoliAlexander Edwin De HugardTrine CluistensenHenry George

Augustus WolfeMary Tillotson

Polling Place.

STATE OF NEWObleyBarooga ..Bateman's BayBotanyCo bar ..BlayneyGuyraPyrmontBroken Hill NorthParramatta ..Luskintyre ..MarranaCascade ..

MarmalRoseberryKenmareCastlemaine

.. Bairnsdale

.. Heywood

Hubert Patrick Jones .

Clifford WhiteArthur John Massey SwanJoseph Weir ..

James JonesGeorge Frederick James PlunkettSamuel George Gilmour .

Felix Duffy .. .. ..Robert Copland Lethbridge, jun.Herbert Golding .

Ernest Tootcll ..

Francis Arthur HewsonJohn Thomas StewartArthur Hewson ..

Henry Luke Leake ..Emil Frederick Feuerheerdt .

Clarence O'Neill

Martin Tyrell Cheek ..John James Ochiltree Stuart . .

Al pliaPink Lily ..The Springs ..Borraground (Jordan

River)California CreekKingsboroughMosman RiverUnion Camp ..Forest Vale ..Langlo Crossing

Division.

SOUTH WALES.Canobolas ..Riverina ..Eden - Monaro ..South Sydney ..DarlingMacquarie ..New England ..West Sydney ..Barrier ..Parramatta ..Hunter ..

gg

.. Wentworth

STATE OF VICTORIA.EchucaWiminera

Corinella

GippslandWannon


Mount Morris

Oakwood\ \TarltonMudgeeraba

Capricornia ..gg

gg

Herbert

gg

gg

gg

1\faianoa,

gg

Oxley

STATE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

.. WakefieldBarker

SnowtownConmurra

STATE OF WESTERN. AUSTRALIA.

. + Burbanks .. .. ! Coolgardie ..

Postal Address.

ObleyBaroogaPost Office, Bateman's Bay

BotanyCobarBlayneyGuyraPest Office, PyrmontBroken Hill NorthAlbion- street, ParramattaLuskintyre, LochinvarMarrana CreekPost Office, Paddington

Lake MarmalState School No. 3190, Roseberry

Ken mareMechanics' Institute, Barker -

street, CastlemainePost Office, Bairnsdale

Heywood

AlphaState School, Pink LilyBlack Ridge, via ClermontWengenanie, via Geraldton

OrdKingsborough, via CairnsState School, Mosman RiverUnion Camp, via ThornborougliForest Vale, MitchellRavenscourt, Langlo Crossing,

CharlevilleMt. Morris Station, via Charle-

villeOakwoód, AugathellaWarkon Station, MilesMudgeeraba Lower

. ' Snowtown

.. I Lucindale

. . 03ur.baul:s

NewnhamColebrook

STATE OF TASMANIA.Bass ..Franklin

State School, NewnhamColebrook

No. 23. --6th May, 1905

COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE.

EXAMINATION No. 23 GENERAL DIVISION FOR APPOINT-MENT AS LINE REPAIRER IN THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL'SDEPARTMENT, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES.

TT is hereby notified that the following candidates wereexamined on the 6th, 7th, and 8th April, 1905, and_that

the marks secured by each are as under :--

426 Commonwealth; Gazette

Applications to be examined must be sent direct to, andwill be receivable at, this office not later than 27th May,and must contain the following particulars, no printed formsbeing supplied :

The Secretary,The Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner,

Melbourne.

I hereby give notice of intention to present myself atExamination No. 26 for appointment as Telegraphist in thePostmaster - General's Department, Victoria.

(a) Name in full(b) Designation of classified office*(c) Name of Post Office where employed(a') Name of State

SignatureDate

*Here specify the position you fill, such as Assistant,Telegraph Messenger, &c.

Candidates who are to be examined in the Educationalsubjects will be required to pay an examination fee of ris.,in accordance with the Regulations, but such fee will notbe payable until the results of the technical Examinationare made known.

Unless informed to the contrary, the examination of can-didates stationed at country offices will take place at thelocal Post Office, while those attached to the Melbourneand Suburban offices will, as regards the practical tests, beexamined at the Central Telegraph Office, Melbourne ; andat the State School No. 2605, Rathdown- street, Carlton, inthe Educational subjects.

Where a candidate shall have been transferred to anotheroffice between the day of sending in the application to beexamined, and the dates fixed for the examination, imme-diate notification thereof must be sent to this office so thatarrangements may be made for his or her examination.

Copies of the papers set for the last Clerical DivisionExamination may be obtained from the Government Printer,Melbourne, for Is. (including postage, is. Id.).

D. C. McLACHLAN,Commissioner.

Marks Awarded.

Name.

Maximum Marks . .Feehely, Michael Henry_i ..Killey, John James leiWilson, John Thomas ...McFarland, John Hamilton ..Lewis, Allen Edward Ivens . .Ring, Michael Joseph ..Crellin, John JamesEmmerson, Daniel RalphBrotherson, JohnTunks, William Henry ..Osborn, Henry Ernest .Wills, JohnBrennan, William McDermottCampbell, James Allen ..Nicol, Andrew t+4

Saywell, George HenryConnellan, James ..Byrne, Joseph AndrewMossong, William JamesWaffling, Charles LeonardSlattery, James ..McDònald, JohnMcNee, JamesBruce, WilliamRumble, CharlesBoon, Frederick JohnCavander, Thomas JamesBarrett, Thomas ..Clarke, Edwin HenryL'homme, Josephe Alphonse..McKie, Andrew ..

In Practi-cal Tests.

900'797'737785734682767745652786808737730683737726696769678'770639728606756568553622666683650615593

TotalIn Educa.- Marks.

tionalSubjects.

