Colonial Secretary's Office,

Auckland, 5th August, 1851.

HIS Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor has been pleased to direct the re-publication of the following Notice for general information.

By His Excellency's command,
For the Colonial Secretary,
J. Coates.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

LIGHTHOUSE ON ROTTNEST ISLAND.

A Revolving Catoptric Light will be exhibited from the Lighthouse near the centre of Rottnest Island on and after the night of 1st June, 1851, during the period between sunset and sunrise.

The Lighthouse is a white stone tower, 53 feet in height, erected on the summit of the Island, and is surmounted by a Lantern 11 feet high.

The Light will consist of two groups of three powerful lamps each; the whole revolving once in two minutes, and showing a flash of light of 5 seconds’ duration every minute, with intervals of 55 seconds of darkness. The centre of the light is 197 feet above high-water level, and at the height of 18 feet may be seen in clear weather at a distance of 7 leagues.

Rottnest Lighthouse is in latitude 32 degrees 0 minutes 19 seconds South, longitude 115 degrees 31 minutes 18 seconds East from Greenwich, and stands 3 miles North 75 degrees East by compass from the West extremity of the Island, and 2 1/4 miles West by compass from its East extremity.

LIGHTHOUSE AT ENTRANCE TO SWAN RIVER.

On and after the 1st of June, 1851, a plain continuous Light will be exhibited on summit of Arthur’s Head, the South point of entrance to Swan River, between sunset and sunrise, for the convenience of shipping making for the anchorage in the night.

The Light will be 92 feet above high-water level, supported by a white stone tower erected on summit of a cliff, and will be visible 5 leagues at sea in clear weather from a height of 18 feet.

It is in latitude 32 degrees 3 minutes 13 seconds South, longitude 115 degrees 45 minutes 11 seconds East from Greenwich, and bears South 71 degrees East 12 miles from the revolving light on Rottnest Island.

J. S. Roe,
Surveyor-General.

Perth, Western Australia,
May 3, 1851.

SUPREME COURT.

NOTICE is hereby given that a Sitting of the Supreme Court for the despatch of Criminal Business will be held at the Court House, Auckland, on Monday, the first day of September next, at ten o’clock in the forenoon; and that a sitting for the despatch of Civil Business will be held at the Court House, on Monday, the eighth of September next, at ten o’clock in the forenoon, at which times and place all persons under recognizance to appear as prosecutors, defendants, or witnesses, are required to give their attendance.

Thos. Outhwaite,
Registrar.

Supreme Court Office,
Auckland, August 1st, 1851.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 1st August, 1851.

HIS Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor has been pleased to direct that the following Return be published for general information.

By His Excellency’s command,
For the Colonial Secretary,
J. Coates.

NEW ZEALAND, PROVINCE OF NEW ULSTER.

A RETURN of the SALE of CROWN LANDS by Public Auction, held at Auckland, on the 28th day of July, 1851, in pursuance of a Proclamation dated the 28th of June, 1851.

Amounting to One Hundred and Fifty-five Pounds, Sterling.

£155 0 0

The remaining Lots included in the said Proclamation were withdrawn; no offers having been made at the upset prices.

A. Shepherd,
Colonial Treasurer.

Printed by Williamson & Wilson, for the New Zealand Government.