JULY 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 795

Special Order made by the Mauriceville Road Board, County of Wairarapa North.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 7th July, 1891.

THE following special order, made by the Mauriceville
Road Board, is published in accordance with "The
Road Boards Act, 1882."
P. A. BUCKLEY.

SPECIAL ORDER.

THAT, to secure the repayment of a loan of £400, borrowed
under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,"
and amendment, 1887, for the purpose of forming and
metalling part of Mauriceville West Road, viz., from Section
70, Mauriceville Subdivision, to Section 2, Block IV., Miki-
miki, a special rate of seventeen-twentieths of a penny in
the pound be made and levied on the rateable value of
Sections Nos. 42 to 46 inclusive and Sections Nos. 66 to 89
inclusive, all in the Mauriceville Settlement, and also Sections
Nos. 2 and 3, Block IV., Mikimiki. Said rate shall be an
annually-recurring rate for twenty-six years or until the loan
is repaid, and shall be paid, in two half-yearly instalments,
on the 1st January and 1st July in each year.

I certify that the above special order has been duly made.
W. GRAY,
Clerk to the Mauriceville Road Board.
Mauriceville, 27th June, 1891.

Notice to Mariners, No. 23 of 1891.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 29th June, 1891.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, is pub-
lished for general information.
JOHN McKENZIE,
For the Minister having charge of the
Marine Department.

AUSTRALIA.—NORTH COAST.—APPROACHES TO PORT DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY.

MASTERS of ships and others are hereby informed that the
following lights are now in course of construction, and will
be exhibited about June, 1892:—
Charles Point: Position (approximate), lat. 12° 23' 20" S.;
long. 130° 37' E. The tower to be built of iron and painted
red and white in horizontal bands. The focal plane of
the light to be 121ft. above high water, and the light will
be visible from a vessel's deck, in ordinary weather, eighteen
miles. The light will be of the first order, revolving every
thirty seconds, and will show over an arc of 257°, namely,
a green sector of 60° over the Great Fish Reef and adjacent
dangers, from N. 22° E. to N. 82° E.; bright 155° from N. 82°
E. to S. 57° W.; and a red sector of 42° showing over the
shoals to the west of Port Darwin entrance, from S. 57° W.
to N. 81° W.; the remaining arc of 103° to be obscured.
Point Emery: Tower to be of masonry. The focal plane
of the light to be 56ft. above high water, and the light to be
visible from a vessel's deck, in ordinary weather, fourteen
miles. The light will be of the third order, fixed, and will
show over an arc of 118°, namely, red from N. 82° E. to S.
53° E.; a bright sector of 8° (showing the deep-water channel
between the shoals at the entrance of Port Darwin) from S.
53° E. to S. 45° E.; and red from S. 45° E. to S. 10° W.
Port Darwin Jetty: A small bright jetty light, visible about
four miles, to show mainly in the direction of the channel.
All bearings magnetic and from seaward.
Further particulars will be issued in due course.
THOS. N. STEPHENS,
Acting President, Marine Board.
Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 23rd May, 1891.

Notice to Mariners, No. 24 of 1891.

WAIKATO RIVER, WEST COAST, NORTH ISLAND.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 1st July, 1891.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leading beacons for
the Waikato River have been washed away, and will
not for the present be re-erected.
JOHN McKENZIE,
For the Minister having charge of the
Marine Department.

Officiating Ministers for 1891.—Notice No. 16.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 6th July, 1891.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand, passed in the forty-fourth
year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and in-
titled "The Marriage Act, 1880," the following names of
Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are
published for general information:—

Roman Catholic Church.
The Reverend John Golden.

Presbyterian Church of Otago and Southland.
The Reverend James Taylor.

Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 6th July, 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:—

NOTE.—"Not otherwise enumerated" appears as n.o.e.; "other
kinds" as o.k.; "articles and materials suited only for, and to be
used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the colony" as a. & m.s.
Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.

Articles and how classed. | Rate of Duty.
Copper plates, for printing purposes; as copper manufacture n.o.e. | 20 per cent.
Gransorbian, for painters' graining; as n.o.e. | Free.
Gum-arabic, artificial; as gum-arabic | Free.
Hay-knives; as hardware | 20 per cent.
Kolatina, and Kola chocolate; as cocoa or chocolate | 3d. the lb.
Paper, oiled, for artists' use, a substitute for canvas; as n.o.e. | Free.
Tuberculin, Dr. Koch's; as n.o.e. | Free.
Tubing, indiarubber, for feeding-bottles; as druggists' sundries | 15 per cent.
Zinc, cellular sheet; as a. & m.s. | Free.

W. T. GLASGOW,
For Secretary and Inspector.
Commissioner's Order No. 398.]

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies' Registry Office,
Wellington, 8th July, 1891.

THE Court Queen of the Isles, No. 7755, situated at New
Brighton, is registered as a branch of the Canterbury
United District New Zealand Ancient Order of Foresters
Friendly Society, under "The Friendly Societies Act, 1882,"
this 8th day of July, 1891.

EDMUND MASON,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Examination of Mine Managers.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 8th July, 1891.

AN examination of candidates for certificates as Mine
Managers under "The Mining Act, 1886," and First-
and Second-class Mine Managers' and Engine-drivers' certi-
ficates under "The Coal-mines Act Amendment Act, 1890,"
will be held on the 18th August, 1891, and three following
days, at places to be hereafter named. All applications,
with necessary certificates, and fee of £1, must be addressed
to "The Secretary of the Board of Examiners under the
Mining Act or Coal-mines Act, Wellington," and must be
received before the 10th August.
Candidates who were unsuccessful at the examinations
held in February last will be allowed to come up for re-
examination in the subjects in which they failed.
T. H. HAMER,
Secretary to the Board of Examiners.