300 1,200163 960213 950153 938184 918230 912123 890142 887232 884

96 88267 875

131 868122 852164 847103 840108 834134 83053 822

122 80029 799

146 78532 760

151 757.. '756185 753200 75396 71837 703

.. 68329 67954 6690 593


FRANCIS REDDIN,Secretary.

Office of the Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner,Melbourne, 2nd May, 1905.

Commonwealth of Australia.

PUBLIC SERVICE EXAMINATION, No. 26.CLERICAL DIVISION.

T J QUALIFY FOR APPOINTAMENT AS TELEGRAPHIST IN THEPOSTMASTER- GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT, VICTORIA.

T is hereby notified that an Examination will be heldon the loth June and 1st July, 1905, to enable officers,

in the State of Victoria, who are classified as performingGeneral Division work, to qualify for appointment to theposition of Telegraphist in the said State.

Candidates will be required to submit themselves to testsin Practical Telegraphy on the loth June, which will com-prise Sending and Receiving, for io minutes each way, atthe rate of 25 words a minute (5 letters to count as one word),special attention being given, in Sending, to the firmness,regularity, proper formation and spacing of signals, as wellas immunity from " breaks " ; and, in Receiving, to accuratetranscription, legible penmanship, and the absence of" breaks." Only those who pass in such tests will be eligibleto sit for examination in the Educational subjects on the 1stJuly.

The Education Examination will comprise Handwriting,Dictation, English, Arithmetic, and Geography, as specifiedin Regulation 193. Candidates who, though performingGeneral Division work, are themselves classified as officersof the Clerical Division, will not be required to sit forexamination in the Educational subjects, but must, in orderto become eligible for appointment as Telegraphist, passthe Telegraphic tests above specified.


Office of the Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner,Melbourne, 3rd May, 1905.

Commonwealth of Australia.

PUBLIC SERVICE EXAMINATION (No. 25), FORTELEGRAPHISTS AND CLERICAL ASSISTANTS.T is hereby notified that, for the purpose of determining

whether their telegraphic efficiency is such as to war-rant promotion beyond the Fourth Subdivision of theFifth Class in the Clerical Division, an examination ofofficers who are classified as Telegraphists or Clerical As-sistants, and whose salary under classification does not ex-ceed £120 per annum, will be held on Saturday, the lothJune, 1905 ; provided, however, that Clerical Assistantsmay be exempted from examination on satisfying the Com-missioner that telegraphic skill is not requisite in the per-formance of their duties.

Candidates will be tested in Sending and Receiving, for rominutes each way, at the rate of 25 words a minute (5 let-ters to count as one word), special attention being given,in Sending, to the firmness, regularity, proper formationand spacing of signals, as well as immunity from" breaks "; and, in Receiving, to accurate transcription,legible penmanship, and the absence of " breaks."

Applications to be examined must be sent direct to thisoffice at once ; but those of officers stationed in remote partswill be received up to the loth May ; and where it is im-practicable for the applications of such officers to reachMelbourne by the date specified, a telegraphic intimationshould be sent, so that the candidates' names may be re-corded, pending the receipt of their formal applications.

Applications must be in the candidates' own handwriting,on foolscap, and contain the following particulars, noprinted forms being supplied :

The Secretary,The Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner,

Melbourne.

I hereby give notice of intention to present myself atthe Examination of Telegraphists and Clerical Assistantsto be held on roth June, 1905.

(a) Name in full(b) Designation of classified position(c) Name of telegraph office where now employed(d) Name of State

SignatureDate

Connlonweaitii Gazette 427 No. z3. --6t6 May, 1905

Wheretwo applications must forwarded,ded,

from exami-nation, n, two app

(a) A notice of intention to be examined, in the speci-fied form, and indorsed " Exemption appliedfor," must be sent direct to this office.

(b) A claim for exemption, addressed to the Commis-sioner, and setting out in detail particulars ofthe duties performed, must be delivered to thecandidate's superior officer, who shall thereuponforward the same (accompanied with a reportas to the accuracy or otherwise of the statementscontained in such claim, and any other remarkshe considers necessary) to the Chief Officer fortransmission by him to the Commissioner, afterindorsing thereon any observations he may thinknecessary in support or otherwise of the claimfor exemption.

Candidates stationed at Metropolitan and suburban of-fices will be examined at the Chief Telegraph Office, whilethose located at country centres will be tested on the linefrom the Head Office. Where a candidate shall have beentransferred to another office between the date of sendingirk the application to be examined, and the day fixed forthe examination, immediate notification thereof must besent to this office so that arrangements may be made forhis or her examination.



Office of the Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner,Melbourne, 12th April, 1905.

Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902.NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES.

A PPLICATIONS are invited by the Public Service Commis --- sioner from persons qualified for appointment to the posi-tions specified below.

Applicants outside the Public Service are eligible for appoint-ment to the Administrative and Professional Divisions, but arenot eligible for appointment to Clerical or General Divisionvacancies, except for positions for which they have qualified byexamination.

Officers in the Commonwealth Service must apply through theC Did Officer or Permanent Head, in accordance with RegulationNo. 38.

Applicants who are officers of the Public Service of a Stateshould state the date of their appointment to the Service, presentposition and salary.

Applicants from outside the Service should state their qualifi-cations for the office they seek. Copies only of diplomas, refer-ences, testimonials, or certificates should be forwarded. If theoriginals are required, they will be asked for.

Atl applications must be in the applicants' own handwriting,and their date of birth should be stated.

Position. Locality.Division,

Class or Grade,and Salary.

ApplicationsReturnable.

