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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 25th June, 1841.

HIS Excellency the GOVERNOR has been
pleased to direct the following Notice, in
conformity with the Ordinance of the Governor
and Council, 4 and 5 Victoria, No. imituled,
"An Ordinance for the better regulating the
Collection of Customs Duties in New Zealand;"
to be published for general information.

By His Excellency's Command,

WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND.

A Table of Duties of Customs, payable on all
Goods, Wares, and Merchandize which shall be
imported into any port, or place, in the colony of
New Zealand and its Dependencies, on and after
the first day of July, 1841:

£ s. d.

On all Spirits, the produce or ma-
nufacture of the United Kingdom, of
Her Majesty's possessions in America,
and of New South Wales and Van
Diemen's Land, for every gallon not
exceeding the strength of proof ...... 0 4 0

On all other Spirits per gallon...... 0 5 0

Tobacco from and after the 1st Ja-
nuary, 1842, viz. Snuff and Cigars
per. lb.......................... 0 2 0

Manufactured, except Snuff and
Cigars .......................... 0 1 0

Unmanufactured.................. 0 0 9

Wine, for every £100 Value....... 15 0 0

Tea, Sugar, Flour, Wheat, and all
other Grain and Pulse for every
£100 value...................... 5 0 0

All other Foreign Goods, for every
£100 value...................... 10 0 0

All British Goods, and Goods the
produce or manufacture of New South
Wales and Van Diemen's Land, ex-
cept Spirits .................... Free.

NOTICE.

Harbour Master's Office,
Auckland, 3rd July, 1841.

MASTERS OF VESSELS intending to leave
the Port of Auckland are required to give
notice of their Destination, and of the Date of
their intended departure, forty-eight hours pre-
vious to clearing at the Custom House.

The Office of the Harbour Master is, for the
present, in the same building with the Custom
House.

DAVID ROUGH,
HARBOUR MASTER.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 3rd July, 1841.

HIS Excellency the GOVERNOR has been
pleased to direct the re-publication of the
following Observations on the Approaches by
Sea to the Town of Auckland, for general
information.

By His Excellency's Command,

WILLOUGHBY SHORTLAND.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

The Town of Auckland on on the Southern Bank
of the River Waitemata is situated in Lat. 36°
51' 36" South, and Long. 174° 43' East nearly.
The entrance to the Waitemata is on the Western
side of the Gulf of Shoorake, (or the Frith of
Thames,) and is screened from the North East by
the Islands of Rangi Toto, Motu Tapu, and a
succession of bold precipitous Islands lying off the
North West end of the large Island of Waiheke.

DIRECTIONS.

Vessels bound to Auckland from the Northward,
after making Point Rodney, should steer for the
Island of Tiri Tiri Mantangi, (taking care to avoid
a small rocky Islet lying one league North, 53°
W. (magnetic) from Port Takaton Whennua, and
passing it on either side, steer for Rangi Toto,
keeping between that Island and the Main, and
not approaching either in less than five fathoms
water. When to the Westward of Rangi Toto,
the Bluff North Head of the River Waitemata
becomes visible.

Vessels coming from the Eastward, should enter
the Frith between Cape Colville and the Great
Barrier, passing on either side of the small Island
of Motu Apuku, which lies about a League dis-
tant, N.N.W. from the Cape, whence a course
may be shaped for the Mid Channel, between
Tiri Tiri Mantangi and Motu Tapu, which nearly
joins Rangi Toto, and over which the Peaks of
Rangi Toto are visible. Then proceed as if
coming from the Northward.

Vessels drawing less than 18 feet may enter
the Tehawaki Channel on either side of Waiheke,
and pass to the Southward of the Group
formed by Waiheke, Motou Tapu, and Rangi
Toto, to the entrance of Waitemata; but this
Channel is not recommended to Strangers un-
aided by a Pilot. In the event of stress of
weather, or other emergency, excellent shelter
may be found inside any part of Waiheke or
under the East end of Motou Tapu; the passage
so far, and the Channel leading to it, being per-
fectly free from dangers.

On approaching the entrance of the River,
care must be taken to avoid a ledge of Rocks
extending in a North-westerly direction from the
Southern shore, which may be avoided by keeping
the North Head, Southward of West, (magnetic)
until a remarkable Rock on the South Shore,
resembling the Bastion of a Fort, (called the
Bastion Rock) bears South (magnetic).
With a fair wind, the North Head may be
rounded at half a cable's length distance, and a
Mid Channel course will lead to the Anchorage.