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Return showing the Number of Masters', Mates', and Engineers Examinations in New Zealand during the Year ended 31st March, 1916, showing the Number of Successful and Unsuccessful Candidates.

Return of Certificates of Exemption from Examination as Third-class Engineers issued during the year ended 31st March, 1916.

Return of Licenses as Colonial Pilots issued in pursuance of Section 190 of the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, during the Year ended 31st March, 1916.

Return of Licensed Adjusters of Compasses in New Zealand.

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Ai icklai id. Wellington. L: 'ttelti in. Hindi in. Othi irPli tees. 'otn.li 1. Class of Certificate. d CD CO Cfi 3 Ph id CD '3 to o EH tO rj .IB O CD ra QJ Cfi A Cd I CO Cfi -ra -aa> cfi cd td O I eg Pa lil EH ! to •d QJ 'eS to 73 -13 o EH •9 to ca ta 3 Pa id OJ 'ej En '3 o H A CO Ui § Pa rj 01 'cafe 3 o •9 « co cfi to ■d to '3 to 7i as O to Foreign-going masters and mates Homo - trado masters and mates River-steamer masters Master, fishing-boat or cargovessel under 25 tons rogister Soagoing engineers (steam) Rivor-stoamor engineers .. Marine- ongine drivers Seagoing engineers (mechanical power other than steam) Rivor engineers (mechanical powor othor than stoam) 12 14 3 5 32 7 1 15 13 12 1 6 4 25 26 4 5 38 11 1 21 8 12 4 2 29 4 10 10 3 3 4 18 22 7 5 33 4 11 1 7 8 6 2 1 13 10 12 1 6 3 1 1 24 4 1 1 14 3 1 1 25 5 3 23 7 2 2 1 5 25 8 33 37 11 8 119 23 1 25 37 24 6 3 11 6 70 61 17 11 133 29 1 34 6 i i i i i i 2 "l 2 9 9 49 5 54 2 3 2 2 35 3 38 88 97 Totals 40 42 10 85 345 453 138 47 185 60 30 90 30 10 11 53 75 108

Date of Issue. Name. Date of Issue. Name. 8 April, 1915 .9 June, 1915 .. Hiram Woodley. .. Duncan Forrest Bauchop. 25 August, 1915 18 February, 1916 .. Stuart Anderson Preston. .. Franois Malcolm Oorkill.

No. of License. Dato of Issue. Name of Licensee. Port of Residence. Date of Expiry of License. 43 7 Oct., 1915 Felix Blaok 45 1 Feb., 1916 John Grant 47 9 March, 1915 Richard Edward Smith 49 7 Jan., „ William Andrew Smith 51 31 Aug., „ George Lambert .. .. Wellington .. Onehunga .. Auckland .. Wellington .. 8 Oct., 1916. .. 3 April, 1917. .. 30 0ot., 1916. .. 19 Jan., 1917. .. 31 Aug., 1916.

Date of Issue. Name of Licensee. Address. 9 April, 1896 15 May, 5 „ 27 April, 1897 27 May, 1 Sept., 13 Aug., 1898 26 April, 1899 26 June, 1900 27 July, 27 Nov., 27 March, 1903 19 Oot., 1 Nov., 1906 6 Feb., 1907 22 „ 1909 28 May, 23 Oot., 19 Juno, 1911 16 Nov., 3 . 1913 27 Nov., 1914 10 Feb., 1915 Frederick Macbeth Robert Strang George Urquhart Thomson Frederick William Cox Thomas Fernandez Arthur G. Gifford Herbert John RichardBon Robort Heddelston Nevillo Charles Frederick Sundstrum John Adamson Thomas Basire George Samuel Hooper John MoLennon McKenzie .. Fredoriok Pryoe Evans David Todd Norman Macdonald Charles Cornelius Plunket Robert Crawford Frederic George Cooper Major William Solloway Lane Cesar Anthony Colonna John Jonathan Elven Riohard Chamberlain Harbord Dunedin. Nelson. Auckland. Wellington. Dunedin. Auckland. Port Chalmers. Wellington. Dunedin. Bluff. Auckland. Wellington. Totara North. Christchuroh. Bluff.*