POSTMASTER - GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

State of New South Wales.Postmaster.

Grade XV.Leura Clerical, £120

per annum,less £12 forrent

13th May

Assistant Wallerawang General, £60to 2110 perannum

13th May

State of South Australia.Mail Officer ... Adelaide ... General, £192'

to £228 perannum

13th May

Postmaster,Grade XIII.

Assistant ...

Assistant (LetterCarrier), 7positions

Assistant ...

State of WesternKarridalo ...

Donnybrook...

Perth

Mount SirSamuel

Australia.Clerical, £160

per annumGeneral, £60

to 2110 perannum

Genera 1, £60to £110 perannum

General, £60to £110 perannum, anddistrictallowanceunder ScaleV.

20th May

20th May

27th May

27th May

D. C. McL ACIILAN,Commissioner.


Office of the Commonwealth Public Service Commissioner,Melbourne, 4th May, 1905.

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA.Principal Registry,

Melbourne, 4th May, 1905.

1THE following Rule of Court has been made by theJustices of the High Court.

GORDON H. CASTLE,Principal Registrar.

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA. --RULE OF COURT.

As of Monday, the first day of May, A.D. x905.It is ordered as follows :--

The Sitting of the High Court appointed to be held atMelbourne on Tuesday, second May, shall beadjourned till Tuesday, ninth May, and all businessset down for the first - mentioned day shall standadjourned accordingly.

S. W. GRIFFITH, C.J.(L. S. ) EDMUND BARTON, J.

R. E. O'CONNOR, J.J. W. O'HALLORAN,

Deputy Registrar.

Postmaster - General's Department,4th May, 1905.

Tm following Staff changes in the Postmaster - General'sDepartment have been approved, in accordance with

tue Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902, and Regula-tions thereunder, &c., namely_:

NEW SOUTH WALES.J. CARMODY, Telegraph Messenger, Blitbkheath, to be TeIe-

graph Messenger, Leura;J. KOERBER, Line Repairer, Broken Hill, to be Line Re-

pairer, Tamworth, vice Carmody, promoted;G. KAITLER, Line Repairer, Hatch's Line Repairing Party,

to be Line Repairer, Broken Hill, vice Koerber, trans-ferred ;

T. WHITE, Postmaster, Grade XV., Barringun, to be Post-master, Grade XIII., Gulargambone, vice Harris, for-feited office ;

J. H. DUGAN, Clerical Assistant, Braidwood, to be Post-master, Grade XV., Barringun, vice White, transferred ;

J. W. COUSINS, Telegraphist, George- street North, to beClerk, Sydney, vice Lanes, transferred;

T. L. WHELAN, Clerical Assistant, Tumut, to be ClericalAssistant, Bathurst, vice Davies, transferred;

A. E. R. DAVIES, Clerical Assistant, Bathurst, to be Cleri-cal Assistant, Tumut, vice Whelan, transferred.The following Telegraph Messengers have retired from

the Service, as from the dates set opposite their respectivenames, in accordance with the provisions of section 10 ofthe Post and Telegraph Act 1901 :

P. MCAULEY, Manly, 4th January, 1905 ;W. GIBSON, Botany, 22nd January, 1905;W. J. Antos, Rockley, 26th January, 1905;H. 13. HARRIS, Hurstville, 29th January, 1905;F. HINDE, Singleton, 3oth January, 1905 ;O. H. BASTIAN, Sydney, 9th February, 1905 ;C. NEWMAN, Merrylands, loth February, 1905 ;W. A. WILLIAMS, . Sydney, 22nd February, 1905 ;A. I'. KILROY, Quirindi, 25th February, r9o5 ;D. O'REILLY, Sydney, 26th February, 1905 ;J. MELLON, Sydney, 28th February, 1905.;R. V. TOPHAM, Goulburn, 6th March, 1905;I'. F. TIMBS, Albion Park, loth March, 1905 ;A. J. SWELL, Young, r4th March, 19o5J. MCPHERSON, Waverley, 14th March, 1905 ;C. 13. ROWLEY, Petersham, 17th March, 1905;U. A. BAKER, Mudgee, 27th March, 19o5 ;C. O. CHIDGEY, King- street, 9th April, 1905 ;A. A. MOSELEY, Sydney, 13th April, ¡goy ;C. A. GARD, Harwood Island, 15th April, 1905 ;F. G. SNUSHALL, Greta, 21st April, 1905 ;J. H. QUINN, Sydney, 23rd April, 1905;H. MCINTYRE, Hiligrove, 23rd April, 1905 ;P. O'KEEFE, Tocumwal, 25th April, 1905.

VICTORIA.F. E. JELLETT, Assistant (Senior), Tungamah, to be Assist-

ant (Senior), Ballarat, vice Brown, transferred;S. CATHELS, Sorter, Mail Branch, Melbourne, to be Sorter,

Maryborough, vice Trevena, transferred;R. J. TREVENA, Sorter, Maryborough, to be Sorter, Mail

Branch, Melbourne, vice Cathels, transferred;F. C. HARVEY, Telegraph Messenger, Prahran, to be Tele-

graph Messenger, Windsor, vice Dawson, retired ;C. G. OATEN, Telegraph Messenger, Dimboola, to be Tele-

graph Messenger, Prahran, vice Harvey, transferred ;W. B. O'KEEFE, Telegraph Messenger, Nhill, to be Tele-

graph Messenger, Castlemaine, vice Pensom, promoted ;J. H. MILLER, Telegraph Messenger, Ballarat, to be Tele-

graph Messenger, South Melbourne, vice Chiffey, pro -moted ;

