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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

buoy to bear to the eastward of N.N.E., by which
the eastern part of the reef will be avoided.
Small vessels may pass inside the Long Point
buoy, taking care not to bring Elizabeth Point to
bear to the westward of S. by W., so as to avoid the
Walrus Rock. With the above bearing a vessel will
be in two (2) fathoms at low water spring tides, with
the Walrus Rock distant about half (1/2) a mile.

The Walrus Rock lies nearly a mile off Long
Point, when bearing S.E. by S., and is nearly dry at
low water.

Bird Reef.-N.E., a mile and a half (1 1/2) from the
Walrus Rock, lies the Bird Reef, which is awash at
low water. Coasters should give this danger a wide
berth, not bringing the Long Point buoy to bear to
the W. of S.W. With this bearing a vessel will be
in two (2) fathoms at low water.

Anchorage, &c.-In the bay there is excellent
anchorage in four (4) fathoms, with the jetty end
bearing E.S.E., distant about two (2) cables' lengths.
Small vessels can anchor in three (3) fathoms, with
the end of the jetty bearing S.S.E. to S.

Alongside the jetty will be found good berths from
eight (8) to fourteen (14) feet, shoaling towards the
shore.

Buoy.-A black and red chequered buoy is placed
in ten (10) feet of water, on a Shoal Patch off Point
Riley, the northernmost point of Wallaroo Bay.
should not approach this buoy under four (4)
fathoms of water when working into the Bay.

Shoal Patch.-A Shoal Patch, with only sixteen
(16) feet at low water has recently been discovered
on the following bearings: extreme of Point Riley,
N. 34° E.; large chimney of Smelting Works, S. 57°
E. Masters of vessels beating up to the anchorage
with S.E. winds are cautioned not to bring the jetty
to bear to the southward of S.S.E. until Point Riley
bears north of N.N.E. A black and red chequered
buoy will shortly be placed on this patch.

Mundoora Channel.-Vessels from the southward,
and bound for Mundoora Channel, after passing
Point Riley, should not approach the land under six
(6) fathoms of water in order to avoid the long, hard
sand flat, which dries at low water springs, and
extends from Tickera Bay to the entrance of the
Channel, a distance of seventeen (17) miles, and
running out from the land, in one instance, for
nearly two and a quarter (2 1/4) miles. With Point
Riley bearing E. four (4) miles distant, a course of
N.N.E.E., twenty-five (25) miles will lead into a
good position for entering the Channel; and about
four (4) miles off, at this distance, the outer bar
beacons will be distinguished: if not, bring Barn Hill
(a flat-topped mountain, with a saddle and small
peak) immediately north of it-remarkable objects
from the offing to bear E.S., then run in.

Beacons. The outer bar beacons have diamond-
shaped heads-those marking the channel on the
starboard hand, entering, cross-heads painted red;
and on the port hand, oval heads painted black.
The beacon to denote the inner bar has a conical
head.

Soundings, &c.-The depth of water on the outer
bar runs from four (4) feet nine (9) inches to five (5)
feet for a length of nearly two hundred and fifty
yards, when a good channel is reached, having from
nine (9) to fifteen (15) feet, and extending to the
inner bar-a distance of one and a quarter (1 1/4) mile,
and with an average breadth of a cable's length;
the banks on either side affording perfect shelter in
any weather. In mid-channel the tides run fairly
through, but on approaching the banks they have
been found to set across the same. The depth of
water on the inner bar was found to be only from
eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24) inches.
The bar consists of a long shallow patch, of about
one hundred and fifty (150) yards in length, covered
with grass, and extends across the whole breadth of
the channel. From the inner bar beacon the chan-
nel narrows very considerably, being only a deep
creek with, precipitous sides, and little more than a
boat channel, with from nine (9) to fifteen (15) feet
of water, and has a length of one and a third (1 1/3)
mile.

Vessels drawing over six feet of water should not
go beyond the inner bar.

Beyond the last beacon there is no properly de-
fined channel, being exceedingly tortuous and narrow
for about one (1) mile, and many of the shoal patches
being nearly dry at low water.

Large vessels can bring up in five and a quarter
(5 1/4) fathoms good holding ground, about 1 1/2 mile to
the westward of the outer bar.

High water, full and change, at Point Webling, 6h.
10m. Rise and fall, six to nine feet at springs.

R. H. FERGUSON,
President of the Marine Board
of South Australia.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, South Australia,
31st October, 1871.

THOMAS MCKENZIE, late Constable in Armed
Constabulary (No. 3 Division), deceased.

Under the provisions of "The Public Payments
without Probate Act, 1869," and the Regulations
made thereunder, published in the New Zealand
Gazette of 1870, page 212, the Colonial Treasurer
intends to make a payment of money due to the
above-named deceased to a person not being his
legal representative. All persons objecting to such
payment being made, must give notice to the
Colonial Treasurer, at Wellington, within one
calendar month from the date of the Gazette con-
taining this notice, when their objections will be
considered.

W. GISBORNE,
Acting Colonial Treasurer.

IT is hereby notified, that WILLIAM HENRY EYES,
Esquire, has resigned his seat for the Electoral
District of Wairau in the House of Representatives;
that such resignation was communicated to me in a
letter dated the 8th of December instant; and that
the said seat is vacant by reason of such resignation.

F. D. BELL,
Speaker.

Dated 22nd December, 1871.

NOTICE.

Office of the Commissioner of Stamp Duties,
Wellington, 24th December, 1871.

BY "The Stamp Duties Act Amendment Act,
1871," the Legislature having made provision
for imposing a duty in respect of admissions or
appointments in certain cases, the Commissioner of
Stamp Duties deems it desirable to call special
attention to the requirements of the 9th, 10th, 11th,
and 12th sections of the Act. Heads of Departments
are particularly requested to notice that by the 12th
section it is provided that every person, before he
shall enter on the duties of his office or employment,
is required to pay the proper duty in respect thereof
to the Commissioner; and no warrant or letter of
appointment shall be issued or granted by the
Responsible Officer of the Department to which such
office shall be attached, or within whose control the
same may be, until he has satisfied himself of the
payment of such duty.