JUNE 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 741

Notice to Mariners, No. 18 of 1886.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 15th June, 1886.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Board of Trade, London, is published for general information.

W. J. M. LARNACH.

FIJI ISLANDS.

Viti Levu, Suva Harbour.—The lower red leading light, elevation 125 feet, recognizable eight miles, has been moved a quarter of a mile to the northward. It is visible only between N.W. ½ W. and N.N.E. ½ E.

Notice to Mariners, No. 19 of 1886.

HIGH CHANNEL, AUCKLAND HARBOUR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 15th June, 1886.

NOTICE is hereby given that a rock awash at low-water springs, with 5 or 6 fathoms close to, has been reported by Captain Burgess, Harbourmaster, at Auckland. It lies about two cables from Hieh Island, with the following magnetic bearings :—

South-eastern extreme of Motutapu Island, W. ½ N.
South-western extreme of Hieh Island, S.E. ½ S.
North-western extreme of Hieh Island, N.E. ½ E.

W. J. M. LARNACH.

British Measurement for Tonnage of Ships adopted by Germany and Spain.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 10th June, 1886.

THE following Imperial Orders in Council, received from the Marine Department of the Board of Trade, are published for general information.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

At the Court at Windsor, the 26th day of June, 1873.

Present :

THE QUEEN’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by “The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1862,” it is enacted that, whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement of tonnage of merchant-ships for the time being in force under the principal Act have been adopted by the Government of any foreign country, and are in force in that country, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by Order in Council, to direct that the ships of such foreign country shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their certificate of registry or other national papers, and thereupon it shall no longer be necessary for such ships to be remeasured in any port or place in Her Majesty’s dominions, but such ships shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their certificates of registry or other papers, in the same manner, to the same extent, and for the same purposes in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British sailing-ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships :

And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement of tonnage of merchant-ships now in force under “The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854,” have been adopted by the Government of His Majesty the German Emperor, with the exception of a slight difference in the mode of estimating the allowance for engine room, and such rules are now in force in that country, having come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1873 :

Her Majesty is hereby pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to direct as follows :—

1. As regards sailing-ships, that merchant sailing-ships of the said German Empire, the measurement whereof, after the said 1st day of January, 1873, has been ascertained and denoted in the registers and other national papers of such sailing-ships, testified by the date thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such registers and other national papers, in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British sailing-ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships.

2. As regards steamships, that merchant-ships belonging to the said German Empire which are propelled by steam or any other power requiring engine room, the measurement whereof shall, after the said 1st day of January, 1873, have been ascertained and denoted in the registers and other national papers of such steamships, testified by the dates thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such registers or other national papers, in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships : Provided, nevertheless, that if the owner or master of any such German steamship desires the deduction for engine room in his ships to be estimated under the rules for engine-room measurement and deduction applicable to British ships, instead of under the German rule, the engine room shall be measured and the deduction calculated according to the British rules.

ARTHUR HELPS.

At the Court at Windsor, the 17th day of March, 1875.

Present :

THE QUEEN’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by “The Merchant Shipping Act Amendment Act, 1862,” it is enacted that, whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement of tonnage of merchant-ships for the time being in force under the principal Act have been adopted by the Government of any foreign country, and are in force in that country, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by Order in Council, to direct that the ships of such foreign country shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their certificates of registry or other national papers, and thereupon it shall no longer be necessary for such ships to be remeasured in any port or place in Her Majesty’s dominions, but such ships shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in their certificates of registry or other papers, in the same manner, to the same extent, and for the same purposes in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British ships is to be deemed the tonnage of such ships :

And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that the rules concerning the measurement of tonnage of merchant-ships now in force under “The Merchant Shipping Act, 1854,” have been adopted by the Government of His Majesty the King of Spain, with the exception of a difference in the mode in certain steamers of estimating the allowance for engine room, and such rules are now in force in that country, having come into operation on the 2nd day of December, 1874, Her Majesty is hereby pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to direct as follows :—

1. As regards sailing-ships, that merchant sailing-ships of the said Kingdom of Spain, the measurement whereof, after the said 2nd day of December, 1874, has been ascertained and denoted in the registers and other national papers of such sailing-ships, testified by the date thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such registers and other national papers, in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British sailing-ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships.

2. As regards steamships, that merchant-ships belonging to the said Kingdom of Spain which are propelled by steam or any other power requiring engine room, the measurement whereof shall, after the said 2nd day of December, 1874, have been ascertained and denoted in the registers and other national papers of such steamships, testified by the dates thereof, shall be deemed to be of the tonnage denoted in such registers or other national papers, in the same manner, and to the same extent, and for the same purpose in, to, and for which the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of British ships is deemed to be the tonnage of such ships : Provided, nevertheless, that if the owner or master of any such Spanish steamship desires the deduction for engine room in his ships to be estimated under the rules for engine-room measurement and deduction applicable to British ships, instead of under the Spanish rule, the engine room shall be measured and the deduction calculated according to the British rules.

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

IN accordance with section 144 of “The Public Works Act, 1882,” I, Edward Richardson, Minister for Public Works, do hereby make the following alterations and additions to the scale of charges, to come into force on and after the 21st day of June, 1886 :—

PART IV.—LOCAL RATES.

AUCKLAND SECTION.

Hunt’s Siding.

Bricks from Hunt’s Siding to Onchunga will be charged 2s. 6d. per ton. Minimum quantity, 5 tons per truck.

As witness my hand this ninth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.