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Bridge; thence bounded on the north-west by the Napier-Taradale Road to its intersection with Suburban Section No. 35; thence bounded on the south by the northern boundaries of Suburban Sections Nos. 35 and 36, Meanee, to the Purimu Creek; thence bounded on the north-west by the Purimu Creek to where it crosses the western boundary of Suburban Sections Nos. 35 and 37, across a road, and by Suburban Section No. 17, Meanee, and by the eastern boundary of the last-named section produced to the Tutaekuri River; thence following the western side of the said river to the commencing point. That it be an annually-recurring rate. The rate for the current year to be for the year ending the 31st March, 1890, payable in one sum on Monday, the 17th day of February, 1890, at the Mechanics’ Institute, Taradale. I hereby declare that the above special order was duly made and declared carried according to law.

Wm. B. Hill,
Clerk.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Cook County.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 10th February, 1890.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Cook County Council, is published in accordance with “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

G. F. RICHARDSON,
(In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.)

Cook County Council.

Notice is hereby given that at a poll taken on the 27th January, 1890, upon a proposal by this Council to raise a loan of £4,500 for the purpose of erecting the Kaiteratahi Bridge, the following votes were recorded:—

For the proposal, 54 voters, exercising 107 votes; against the proposal, 1 voter, exercising 1 vote. Total number on roll 94 voters, exercising 201 votes.

As a majority of the ratepayers voted in favour of the proposal, and the number so voting are entitled to more than one-half of the whole number of votes upon the roll, I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

John Clark,
Chairman, Cook County Council.

Gisborne, 28th January, 1890.

Notice to Mariners, No. 1 of 1890.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 3rd February, 1890.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, are published for general information.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
(For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.)

INNER ROUTE TO TORRES STRAIT.—DANGERS NEAR TURTLE GROUP AND LOOKOUT POINT.

THE following information with reference to dangers in the neighbourhood of the Turtle Group and Lookout Point has been supplied by Lieut. G. C. Frederick, R.N., Commanding H.M. surveying vessel “Dart”:

A small coral patch, with only 9ft. of water over it at low water, and steep to on all sides, was found to lie N. 45° W., 2¼ miles from the centre of North Turtle Island.

On examination of Gunga Shoal it was found to be a small coral patch, with not more than 7ft. of water over it at low-water springs, to be steep to all round, and to lie 1·3 miles N. 20° W. from North Turtle Island.

A small coral patch, with 13ft of water over it at low-water springs, and steep to all round, was found lying N. 31° E., 2 miles from the beacon on No. I. Reef, off Lookout Point. This will be named No. II. Reef.

G. P. HEATH,
Commander, R.N., Portmaster.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 24th December, 1889.

ADDITIONAL LIGHTS, BRISBANE RIVER.

NOTICE is hereby given that, on and after Tuesday, the 14th instant, a red and a white light will be exhibited by night from the beacons on the south shore above Lytton, to lead thence into the Powder Magazine Reach. With these lights in line not less than 16ft. will be found at low-water springs.

G. P. HEATH,
Commander, R.N., Portmaster.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 13th January, 1890.

Notice to Mariners, No. 2 of 1890.

OMAPERE ROCK, BETWEEN THOMPSON AND DOUBTFUL SOUNDS, WEST COAST OF MIDDLE ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 11th February, 1890.

WITH reference to Notice to Mariners, No. 33 of 1889, of the 10th December last, Captain Fairchild, of the Government steamer “Hinemoa,” has examined the locality, and reports that the Omapere Rock is a dangerous patch which lies in the track of vessels passing from Doubtful Sound to Thompson Sound. The shallowest part has only 5ft. of water on it at low-water springs, and is half a cable in extent, gradually deepening all round, and ten fathoms will be found one cable’s length from the centre of the shallowest part.

The following bearings were taken from the rock: Flurry Head, W. by S. ½ S. (nearly); Wood Head, S.E. ½ S. (nearly); north end of Seymour’s Island, E. by S.; Common Head, N. by E. ½ E. (full). All bearings are magnetic.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
(For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.)

Approving and Appointing a 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 to be a warehouse for the reception of goods under bond, namely,—

Port of Wanganui.

A wooden building roofed with iron, situated on Section 55, fronting Taupo Quay, Town of Wanganui, to be known as

SCLANDER’S BOND.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this twelfth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety.

EDWIN MITCHELSON,
(For the Commissioner of Trade and Customs.)

Commissioner’s Order No. 361.]

Revocation of Appointment of Bonding Warehouses.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the authority in me for this purpose vested, I, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do, by this order under my hand, revoke and annul the appointment of the under-mentioned warehouse for the reception and security of goods entered to be warehoused without payment of duty upon the first entry thereof, namely,—

Port of Dunedin.

The warehouse known as

PROCTOR’S BOND,

as appointed and described in Commissioner’s Order No. 140, of the 23rd February, 1881.

Port of Invercargill.

The warehouse known as

McPERSON’S BOND,

as appointed and described in Commissioner’s Order No. 269, of the 7th May, 1887.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this twelfth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety.

EDWIN MITCHELSON,
(For the Commissioner of Trade and Customs.)

Commissioner’s Order No. 362.]

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 Maori i raro i taua Ture kua whakahuatia i roto i nga rooru whakaatu i nga utu 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.

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