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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 20 of 1883.

SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR THAMES RIVER, N.Z.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 7th June, 1883.

THE Harbourmaster at the Thames reports that the colour of
the light on Curtis's Wharf at that port has been changed
from green to white; and that the buoys in the Thames River
have, with one exception, been done away with, and beacons
erected instead on the banks of the river up to the Hauraki
Saw-mills. The beacons are diamond-shaped, painted black,
with a large white ball in the centre, and stand 8 feet off the
ground measured to the lower angle of the diamond; the face
of the beacon measures 7 feet each way; consequently their
extreme height will be about 15 feet.

The sailing directions for approaching the river are as follow:
When about four miles from the mouth of the river the
Fairway Buoy will be seen, which should be left on the port
hand. The Fairway Buoy is black-and-white chequers, with the
word "Fairway" painted on it in white letters. After passing
the Fairway Buoy, Opani Point, in a line with a clump of
willows at Kopu, should be steered for, leaving the Swashway
Buoy (black) and the Sandspit Beacon (upright spar with cask
perch also black) on the port hand, taking care not to approach
either too close, as the sandbank on that side is making out.
Upon arriving off Opani Point about 1½ cables length off, a red
buoy will be seen, which must be left on the starboard hand
about a cable off. From the red buoy steer up to the first
beacon on the left bank of the river, thus clearing Kopu Wharf.
When pretty well up to the beacon another one will show
nearly astern, and by looking up the river on the right-hand
side another beacon will be seen: these two last-mentioned are
to be kept in line ahead and astern, as they show mid-channel.
The same will occur upon arriving in the vicinity of the next,
when another will be seen astern, and one upon the opposite
bank, to be kept, as before, ahead and astern, and so on from side
to side until arriving at the saw-mills.

H. A. ATKINSON.

Approving and Appointing Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the powers in me for this purpose
vested by "The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882,"
I, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do hereby approve
and appoint the under-mentioned warehouse, viz.,—

Port of Auckland.

The front portion of a four-storied building, constructed of
concrete, with slate roof, having a frontage to Albert Street,
situate on part of Allotment 17, Section 17, on the plan of the
City of Auckland, to be known as

FIRTH'S BOND,

—to be a warehouse for the reception of goods under bond.
Given under my hand, at Wellington, this eleventh
day of June, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-three.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.
[Commissioner's Order No. 187.]

Alterations and Additions to the Scale of Fares and Charges
in Force on the New Zealand Railways.

IN accordance with section 144 of "The Public Works Act,
1882," I, Walter Woods Johnston, the Minister for Public
Works, do hereby make the following additions to the scale
of charges for the purposes specified below, to come into force
from and after the 25th June, 1883:—

PART VI. WHARVES.—PORT CHALMERS WHARF.
Rates.

For live stock landed or shipped at Port Chalmers, and not
carried by rail, the following charges will be made:—

As witness my hand, this 15th day of June, 1883.

WALTER W. JOHNSTON,
Minister for Public Works.

Alterations and Additions to the Regulations, Rates, and
Charges in Force on the New Zealand Railways.

IN accordance with section 144 of "The Public Works Act,
1882," I, Walter Woods Johnston, the Minister for Public
Works, do hereby make the following alterations in the regula-
tions, rates, and charges for the New Zealand Railways; such
alterations to come into force on and after the 2nd July, 1883:—

PART IV. LOCAL RATES.
[No. 5

Hurunui—Bluff Section.—Christchurch and Lyttelton.

The regulations and rates now in force in respect to matters
specified below are hereby cancelled, and the following are
substituted:—

Goods of Classes A, B, C, D, from Lyttelton to other stations
on the Lyttelton—Christchurch line, or vice versâ, will be
charged as Class B.

Ships' goods will be charged according to bill of lading, or by
weight or measurement, at the option of the department; other
goods by weight or measurement, as the department directs.

As witness my hand, this 20th day of June, 1883.

WALTER W. JOHNSTON,
Minister for Public Works.

Officiating Ministers for 1883.—Notice No. 17.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 18th June, 1883.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand, passed in the forty-fourth year
of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and intituled
"The Marriage Act, 1880," the following name of an Officiating
Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for
general information:—

Roman Catholic Church.
The Reverend John McKenna.

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

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 19th June, 1883.

THE Loyal Winton Lodge, No. 6034, situated at Winton,
is registered as a branch of the Invercargill District of
the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Friendly Society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,"
this 19th day of June, 1883.

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

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 20th June, 1883.

THE Loyal Southbridge Lodge, situated at Southbridge, is
registered as a branch of the North Canterbury District
of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Manchester Unity,
Friendly Society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,"
this 20th day of June, 1883.

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

Application for Patent.

Patent Office.
Wellington, 18th June, 1883.

PATENT for an Improved Centre for Skeith or Circular
Coulter for Ploughs.

PETER DUNCAN and DAVID DUNCAN, of Christchurch, New
Zealand, have deposited at this office a specification of the said
invention; and I have appointed Friday, the 24th day of
August next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at this office, to
hear the said application and all objections thereto; and I
require all persons having an interest in opposing the grant of
such Letters Patent to leave, on or before the 9th day of August
next, at this office, particulars in writing of their objections to
the said application, otherwise they will be precluded from
urging the same.

No. 696.
C. J. A. HASELDEN,
Patent Officer.