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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 50

the essayists, if they desire to do so, to utilize the informa-
tion which the Exhibition itself will supply.

The essays will be submitted to a Board of three persons,
to be hereafter appointed, on whose decision respecting the
merits of the essays the above prizes will be awarded; pro-
vided the essays reach a sufficiently-deserving standard of
excellence.

JULIUS VOGEL.

Notice under "The Native Land Laws Amendment Act,
1883."

WHEREAS the estate and interest of Te Waari, Te
Rimene Rire, Te Ahikouhai, and Karamana Kiki,
aboriginal natives of New Zealand, in the land described in
the Schedule hereto, is vested in William Iorns and Mani-
hara Maaka, and William Iorns and Hamuera Tangatakiro,
as Trustees under the provisions of "The Maori Real Estate
Management Act, 1867," and the several amendments thereof,
subject to certain restrictions on the alienation of such land,
and application has been made for the removal of such re-
strictions:

It is hereby notified that it is intended, immediately after
the expiration of sixty days from the publication of this
notice in the Gazette and in the Kahiti, to remove the said
restrictions on the alienation of the said land in respect of
the interests aforesaid, in order that the said lands may be
leased by the said Trustees for a term of fourteen years, from
the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-three.

Dated at Wellington, this sixth day of June, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

J. BALLANCE,
Minister for Native Affairs.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece of land situate at Te Oreore, in the District
of Wairarapa, known by the name of "Okurupatu," contain-
ing 5,600 acres, more or less, except thereout the portion of
the said block lying to the south side of the main road from
Masterton to the Upper Taueru, and excepting also all that
piece of the said block, containing 20 acres, marked off for
the use of the lessors.

Notice to Mariners, No. 30 of 1885.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 24th August, 1885.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Hydrographer to the Admiralty, London, is published
for general information.

W. J. M. LARNACH.

AUSTRALIA.—SOUTH COAST.—SPENCER GULF.

(1.) Middle Bank.—Beacon, Reported Extension.

THE Government of South Australia has given notice, dated
the 9th April, 1885, that a pile beacon, painted red and black
chequered, and surmounted by a large circular head, has
been placed on Middle Bank, Spencer Gulf, in 18 feet at
low-water spring tides, with Barn Hill bearing E. ½ N. Ap-
proximate position, lat. 33° 36′ S., long. 137° 35½′ E.

Also that the master of the steam-vessel "Governor Mus-
grave" has reported that Middle Bank extends nearly four
miles farther northward than was previously shown on the
Admiralty charts, soundings of 3 to 4 fathoms having been
obtained at that distance from the supposed northern edge
of the bank.

(2.) Shoal reported North-east of Four-Fathoms Patch.

Also that the master of the steam-vessel "Governor Mus-
grave" has reported the existence of a shoal lying in the
fairway of Spencer Gulf, westward of Jarrold Point, and
about three miles E.N.E. of Four-fathoms Patch buoy. This
shoal, with a depth of 4 fathoms at low-water spring tides
and 7 to 8 fathoms close around, extends about one mile in a
north and south direction, with a breadth of about three-
quarters of a mile. Position, lat. 33° 15′ S., long. 137° 39′ E.

(3.) Beacon on Western Shoal.

Also that a pile beacon, painted black, and surmounted by
a large square head, has been placed on an outlying patch of
western shoal, Spencer Gulf, in 19 feet at low-water spring
tides, with the following bearings: Mount Young, W.N.W.;
Mount Laura, N.N.W. ¼ W.; Hummock Hill, N. ½ W.
Position, lat. 33° 9′ S., long. 137° 36′ E.

AUSTRALIA.—NORTH COAST.—CARPENTARIA GULF.

(4.) Light-vessel off Norman River Bar.

The Government of Queensland has given notice, dated
the 25th March, 1885, that a light-vessel has been placed off
Norman River bar, south shore of Carpentaria Gulf.

The light is a fixed white light, elevated 34 feet above the
sea, and should be visible in clear weather from a distance
of eleven miles.

The illuminating apparatus is dioptric, or by lenses, of the
fifth order.

The light-vessel, painted red, is moored in 12½ feet at low-
water, one cable N.W. by N. from the position of the fairway
buoy. Approximate position, lat. 17° 22½′ S., long. 140° 48′ E.

Note.—When vessels require to cross the bar, the depth is
shown by the following code of signals made from the yard-
arms of the light-vessel :—

The bearings are magnetic. Variation, (1)–(3) 4½°, (4) 4¾°,
easterly, in 1885.

By command of their Lordships.

W. J. L. WHARTON,
Hydrographer.

Hydrographic Office, Admiralty,
10th June, 1885.

This notice affects the following Admiralty charts :—
(1)–(3) Australia, Southern Portion, No. 2759b; St. Vincent
and Spencer Gulfs, No. 2389b; also "Australia Directory,"
Vol. i., 1884, pages 159, 160, 166.
(4) Carpentaria Gulf, Nos. 1043, 1807; also Admiralty List
of Lights in South Africa, &c., 1885, page 46; and "Australia
Directory," Vol. iii., 1881, pages 47, 48.

Changing Names of Bonding Warehouses.

CUSTOMS.—It is hereby notified that, in consequence of
changes in the proprietorship of the under-mentioned
warehouses, their respective names have been altered as
follows:—

Port of Nelson.

Part of the ground-floor of a warehouse built of wood and
roofed with iron, situate in Wakatu Street, on part of Sec-
tion 224, in the Borough of Nelson, approved and appointed
on the 15th day of September, 1882, under the name of
"Davis' Bond," will in future be known as

LEVIE'S BOND.

Part of an iron building situate at Green Point, Haven
Road, Nelson, approved and appointed on the 21st day of
August, 1865, under the name of "Levien's Bond," will in
future be known as

FRANZEN'S BOND.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this twentieth
day of August, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-five.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Commissioner's Order, No. 228.

Relative to Grant of Commissions in Her Majesty's Army.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 25th August, 1885.

THE following correspondence has been received by His
Excellency the Governor with reference to commissions
in Her Majesty's army, as notified in Gazette No. 41, of the
2nd July, 1885.

J. BALLANCE,