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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 86

Nature of the Article to which it is intended such
Trade Mark shall apply.
A chemical preparation, being a patent antidote
for sea-sickness.

THOMAS DICK,
Colonial Secretary and Registrar
of Trade Marks.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 35 of 1880.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 21st August, 1880.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from
the Portmaster, Brisbane, is published for
general information.

H. A. ATKINSON.

FLOATING BEACON, NORTHERN ENTRANCE,
MORETON BAY.

THE perch buoy, at the entrance of the North or
Howe Channel, is now replaced by a small vessel
with one mast amidships, carrying a cage-ball on top,
6 feet in diameter; the dimensions of the vessel being
as follow: Length, 40 feet; beam, 12 feet; depth of
hold, 5 feet 6 inches; builders' measurement, 24 tons;
height of top of ball above water, 25 feet.

H. W. WYBORN,
Acting Postmaster.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 2nd August, 1830,

N.E. N. from E. point of Fangaloa Bay.
Existence probable, but position doubtful.
6 to 8 fathoms, one to one and a half miles S.S.W.
from Rocky Point, western end of Tutuila Island.
6 to 8 fathoms, about twelve miles E. by N. from
C Matutula, eastern end of Tutuila Island.
4 to 5 fathoms, about twenty-five miles S.E. by S.
from Pango Pango Harbour entrance, Tutuila Island.
Existence of these shoals probable, but position
doubtful.

Saluafata Harbour is the best harbour in Upolu
Island: the northerly swell which makes vessels roll
considerably in Apia in the rainy season has little
effect on vessels anchored in Saluafata. A plan of
the harbour on a large scale has been made by the
officers of H.I.G.M. ship "Bismarck."

The entrance may be recognized by the two sand-
cays situated on the outer and western reefs, and by
Albatross Island; the harbour reefs show plainly,
but care must be taken, coming from the eastward, to
avoid the dangerous Saluafata Bank. Albatross
Island, about 70 feet high, does not show against the
dark background. It would be of great convenience
if it were marked by a white beacon or whitewashed
hut, as it is well situated for giving a bearing to lead in.

Saluafata Bank is connected with the coast reef; it
is full of coral nobs, the shortest of which is reported
to be only 1 fathoms under water. Saluafata Bank
breaks in a north-easterly swell, and should not be
crossed by any vessel.

Suva Harbour. Two white beacons have been
erected as leading marks into Suva Harbour: the
lower beacon is placed on the beach, 2 cables east
of Nukumaroreko Island; the upper is about three-
quarters of a mile north of the lower beacon. These
beacons in line lead through the entrance, but rather
close to the eastern reef. H.M.S. "Danae" found
that the upper beacon, its breadth west of the lower
beacon, led near midchannel. A vessel leaving Suva
at night can have lights placed on the beacons by
applying at Na Mbukalou. The upper beacon was
blown down in the beginning of the hurricane season,
and not erected until the season was over. Two
white buoys mark the inner elbow of the eastern reef
at the turning point, W. S., one mile and four-
tenths of a mile from Na Mbukalou Store; another
white buoy marks the 2-fathom patch, lying S. 88° W.
one mile from Na Mbukalou. A black buoy marks
the extreme of the Spit, S. by W. W., 6 cables from
Low Cliffy Point. These buoys cannot always be
depended on.

Keppel and Boscawen Islands.—A dangerous off-
lying patch, on which the sea breaks, lies about two
miles from the coast, with the S.W. peak of Keppel
Island bearing S.E. by E. The width of the break
was about 200 yards, but, as well as could be seen
with an indifferent sun, there were several shoal
patches off-lying the break one to two cables. As this
reef lies right under the lee of the island, it probably
does not always break. The white inhabitants live at
the S. W. end of large Keppel Island, where there are
two flagstaff's, flying respectively the German and
English flags. Boscawen and Keppel Islands lie
N. by E. and S. by W. from each other, their nearest
points being five or six miles apart.

Louisiade Archipelago.—Lieutenant Bower, of
H.M.S. "Conflict," reports a group of 22 islets, the
same as published in Hydrographic Memorandum No.
2, of 10th May, 1879, as 18 islets, seen by H.M. ship
"Comorant." The "Conflict" ran for seven miles
along the northern edge of a reef, forming the southern
edge of the group, one mile and a half S.W. of
Imbert Island. There is a circular reef awash about
three-quarters of a mile in diameter.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 36 of 1880.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 3rd September, 1880.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from
the Commodore Commanding the Australian
Station, is published for general information.

JOHN HALL,
(in absence of the Minister having charge
of the Marine Department.)

SAMOA, SUVA HARBOUR, FIJI, ETC.
"Wolverene," at Sydney,
17th July, 1880.

Hydrographic Memorandum No. 2.

THE following hydrographic information is herewith
published for general information and guidance.

J. C. WILSON,
Commodore.

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

Samoa.—H.M. ship "Danae" reports: Apolima
Island is placed on Chart No. 1730 two miles too far
to the north-eastward: when the vessel was one mile
south of Paluale Sea Reef the right (or south)
extreme of Savaii was in line with the centre of
Apolima Island, S. 83° E. (magnetic).

The following shoals have been reported by various
trading vessels, and the information supplied by the
Pilot at Apia:—

7 to 9 fathoms, three to four miles N.E. from the
N.E. point of Apia.
Harbour Reef: Position tolerably correct.
8 to 10 fathoms, two and a half to three miles