No. 23.-6t11 May, 1905 428 Commonwealth gazette

J. L. MOUNSEY, Telegraph Messenger, Echuca, to be Tele-graph Messenger, Ballarat, vice Miller, transferred;

T. A. CURRAN, Assistant (Letter Carrier), Hawthorn, trans-ferred as Assistant (Letter Carrier) to the Letter Carriervacancy in the Mail Branch, Melbourne, vice Wigmore,transferred;

J. REDDING, Porter, Mail Branch, Melbourne, located atHawthorn, transferred to the Grade vacancy as LetterCarrier, Grade I., vice Wigmore, transferred, and to theLetter Carrier vacancy at Hawthorn, vice Curran, trans-ferred;

H. J. RUTHERFORD, 5th Class Clerk, Accounts Branch, Mel-bourne, to be ,5th Class Clerk, Electrical Branch, Mel-bourne;

J. P. DONOVAN, Assistant (Letter Carrier), Ballarat East, tobe Letter Carrier, Mail Branch, Melbourne, vice Kenny,deceased;

P. R. SMITH, Assistant (Letter Carrier), Swan Hill, to beAssistant (Letter Carrier), Ballarat East, vice Donovan,transferred ;

I. V. H. BODEY, Assistant (Letter Carrier), Ascot Vale, tobe Letter Carrier, Grade IL, work Grade I., Horsham,vice Larkin, deceased;

W. F. BLACK, Porter, Mail Branch, Melbourne, to be LetterCarrier, Grade I., Hawthorn, vice Rowlands, trans-ferred;

E. G. LAHIFF, Assistant (P.), Excess Officer, to be Assistant(Letter Carrier), Mail Branch, Melbourne, vice Smith,promoted.

QUEENSLAND.T. T. MURPHY, Telegr ihist, Charleville, to be Telegraphist,

Toowoomba, vice Pascoe, transferred;H. H. PASCOE, Telegraphist, Toowoomba, to be Telegraph-

ist, Charleville, vice Murphy, transferred ;J. T. HEWITT, Telegraphist, Longreach, to be Telegraphist,

Gympie, vice Reid, transferred;WILLIAM REID, Telegraphist, Gympie, to be Telegraphist,

Longreach, vice Hewitt, transferred;J. H. H. BUTLER, Line Repairer (in charge of office), Eulo,

to be Line Repairer {in charge of office), Leyburn, vice

Harris, retired;W. T. CANNING, Line Repairer (in charge of office), Flora -

ville, to be Line Repairer (in charge of office), Eulo, viceButler, transferred;

E. G. CHENERY, Senior Line Repairer, Cloncurry, to be

Line Repairer (in charge of office), Floraville, vice

Canning, transferred ;H. M. CROW, Excess Officer, to be Clerical Assistant, Bunda-

berg, vice Hart, dismissed.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.R. J. BECKWITH, Postmaster, Burrundie, to be Telegraphist,

Grade I., Port Darwin;C. TURNER, Postmistress, Whyte Yarcowie, to be Postmis-

tress, Port Victoria, vice Harper, retired;A. L. ALLEN, an officer of the Clerical Division performing

work classified as that of Assistant in the General Divi-sion at Crystal Brook, to be Postmaster, Whyte Yarcowie,vice Turner, transferred;

R. W. HARRIS, Telegraph Messenger, Mallala, to be Tele-graph Messenger, Kapunda, vice Knuckey, promoted;

WILLIAM THOMPSON, Clerical Assistant, Petersburg, to bePostmaster, Goolwa, vice Sexton, deceased ;

W. C. EVANS, Telegraphist, Hergott Springs, to be ClericalAssistant, Petersburg, vice Thompson, transferred.

WES'T'ERN AUSTRALIA.L. DUSTING, Assistant, Collie, to be Assistant, Claremont,

vice Muir, transferred ;A. E. TOOKER, Assistant, Leederville, to be Assistant,

Collie, vice Dusting, transferred;W. F. Z \TIFFEN, Assistant, South Perth, to be Assistant,

Leederville, vice Tooker, transferred;E. J. FISHER, an officer of the Clerical Division, perform-

ing work classified as that of Senior Assistant in theGeneral Division at Menzies, to be Senior Assistant, Kal-goorlie, vice Annear, resigned;

J. MCPHEE, Acting Postmaster, Trafalgar, forfeited officein accordance with section 66 of Act.

TASMANIA.D. A. CRAWFORD, Assistant (Letter Carrier), Hobart, to be

Assistant (Letter Carrier), Launceston, vice Swifte, trans-ferred;

B. L. SwIFTE, Assistant (Letter Carrier), Launceston, to beAssistant (Letter Carrier), Hobart, vice Crawford, trans-ferred.

SYDNEY SMITH,Postmaster - General.

Postmaster- General's Department,1.:x. Mins. 161 and 165. 28th April, 1905.

TTIS Excellency the Governor - General, by and withthe advice of the Federal Executive Council, has

approved that extension of sick leave of absence, or fur.lough, as the case may be, be granted to the undermentionedofficers of the Postmaster - General's Department, namely :

NEW SOUTH WALES.A. M. WILSON, Telephone Attendant, Sydney, two day'

extension of sick leave (6th February, 1905, and 3rdMarch, '905), on one -third pay.

VICTORIA.WILLIAM KROEN, Sorter, Melbourne, six months' furlough

on full pay.SYDNEY SMITH,

Postmaster- General.

Postmaster- General's Department,28th April, 1905.

