SEPT. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1453

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Bruce County Council.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 18th September, 1894.

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

BRUCE COUNTY COUNCIL.
Clarendon Drainage District.

RESULT of poll on the proposal to borrow £200, under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” for the purpose of improving and extension of the Clarendon drainage works, taken on the 30th day of August, 1894:—
Total ratepayers on the roll, 6, representing 7 votes: Votes recorded in favour of the proposal, 5; votes not recorded, 2.
As a majority of the ratepayers voted in favour of the proposal, and the number so voting are entitled to more than half the number of votes which can be exercised by the whole number of the ratepayers, I do hereby declare the proposal carried.

HENRY CLARK,
Chairman, Bruce County Council.
Dated at Milton, this 11th day of September, 1894.
ALEX. NELSON,
County Clerk.

Clarksville Drainage District.

Result of poll on the proposal to borrow £300, under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” for the cutting of a main drain and branches from the Tokomairiro River through said district, taken on the 31st day of August, 1894:—
Total ratepayers on roll, 15, representing 21 votes: Votes recorded in favour of the proposal, 11; votes recorded against the proposal 3; votes not recorded, 7.
As a majority of the ratepayers voted in favour of the proposal, and the number voting are entitled to more than half the number of votes that can be exercised by the whole number of the ratepayers, I hereby declare the proposal carried.

HENRY CLARK,
Chairman, Bruce County Council.
Dated at Milton, this 11th day of September, 1894.
ALEX. NELSON,
County Clerk.

Special Order made by the Poverty Bay Road Board, County of Cook.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 18th September, 1894.

THE following special order, made by the Poverty Bay Road Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Road Boards Act, 1882.”
P. A. BUCKLEY.

POVERTY BAY ROAD BOARD.

A SPECIAL order, made by the Poverty Bay Road Board, at a special meeting held on the 23rd day of July, 1894, and confirmed on the 1st day of September, 1894:—
Resolved, “That ‘The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,’ be adopted generally.”
The common seal of the inhabitants of the Poverty Bay Road District was hereto affixed in the presence of
GEO. DE BLAQUIÈRE,
Clerk, Poverty Bay Road Board.

I certify that the foregoing special order was made in accordance with law, and that all the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886,” and “The Road Boards Act, 1882,” have been complied with.
GEO. DE BLAQUIÈRE,
Clerk.

Notice to Mariners, No. 33 of 1894.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 15th September, 1894.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Department of Ports and Harbours, Melbourne, Victoria, are published for general information.
J. G. WARD.

GIPPSLAND LAKES ENTRANCE.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners dated the 19th August, 1889, notice is hereby given that on and after the 5th day of September, 1894, a temporary white or red light (to indicate the state of the entrance) will be exhibited from the outer end of the platform on the Eastern Pier.

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The white light will indicate that the entrance is safely navigable, and the red light that the entrance is dangerous.
By order.
ALEXR. WILSON,
Port Officer.
Harbour Office, Customs,
Melbourne, 21st August, 1894.

PORT OF PORT PHILLIP, SOUTH CHANNEL.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners dated the 29th February, 1892, mariners and others are hereby informed that the north side of the South Channel, between Nos. 9 and 11 black buoys, and in alignment therewith, has been dredged to a depth of 26ft. and a width of 400ft., extending southerly from the north edge of the channel, and that the tide-gauge at the Pile Lighthouse has been lowered from 25ft. to 26ft. low-water springs; the dredge-marking buoys have also been removed.
By order.
ALEXR. WILSON,
Port Officer.
Harbour Office, Customs,
Melbourne, 21st August, 1894.

PORT OF PORT PHILLIP, WEST CHANNEL.

THE attention of masters of vessels, pilots, and others is directed to the following proposed alterations in connection with the Swanspit light-vessel, and Nos. 2, 8, 10, 12, and 14 red buoys, West Channel, all of which will be changed in accordance with the following notice:—
Referring to Notice to Mariners published the 6th February, 1889, it is hereby notified that on and after the 10th October, 1894, the Swanspit light-vessel will be removed, and a gas buoy painted black, showing a red occulting light, giving from six to eight flashes and eclipses every minute, will be moored in lieu thereof.
No. 2 red perch buoy will be removed, and replaced by a gas buoy painted red, showing a white occulting light, giving from six to eight flashes and eclipses every minute.
No. 12 gas buoy will be removed from its present position, and moored 4¾ cables S. 42° W. therefrom.
No. 8 red buoy will be removed, and moored 5¾ cables N. 21° E. from its present position.
No. 14 red buoy will be removed, and moored 3¼ cables S. 55° W. from its present position.
No. 10 red buoy will be removed, and will not be replaced until further notice.
By order.
ALEXR. WILSON,
Port Officer.
Harbour Office, Customs,
Melbourne, 10th August, 1894.

Revocation of Appointment of Bonding Warehouse.

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 Wellington.

The warehouse known as
NEW ZEALAND DRUG COMPANY’S PERFUMERY BOND,
as appointed and described in Commissioner’s Order No. 466, of the 4th January, 1894.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this fifteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.

J. G. WARD,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.
Commissioner’s Order No. 492.]

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 18th September, 1894.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders for the Gisborne Courthouse contract is published for general information.

R. J. SEDDON,
Minister for Public Works.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
W. O. Skeet, Gisborne .. .. .. 2,093 18 10

Declined.
H. C. Small, Auckland .. .. .. 2,210 19 1
Lovatt, Payne, and Co., Auckland .. .. 2,360 0 0
Nelson and Co., Auckland .. .. 2,379 13 0
Heron and Cameron, Auckland .. .. 2,428 0 0
W. G. Smith, Auckland .. .. 2,432 5 0
Elliott and Matheson, Auckland .. .. 2,494 0 0
C. H. Frankham, Devonport .. .. 2,965 0 0