MAR. 18.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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broad, exists off Plate Island. The least water
found was 3 fathoms, with the south end of Plate
Island bearing N.E., distant one and a half miles.
Cavalli Island: A sunken rock has been reported
to exist about one mile E.N.E. from Cavalli Island.

H. A. ATKINSON.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 13 of 1880.

APPROACHES TO PORT NICHOLSON, NORTH
ISLAND, N.Z.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 16th March, 1880.

A SUNKEN rock (on which the "Sophia R.
Luhrs" struck) has been found about $1\frac{1}{2}$ cables
length E. by S. from the end of the reef running
out on the west side of Lyell Bay. This rock has
only about 17 feet on it at low-water spring tides.
Particular attention is directed to the directions
given in "The New Zealand Pilot" (p. 127, edition of
1875): "Running for Port Nicholson from the north-
ward or westward, with a fair wind, Cape Terawite
should be passed at a distance of from two or three
miles, and the continuous coast not approached
nearer until arrived between Karori Rock and Sinclair
Head, when a vessel may haul gradually up towards
the latter, taking care to keep Pencarrow Lighthouse
well open, and passing about one mile from the
points of land to the eastward of Sinclair Head, until
Barrett Reef opens out, when she may steer boldly
for the southern end of the latter, passing it, if
necessary, within $\frac{1}{2}$ cable, as before described.

H. A. ATKINSON.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 17th March, 1879.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful
tenderers is published for general information.

R. OLIVER,
Minister for Public Works.

TAUMARERE CONTRACT (FORMATION ONLY),
KAWAKAWA RAILWAY.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
W. Simms, Grahamstown ... ... 9,274 0 0

Declined.
Alexander Sutherland, Auckland ... ... 9,367 0 0
William Wilkinson, Auckland ... ... 9,478 0 0
William Foughey, Auckland ... ... 10,555 0 0
Alexander Watson, Grahamstown ... ... 10,576 0 0
D. Ross, Auckland ... ... 10,597 0 0
Britain and Glendinning, Spit ... ... 12,550 0 0

Alterations and Additions to the Rates for the Con-
veyance, Delivery, and Storage of Goods, Parcels,
&c., on 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 December, 1878, the following altera-
tions and additions to the rates for the conveyance,
delivery, and storage of goods, parcels, &c., on the
New Zealand Railways, are hereby declared to be
fixed, and shall come into force on the dates specified
below.

SPECIAL TRAINS.

A charge of 3s. per mile will be made for all special
trains required by the Postal Department for the con-
veyance of mails. (Minimum £3)
Special trains required by any other departments of
the Government service will be charged for at the
rate of 5s. per mile.

When special trains are required for the convey-
ance of Volunteers, the charge will be at the rate of
5s. per mile for every eight carriages or fraction of
eight carriages composing the train.

VOLUNTEERS.

Volunteers in uniform and under arms, when travel-
ling by rail on passes issued by the Officer Commanding,
will be provided with second class accommodation,
and charged at the rate of 1d. per mile, payable by
the Defence Department.

To take effect from this date.

AUCKLAND SECTION.

Railway Wharf, Auckland.
Haulage upon all descriptions of merchandise, s. d.
timber, minerals, or live stock, at per wagon
(native coal free) ... ... 2 6
Cranage (10-ton crane), at per hour ... 10 0
" " ton ... 2 6
Minimum charge ... 5 0
To take effect from the 1st April, 1880.

AMBERLEY TO BLUFF.
Special Coal Rate.

Coal in lots of not less than 50 tons will be carried
from Lyttelton to Timaru at the rate of 8s. per ton.
To take effect from the 22nd March, 1880.
Dated this 17th day of March, 1880.

R. OLIVER,
Minister for Public Works.

Officiating Ministers for 1880.—Notice No. 3.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 13th March, 1880.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand, passed in
the eighteenth year of the reign of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria, and intituled "The Marriage Act,
1854," the following names of Officiating Ministers
within the meaning of the said Act are published for
general information :-

Baptists.
The Reverend Thomas Lewis Davies.
United Methodist Free Churches.
The Reverend Edward Ovenden Perry.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

"The Property Assessment Act, 1879."

Government Offices, Wellington,
20th January, 1880.

THE following sections of the Property Assessment
Act are published for general information.

J. SPERREY,
Commissioner.

18. Every company, including banking and insur-
    ance companies, carrying on business in New Zealand
    at the commencement of this Act, shall at all times be
    represented by a person residing in the colony; and
    a place within the colony shall be appointed from
    time to time by every such company as aforesaid at
    which any notices or other instruments affecting the
    company under this Act may be served or delivered.
    (1.) Such person shall be called the "Public
    Officer" of the company for the purposes of this
    Act, and shall be appointed as follows:-
    (a.) In the case of a company having a local
    Board of Directors or Managers resident in the
    colony, within three months after the passing
    of this Act:
    (b.) In the case of a company not having such
    local Board as aforesaid, within six months after
    the passing of this Act.