THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 329

Interpreter appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Govern-
ment has been pleased to appoint
GEORGE CROSSMAN,
of Taupo, to be an Interpreter under the twelfth
section of "The Native Land Act, 1873," from the
25th February, 1879.

JOHN SHEEHAN.

Interpreter appointed.

Native Office,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Govern-
ment has been pleased to appoint
R. S. THOMPSON,
of Hawera, to be an Interpreter under the twelfth
section of "The Native Land Act, 1873," from the
19th February, 1879.

JOHN SHEEHAN.

Rangers of Crown Lands, Nelson, appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 4th March, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Govern-
ment has been pleased to appoint the under-
mentioned persons to be Rangers of Crown Lands
for the Land District of Nelson, viz. :-

JOHN TEMPERLEY,
THOMAS DOLLMAN,
JAMES CARRUTHERS,
JAMES INGLIS, and
JOHN MCMYN.

ROBERT STOUT.

Receiver of Land Revenue appointed.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 27th February, 1879.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Govern-
ment has been pleased to appoint
WILLIAM PARKER, jun., Esq.,
to be a Receiver of Land Revenue for the Provincial
District of Hawke's Bay, vice J. M. Tabuteau, Esq.

ROBERT STOUT,
Minister of Lands.

Auditors of Harbour Board Accounts under "The
Harbours Act, 1878," appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1879.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the
Administrator of the Government has made
the following appointments, in pursuance of the
provisions of section 184 of "The Harbours Act,
1878:-

LOUIS ADOLPHUS DURRIEU, Esq.,
to be Auditor of the accounts of the Auckland,
Thames, and Whangarei Port Harbour Boards;

ROBERT MACALISTER, Esq.,
to be Auditor of the accounts of the Castlepoint,
Foxton, Napier, Wairoa, New Plymouth, Waitara,
Patea, and Wanganui Harbour Boards;

JOHN OLLIVIER, Esq.,
to be Auditor of the accounts of the Lyttelton, Mil-
ford, Waimakariri, and Timaru Harbour Boards;

HENRY LIVINGSTON, Esq.,

to be Auditor of the accounts of the Oamaru, Otago
Port Molyneux, Riverton, New River, and Bluff
Harbour Boards; and

JOHN ANDERSON, Esq.,
to be Auditor of the accounts of the Hokitika Har-
bour Board.

G. GREY.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 9 of 1879.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 3rd March, 1879.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from
the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, Mel-
bourne, is published for general information.

G. GREY.

PORT PHILLIP—POPE'S EYE SHOAL.

PILOTS, masters of vessels, and others are informed
that, owing to shallower water being found than
marked on the chart to the westward of the buoy,
the Pope's Eye Buoy has been shifted due west
(magnetic) $1\frac{1}{4}$ cables from its present position on the
chart.

CHARLES B. PAYNE,
Chief Harbourmaster.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Melbourne, 22nd January, 1879.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 4 of 1879.

EXHIBITION OF REVOLVING WHITE LIGHT ON CAPE
MARIA VAN DIEMEN, NORTH-WESTERN EXTREMITY
OF NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND.

Marine Department,
Wellington, New Zealand, 6th March, 1879.

WITH reference to the preliminary notice issued by
this department, dated the 9th day of September,
1877, it is hereby notified that, on and after Monday,
the 24th day of March instant, a Light will be ex-
hibited from the Lighthouse which has been erected
on Cape Maria Van Diemen, the position and charac-
teristics of which are as follow:-

The Cape Maria Van Diemen Lighthouse is situated
on the small island which lies off the northern end of
Cape Maria Van Diemen, at the north-western ex-
tremity of the North Island of New Zealand.

The tower is 20 feet in height, built of timber and
painted white. The light will be a FIRST ORDER
REVOLVING WHITE LIGHT, visible all round
as far as the land will allow, attaining its greatest
brilliancy ONCE EVERY MINUTE.

The light is elevated 330 feet above the sea, and,
allowing 15 feet for the height of the eye, will be seen
at a distance of about $24\frac{1}{2}$ nautic miles in clear
weather, and at lesser distances according to the state
of the atmosphere.

From the lower part of the tower a FIXED RED
LIGHT, having an arc of about 30 degrees in
azimuth, will be shown in the direction of Columbia
Reef.

G. GREY.

N.B.—This notice will affect the following Ad-
miralty Charts of New Zealand, viz.: General and
Sheet I.

Tenders for Supply of Coal to Railways.

Railway Department,
Wellington, 5th March, 1879.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful
tenders for the supply and delivery of coal to