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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Queensland: And that any two Justices of the
Peace before whom any such suspected person shall
have been brought, on proof that such person has
come into New Zealand contrary to the provisions of
the said Act, may convict him thereof, and at their
discretion either take bail that such person shall
leave the Colony within fourteen days after his con-
viction, or may cause such person to be conveyed in
custody to the Colony or Possession to which he or
she was transported, or in which he or she was
convicted, or may sentence such person, if a male, to
be imprisoned in any public gaol, with hard labour,
for any period not exceeding three years, or if a
female, for any period not exceeding one year: And
that by the said Act heavy penalties are imposed on
all persons knowingly conveying convicted felons to
New Zealand.

W. GISBORNE,
Colonial Secretary.

Native Office,
Wellington, 5th July, 1871.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
cancel the temporary license issued to
JAMES WYLLIE,
of Poverty Bay, authorizing him to act as Interpreter
under "The Native Lands Act, 1865," and "The
Native Lands Act, 1867."

F. D. BELL
(in the absence of the Native Minister).

Native Office,
Wellington, 10th June, 1871.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
authorize
G. W. D. HAY,
of Cambridge, and
ROBERT DENT,
of Wangarei, to act as Interpreters under "The
Native Lands Act, 1865," and "The Native Lands
Act, 1867." The certificates to bear date from the
1st day of August, 1870.

HENRY SEWELL
(in the absence of the Native Minister).

CUSTOMS.--Whereas a certain Building, situate
in Mackay Street, at the Port of Greymouth,
and heretofore known as
DAVIES' BOND,
was, by an order dated on the 15th day of January,
1867, appointed to be a Warehouse for the reception
of goods under bond: And whereas the said building
has recently been enlarged and a change has taken
place in its ownership: Now, in exercise of the
authority in me for this purpose vested, I, the Com-
missioner of Customs, do by this order under my
hand approve and appoint the said Warehouse, as
recently enlarged, and to be hereafter known as
COATES' BOND,
to be a Warehouse for the reception and security of
goods entered to be warehoused without payment of
duty upon the first entry thereof.

Given under my hand at Wellington, this
third day of July, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one.

HENRY SEWELL,
Commissioner.

Commissioner's Order, No. 48.]

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 8 of 1871.
Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 30th June, 1871.

THE following description of, and sailing directions

Harbour Master of the Province of Taranaki, are
published for general information.

HENRY SEWELL.

OPUNAKE BAY.
This bay is five (5) miles N.W. of Otumutua Point
and one (1) mile S.E. of Te Nama Pa, as marked on
the chart. (This pa is no longer there.) It is of
horse-shoe shape, and about one-third of a mile deep,
with high cliffs round the bay. The N.W. head
extends 600 feet seaward of the S.E. head.

A reef extends off the N.W. head for half a mile
in a southerly and south-westerly direction; also, off
the S.E. head in a south-westerly and westerly direc-
tion about one-third of a mile. These two reefs
shelter the bay at low water in bad weather, as much
of the sea is broken before reaching the beach.

The channel into the bay is one-third of a mile
wide between the reefs, with a depth of water of 8, 7,
6, 5, to 4 fathoms at low water. The distance at low
water from head to head is about one-third of a mile.

There is a good sandy beach in the centre of the
bay, over which the tide ebbs and flows a distance of
750 feet. Some detached rocks lie under water 300
feet from low water-mark, and 800 feet from the
N.W. shore. There is four feet of water on them at
low water; they are well out of the way of the
anchorage. Small vessels can beach in fine settled
weather; then the beach is remarkably smooth. The
bay is well sheltered from all winds between S.E.
round by E. to N.W., and exposed to all other
winds.

Two black beacons are erected on the N.W. side
of the bay to show the best place to anchor; the
upper one is 20 feet and the lower one 10 feet above
the ground, and are 380 feet apart, and bear from
each other N.W.W. and S.E.E. When these
two beacons are in a line, a vessel is sufficiently close
in to have good swinging room.

A red beacon is placed 96 feet in front of the
Flagstaff and is 10 feet above the ground, and is in-
tended as a leading mark into the bay; it bears from
the Flagstaff S.S. W. W. This beacon kept in line
with the Flagstaff leads a vessel between the reefs in
deep water, carrying a depth of water in at low water
from 8, 7, 6, 5 to 4 fathoms.

Sailing Directions.

A vessel bound for Opunake should keep about
two miles off shore until the Flagstaff (which is
situated at the head of the bay) bears N.N.E.E.,
then steer in on that bearing until the red beacon in
front of the Flagstaff is seen; keep this beacon and
Flagstaff in line, bearing N.N.E.E., until the two
black beacons on the port hand are in line, bearing
N.W.W.; then let go the anchor in four fathoms
stony bottom; but should the wind be strong from
S.E. or N.W., keep a ship's length to windward,
where will be found the smoothest water, with good
90 fathoms swinging room.

This anchorage is only intended for steamers (or
small sailing vessels in fine weather).

Sailing vessels of fifty tons or upwards should
anchor about three-quarter mile off the Heads in 10
fathoms, rocky bottom, on the following bearings:
Otumutua Point S.E. by E.E., and the Flagstaff
N.N.E.E., and should be prepared to go to sea on
the first appearance of strong in-shore winds.

It is high water full and change at 9.45; range of
tide, 7 to 10 feet; length of beach between high and
low water spring tide, 750 feet.

The accommodation for landing and shipping at
present consists of one cargo boat capable of carrying
six tons in moderate weather, and is in charge of the
signalman, who picks up a crew of Natives when