Ex. Mins. 16o, 162, 163, and 166.IIS Excellency the Governor - General, by and with theadvice of the Federal Executive Council, has approved

that the following staff changes, &c., be made in the-Post-master-General's Department, namely:

NEW SOUTH WALES.WILLIE HARRY GOLDING, Inspector, Inspection Branch,

Sydney, to be Clerk in Charge, Stores Branch, Sydney ;WILLIAM HENRY RALPH, Telephone Attendant, Rookwood,

to resign from the' Public Service, and in the event ofhis not resigning, to be dismissed the service.

Office. Abolished.Assistant, Check Branch.

New Offices Created.Clerk, 5th Class, Record Branch, Sydney ;Postmaster, Grade XIV., Leura;Postmaster, Grade XIV., Kyogle.

VICTORIA.EDWARD HUBERT LENNE, Foreman, Mail Branch, Mel-

bourne, with. salary at the rate of ¿150 per annum, re-duced to the position of Sorter, Grade I., with salary atthe rate of £138 per annum ; such reduction to take effectfrom 24th February, 1905.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.Ell \VAR]) JAMES MCCONNACHY, an officer of the Clerical

Division performing work classified as that of. Assistant,General Division, at Renmark, to be Postmaster, GradeXIV., Hammond, vice Evans, transferred;

ERNEST CHARLES BERTRAM, Telegraph Messenger, Glad-stone, to be Assistant, Renmark, vice McConnachy, pro-moted.

Appointments Confirmed.THOMAS JAMi:s GREER, Telegraph Messenger, Adelaide ;WVILLIAM VAWSER RuSIIWORTH, Telegraph Messenger, Ade-

laide ;'T'rHOMAS ALBERT BLAKE, Telegraph Messenger, Adelaide.

Office Abolished.Line Repairer, Powell Creek.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.Officer Dismissed.

EDGAR SEDDON COUSINS, Assistant, Beverley.Office Abolished.

Assistant, Fremantle Railway.

TASMANIA.Appointments Confirmed.

CHARLES JAMES GREAVES, Telegraph Messenger, Hobart;DER\VENT LAURIE ALEXANDER, Telegraph Messenger,

Hobart.SYDNEY SMITH,

Postmaster - General.

Postmaster - General's ,Department,Ex. Min. 164. 28th April, 1905.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.IT IS Excellency the Governor- General, by and withJ the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hasapprov' d that, in accordance with the provisions of No.52 of the Regulations respecting Public Moneys, undersection 71 of the Audit Act Igor, No. 4, authority be givenfor the purchase, without inviting tenders, of S tons 3 cwt.(approximately) of hard drawn copper wire (Too lbs. permile), urgently required by the Postmaster - General's De-partment, State of Western Australia, at a cost of about2695.

SYDNEY SMITH,Postmaster- General.

Commonwealth Gazette

Postmaster- General's Department,General Post Office, Sydney, 4th May, rgo5.

NEW SOUTH WALES.To Louis James Edward Irving,

Telegraph Messenger, Postmaster- General's Department,Telegraph Branch, General Post Office,

Sydney, New South Wales.rlAKE notice (a) that a notification from me was posted

to your last known address, 28 Francis- street, Hydepark, Sydney, on the 2nd May (instant), informing youthat you had been further suspended from duty on acharge of improper conduet, and that a Board of Inquiryhad been appointed to investigate the truth of the saidcharge, in accordance with section 46 of the CommonwealthPublic Service Act 19oz, and forwarding a copy of thedocuments intended to be used at such inquiry ; and (b) thata notice from the Chairman of the said Board of Inquiry,summoning you to attend the inquiry to be held, in theSenior Inspector's Room, General Post Office, Sydney, onThursday, the ist day of June, proximo, at half -past Nineo'clock a.m., was also posted to your aforesaid last knownaddress on the znd May, 1905.

429 No. 23.-6th May-, 1905

Postmaster- General's Department,3rd May, 1905.

G. P. IJNWIN,Chief Officer.

Postmaster - General's Department,4th May, 1905.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.SUPPLY OF Two HUNDRED AND FIFTY (250) ROUND WOODEN

TELEGRAPH POLES.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the DeputyPostmaster - General, Adelaide, up to noon on Wednes-

day, 3ist May, 1905, for the supply and delivery of Twohundred and fifty (250), more or less, Round Native Pine(Frenella Robusta) Telegraph Poles along the telegraphline between Morgan and New South Wales boundary.

Tenders sent through the post should be registered.Tenders must be on the proper forms, and accompanied

by a deposit of five (5) per cent. of the total amount of thetender, in accordance with clause 5 in the General Conditiens.

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.

Specifications can be seen and forms of tender obtainedat the General Post Office, Adelaide, and at the TelegraphStations at Renmark, Morgan, and Overland Corner.

Neither the lowest nor any tender will necessarily beaccepted.


Postmaster- General's Department,Ex. Min. 121 29th March, 1905.

HIS Excellency the Governor - General, by and with theadvice of the Federal Executive Council, has approved

that, in accordance with the provisions of section 14 of thePost and Telegraph Act 1901, authority be given to enterinto an arrangement for the acceptance and delivery, with-out postal charge, in the Commonwealth of Australia, ofletters originating in the United Kingdom of Great Britainand Ireland addressed to the Commonwealth of Australia,and prepaid at the rate of One Denny per half-ounce ; andthat the postage on letters originating in the Commonwealthof Australia and addressed to the United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and Ireland be reduced from Twopence half-penny per half -ounce to Twopence per half- ounce, to datefrom the ist April, 1905-


Postmaster- General's Department,2nd May, 1905.

QUEENSLAND.TENDERS will be received at the office of the Acting

Deputy Postmaster- General, Brisbane, up till Noonon Tuesday, the 3oth May, 1905, for the supply and de-livery at Maryborough, Q. (on sites where directed), oftelephone poles, as per Schedule No. 61.

