Nov. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1995

that danger. From the buoy the outer end of the dry part
of the North Sandspit bears N.W. by W., the lighthouse
N.E., and Pukitu E.S.E.

Caution.—Owing to the rapid changes which sometimes
take place in the vicinity of Tory Shoal, mariners should
pay particular attention to the lead, and to any directions
given from the signal-station near the lighthouse.

All bearings are correct magnetic.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Charts Nos. 2543 and
2614; New Zealand Pilot, Chapter vi., pages 249 to 255.
WM. HALL-JONES.

Notice to Mariners, No. 21 of 1897.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 1st November, 1897.

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 Sydney, 23rd September, 1897.
(Hydrographic Notice No. 44.)

Washington and Palmyra Islands.

H.M.S. “Penguin” reports that the following are the
correct positions of the above-named islands: Washington
Island—latitude 4° 43′ N., longitude 160° 24′ W.; Palmyra
Island—latitude 5° 52′ 18″ N., longitude 162° 5′ W.

Charts Nos. 782 and 2867.
Pacific Islands, Vol. ii., pages 401 and 402.

Approach to Woodlark Island.

Latitude 9° 13′ S., longitude 152° 49′ E. (approximate).

H.M.S. “Wallaroo” reports that the positions of Alcester
Islands and Sharp Island (which is that shown on chart
No. 2764 as N. 67° E., 19 miles, from Alcester Islands) are
not correctly shown on the existing chart, and that they
are situated approximately as follows: Alcester Islands—
latitude 9° 33′ 30″ S., longitude 152° 25′ E.; Sharp Island
—latitude 9° 29′ S., longitude 152° 40′ E.

Chart No. 2764.
(“Wallaroo,” Note No. 3, 28th August, 1897; Office
No. 542.)

CYPRIAN A. G. BRIDGE,
Rear-Admiral.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 29th October, 1897.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders
is published for general information.
WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

THAMES-PAEROA RAILWAY.—SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF IRON-
BARK.

Accepted.

J. Burns and Co., Auckland .. .. .. £ s. d.
792 10 9

Declined.

W. Brown and Co., Dunedin .. .. 800 3 0
J. McLellan, Auckland .. .. 858 0 0
Murray, Arnold, and Co., Dunedin .. .. 858 13 9

Application to proclaim certain Rivers and Creeks, together
with all their Tributaries, Watercourses for the Deposit
of Tailings.

IN pursuance of the powers vested in him by section 152
of “The Mining Act, 1891,” His Excellency the
Governor directs it to be notified that application has been
made to him to proclaim the following rivers and creeks
in the Land Districts of Nelson and Westland to be water-
courses into which tailings, mining débris, and waste water
of every kind used in, upon, or discharged from any claim
or licensed holding adjacent to such watercourses shall be
suffered to flow or be discharged.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

That creek known as Soldier's Creek, which flows north-
westerly through Sections 153, 152, and 244, Blocks XIII.
and XIV., Reefton Survey District, for a distance of about
two miles, from its source to its confluence with Devil's
Creek; and also the several tributaries thereof.

That creek known as Walker's Creek, which flows westerly
through Sections 5, 6, and 7, Block XII., Inangahua Survey
District, for a distance of about one mile, from its source to
its confluence with the Inangahua River; and also the tribu-
taries thereof.

That creek known as Blacksand Creek, which flows
westerly through Sections 14, 18, 17, and 16, Block XII.,
Inangahua Survey District, for a distance of about one mile,
from its source to its confluence with the Inangahua River;
and also the tributaries thereof.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

That creek known as the Big Kapitea Creek, which flows
north-westerly from its source on the northern boundary of
the Kumara Reservoir Reserve for a distance of nine miles
to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

That creek known as the Little Kapitea Creek, which
flows north-easterly from its source in a terrace above
Duffer's Track for a distance of about three miles to its con-
fluence with the Big Kapitea Creek; and also the several
tributaries thereof.

Dated at Wellington, this 27th day of October, 1897.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister of Mines.

Resignation of Trustee, Te Teko Cemetery, accepted.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 1st November, 1897.

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

PERCIVAL CRÈNE

as a Trustee of Te Teko Public Cemetery.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of
“The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894.”

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 28th October, 1897.

NOTICE is hereby given that, no person having taken
out administration, the Public Trustee has filed in
the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election
to administer the several intestate estates of the persons
deceased whose names, residences, and occupations, so far
as known, are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross
properties being estimated not to exceed £250 in each case.

Samuel Baird, late of Wellington, in the Provincial Dis-
trict of Wellington, labourer. Filed on the 14th day of
October, 1897.

John Keane, late of the Thames, in the Provincial Dis-
trict of Auckland, baker. Filed on the 14th day of Oc-
tober, 1897.

William Hannah, late of Masterton, in the Provincial
District of Wellington, ploughman. Filed on the 14th day
of October, 1897.

James Crowther, late of Hyde, in the Provincial District
of Otago, butcher. Filed on the 14th day of October, 1897.

Edward Francis, late of Antonio's Flat, in the Provincial
District of Westland, miner. Filed on the 14th day of Oc-
tober, 1897.

James Webster, late of Wellington, in the Provincial
District of Wellington, clerk. Filed on the 14th day of Oc-
tober, 1897.

Sarah Agnes Halliday, late of Rakaia, in the Provincial
District of Canterbury, married woman. Filed on the 14th
day of October, 1897.

Caroline Bentley, late of Masterton, in the Provincial
District of Wellington, married woman. Filed on the 19th
day of October, 1897.

George Robinson, late of Ettrick, in the Provincial Dis-
trict of Otago, bootmaker. Filed on the 19th day of October,
1897.

Alexander Glennie, late of Rimu, in the Provincial Dis-
trict of Westland, settler. Filed on the 19th day of October,
1897.

Edward Baughan, late of Charleston, in the Provincial
District of Westland, miner. Filed on the 19th day of
October, 1897.

Harriet Cundy, late of Christchurch, in the Provincial
District of Canterbury, housekeeper. Filed on the 19th day
of October, 1897.

Valentine François Abraham, otherwise known as Valentin
Abraham, late of Purua, in the Provincial District of Auck-
land, farmer. Filed on the 22nd day of October, 1897.

Alexander Leslie McNeill, late of Stavely, in the Pro-
vincial District of Canterbury, contractor. Filed on the
22nd day of October, 1897.

Percy James Renall, late of Masterton, in the Provincial
District of Wellington, farmer. Filed on the 19th day of
October, 1897.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.