April 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 503

New Guinea, from the 141st meridian of east longitude east-
ward as far as East Cape, and thence north-westward as far
as the 8th parallel of south latitude in the neighbourhood of
Mitre Rock, together with the territory lying south of a line
from Mitre Rock, proceeding along the said 8th parallel to
the 147th degree of east longitude; then in a straight line in
a north-westerly direction to the point of intersection of the
6th parallel of south latitude and of the 144th degree of east
longitude, and continuing in a west-north-westerly direction
to the point of intersection of the 5th parallel of south
latitude and of the 141st degree of east longitude; together
with the Trobriand, Woodlark, D'Entrecasteaux, and Loui-
siade groups of islands, and of all other islands lying
between the 8th and 12th parallels of south latitude; and
between the 141st and 155th degrees of east longitude, and
not forming part of the Colony of Queensland; and further-
more including all islands and reefs situate in the Gulf of
Papua to the northward of the 8th parallel of south latitude:

And whereas We are minded to make provision for the
conduct of our affairs within the said protectorate:

Now know you that We do, by this our commission under
our sign-manual and signet, appoint you, the said John
Douglas, to be, until our pleasure be further signified, our
Special Commissioner for the aforesaid protectorate, and as
such Special Commissioner to act in our name and on our
behalf, and in all respects to represent our Crown and autho-
rity in matters occurring therein; and further to take all
such measures and to do all such matters and things in the
said protectorate as in the interest of our service you may
think expedient, subject to such instructions as you may
from time to time receive from Us or through one of our
principal Secretaries of State.

2. And We do require you, to the utmost of your power, to
   promote religion and civilization among the Native inhabi-
   tants of the protectorate, and you are especially to take care
   to protect them in their persons and in the free enjoyment
   of their lands and other possessions, and by all lawful means
   to prevent and restrain all violence and injustice which may
   in any manner be practised or attempted against them.

3. And We do hereby authorize and empower you, as
   occasion may require, to appoint all such officers as you may
   think necessary for our service in the said protectorate, if
   provision shall have been made for their payment; and all
   such officers shall hold their offices during our pleasure.

4. And We do hereby appoint that in the event of your
   death, incapacity, or absence the powers and authorities
   hereby conferred shall, until our further pleasure be signi-
   fied, become vested in our trusty and well-beloved Hugh
   Hastings Romilly, Esquire, or if he be absent or for any
   other reason be unable duly to exercise such powers and
   authorities, then in such person as our High Commissioner
   for the Western Pacific, or the person for the time dis-
   charging the function of such High Commissioner, shall ap-
   point, by an instrument under his hand and seal.

5. And We do hereby command and require all our officers
   and servants, and all other our loyal subjects in New Guinea
   and its vicinity, to be aiding and assisting unto you, the said
   John Douglas, in execution of this our commission, and unto
   any other person for the time being acting in execution
   thereof.

Given at our Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight,
this twenty-sixth day of December, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-five, in the forty-ninth
year of our reign.

By Her Majesty's command.
FRED. STANLEY.

Notice to Mariners, No. 10 of 1886.

East Coast, Middle Island, New Zealand.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 20th April, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that, on a recent survey by
Captain Grey, of the Government steamer "Stella,"
the position of Hydra Rock was ascertained to be: Remark-
able Cliff bearing N. 45° W., Harbour Cone (inland) S. 64° 41'
W., and the north-eastern extreme of Cape Saunders S. 8° 26'
W. This position places the rock one-fifth of a mile north of
the position shown "P.D." on Admiralty charts. The centre
of the rock is small, with only 16 feet of water on it, and has
an all-round ledge of 50 feet, with 30 feet water, deepening
suddenly to 10 fathoms. Bearings magnetic.

Jos. A. TOLE,
(For the Minister having Charge of the
Marine Department.)

Note.—This notice affects Admiralty charts, sheets IX
and X. (Nos. 2532 and 2533), and the Otago Harbour charts.

Tenders for Water-works, Rotorua.

General Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 20th April, 1886.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders
is published for general information.
H. J. H. ELLIOTT,
Under-Secretary.

Supply of Cast-iron Pipes.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Porter and Co., Auckland .. .. .. 1,787 0 0

Declined.
T. and S. Morrin, Auckland .. .. 2,197 16 4
Iron and Woodware Company, Dunedin .. 2,069 13 0
A. and T. Burt, Dunedin .. .. 1,998 7 6
A. Briscoe and Co., Dunedin .. .. 1,839 8 5
Anderson and Morrison, Dunedin .. 2,300 0 0
J. Anderson, Christchurch .. .. 2,197 19 0
G. Fraser and Son, Auckland .. .. 2,253 6 0

Construction of Water-works.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Conlon and Regan, Auckland .. .. 3,133 0 0

Declined.
Wright and Morse, Cambridge .. .. 3,792 8 0
John McLean and Sons, Wellington .. 4,181 12 6
M. Danaher, Auckland .. .. 5,073 0 0
Coates and Metcalf, Hamilton .. .. 5,005 10 0
Joseph Brain, Tauranga .. .. 3,741 19 0
D. Lundon, Tauranga .. .. 3,483 0 0
R. C. Jordan, Tauranga .. .. 3,697 15 0
James Magee, Auckland .. .. 5,151 18 0
A. and T. Burt, Dunedin .. .. 4,749 10 0
W. Craig, Auckland .. .. 3,836 10 0
W. Blewden, Auckland .. .. 5,000 0 0

Notice to Owners of Native Land under "The Crown and
Native Lands Rating Act, 1882."

"TE Ture Reiti i nga Whenua o te Karauna me nga
Whenua Maori, 1882," me te Ture Whakatikatika i
taua Ture.

Ki te tangata nana, ki nga tangata ranei na ratou nga
whenua kuawhakahuatia i roto i nga rooru whakaatu i nga
utu o nga whenua Maori, kua tukua atu nei ki nga poari
takiwa e mau nei nga ingoa i roto i te Kupu Apiti ki tenei,
i raro i nga tikanga o nga Ture kua whakahuatia i runga ake
nei me era atu Ture katoa e pa ana e whai tikanga ana.

Norema kua tukua mai he tono ki ahau Te Minita
Whakahaere i nga Moni o Niu Tireni, e mau nei toku ingoa
i raro iho nei, e nga poari takiwa e tatahi tangata ranei mo
te taha ki a ratou, i raro i nga tikanga o "Te Ture Reiti i
nga Whenua o te Karauna me nga Whenua Maori, 1882," kia
utua nga reiti e meingatia ana kia utua i runga i nga tikanga
o aua rooru:

He panuitanga tenei ki a koutou ki ia tangata ki ia tangata
o koutou, kia mohio ai koutou kua takoto nga rooru o nga
whenua Maori ki nga tari o aua poari takiwa ko aua rooru he
mea tuhi ki te reo Maori, a e whakaatu ana hoki i nga utu o
nga whenua Maori kua whakahuatia i runga i aua rooru.

Na he tono tenei ki a koutou ki ia tangata ki ia tangata
hoki o koutou nga tangata na ratou aua whenua kia utua e
koutou aua reiti a te 26 o nga ra o Aperira, 1886, i mua mai
ranei o taua ra, me utu e koutou aua moni reiti i te tari o te
poari o te takiwa i takoto ai aua whenua, tena te whakaatu-
ranga kei te Kupu Apiti.

KUPU APITI.

Te Ingoa o te Poari Takiwa. | Te Tari o te Poari Takiwa
e utua ai nga Moni Reiti.

Kaute Kaunihara o Clifton .. | Urenui.

He mea tuhi nei toku ingoa i tenei te 21 o nga ra o
Aperira, 1886.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Minita Whakahaere i nga Moni o te Koroni.

[TRANSLATION.]

"THE Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882," and
the Amendment thereof.

To each and every the owner or owners of land described
in the substituted valuation rolls of Native lands supplied
to the local bodies, the names of which are set forth in