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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Resignation of Commissioner under "The New Zea-
land Native Reserves Act, 1856."

Native Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1879.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to accept the resignation by
SAMUEL LOCKE, Esq.,
of his appointment as Commissioner under "The
New Zealand Native Reserves Act, 1856," and
"The Native Reserves Amendment Act, 1862," from
the 27th April, 1879.
JOHN SHEEHAN.

Resignation of District Officer for Hawke's Bay
District.

Native Office,
Wellington, 9th August, 1879.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept resignation by
SAMUEL LOCKE, Esq.,
of his appointment as District Officer for the Hawke's
Bay District under "The Native Land Act, 1873,"
from the 27th April, 1879.
JOHN SHEEHAN.

Resignation of Volunteer Officers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th August, 1879.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
accept the resignation of the commissions held
by the under-mentioned officers :-
Auckland Scottish Rifles.
Lieutenant Charles Napier McMurdo. Date of
resignation, 15th July, 1879.
Oamaru Rifle Volunteers.
Sub-Lieutenant Thomas Morris. Date of resignation,
25th July, 1879.
G. S. WHITMORE.

Appointment of Volunteer Officers.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 7th August, 1879.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to
make the under-mentioned appointments:-
Wellington Guards.
The Hon. George Randall Johnson (Captain New
Zealand Militia) to be Captain.
George Grahame Orbell to be Lieutenant.
Robert Harding to be Honorary Assistant Surgeon.
The Venerable Archdeacon Richard Joshua Thorpe
to be Honorary Chaplain. Date of commissions,
29th July, 1879.
Queenstown Rifle Cadets.
William Warren to be Captain. Date of commis-
sion, 13th January, 1879.
G. S. WHITMORE.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 35 of 1879.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 21st July, 1879.
THE following Notices to Mariners, received from
the Portmaster, Brisbane, respecting the ship
channel, Moreton Bay, and reported reef, Trinity
Bay, are published for general information.
G. GREY.

REPORTED REEF, TRINITY BAY.
CAPTAIN STUART, of the s.s. "Wentworth," reports
having discovered and examined a small coral patch
just awash at very low springs, lying in the following
position, viz. :--
Island Point, W. by N. N.
Low Island Lighthouse, north, a little easterly.
The reef is of very small extent, and alongside
there is a depth of 8 fathoms.
G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,
Portmaster.
Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 14th June, 1879.

SHIP CHANNEL, MORETON BAY.
THE ship channel being no longer available for navi-
gation, the buoys A and B, and the red buoy on the
west banks, will shortly be removed.
G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,
Portmaster.
Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 23rd June, 1879.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 36 of 1879.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 21st July, 1879.
THE following hydrographical memorandum, re-
ceived from the Commodore Commanding the
Australian Station, is published for general infor-
mation.
G. GREY.

LEPERS ISLAND, NEW HEBRIDES; MARAU SOUND,
GUADALCANAR ISLAND, SOLOMON GROUP; POCK-
LINGTON REEF.
"Wolverene," at Sea,
Lat. 28° 42′ S., long. 154° 35′ E.,
25th June, 1879.

Hydrographic Memorandum No. 3.
THE accompanying hydrographic information, rela-
tive to parts of the Australian Station, is promulgated
for general information and guidance.
J. C. WILSON,
Commodore.

The respective Captains and Officers
Commanding Her Majesty's Ships
on the Australian Station.

INFORMATION received from the Navigating Lieu-
tenant of H.M.S. "Wolverene."
Lepers or Aoba Island, New Hebrides. -The general
outline of this island seems to agree very well with
the chart.
The shoal patch mentioned in South Pacific Direc-
tory is a rock awash at low-water springs, and lies
with the N.E. tangent of island S.E. by S., and a
wedge-shaped clay-coloured bluff S.W.
Shoal water extends off the eastern side of island
to the distance of half a mile.
The "Wolverene" anchored in four different places
on the north side of Lepers Island, and her boats
were enabled to land with the greatest ease at each
place on sandy beaches.
The best anchorage at Lepers Island lies on the
north coast, towards the east end, and has been
named "Bice Roads," after the Rev. Mr. Bice, the
Melanesian missionary stationed on the island. It
has a nice beach for boats landing, and the tribe of
natives living there are very friendly, and very
obliging to white men. The nearest fresh water is
about a mile inland. The only provisions procurable