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By following the above directions a depth of not less than 6 fathoms at low water will be carried to the anchorage in Brisbane Roads.

A large square beacon will shortly be placed at the back of the beach, which in line with the south-easternmost Glasshouse on a S.W. by W. bearing will lead in through the passage between the Hamilton Patches and North Banks.

Vessels taking the passage between Caloundra Head and the 3-fathom bank will carry the deepest water by keeping at a distance of from half to three-quarters of a mile from the shore of Bribie Island.

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,
Portmaster.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 18th August, 1879.

Measurement of Tonnage of Danish Merchant Ships.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 10th September, 1879.

THE following Orders in Council, received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, are published for general information.

W. GISBORNE,
(for the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.)

At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 29th day of February, 1868.

Present:

THE QUEEN’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by “The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1862,” it is enacted that, “whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement of tonnage of merchant ships for the time being in force under the principal Act have been adopted by the Government of any foreign country, and are in force in that country, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by Order in Council, to direct that the ships of such foreign country shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their Certificates of Registry, or other national papers, and thereupon it shall no longer be necessary for such ships to be remeasured in any port or place in Her Majesty’s dominions, but such ships shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their Certificates of Registry or other papers, in the same manner, to the same extent, and for the same purposes in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in Certificates of Registry of British ships is to be deemed the tonnage of such ships:” And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement of tonnage of merchant ships now in force under “The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854,” have been adopted by the Government of His Majesty the King of Denmark, and are in force in that country, and that such rules came into operation on the 1st of October, 1867:

Her Majesty is hereby pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to direct that the ships of Denmark, the certificates of Danish nationality and registry of which are dated on and after the said 1st of October, 1867, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in the said Certificates of Danish Nationality and Registry.

ARTHUR HELPS.

At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 30th day of December, 1878.

Present:

THE QUEEN’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by “The Merchant Shipping Act Amend-

ment Act, 1862,” it is enacted that, “whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement of tonnage of merchant ships for the time being in force under the principal Act have been adopted by the Government of any foreign country, and are in force in that country, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by Order in Council, to direct that the ships of such foreign country shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their Certificates of Registry or other national papers, and thereupon it shall no longer be necessary for such ships to be remeasured in any port or place in Her Majesty’s dominions, but such ships shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their Certificates of Registry, or other papers, in the same manner, to the same extent, and for the same purposes in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the Certificates of Registry of British ships is to be deemed the tonnage of such ships:”

And whereas by “The Merchant Shipping Act, 1876,” it is enacted that, when “Her Majesty has power under ‘The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854,’ or any Act passed or hereafter to be passed amending the same, to make an Order in Council, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty from time to time to revoke, alter, or add to any order so made :”

And whereas by an Order in Council, dated 29th day of February, 1868, Her Majesty, to whom it was made to appear that the said rules for the measurement of the tonnage of merchant ships had been adopted by the Government of His Majesty the King of Denmark, was pleased to direct that the ships of Denmark, the Certificates of Danish Nationality and Registry of which were dated on and after the 1st October, 1867, should be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in the said Certificates of Danish Nationality and Registry:

And whereas certain modifications have been recently made in the rules concerning the measurement of tonnage of merchant ships in force in Denmark, whereby, from and after the 1st day of October, 1878, the allowance for engine-room in certain steamships will be estimated in a mode differing from that in force in this country:

And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that it is desirable to alter the said Order in Council, so far as the same applies or relates to the mode of estimating the allowance for engine-room in Danish steamships: Her Majesty is hereby pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to direct, as regards Danish steamships, that if the owner or master of any merchant ship belonging to the said Kingdom of Denmark, and measured after the said 1st day of October, 1878, which is propelled by steam or any other power requiring engine-room, desires the allowance for engine-room in his ship to be estimated under the rules for engine-room measurement and allowance applicable to British ships, instead of under the Danish rule, the engine-room shall be measured and the allowance calculated according to the British rules.

C. L. PEEL.

Gold-Mining Lease cancelled.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 6th September, 1879.

IT is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to pronounce the under-mentioned gold-mining lease in the Nelson South-west Gold Fields cancelled; and that the ground is now open for application as if no lease of the said ground had ever been applied for:—

Michael Ward and James Sextone, 3 acres, District of Grey. No. 747.

G. S. WHITMORE,
(for the Minister of Mines.)