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Notice to Mariners, No. 7 of 1891.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 27th February, 1891.
THE following Hydrographic Notice, received from His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief, Australian Station, is published for general information.
A. J. CADMAN,
For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.
(Hydrographic Notice No. 4.)
PORT HOBART.-SULLIVAN'S COVE.
"Orlando," at Hobart, 18th February, 1891. The bank on the north side has extended to the south-eastward half a cable, and shoaled very considerably.
Charts affected: 960, Approaches to Hobart; 105, Port Hobart.
Sailing Directions: Australian Directory, Vol. i., 1884, page 519.
C. T. SCOTT,
Rear-Admiral.
The respective Captains and Officers Commanding H.M. Ships and Vessels on the Australian Station.

Tenders.
Marine Department,
Wellington, 23rd February, 1891.
THE following list of tenders for the Coal-staiths Extension Contract, Westport, forwarded by the Chairman, Westport Harbour Board, is published for general information.
JOHN McKENZIE,
For the Minister having charge of the Marine Department.
Accepted.
R. McKenzie and Co., Wellington .. 14,515 14 6
Declined.
J. and A. Anderson, Christchurch .. 14,674 11 8
J. McLean and Sons, Auckland .. 14,750 0 0
John Maher, Hokitika .. 14,951 10 0
J. Saunders, Wellington .. 15,329 12 10
W. M. Ross, Greymouth .. 15,448 0 0
Samuel Brown, Wellington .. 15,694 0 0
P. Day, Dunedin .. 15,929 0 0
Butler Brothers, Greymouth .. 16,411 12 6
James Scanlon, Westport .. 16,806 10 0
Penk and McKay, Westport .. 16,963 9 8
Wells and O'Connor, Auckland .. 17,529 14 3
Wilkie Brothers and Wilson, Waitotara .. 17,713 1 2
W. G. Bassett, Wanganui .. 19,994 0 0
J. Goodfellow, Wellington .. 20,739 17 0
Informal.
William Akenstein, Nelson .. 16,565 7 5
T. Freeman, Nelson .. 16,700 6 3
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 Whakahaere 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 ki utua i runga i nga tikanga o aua rooru mo te tau i oti atu 31 Maehe, 1890.
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 kia ia tangata hoki o koutou nga tangata na ratou aua whenua kia utua e koutou aua reiti a te 18 o nga ra o Maehe, 1891, 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 whakaaturanga kei te Kupu Apiti.
KUPU APITI.
Te Ingoa o te Poari Takiwa. Te Tari o te Poari Takiwa o utua ai nga Moni Reiti.
Kaute Kaunihera o Rangitikei .. Marton.
Rori Poata o Waitara West .. Lepperton, Taranaki.
He mea tuhi nei toku ingoa i tenei te 4 o Maehe, 1891.
Na TE PARANIHI,
Minita Whakahaere i nga Moni o te Koroni.
[TRANSLATION.]
"THE Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882," and the Amendments thereof.
To each and every the owner or owners of Native land under the said Act described in the valuation-rolls supplied to the local bodies, the names of which are set forth in the Schedule hereunder, under the provisions of the above Acts and all other Acts affecting the same or relating thereto.
WHEREAS demand having been made to me, the undersigned Colonial Treasurer of the Colony of New Zealand, in accordance with the provisions of "The Crown and Native Lands Rating Act, 1882," by or on behalf of the said local bodies, for payment of the rates appearing to be payable under or by virtue of the said rolls for the year ending the 31st March, 1890:
Notice is hereby given to you and each and every of you that rolls of Native lands are now deposited at the offices of the said several local bodies, which said rolls are in the Maori language, and show the rateable value of the Native lands therein mentioned or described.
And you and each and every of you, the owners of the said lands, are hereby required and directed to pay the said rates on or before the 18th March, 1891, such payment to be made by you at the office of the local body in whose district the lands affected are respectively comprised, and as noted in the said Schedule.
SCHEDULE.
Name of Local Body. Office of Local Body where Payment is to be made.
Rangitikei County Council .. Marton.
Waitara West Road Board .. Lepperton, Taranaki.
As witness my hand, this fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.
J. BALLANCE,
Colonial Treasurer.
Civil Service Senior Examination.
Education Department,
Wellington, 1st December, 1890.
IN pursuance of regulations under "The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886," notice is hereby given that for the Senior Examination of January, 1892, the period of literature will be the period of the Commonwealth, and the special books will be Shakespeare's King Lear and The Tempest.
FRED. WHITAKER,
For the Minister of Education.
Notification of Resignation of Seat in the House of Representatives for the Electoral District of Newton.
IN compliance with the provisions of the 61st section of "The Regulation of Elections Act, 1881," I hereby notify that
DAVID GOLDIE, Esq.,
has resigned his seat in the House of Representatives for the Electoral District of Newton, and that his letter of resignation was received by me on the 28th day of February, 1891, and that the said seat is vacant by reason of such resignation.
Dated at Waimate, Canterbury, the 28th day of February, 1891.
WILLIAM JUKES STEWARD,
Speaker.
Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.
Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 4th March, 1891.
IT is hereby notified, for public information, that the Hon. the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to interpret "The Customs and Excise Duties Act, 1888," in relation to the under-mentioned articles as follow:-