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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 63

Visitors appointed to the Female Department of H.M. Prison at Wanganui.

Department of Justice (Prisons Branch), Inspector's Office, Wellington, 8th August, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JESSIE MARGUERITE WILLIAMSON and MARGARET BULLOCK

to be Visitors to the Female Department of H.M. Prison at Wanganui, as from the 8th August, 1896.

T. THOMPSON, Minister of Justice.

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice, Wellington, 12th August, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by

JOHN HEDLEY, Esq.,

of Seadown, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the colony.

T. THOMPSON.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 7th August, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under "The Aliens Act, 1880," in favour of the under-mentioned persons:

Name. Occupation. Residence.

Andrew Baretich .. Miner .. Callaghan's. Philippo Canobio .. Miner .. Callaghan's. Frederick Clever .. Labourer .. Invercargill. Giovanni Cossi .. Miner .. Callaghan's. Thomas Delpano .. Miner .. Callaghan's. Paul Knudsen .. Farmer .. Parkhurst. Joseph Manzoni .. Miner .. Callaghan's. Peter Marzzonni .. Miner .. Callaghan's. Giovanni Runzio .. Miner .. Callaghan's.

J. CARROLL, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Hawera County Council.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 12th August, 1896.

THE following notice, received from the Chairman of the Hawera County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of "The Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1886."

J. CARROLL, Acting Colonial Secretary.

HAWERA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Loans under "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886," and its Amendments.

NOTICE is hereby given that the poll of ratepayers taken on the 6th August, 1896, resulted as follows:

For public works within and in the neighbourhood of the Township of Eltham, £2,000.—Number of voters and votes on roll, 103: Number of voters and votes for proposal, 74; number of voters and votes against proposal, nil.

For forming and gravelling the Chapman, Poti, and the Anderson Roads, £3,000.—Number of voters on roll, 68; number of votes exercisable, 74: Number of voters for proposal, 55; number of votes for proposal, 58; number of votes against proposal, nil.

I therefore declare both the above-mentioned proposals to be carried.

JOHN HESLOP, Chairman.

Notice of Intention to take Land for a Road, Ormondville to Waikopiro, through Sections 120, 121, Block IX., and 114, Block X., Takapau.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of "The Public Works Act, 1894," to execute a certain public work, to wit, the construction of a road known as the Ormondville to Waikopiro Road, through

Sections 120, 121, Block IX., and 114, Block X., Takapau, and for the purposes of such public work the land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken; and notice is further given that the plan of the said road and of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the Post-office at Takapau, and is there open for inspection. And notice is hereby given that all persons affected by the execution of the said public work or by the taking of the said lands shall, if they have any well-grounded objections to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of such lands, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister for Public Works, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

The several parcels of land mentioned in list hereunder:

Approximate Area of each Parcels of Land required to be taken. Being Portions of Block No. Survey District of Coloured on Plan

A. R. P. Lot 1 of Section 114 X. Takapau Red. 0 1 22 Lot 2 of Section 114 X. " " 2 0 12 Section 121 .. IX. " " 0 0 3 Lot 53, Section 120 IX. " " 2 3 30 Section 115 .. X. " Purple. 0 2 33

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this fifth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

JOHN McKENZIE, Minister of Lands.

Notice to Mariners, No. 21 of 1896.

Marine Department, Wellington, 4th August, 1896.

THE following Hydrographic Notice, received from His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief, Australian Station, is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

AUSTRALIAN STATION.

"Orlando," at Suva, 24th June, 1896.

(Hydrographic Notice No. 20.) THE following Hydrographic Notice is promulgated for general information and guidance:

1. Roche de Var Shoal, Havannah Passage, New Caledonia. It has been decided to remove this shoal from Admiralty charts, and the necessary correction is to be made in any charts or sailing directions which show its existence. Charts affected: 936b, 1380, 2906. Sailing Directions—Pacific Islands, Vol. i., Part ii., page 93.

(M 3116, No. 112, of 16th April, 1896; Office No. 835 3.)

2. Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania.

(a.) There is a shoal patch about 2 cables in extent, with least depth 13 fathoms (crl.) at low water, springs, with 17 to 19 fathoms close round, with S.W. extreme of Cape Raoul S. 82½° E., distance 4½ miles, and summit of Wedge Island N. 23½° W., 4·6 miles. Chart affected: 1079. Sailing Directions—Australian Directory, Vol. i., page 523. (b.) A rock, with 21ft. of water over it at low water, springs, and with 7 to 9 fathoms close round, lies with Mount Communication N. 5° W., 2·1 miles, and summit of Betsey Island N. 82° W., 7·7 miles. Charts affected: 960, 1079. Sailing Directions—Australian Directory, Vol. i., page 524. (c.) A rock, with 21ft. of water over it at low water, springs, and 9 to 10 fathoms close round it, lies with Mount Communication N. 50° E., 1·8 miles, and the summit of Wedge Island S. 39° E., 4·4 miles. Charts affected: 809, 960, 1079. Sailing Directions—Australian Directory, Vol. i., page 524. ("Dart," Note No. 1, 20th May, 1896; Office No. 835 5.)

3. Calliope Dock, Auckland, New Zealand. The position of the dock appears to be incorrectly placed on Chart No. 1970. The following angles and bearings have been taken: