Sept. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1721

Member of the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners, Wellington Land District, appointed.

NOTICE is hereby given that, in exercise of the power conferred in this behalf by section 3 of “The Land for Settlements Amendment Act, 1895,” I, John McKenzie, the Minister of Lands, have this day appointed

ALEXANDER REESE,

of Pahiatua (being a member of the Land Board of the Wellington Land District), to be a member of the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners constituted under “The Land for Settlements Act, 1894,” and “The Land for Settlements Amendment Act, 1895.”

Given under my hand, this twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Notice of the Laying-off of Road through Ruapekapeka No. 1 Block, in the Auckland Land District.

NOTICE is hereby given, by direction of His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, under the authority of section 92 of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” that the road described in the Schedule hereto was, on the 25th June, 1897, duly taken and laid off through the land specified in the said Schedule, under the authority of the Governor of the said colony, by a warrant dated the 29th March, 1897.

SCHEDULE.

ROAD IN RUAPEKAPEKA NO. 1 BLOCK.

As the said area is delineated upon the plan marked as above mentioned, deposited in the District Office of the Lands and Survey Department at Auckland, in the Auckland Land District, and thereon coloured as above stated.

Dated this 23rd day of September, 1897.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Drawing Attention to Provisions regarding the Export of Butter and Cheese.—Notice No. 493.

“THE DAIRY INDUSTRY ACT, 1894.”—NOTICE TO EXPORTERS OF BUTTER AND CHEESE.

Department of Agriculture (Dairying Service), Wellington, 27th September, 1897.

IT is hereby notified that the undernoted subsections of section 21 of the above-mentioned Act are now in force:—

(1.) (a.) Every person exporting butter shall have such butter placed in the cool-store proclaimed by the Governor, at least four clear days prior to shipment, for the purpose of being cooled or frozen.

(c.) On the despatch of any butter or cheese to a cool-store, the sender thereof shall immediately post notice thereof to the officer in charge of the cool-store, giving full particulars of the number of kegs, boxes, or packages, as the case may be, together with the stamps or marks and weights of each keg, box, or package.

(2.) The Governor may appoint persons who—

(a.) Shall, prior to shipment, inspect and grade each lot of butter, and shall stamp or mark each keg, box, or package with the official stamp or mark and the figure denoting the grade;

(d.) Shall, prior to shipment, inspect and grade each lot of cheese, and shall stamp or mark each cheese found to be of inferior quality, and each keg, box, or package containing such cheese, with the official stamp or mark and the figure denoting the grade;

The official stamp is ▲, and the grade-marks 1 for first grade, 2 for second grade, and 3 for third grade.

(3.) That on every keg, box, or package containing butter or cheese, and on every cheese in each lot, the date or dates on which such butter or cheese was manufactured, and the number of the churning or vat, as the case may be, shall be legibly stamped or marked. The date or dates and number as required by this subsection may be removed after grading.

For the purpose of inspecting and grading the quality of any butter or cheese, the grader may open and sample any one or more kegs, boxes, or packages of each lot of such butter or cheese, and affix the official stamp and grade-mark on the lot, or any portion thereof, according to the quality of the sample thereof.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to butter or cheese in hermetically-sealed tins.

The following buildings and places are declared cool-stores for the purposes of the said Act:—
The Bank of New Zealand Estates Company (Limited) (known as the Auckland Freezing Company’s Store), Auckland; C. Edward Halloran’s Egmont Freezing-works, Waitara; the Taranaki Freezing-works, New Plymouth; the Wellington Meat Export Company’s Freezing-works, Wellington; the Lyttelton Harbour Board’s Cold-store, Lyttelton; the Otago Dock Trust’s Cold-store, Port Chalmers; and the Taieri and Peninsula Dairy Company’s Store, Dunedin,

The Government undertake no duties in connection with the shipping of produce, and exporters must make their own arrangements for transit to and from store.

On the despatch of any produce full particulars (brands, weights, &c.) of the consignment must be forwarded, postage prepaid, addressed to the Grader, at the Government Cool-store.

Books of advice-notes, containing fifty forms, are obtainable from the Government Printer, Wellington, price 1s.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.

Notice to Mariners, No. 14 of 1897.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 29th September, 1897.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, and His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief, Australian Station, are published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

TORRES STRAIT.—ROCK IN NORMANBY SOUND.

Notice is hereby given that a small pinnacle rock, with a depth of nineteen (19) feet over it at L.W.S., has been discovered in the following approximate position, viz.:—

Webb Point, Friday Island, bearing W. ½ N., distant 3½ cables.

Masters of vessels of deep draught when in the vicinity are cautioned accordingly.

Charts affected: Nos. 437, 691, 2354, and 2375; Australia Directory, Vol. ii.

T. M. ALMOND,
Portmaster.

Marine Department, Brisbane, 3rd September, 1897.

AUSTRALIAN STATION.

“Orlando,” at Sydney,
3rd September, 1897.

(Hydrographic Notice No. 43.)

Tonga Group.

THE master of the ship “Meg Merrilies” reports having passed a reef in latitude 20° 32′ 30″ S., and longitude 174° 31′ W., on which the sea was breaking heavily. The bottom was distinctly visible underfoot.

Charts Nos. 780, 1829, 2421.

Sailing Directions: Pacific Islands, Vol. ii., page 40.

(Vice-Consul, Tonga, 20th July, 1897: Office No. 841.)

CYPRIAN A. G. BRIDGE,
Rear-Admiral.

New Zealand Hemp.—Notice No. 478.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 30th March, 1897.

THE time for receiving applications for the bonuses mentioned in Notice No. 430 has been extended to 31st December, 1897.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister for Agriculture.