Dec. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1953

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th November, 1898.

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

J. CARROLL.

Alterations to the Scale of Fares, Rates, and Charges in Force upon the New Zealand Government Railways.

IN pursuance of all powers and authorities enabling me under “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and any amendment thereof, and also of “The Government Railways Act, 1894,” I, Alfred Jerome Cadman, the Minister for Railways, do hereby make the following alterations in the scale of fares, rates, and charges in force on the New Zealand Government railways open for traffic, such alterations to come into force on and after the 12th day of December, 1898:—

PART I.—PASSENGERS: LOCAL FARES AND REGULATIONS.

AUCKLAND SECTION.

Suburban Traffic.

PART IV.—GOODS: LOCAL RATES.

PictON SECTION.

Timber booked through between Wellington and Blenheim, landed at or shipped from Picton, will be charged 2s. 6d. per 100 superficial feet for conveyance by rail and steamer, including wharfage and loading or unloading at Picton.

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION.

Class H.—Wool, &c., undumped.

Class H, undumped, from Ranfurly, Capburn, and intermediate stations to Dunedin or Port Chalmers, will be charged 6d. per bale less than the classified rates.

As witness my hand, this fifth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister for Railways.

Customs Holidays.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 7th December, 1898.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Monday, the 26th December instant, and Monday, the 2nd January, 1899, to be kept as holidays by the Customs Department throughout the colony.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For the Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Notice to Mariners, No. 39 of 1898.

SPAR BUOY ON KAINOKI ROCK, WAITATA REACH, PELORUS SOUND.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 1st December, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given that a spar buoy, painted red, surmounted by a globe, has been moored on Kainoki Rock, in the Pelorus Sound. The buoy shows about 5 ft. above water, and can be seen during daylight in ordinary weather at a distance of one mile.

Caution.—Vessels should not attempt to pass between Kainoki Rock and Danger Point.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty charts Nos. 2616, 2684, 2685, and 695; “New Zealand Pilot,” Chap. v., page 218.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Notice to Mariners, No. 40 of 1898.

OTAGO HARBOUR ENTRANCE.—PROPOSED LEADING-LIGHTS AND BEACONS FOR MARKING MAIN CHANNEL.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 6th December, 1898.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Otago Harbour Board, is published for general information:—

The Board has decided to erect, at an early date, two triangular-shaped beacons, 20 ft. high, for the purpose of marking the main channel at the entrance to Otago Harbour. The front beacon will be erected at Harrington Point, on a site 24 ft. above sea-level at low tide. The back beacon will be erected on a site east of the Maori Kaik Jetty, 40 ft. above sea-level at low tide. These beacons will be 6,600 ft. apart, and will bear from each other S. by E. ½ E. and N. by W. ½ W. respectively, and will be painted white.

On a date to be hereafter fixed, two white lights will be exhibited from these beacons from sunset to sunrise, for the purpose of marking the main channel by night. The front light will be 30 ft., and the back light 46 ft., above sea-level at low tide.

Mariners are reminded that these lights for marking the main channel have no connection with the present leading-lights shown from beacons on the sandspit.

The Harbourmaster has supplied the following information for the guidance of mariners:—

1. The depth of water at low tide on the line of the original beacons erected on the sandspit, and marking the old channel, is 21 ft. 6 in. When the bar is smooth, this channel is considered safe for vessels drawing 19 ft. of water.

2. The depth of water at low tide on the line of the new beacons on the Peninsula, and marking the main channel, is 32 ft.

3. When the new beacons and lights are established, mariners are recommended to use or take the main channel when the vessel’s draught exceeds 19 ft.

4. When the bar is rough, and should it be low water, masters of vessels drawing 16 ft. and upwards are recommended to use or take the main channel.

5. Directions for entering Otago Harbour by the main channel: When two miles off the entrance, bring the beacon on Harrington Point and the beacon east of the Maori Kaik Jetty in line on a S. by E. ½ E. bearing; then steer in on this course, keeping the beacons in line until the outer end of the mole or training-wall is brought abeam; then steer for Harrington Point, continuing a mid-channel course between the buoys, leaving the red buoys on the starboard side and the black buoys on the port side.

All bearings are correct magnetic, and the soundings are calculated for low water spring tides.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty charts Nos. 2411, 2532, and 2533; “New Zealand Pilot,” Chap. vii., pages 305 to 311.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Notice to Mariners, No. 41 of 1898.

GALATEA CHANNEL, KAIPARA HARBOUR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 6th December, 1898.

THE Harbourmaster at Kaipara reports that Tory Shoal is further extending in a W.S.W. direction below the lower buoy. Mariners are therefore cautioned not to open the beacons to the southward when within half a mile seaward of the lower buoy, and are reminded that the constant use of the lead is necessary when navigating these waters.

All bearings are correct magnetic.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty charts Nos. 2543 and 2614; “New Zealand Pilot,” Chap. vi., pages 249 to 255.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Government Printing and Stationery Offices to be closed from 21st December to 3rd January.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 5th December, 1898.

THE Government Printing and Stationery Offices, Wellington, will be closed from Wednesday, the 21st December, 1898, until Tuesday, the 3rd January, 1899, both days inclusive.

By order.

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.