The poles must be delivered in accordance with clauseI of the Special Conditions.

Specifications and tender forms can be obtained at theGeneral Post Office, Brisbane, and at the Telegraph Offices,Maryborough, Bundaberg, and Gympie.

Tenders must be on the proper form, and accompaniedby a deposit as per clause 2 of the Special Conditions.

Neither the lowest nor any tender will necessarily beaccepted.

All tenders sent by post must be registered.SYDNEY SMITH,


C.3668.--B

IT is hereby notified for public information, that the under-mentioned rates will be charged for cablegrams sent vid

Pacific, from the Commonwealth of Australia, to the placesnamed, such rates being in substitution of all similar rates pre-viously notified.

SYDNEY SMITH,Postmaster - General.,

LIST OP RATES

Per word for ordinary cablegrams sent from Australia, vidPacific, to the places shown

To Rate P^rWord.

MexicoAltar, Arizpe, Banamichi, Guay-

mas and HermosilloMatnmoras ...

Chihuahua City, Monterey, Sab-inas, Saltillo, Sauz

Coatzac.'alcos, Salena Cruz., VeraCru, City of Mexico

All other places

Central AmericaCosta Rica .. ...Guatemala San Jose ...

1t Other officesHonduras ...

(British)

Nicaragua San Juan del SurOther offices

Panama ...Salvador La Libertad ...

Other Offices ...

South AmericaArgentine Republic, Buenos Ayres

If 11 Other officesBolivia All offices ... ...Brazil Amazon Stations, Soure,

Mosqueiro, Pinheiro, Cameta,Breves, Gurupa, Chaves,lllacapa,Monte Alegra and Santarem

Alemquer, Obides, Parintins, Itac-oatiara and Manaos

Pernambuco ...Other Offices ... ...British Guiana All officesChili Punta Arenas ...

Other officesDutch Guiana All officesEcuadorAll offices ..French Guiana All officesParaguay All offices ...Peru All officesU.S. of Colombia Buenaventura

Other officesUruguay All offices ...Venezuela Barcelona, Carupano,

Cuu ana, Higuerote, Maracaibo,Port La Mar, Puei to Cabello

Other offices ...

\ \Test IndiesAntiguaBarbados ...CubaHavana . ...

t, Other officesCuracaoDominicaGrenadaGuadeloupe .. ..*Hayti Cape Haitien, Mole St.

Nicholas, Port au Prince11 Other offices ...

Jamaica ...Les SaintesMarie Galante ...Martinique ... ..Porto Rico ...St. Christopher (St. Kitts)St. Croix .. ...St. LuciaSt. Thomas ... ... .St. Vincent ... ...*San Domingo ...Trinidad

S. d.2

2

2

5;

8

S

3 11

3 3

5 3s44 ;4 10:',-

5 1

5 3,-6 2:1s

4 .`iJ4 1t1-,-

(i 4is 47 4.7 1§

Remarks.

Via Nogales,Ariz.

Via Browns -ville, Tex.

Via Galveston

Mailed fromNew Orleans(La.)

Via Galvestont,,1

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I

,trt

tt

tttt

11

7 111 ,t t,

5 8 tt 11

ti 3ik II It8 4); , ,t Key West6 4- ; (Same rate as

Argentina) viaGal veston

Via Galvestonof Key West

GalvestonKey WestGalveston

7 4?8 47 4:8 46 47 4?Ili 8§6 11f; 49 3

8 10

5 9r, 23 03 2z8 45 76 16 6i6 149 015

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* To places not reached by telegraph, charge ls. pfd. addi-tional for postage.

No. 23.-6th M a y, 1905

SHE following particularsinformation.

430 ; ; t

NEW SOUTH WALES.of Contracts entered into for the Conveyance of Post - office Mails are published for general

Commonwealth Gazette

Postmaster - General's Department,2nd May, 1905.


No.

Contractors.Postal Lines.

Approx.Dis-

tance inMiles.

Frequency ofCommunica-

tion.Mode of

Conveyance.Annual

Amounts pay-able. .

Period.

Names. Addresses. Commencing. Terminating.

tNo. of timesper week. £ s.- d.

2101' LlewellynM. Colley.

258=

3873

3924

33S

3936

3411'

328%

345'3

Charles A.Harris

John Cleary

Thomas J.O'Brien

JamesMcClure

John Ger-rard

MichaelLennon

DonaldWells

G. M. Har-tigan

Coonamble

Tumut ...

Menindie

Ma.ndamahWest, vidTemora

BancanniaLake, vidTorro-wangee

liarmedmau

Goolmangar

Ballina ..,

Stanthorpe(Q.)

WESTERN ROADS.Coonamble, Buggil, and

Walgett, vid Yowee,Bundy, Wingadee, andNugal

70 Two

SOUTHERN ROADS.Tumut, Blowering, Tal- 40 Two

bingo, and Yarrango-billy ; and Yarrango- 20 Onehilly, YarrangobillyCaves, and Kiandra.(Contractor to conveyan extra mail a week toand from Yarrangobillyand Yarrangobilly Cavesduring the period from1st November to 30thApril)

Broken Hill and Menin- 71 Twodie, by the cleared road,vid the Quondong Hotel

O'Brien's (on the Temora-Kildary mail line). W.G,'o 1 win's, \Vales', Rat-cliffe's, Duggao's, andStanden's

Bancannia Lake (on theTorrowanngee - CobhamLake mail line) andYandarlo, vid Nundoraand Morden

Barmedman, Broken Dam,and Axiah Park

Lismore, Blakebrook, andGoolmangar; Goolman-gar and Nimbin lucks ;k 1akebroi )k and Keer-roue ; Goolmangar and.liggi ; and NimbinRocks and Nimbin.(Contractor to conveymails by trap, twohorses, between Lis-more, Blakebr.iok,Goolmangar, 1'iiubinRocks, Keerrong, andJiggi, twice a week, andbetween Nimbin Rocksand Nimbin once aweek, for a sinn at therate of £72 per annum,if required)

Lismore, Goonellabah,Wollongbax, Alston -ville, Westbridge, andBallina ; and from Bal-lina to Lismore (includ-ing Alstonville, Wol-longhar, and Goonella-bah, if required)

Willson's Downfall,Sugarloaf, Kyoomba,and Stanthorpe (Q.)

