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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

For the proposal, 73 ratepayers, exercising 75 votes;
against the proposal, 1 ratepayer, exercising 1 vote; ab-
stentions, 38 ratepayers, exercising 43 votes.

As a majority of ratepayers have voted in favour of the
proposal, and the number who have so voted are entitled to
more than one-half of the votes which can be exercised by
the whole number of ratepayers, I therefore declare the
resolution in favour of the proposal to be carried.
Dated at Kaiti, this 26th day of February, 1890.
E. F. HARRIS,
Chairman.

Special Order made by the Raglan County Council.—
Dividing the Pirongia Riding.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th March, 1890.

THE following special order, made by the Raglan
County Council, is published in accordance with
"The Counties Act, 1886."
W. R. RUSSELL.

RAGLAN COUNTY.

At a special meeting of the Raglan County Council, held at
Raglan on the 28th November, 1889, the following special
order was made:—

That a special order be made dividing the Pirongia Riding
into two ridings, as follows: The Pirongia Road District to
form one riding, to be called the Pirongia Riding; and the
Karamu Road District to form one riding, to be called the
Karamu Riding.

The above special order was confirmed at a subsequent
meeting held on the 26th February, 1890.

I certify that the above special order was made in accord-
ance with "The Counties Act, 1886."
JOHN B. SOMERSET,
Clerk.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 5th March, 1890.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue
Letters of Naturalisation, under "The Aliens Act,
1880," in favour of the under-mentioned persons:—

Name. Occupation. Residence.
George Hannah .. Hawker .. Wellington.
Ah Wong .. Gardener .. Marton.
William Jacob Henry Master-mariner Auckland.
Wobling
Louis Mendelsohn .. Warehouseman Dunedin.
Valentine Mekalick .. Farmer .. Kaitawa,Pahiatua.
John Granville .. Miner .. Arrowtown.
Frederick Anderson .. Farmer .. Wellington.
Solomon Habib .. Hawker .. Wellington.
Wilhelm Puklowski .. Farmer .. Bunnythorpe.

W. R. RUSSELL.

Notice to Mariners, No. 5 of 1890.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 28th February, 1890.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, is published for
general information.
EDWIN MITCHELSON,
(For the Minister having charge of the
Marine Department.)

BURNETT RIVER.—DIRECTIONS FOR SOUTH CHANNEL ACROSS
BAR.

The following directions should be followed by vessels cross-
ing the Burnett Bar by the South Channel:—

Steer for the Southern Cottage at the pilot station, and,
when the outer red buoy is picked up, pass it on the star-
board hand. Then steer for the outer extremity of Barubbra
Island, passing a black buoy on the port hand, and continue
this course until the bar beacons are coming into line, when
haul up and proceed as formerly.

The depth shown by the tidal signals is that on the old
line of cutting, with the leading beacons and lights in line.

The depth in the South Channel is 3ft. greater than that
shown by signal.
G. P. HEATH, Commander, R.N.,
Portmaster.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 10th February, 1890.

Notice to Mariners, No. 6 of 1890.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 4th March, 1890.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Department of Ports and Harbours, Melbourne, is
published for general information.
EDWIN MITCHELSON,
(For the Minister having charge of the
Marine Department.)

PORTLAND BAY HARBOUR LIGHT.

Referring to the Notice to Mariners published on the 25th
January, 1889, notice is hereby given that on and after the
10th March, 1890, the harbour light on Observatory Point,
Portland Bay, will be discontinued, and in lieu thereof a
harbour light of a similar character will be exhibited from
Whalers' Point, and alterations will be effected to the cut-
tings of the jetty red light.

The bearings on which the principal light (green) will be
seen are as follow:—
S.W. by S. round westerly to N.W. ½ W., and the jetty or
red light will be seen on bearings S. by W. ½ W. round
westerly to W. by N. ½ N.

All bearings are magnetic, and are given from seaward.

Caution.

Masters of vessels from the westward bound to Portland
Bay must be careful not to round the Lawrence Rocks until
the green light becomes visible or the lighthouse bears N.W.
½ W., after which a course can be shaped for the light or
lighthouse, the anchorage ground being reached when the jetty
light bears W.S.W. Masters from the eastward may shape
a course for the light until the jetty light becomes visible,
when a course can be shaped for the jetty or anchorage
ground. Care must be taken not to lose sight of the red
light, which will become invisible on nearing the chequered
buoy off Whalers' Point.

ALEXR. WILSON,
Engineer in Charge, Ports and Harbours.
Department of Ports and Harbours,
Melbourne, 10th February, 1890.

*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 kua whakahauatia 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 whakahauatia i
runga ake nei me era atu Ture katoa e pa ana e whai
tikanga ana.

NOTEMEA kua tukua mai he tono ki ahau Te Minita Whaka-
haere i nga Moni o Niu Tireni, e mau nei toko ingoa i raro
iho nei, e nga poari takiwa e tetahi 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 mo te tau i oti atu 31 Maehe, 1889 :
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 whakahauatia 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 15 o nga ra o Maehe, 1890, 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.

Rori Poata o Komokoriki .. Komokoriki.
Kaute Kaunihera o Manawatu .. Sanson.
Rori Poata o Upper Wangaehu .. Mangamahu, Wanganui.

He mea tuhi nei toku ingoa i tenei te 5 o Maehe,
1890.
H. A. ATKINSON,
Minita Whakahaere i nga Moni o te Koroni.