THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 383

In the Porirua Rifle Volunteers.
Major James Townsend Edwards (New Zealand
Militia), to be Lieutenant. Date of commission,
27th June, 1868.
T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st July, 1868.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
appoint
THOMAS HITCHINGS, Esq.,
to be a Member of the Medical Board, constituted
twelfth November, 1866, under "The Military Pen-
sions Act, 1866."
T. M. HAULTAIN.

Colonial Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st July, 1868.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commission held
by the undermentioned officer, viz. :-
Lieutenant F. Skipworth, Poverty Bay Mounted
Rifle Volunteers.
T. M. HAULTAIN.

NEW ZEALAND, } FORM OF WRIT.
To Wit.
"The Stamp Duties Act, 1866," section 132.
We, the Judges of the Supreme Court of New
Zealand, under and by virtue of the provisions
contained in the one hundred and thirty-second
section of "The Stamp Duties Act, 1866," do
order that the following shall be the form of
the Writ of Summons under that section.

VICTORIA by the Grace of God of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen,
Defender of the Faith, to greeting:

,
Whereas we have been given to understand in our
Supreme Court of the Colony of New Zealand, at
, in the said Colony, that you being [an]
accountable party or [ties] within the true intent and
meaning of "The Stamp Duties Act, 1866," have
been required by the Commissioners of Stamp Duties
for our said Colony to render an account pursuant
to the said Act, and have made default therein:
Now we command you, and each of you, that (all
excuses ceasing) within fourteen days from the
service of this writ, or a copy thereof, you do deliver
to the said Commissioners an account upon oath of
And that you do within the same time pay the
duty chargeable. Or that you the said , (and
each of you) do, within the same time, appear before
the said Supreme Court at , in the said Colony,
and show cause why you make default in the pre-
mises; and this you are in no wise to omit upon
pain of process of contempt issuing against your
person for your neglect herein.

Witness (the Judge in whose district the writ
is issued) at , in the said Colony,
the day of , in the year of our
Lord 186 .
(Signed) GEORGE ALFRED ARNEY, C.J.
ALEXANDER J. JOHNSTON, J.
H. B. GRESSON, J.
C. W. RICHMOND, J.
H. S. CHAPMAN, J.

Dated 1st July, 1867.

THE following description of the anchorages of
Kaikoura Peninsula and the coast line adjacent,
from the Hapuka River on the North to the Kowhai or
Waite's River on the South; also the entrance of the
Waiau-ua River, and the anchorages of Gore Bay,
prepared by G. A. Woods, Colonial Marine Surveyor,

Government surveying vessel "St. Kilda," is published
for general information.
(By order)
J. M. BALFOUR,
Colonial Marine Engineer.

DESCRIPTION OF THE KAIKOURA PENINSULA
ANCHORAGES.

Kaikoura Peninsula.
The Kaikoura Peninsula, situated in lat. 42° 26' S.
and lon. 173° 44' E. is a projecting tongue of land
running some two miles to the eastward from the
main line of coast and forming on each side of it
bays (Ingles Bay on the North and Gooch Bay on
the South), which afford shelter to coasting vessels
from north-easterly and south-easterly gales.

Kaikoura Township.
The Kaikoura township situated on the shores of
Ingles Bay is the natural outlet for a large area
of pastoral and agricultural country, and promises
in future to be a place of some importance. Pro-
visions of all kinds are easily procured at this
port by shipmasters requiring them, and water is
plentiful.

Ingles Bay.
That portion of the coast line known as Ingles
Bay lies between the Hapuku River on the North, and
the northern point of the Kaikoura Peninsula (Point
Kean) on the South. The usual anchorages are well
sheltered from the N.N.W. through W. to S.E.
with good holding ground, in depths varying from (7)
seven to (10) ten fathoms, but open to N.E. and
easterly gales.

As a rule, with north-easters, the sea does not rise
to any extent, but with easterly gales it is very
heavy, and although a portion of the peninsula
and Lynch's Reef are then to windward yet a heavy
sea runs into the Bay; it is therefore advisable
when seeking shelter from southerly and south-
easterly gales to anchor close under Lynch's Reef in
(7) seven to (9) nine fathoms, sandy bottom, which
enables a sailing vessel to make a good board to the
N.N.W. should the wind shift into the N.E. quarter.

Vessels from the northward making for the
anchorage in ordinary weather, may steer a course
direct for Mount Eyes, in the centre of the peninsula,
until within about (2) two miles of the shore, when
they will shape their course about S.W. quarter S.
on a line of bearing shown by leading marks, con-
sisting of two triangular perches, on the hills under
Mount Eyes. This course will bring them into a
good outer anchorage with (10) ten and (11) eleven
fathoms, dark sand, and within a few hundred yards
of the St. Kilda Rock, care being taken to anchor
with the Nine Pin Rock open North of the St.
Kilda Rock.

Vessels approaching Ingles Bay from the South
in ordinary weather may steer within a cable's length
of Lynch's Reef with safety, and haul up on to a
course of N. 65° W., keeping the Nine Pin Rock
open North of the St. Kilda Rock and anchoring
in any position on that line of bearing.

In bad weather it is necessary to give Lynch's
Reef a wider berth, as a shoal rocky patch of from
(5) five to (6) six fathoms lies off the N.E. point of
the Reef about two cables length, over which the sea
breaks with considerable force in heavy weather from
the S. and S.E.

Fyffe's Cove.
Fyffe's Cove is a boat harbour formed by Observa-
tion Point and the projecting reef to the eastward,
capable of holding when properly moored, three or
four coasters, of a draught of water not exceeding (6)
six to (8) eight feet.