1550
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
islet and Flat-top Island, while the light is in sight;
while vessels from the southward also will be clear
of the reef off Hay Point, while within the south-
western edge of the sector of white light.
G. P. HEATH, Commander, R.N.,
Portmaster.
Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 26th September, 1878.

NOTE.-Since the above notice was published, Staff-Com-
mander Bedwell, R.N., the Admiralty Surveyor, has reported
having found a 3-fathom patch lying N.W. 6 miles from Slade
Point. As this shoal is within the sector of white light, a red
shade will shortly be placed so as to colour 10° of arc on the
western side of the sector, and thus still allow the white light
to lead in clear of all danger.
G. P. H.

LEADING LIGHTS, WIDE BAY BAR.
On and after this date, the Leading Lights for
crossing Wide Bay Bar, and entering Great Sandy
Island Strait, will be exhibited every night between
sunset and sunrise.
G. P. HEATH, Commander, R.N.,
Portmaster.
Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 26th September, 1878.

ALTERATION IN POSITION OF LEADING BEACONS AND
LIGHTS, BURNETT RIVER.
In consequence of the further growth southwards
of the spit from the North shore, the large Sea
Beacons at the entrance of the Burnett are now
shifted to the south side of the river, and carry the
leading lights. These kept in line on a W.S.W.
bearing will lead over the bar in the deepest water,
and clear of the end of the spit; after passing which
the leading marks in the bend of sea-reach may be
steered for as usual.
G. P. HEATH, Commander, R.N.,
Portmaster.
Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 14th October, 1878.

Changing Purpose of Reserve in the Provincial
District of Canterbury.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 10th October, 1878.
IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Go-
vernor intends, under the provisions of the one
hundred and forty-eighth section of "The Land Act,
1877," to change the specific purpose of the land
described in the second column of the Schedule hereto
for which the land was heretofore set apart as a
reserve, as specified in the first column of the said
Schedule, to the specific purposes specified in the third
column of the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

| Description and
Purpose of
Reserve. | Area of which the Purpose is
intended to be Changed. | Intended Purpose. |
|---|---|---|
| Portion of 350
(in red.) For
road, railway,
and telegraph
purposes. | All that parcel of land in
the Provincial District of
Canterbury, containing by
admeasurement 230 acres,
more or less. Bounded to-
wards the North-east by
Section numbered 3936;
towards the South-east by
Sections numbered 6022
and 6023, and also by
Reserves numbered 2064
and 2275, and by a road;
towards the South-west by
Reserve numbered 350 (in
red); and towards the North-
west by the north-west
boundary of Reserve No. 350
(in red). | For recreation. |

ROBERT STOUT,
Minister of Lands.

Post Office and Telegraph Holiday.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 31st October, 1878.
AS the Anniversary of the Prince of Wales' Birth-
day falls this year on a Saturday, it has been
decided that Monday, the 11th November, shall be
observed as a holiday instead of Saturday, the 9th, as
previously notified. Post Offices and Telegraph
Stations will therefore be closed on Monday, the
11th proximo; Sunday hours being observed at all
Telegraph Stations.
J. T. FISHER,
Postmaster-General and Commissioner
of Telegraphs.

Tenders Invited.

TO IRONMASTERS.-WANTED 100,000 TONS OF
STEEL RAILS.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, New Zealand,
6th November, 1878.
WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at Wel-
lington by the Hon. the Minister for Public
Works up to 30th September, 1879, for the supply
of the whole or any portion of 100,000 tons of steel
rails, to be manufactured within the colony from New
Zealand ores. Payment will be made in cash on
delivery at the works-the Government of New
Zealand agreeing to pay, in addition, one-half of the
cost of the conveyance to the colony by sea of the
workmen to be engaged in the manufacture.
Information as to the mineral resources of New
Zealand, and maps indicating the various localities in
which mineral deposits are situated in relation to
means of transport, may be had on application to the
Agent-General of New Zealand, 7, Westminster
Chambers, Victoria Street, London; or to Walton W.
Evans, Esq., 66½, Pine Street, New York.
As it is unlikely that intending contractors will
enter into an engagement of the above nature with-
out first satisfying themselves by personal inspection
as to the position and extent of the raw material in
New Zealand required for the manufacture of iron,
every facility and information on this subject will be
afforded on application to Dr. Hector, C.M.G., F.R.S.,
Director of the Geological Department, Wellington.
For the information of parties desiring to tender,
it may be stated that the official returns show that
there were imported into New Zealand, within the
last eight years, 15,500 tons of cast-iron, and 93,000
tons of wrought-iron, exclusive of iron for Govern-
ment and other railways, during which period 1,068
miles have been constructed and opened for traffic.
JOHN KNOWLES,
Under Secretary for Public Works.

NOTICE.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, New Zealand,
6th November, 1878.
THE foregoing advertisement will be published in
the United Kingdom, the North American
States, and the Continent of Europe.
New Zealand colonists who may have friends and
correspondents connected with the iron manufacture
are requested to be good enough to draw attention to
the highly advantageous and profitable field for enter-
prise which this colony presents to those who can
bring the necessary capital and practical experience
to bear upon such manufacture.
JOHN KNOWLES,
Under Secretary for Public Works.