44

20

92474

22

22

13

One

One

One

ThreeThreeThreeThreeOne

Six

One, burne-d latelyafter arri-val of theoceansteamerwith nailsfrom Syd-ney onMondays

Four ...

Fourwheeledcoach,drawn byfour ormorehorses

I Four-wheeledcovey edcoach,drawnby twoor morehorses

Americancoveredcoach,drawn bythree ormorehorses

Sulky, onehorse

Horseback

Sulky, onehorse

Trap,} three

horsesJ

}

Coach, two«r morehorses

Sulky ...

399 0 0

1

}165 0 0

J

238 0 0

53 G 0

50 0 0

24 0 0

8G 10 0

85 0 0

80 0 0

2)th Mar.,1905

1st Feb.,1905

14th Jan.,1905

31st Mar.,1905

l5th Feb.,1905

1st June,1905

ist Feb.,1905

1st May,1905

let May,1905

31st Dec.,_1907

31st Dec.,.1906

31st Dec.,.190G

31st Dec.,.1906

14th Feb.,.1906

31st Dec.,1907

31st Jan.,.1906

31st Dec.,.1907

31st Dec.,.1906

1 In lieu of No. 210 Western Roads, in printed list of contracts, dated 30th March, 1905.2 In lieu of No. 258 Southern Roads, in printed list of contracts, dated 30th March, 1905.3 In lieu of No. 387 Southérn Roads, in printed list of contracts, dated 30th March, 1905.4 New line.5 In lieu of No. 388 Southérn Roads, in printed list of contracts, dated 30th March, 1905.s. New arrangement.7 In lieu of No. 328 Northern Roads, in printed list of contracts, dated 30th March, 1905.8 Additional communication.

commonwealthGaze: r e 481

QUEENSLAND.

T is ;hereby notified for public information that the following tenders for the supply and delivery of Material to thisDepartment in:the State of Queensland have been accepted, viz. : -

No. 23. ---Gth May, 19os

Postmaster- General's Department,2nd May, 1905.

Itw.

28303437

Quantityrequired.

Material. Amount.

1 ton1 ton3 tous2,000

G. L Staples, 1i x No. 8Solder (2 parts tin 1 part lead) ...Sheet Lead (31b. per foot)beclanche Zincs No. 2 ...

Contractors.

£ 8. d.18 10 0 Smellie & Co.88 0 0 Sinellir & Co.49 10 0 Perry Bros.18 15 0 Brisbane Electrical Co.


Postmaster - General's Department,3rd May, 1905.

VICTORIA.TENDERS, as under, will be received by the Deputy

Postmaster- General, Melbourne, until noon on Tues-day, 23rd May, 1905, viz.: -

Supply and delivery of sand and removal of spoil inconnexion with the work of laying underground cables inMelbourne, for one year from ist July, 1905. Deposit,?ro. Specifications at General Post Office, Melbourne.

Conveyance of telegraph poles and material within theMetropolitan District for one year from 1st July, 1905.Deposit, ¿I0. Specifications at General Post Office, Mel-bourne.Conveyance of parcels and their distribution at ad-dresses within the undermentioned districts, for one yearfrom ist July, 1905. (Separate tenders.) r. Melbourne.2. East Melbourne, Richmond, Jolimont, Abbotsford, andCollingwood. 3. Fitzroy, Clifton Hill, Carlton, andNorth Melbourne. 4. North Carlton and North Fitzroy.5.

Parkville, Royal Park, Brunswick, Moreland, and Co-burg. 6. Moonee Ponds, Flemington, Essendon, AscotVale, Newmarket, Hotham Hill, and Kensington. 7. Foots -cray and Varraville. 8. Spottiswoode, Newport, and Wil-liamstown. 9. Hawthorn, Kew, Glenferrie, Auburn, andCamberwell. Io. South Narra, Toorak, Hawksburn, andArmadale. II. Prahran and Windsor. 12. St. Kilda, andBalaclava. 13. Malvern and Caulfield. 14. Elsternwick,Elwood, North Brighton, Middle Brighton, and BrightonBeach. 15. Port Melbourne, Port Melbourne North, andMarra Bank (south side). 16. Albert Park, Middle Park,and South Melbourne. 1 ¡. Northcote. Deposit, Z5.Specifications at General Post Office, Melbourne.

Conveyance of parcels and their distribution at ad-dresses within a radius of three miles of the Post Officesat Ballarat and Geelong (separate tenders), for three yearsfrom 1st July, I )05. Deposit, 4. 5. Conditions of con -.tract at General Post Office, Melbourne, and at Post Officesat Ballarat and Geelong.

'renders to be indorsed " Tender for " (as casemay be), and addressed to the Deputy Postmaster - General,Melbourne. They may be deposited in the Tender -box atthe General Post Office, Melbourne, or, if sent by post,must be prepaid and registered.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.SYDNEY SMITH,


Postmaster- General's Department,29th April, 1905.

