THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
431
Australian Station, is published for general informa- | ship "Metis," January, 1875, in lat. 19° 21" S., long
tion.
174° 51" W. This is probably identical with the
H. A. ATKINSON.
rock reported by Her Majesty's ship "Blanche,"
FIJI ISLANDS.
Hydrographical notice No. 21, of September, 1871.
Her Majesty's Ship "Pearl,"
(See notices, Pacific Ocean, 1873, page 78.)
At Sea, lat. 33° 18' S., long. 175° 58′ E.,
HAPAI GROUP.
9th May, 1876.
Hydrographical Memorandum No. 6.
The shoal marked 6 fathoms, lying S.W. by W.
THE accompanying Hydrographical information rela-
W. from Loohooga Island, extends 2 miles farther
tive to the Fiji Islands is promulgated for general
to the S.S.W. Soundings were obtained in 4 fathoms
information.
with the island bearing N. 20° E.
A. H. HOSKINS,
The positions of the islands in this group cannot
Commodore.
be depended on to give correct bearings.
To the respective Captains and Officers
TONGATABU.
Commanding Her Majesty's Ships, &c.
Breakers were seen on the north-west side of this
"Nymphe": Information from Navigating Lieutenant
island, in lat. 20° 54" S., long. 175° 28" W.
Alfred E. Stanley.
LEFUKA ANCHORAGE.
Cruising round north end of Ovalau, Fiji, we
discovered a sunken rock, least water 15 feet, and
In the plan of this anchorage (upper corner of
7 fathoms close to and around.
Chart No. 2421), Lefuka Point and the point S.W.
The marks for it are centre of Tumuna Peak,
of it are not correctly laid down. The bearings do
S.S.E. North Point, E. by N.
not agree.
"Barracouta:" Extract from Remark Book of
The unsounded ground north of the tongue-like
Navigating Lieutenant A. R. Wonham.
shoal on the S.W. side of the plan is full of detached
LEVUKA HARBOUR, FIJI.
shoals.
A coral head, with 3 fathoms on it at low-water
The information about the Tonga group was given
spring, lies S. 41° E. 6 of a cable from Observation
by the German frigate "Gazelle."
Point.
OFFICIATING MINISTERS FOR 1876. NOTICE No. 13.
This appears to be identical with the 4-fathom
patch shown on the survey of Levuka Harbour, by
Registrar-General's Office,
Navigating Lieutenant W. Tooker, H.M.S. "Dido,"
Captain W. C. Chapman, 1874.
Wellington, 19th June, 1876.
Clearing Mark: The beacon erected on Half Tide
PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the
Rock in line with the right extreme of Ovalau,
General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in
N.N.W. W., clears the Horse's Heads and patches
the eighteenth year of the reign of Her Majesty
which are off Nasooa. The buoys in the north
Queen Victoria, and intituled "The Marriage Act,
entrance are not to be depended on.
1854," the following name of an Officiating Minister
The chequered buoy has been washed away; the
within the meaning of the said Act is published for
red buoy has been drifted from 3 to of a cable to
general information:--
the southward.
The Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The chequered buoy which was placed on a patch,
having 10 ft. of water over it at low water, S.E. by
The Reverend JOHN LYLE.
E., 2 cables from Observation Spot, has been removed.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
The rock has been blown up.
Registrar-General.
Up to the 1st December, 1875, nothing had been
Traffic Returns.
done to replace the buoys in the north entrance.
NGALOU HARBOUR, KANDAVAU.
AUCKLAND AND MERCER RAILWAY.
The following additional buoys and beacons have
RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 3rd
been placed in the passages and harbour. (Corrected
June, 1876.
28th November, 1875.)
PASSENGERS.
Entrance. One red buoy on the south edge of
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Esk Reef; one red buoy on the north edge of Mac-
Passengers ... 11,701 918 15 1
gregor Patch; one black buoy on the north edge of
Parcels, &c. ... 26 9 8
Pearl Reef; one red buoy with a black and red perch
Season Tickets ... 10 5 0 955 9 9
on the south edge of Macgregor Patch.
GOODS.
In the Harbour. One beacon iron, with a triangle,
Freight ... 1,174 tons ... 571 15 11
coloured red and white, in horizontal bands, on the
east edge of Wood Shoal; one red buoy on the west
Total ... ... ... £1,527 5 8
edge of Wood Shoal; one red buoy on the 14-fathom
F. B. PASSMORE,
patch, which lies W. N., nearly 5 cables from
Superintending Engineer.
the outer beacon, Ngalou Island. The buoy which
KAIPARA RAILWAY.
was formerly moored off the outer beacon point has
been removed.
RETURN of Traffic for four weeks ending 3rd
At night hand lamps are placed on shelves in the
June, 1876.
beacons, but at present they give but a dim light,
PASSENGERS.
rendering it doubtful whether they could be seen
No. £ s. d. £ s. d.
farther out than the main channel. New lamps have
Passengers ... 603 88 10 0
been ordered.
Parcels, &c. ... 5 16 8
TONGA OR FRIENDLY ISLANDS.
94 6 8
(Chart No. 2421.)
GOODS.
Tonga. A rock 27 ft. high was seen by the Dutch
Freight ... 282 tons ... 177 10 0
Total ... ... ... £271 16 8
F. B. PASSMORE,
Superintending Engineer.