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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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on, to the other; in other words, to cases in
which, by day, each ship sees the masts of
the other in a line, or nearly in a line, with
her own, and by night to cases in which each
ship is in such a position as to see both the
side lights of the other.

It does not apply by day to cases in which a
ship sees another ahead crossing her own
course, or by night to cases where the red
light of one ship is opposed to the red light of
the other, or where the green light of one ship
is opposed to the green light of the other, or
where a red light without a green light, or a
green light without a red light, is seen ahead,
or where both green and red lights are seen
anywhere but ahead.

Article 16. If two ships under steam are crossing,
so as to involve risk of collision, the ship which has
the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of
the way of the other.

Article 17. If two ships, one of which is a sailing
ship and the other a steamship, are proceeding in
such directions as to involve risk of collision, the
steamship shall keep out of the way of the sailing
ship.

Article 18. Every steamship, when approaching
another ship, so as to involve risk of collision, shall
slacken her speed or stop and reverse, if necessary.

Article 19. In taking any course authorized or
required by these regulations, a steamship under way
may indicate that course to any other ship which she
has in sight by the following signals on her steam
whistle, viz.:-

One short blast to mean, "I am directing my
course to starboard":
Two short blasts to mean, "I am directing my
course to port":
Three short blasts to mean, "I am going full
speed astern."

The use of these signals is optional; but, if they
are used, the course of the ship must be in accordance
with the signal made.

Article 20. Notwithstanding anything contained in
any preceding article, every ship, whether a sailing
ship or a steamship, overtaking any other, shall keep
out of the way of the overtaken ship.

Article 21. In narrow channels every steamship
shall, when it is safe and practicable, keep to that
side of the fairway or midchannel which lies on the
starboard side of such ship.

Article 22. Where, by the above rules, one of two
ships is to keep out of the way, the other shall keep
her course.

Article 23. In obeying and construing these rules
due regard shall be had to all dangers of navigation,
and to any special circumstances which may render
a departure from the above rules necessary in order
to avoid immediate danger.

No Ship, under any Circumstances, to neglect
proper Precautions.

Article 24. Nothing in these rules shall exonerate
any ship, or the owner or master or crew thereof,
from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights
or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper look-
out, or of the neglect of any precaution which may
be required by the ordinary practice of seamen or by
the special circumstances of the case.

Reservation of Rules for Harbours and Inland
Navigation.

Article 25. Nothing in these rules shall interfere
with the operation of a special rule, duly made by
Local Authority, relative to the navigation of any
harbour, river, or inland navigation.

Special Lights for Squadrons and Convoys.
Article 26. Nothing in these rules shall interfere
with the operation of any special rules made by the
Government of any nation with respect to additional
station and signal lights for two or more ships of war
or for ships sailing under convoy.

Officiating Ministers for 1880.-Notice No. 5.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 8th April, 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 :-

Roman Catholic Church.
The Reverend William Purton.

Wesleyan Methodist Society.
The Reverend Andrew Clarke Caughey.
The Reverend John Dukes.
The Reverend Francis White Martin.
The Reverend Daniel James Murray.
The Reverend Martin Luther Waiti.

Church of Christ.
The Reverend John Morrison Innes.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Friendly Society registered.

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

THE Ray of Hope Division (No. 17) of the
Sons of Temperance of Australasia, situated at
Greymouth, is registered as a friendly society,
under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1877," this 13th
day of April, 1880.

WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Tender for Supply of Kauri Seeds.

Colonial Museum,
Wellington, 13th April, 1880.

TENDERS will be received up to noon of Friday,
the 30th April, for the supply of forty pounds
weight of Kauri Pine Seed of this season, carefully
collected and dried.

Tenders to be addressed to Dr. Hector, Colonial
Museum, Wellington, and indorsed, "Tender for
Kauri Seed."

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.
J. HECTOR.

Notification of Resignation of Seat in the House of
Representatives for the Electoral District of Rangi-
tikei.

IN compliance with the provisions of the thirteenth
section of "The Regulation of Elections Act,
1870," I hereby notify that William Jarvis Willis,
Esquire, has resigned his seat in the House of Repre-
sentatives for the Electoral District of Rangitikei,
and that his letter of resignation was received by me
on the twelfth day of April, 1880; and that the said
seat is vacant by reason of such resignation.

Dated at Auckland, this 13th day of April, 1880.

G. MAURICE O'RORKE,
Speaker of House of Representatives.