NEW SOUTH WALES.SUPPLY' OF STEEL DATE STAMPS, BRASS SEALS, AND TYPE.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the DeputyPostmaster - General, Sydney, up to half -past Two

p.m. on Wednesday, the i7th proximo, from persons willingto contract for the supply and delivery of hardened steeldate stamps, brass office seals, and hardened loose type,for a period of one year, from the 1st July, 1905.

Copies of the general conditions, conditions of tender,speciál conditions, and tender form may be obtained atthe Departmental Stores, 210 George - street north, Sydney(where samples may be seen), and at the General PostOffices, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and Hobart.

Tenders must be addressed to the Deputy Postmaster -General, Sydney, and indorsed " Tender for Supply ofSteel Stamps, &c."

They may be deposited in the tender -box at the Appoint-ment Branch, General Post Office, Sydney, or, if sent bypost, must be prepaid and registered.


Postmaster - General's Department,1st May, 1905.

NEW SOUTH WALES.ACCEPTANCE OF TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF MAIL BAG

CANVAS.

IT is hereby notified, for public information, that thetender of Mr. Patrick T. Taylor (agent for M. C.

Thomson and Co., Ltd., Glasgow and Arbroath), 89 Clar-ence- street, Sydney, has been accepted for the supply anddelivery of mail bag canvas, as foilows :-

9,000 yards, 31 inches wide, 19 ozs. to the yard, at Is.2ád. per yard, including duty.

1,500 yards, 24 inches wide, 14 ozs. to the yard, at 1o4d.per yard, including duty.

1,500 yards, 20 inches wide, it ozs. to the yard, at 8¡d.per yard, including duty.


Postmaster - General's Department,28th April, r9o5.

NEW SOUTH WALES.TENDERS FOR ERECTION OF TELEPHONE LINE,

LISMORE TO DUNOON.

ENDERS will be received st the Office of the DeputyPostmaster - General, Sydney, up to half -past Two

p.m. on Wednesday, the 24th proximo, from persons de-sirous of contracting for the erection of about it miles ofnew wooden pole line complete, between Lismore andDunoon.

Specifications and general conditions may be seen, andtender forms obtained, at the Office of the Electrical En-gineer, General Post Office, Sydney, and at the PostOffices, Lismore, Dunoon, Casino, South Woodburn, Mur-willumbah, Ballina, Byron Bay, Climes, and Mulluinbimby.

Tenders, which must state a price per mile, must be ad-dressed to the Deputy Postmaster - General, Sydney, andindorsed " Tender for erection of Telephone Line, Lismoreto Dunoon." They may be deposited in the Te »der -boxat the Appointment Branch, General Post Office, Sydney,or, if sent by post, must be prepaid and registereu.

The class of timber it is intended to supply, the time inwhich the work would be completed, and the amount ofroyalty per pole, if any, included in price must also bestated.

The tender must, as a guarantee of good faith, be ac-companied by a deposit of ¿5 per centum on the amountof the tender, such deposit to be in the form of a chequeindorsed by the manager of the bank upon which it isdrawn, or a bank draft made payable to the Receiver,General Post Office, Sydney.

Any tender which may be received without the requireddeposit will be liable to be deemed informal, and rejectedaccordingly.

In submitting a tender, the full christian name, sur-name, and address of the tenderer must be given, or,when the offer is in the name of a firm, the names infull of each member thereof. The omission of this informa-tion will render the tender liable to be declared informal.

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

The accepted tender will be notified in the Common -wealth Gazette, and such notice will be considered as anintimation to unsuccessful tenderers that their tenders havebeen declined.

SYDNEY SMITH,Postnosetei 7.Gen.era1.

No. 23. ---6th May, 1905

Nos. 77 and 83. Department of Defence,Melbourne, 6th May, 1905.

MILITARY FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

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

pleased to approve of the following appointment, &c.

APPOINTMENT AND RESIGNATION.

Administrative and Instructional Staff.Major and Hon-orary Lieutenant- Colonel GODFREY GEORGE HowY IRViNG,

Deputy Assistant Adjutant - General (temporarily) in con-nexion with the Military Board, is transferred to the Ad-mininstrative and Instructional Staff, Queensland. Dated1st July, 1905.

Royal Australian Artillery. Lieutenant (temporary Cap -tain) HERBERT ALFRED ANDERSON resigns his commission.

J. W. McCAV,Minister of State for Defence.

432 Commonwealth

Department of Defence,Melbourne, ist May: 2905.

NOTICE OF TARGET PRACTICE.TARGET Practice will be carried on by the Royal Aim.

tralian Artillery, Victoria, from the undermentionedForts, from the 1st to the 31st of May, 1905, between

thehours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.:Fort. Direction of Target.

QueenscliffCrow's NestSwan Island ... ...Swan Island Land RangeNepeanEagle's Nest ...FranklinSouth ChannelGellibrand ...

S.S.W. and S.E. by E.S. by E.N.E. and S.W.N.N. and N.E.N. E.N.W.N.E. and S.W.

All Forts from which Practice is carried on will fly ared flag from the masthead of Flagstaff. All Ships andBoats should be kept at a distance of at least Soo yards tothe left anca I mile to the right of the line of fire from adistance of 6,000 yards from the Battery, in accordancewith Part VI., Defence Act No. 20, 1903. The occupantsof buildings, in the vicinity of the guns, should open alldoors and windows, and take necessary precautions to maketheir property secure from concussion.

J. CLARENCE HAWKER, Major,U.C., R.A.A., Victoria.

- Printed and Published for the GOVERNMENT of the COMMONWEALTH of AUSTRALIA by ROBT. S. BRAIN,Government Printer for the State of Victoria.

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