THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
1069

The following will be found the best marks for
crossing the bar:-Bring Pukitu, a remarkable tri-
angular green patch on the south side, to bear E. by
N. with the westernmost of the three green hillocks
on the North Head N.E. N., the vessel will then
be two miles seaward of the outer edge of the bar,
and right in the fairway with Wakahoranga, a con-
spicuous conical hill inland 20 degrees open of the
North Head; from this position steer in a N.E. N.
course for the middle green patch until Pukitu
bears E.S.E., Wakahoranga will then be just over the
North Head, and the beacon, house, and flagstaff,
which are erected at the back of the centre green
patch, will be seen in one; the vessel will then be
guided in by the semaphore arm by steering in the
direction the arm points, and steadying the course
when the arm drops. Should the signals not be seen,
the vessel should be kept a to mile from shore,
and when abreast of signal station a safe course for
either the Kaipara or Wairoa branch may be shaped.
The pilot station is on Pouto Point, which has now
a telegraph communication with the signal station.

I have, &c.,
R. JOHNSON.

The Secretary of Customs,
(Marine Branch,) Wellington.

Section 23, Imperial "Merchant Shipping Act, 1876,"
operative throughout the British Dominions.

Office of the Commissioner of Customs,
Wellington, 30th October, 1877.

THE attention of Shipowners, Shipmasters, and
Others interested in shipping is directed to the
following section of "The Imperial Merchant Ship-
ping Act, 1876," which is operative throughout the
British Dominions; and it is hereby notified that
Officers of Customs throughout the colony have been
instructed to enforce the provisions thereof in respect
of all foreign-going ships.

G. GREY.

"THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1876."
SECTION 23.
Deck Cargoes

23. If any ship, British or foreign, other than
    home-trade ships as defined by "The Merchant Ship-
    ping Act, 1854," carries as deck cargo, that is to say,
    in any uncovered space upon deck, or in any covered
    space not included in the cubical contents forming
    the ship's registered tonnage, timber, stores, or other
    goods, all dues payable on the ship's tonnage shall
    be payable as if there were added to the ship's
    registered tonnage the tonnage of the space occupied
    by such goods at the time at which such dues become
    payable.

The space so occupied shall be deemed to be the
space limited by the area occupied by the goods and
by straight lines enclosing a rectangular space suffi-
cient to include the goods.

The tonnage of such space shall be ascertained by
an officer of the Board of Trade or of Customs, in
manner directed by subsection four of section
twenty-one of "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854,"
and when so ascertained shall be entered by him in
the ship's official log book and also in a memorandum
which he shall deliver to the master, and the master
shall, when the said dues are demanded, produce such
memorandum in like manner as if it were the certifi-
cate of registry, or, in the case of a foreign ship, the
document equivalent to a certificate of registry, and
in default shall be liable to the same penalty as if
he had failed to produce the said certificate or docu-
ment.

Alterations and Additions to the Rates for the Con-
veyance, Delivery, and Storage of Goods, Parcels,
&c., on all the New Zealand Railways.

IN accordance with the By-laws for the New Zea-
land Railways, fixed by Order in Council,
dated the 17th day of April, 1877, the following
alterations and additions to the rates for the con-
veyance, delivery, and storage of goods, parcels, &c.,
on all the New Zealand Railways, are hereby declared
to be fixed, and shall come into force on and after
the 31st October, 1877:-

Wool.

The charge for conveyance of wool between
Lawrence and Dunedin Stations to be 3s. 11d. per
bale of 4 cwt.

Special Rate for large lots of Sheep.

The charge for freight of sheep, in lots of not less
than 9,000, for distances not exceeding 170 miles, to
be £360. For each additional 1,000, or fraction of
1,000, a charge of £40 will be made. No charge to
exceed ordinary rate charges.

Dated at Wellington, this 31st day of October,
1877.

W. J. M. LARNACH,
Minister for Public Works.

Application for Registration of a Trade Mark.

NOTICE is hereby given, that Messrs. TRAVERS
and OLLIVIER, of Wellington, Solicitors, have
applied, on behalf of Mr. SAMUEL PIZZEY, of Hokitika,
in the Colony of New Zealand, to register under
"The Trade Marks Act, 1866," the Trade Mark of
which the following is a description, viz.,-

Description of Trade Mark.

A representation of a barrel with six hoops. The
spaces between the second and third hoops from the
top and bottom respectively being coloured red, and
the words "Pizzey & Co., XXX, Hokitika," being
printed in the circle enclosed by the top hoop of such
barrel.

Nature of the Article to which it is intended such
Trade Mark shall apply.

Beer.

G. S. COOPER,
(for the Registrar of Trade Marks).

Wellington, 26th October, 1877.

Medical Referee appointed.

Government Insurance Office,
Wellington, 30th October, 1877.

THE under-mentioned gentleman has been appointed
a Medical Referee under "The Government
Insurance and Annuities Act, 1874," at Timaru :-
JAMES FRANCIS LOVEGROVE, Esq., M.R.C.S.E.,
and L.S.A., Lond.

J. WOODWARD,
Deputy Commissioner.

Notice.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 30th October, 1877.

THE public are informed that correspondence for
Hong Kong, Singapore, Batavia, and the Indian
Archipelago, specially marked for transmission vid
"Torres Straits," will be forwarded by that route at
the rates of postage given in the New Zealand Postal
Guide for correspondence for those places if sent vid
Ceylon.

Correspondence for Europe, however, will not be
forwarded by the "Torres Straits" route.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.