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Show HIPPING RULE OF VALUE. Wise Regulation Enforced by the Neve Zealand Authorities. A now Bet of shipping regulations recently formulated In New Zealand gives proof of tho maternal care with: which the government looks after tho-welfare tho-welfare of the people. Every seagoing seago-ing vessel that can be controlled by the local authority must for the future carry a boat or raft fully fitted up with 'Sj provisions for use In caso of accl- VJj dent Provision Is made for a supply V ot fresh water and of beef, biscuits, I chocplato, tabloids and ll'mo juice, and I also of Ashing lines and hooks and safety matches. So many desperate H 'tragedies have occurred around the H New Zealand coait from time to time H after shipwrecks, through the dlfflcul- H ty of getting living necessaries Into- VJ tho boats, In the rush and excitement H 'of escaping, that the new regulation H In this regard seems to be a wise pre- H caution. It is noteworthy that neither H rum nor tobacco is Included la' the- H Items of this novel "manifest" H |