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II. Jervis Bay Shoal Sounding.—An examination of the
shoal ground off Plantation Point discovered a sounding of
10ft. at low-water spring-tides, close to 2½-fathoms sounding
on chart. Position: Lat., 35° 4′ 27″ S.; long., 150° 44′ 22″ E.
Point (A), 51° 30′; Flora Point, 89° 15′; Perpendicular Point,
30° 40′; Governor Point.
Charts affected and Sailing Directions: Same as No. 1.
N. BOWDEN-SMITH,
Rear Admiral, Commander-in-Chief.
The respective Officers Commanding
H.M. Ships, &c., Australian Station.

Notice to Mariners, No. 14 of 1893.

CANTERBURY REEF, ENTRANCE TO PELORUS SOUND.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 12th April, 1893.

CAPTAIN FAIRCHILD, of the Government steamer
“Hinemoa,” who recently surveyed the Canterbury
Reef, reports that it is a cluster of rocks occupying a space
of 400ft. in a north and south direction, and 100ft. from east
to west. The rocks lie about half-way along on the west side
of the inner Chetwode Island, half a mile distant from the
island, with a 14-fathom passage, half a cable in width,
between the reef and the island.
A vessel going into Pelorus Sound on the west side of
Chetwode Islands should bring East Entry Point open of the
south-west extreme of Chetwode Island, which will lead a
vessel half a mile clear of the reef.
The north end of the reef has 9ft. of water on it at low
water, and the south end 2ft. at low water. There are 17
fathoms of water 40ft. north of the reef.
When on the north end of the reef, Blowhole Point bore
S.W. by S. ¼ S. full; Francis Head, W. ¾ S.; Jag Rocks
(east extreme), N. by W. ¼ W.; and north-west extreme of
Chetwode Islands, N.E. ¾ E. full.
The bearings are magnetic.
JOHN McKENZIE,
For the Minister having charge of the
Marine Department.

Prizes for Collections of Noxious Weeds and Insects.—
Notice No. 365.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 7th April, 1893.

PRIZES offered for collections of noxious weeds and
insects, &c.:
Collection of noxious weeds: First prize, £10; second, £5.
All specimens must have been gathered in the colony.
Each specimen must be mounted on paper 18in. by 11in.,
and bear, if possible, the popular and scientific name, also
the locality where gathered.
Collection of insects injurious to New Zealand vegetation,
and their natural enemies and parasites: First prize, £10;
second, £5.
All insects must be properly set and named, also have
locality tickets attached.
The collections winning the prizes to become the property
of the department, where they will remain on exhibition
with the name of the collector affixed.
All collections for competition must be delivered at the
office of the Secretary for Agriculture, at the Government
Buildings, at Wellington, not later than the 31st December,
1893.
Each collection must be marked with a motto, and
accompanied by a sealed envelope containing a copy of such
motto, together with the full name and address of the
exhibitor.
The unsuccessful exhibits will be returned to the owners
carriage free.
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

Bonus for Eradicating the Californian Thistle.—Notice
No. 364.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 29th March, 1893.

CONDITIONS on which a bonus of £250 is offered for a
means of eradicating the Californian thistle (Cnicus
lanceolatus):

1. All applications for the bonus must be sent addressed
   to the Hon. the Minister of Agriculture, Wellington, and
   must be in his hands not later than the 1st June, 1893.
2. The applicants must be prepared to submit their pro-
   posed means of eradication in such manner and at such
   time and place as the Minister shall direct.
3. The Government shall appoint a committee of three or
   more persons, under whose instructions and before whom all
   tests shall be carried through.
4. The proposed bonus, or any part thereof, will not be
   paid until the proposed remedy has been proved effectual.
   JOHN McKENZIE,
   Minister of Agriculture.

Commissioner's Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 12th April, 1893.

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.

Bla—cur—ex (medicated lozenge) ..
Golden Maltex (medicated lozenge); as
druggists’ sundries .. | 15 per cent.
Hayward’s specific for lung-worms in sheep;
as patent and proprietary medicines .. | 25 per cent.
Sluicers of iron, “Giant,” claimed as ma-
chinery for mining purposes; as metal
manufactures (iron sluice-valves) .. | 20 per cent.
Sheep-shearing machine, “Hauptner’s”; as
machinery for agricultural purposes n.o.e. | Free.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.
Commissioner’s Order No. 446.]

Officiating Ministers for 1893.—Notice No. 10.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 12th April, 1893.

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:—

Wesleyan Methodist Church.
The Reverend JARVIS BUNTING JOHNSON.
The Reverend GEORGE FROST.
The Reverend WILLIAM EDMUND BIRKS.
The Reverend CHARLES A. FOSTON.
The Reverend JACOB FEATHERSTON.
The Reverend GEORGE ERNEST POOLE.

United Methodist Free Churches.
The Reverend EDWARD MAYSON.
[This name is published in substitution for that of George
Mayson, which appeared in Gazette of the 6th April.]

GEO. DRURY,
Deputy Registrar General.

Officiating Ministers for 1893.—Notice No. 11.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 6th April, 1893.

NOTICE has been received from the President of the
Wesleyan Methodist Church Conference that

The Reverend JOSEPH BERRY
has been transferred to the South Australian Conference.
His name has been withdrawn from the list of Officiating
Ministers under “The Marriage Act, 1880,” for the year
1893.

GEO. DRURY,
For the Registrar General.

Will accepted by the Public Trustee.

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 5th April, 1893.

In the matter of the will of WILLIAM TREGEA, late of
Nelson, Hotelkeeper, deceased.

IT is hereby notified that this will has been finally ac-
cepted, in accordance with the provisions of “The Pub-
lic Trust Office Act, 1872,” and that the Public Trustee is
the Executor appointed under the said will.

J. K. WARBURTON,
Public Trustee.