1812

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 78

Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” and the amendments thereof, for the construction of a portion of the Makuri (Huiakama) Road:—

Number of ratepayers on special roll, 3; number of votes exercisable, 4: Number of ratepayers voting in favour of the proposal, 3; number of votes recorded in favour of the proposal, 4; number of ratepayers voting against the proposal, nil.

I hereby declare the above proposal to be carried.

J. MACKAY,
Chairman.

15th September, 1899.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan, Borough of Palmerston.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 18th September, 1899.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of Palmerston, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

J. CARROLL.

RESULT OF POLL FOR PROPOSED LOAN OF £1,000 FOR THE BOROUGH OF PALMERSTON.

Notice under Section 39 of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1886.”

Notice is hereby given that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Palmerston, held in accordance with the above-named Act, on Monday, the 11th day of September, 1899, to determine the proposal of the Palmerston Borough Council to borrow the sum of £1,000 under the provisions of “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,” the following number of votes were recorded for and against the said proposal respectively:—

Number of ratepayers on the burgess roll, 266; on the freeholders’ list, 20: making a total of 286 votes. Votes recorded for the proposal, 167; votes recorded against the proposal, 3; informal, 4.

And notice is hereby further given that, whereas a majority in number of the ratepayers voted in favour of the proposal, I hereby declare the said proposal to be carried.

Dated at Palmerston South, this 12th day of September, 1899.

Jno. C. Gow,
Mayor.

Notice to Mariners, No. 33 of 1899.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 19th September, 1899.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

CAIRNS HARBOUR, TRINITY BAY.—DEPTH OF WATER IN ENTRANCE-CHANNEL.

Notice is hereby given that the available depth of water in the dredged entrance-channel to Cairns Harbour is 11 ft. 9 in. at low-water springs.

The depth available at any time is to be obtained by adding 11 ft. 9 in. to the height shown on the dial of the tide-gauge at the Fairway Beacon, instead of 12 ft. 6 in. as hitherto.

Charts affected, Nos. 2924, 2350; Australia Directory, Vol. ii.

T. M. ALMOND,
Portmaster.

Marine Department, Brisbane, 21st August, 1899.

Notice to Mariners, No. 34 of 1899.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 19th September, 1899.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Board of Trade, London, are published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

SPAIN.

Special Warning to Mariners.—Precautions necessary in passing Cape Finisterre.

The sailing directions for the W. coasts of France, Spain, and Portugal, 5th edition, 1891, published by the Admiralty, states at pages 13–15 (as was also stated in the editions of 1867, 1873, 1881, and 1885): “The general Ely. drift of the North Atlantic, striking the land about Cape Ortegal in Spain, appears to divide into two branches; the Nrn. portion flowing E. along the N. coast of Spain, while the other is deflected to the Srd. along the coast of Portugal. In ordinary weather this drift is slight, and no dependence can be placed in its being felt by the mariner; in fact, instances are recorded of wrks. Nrd. of Cape Ortegal drifting to the Wrd. When, however, strong Wly. winds are prevailing in the Atlantic Ocean to the Wrd. of the N. coast of Spain, a very considerable current sets into the Srn. part of the Bay of Biscay, which, diverted by the coast of France, may set to the Nrd. past Ushant, and thence across the entr. of the British Chan. towards Cape Clear. It is, however, pretty well est. that this latter, which has received the name of Rennell’s Current, is only an occasional current so far as nav. is concerned; but, as it may attain a rate of one or one and a half knots an hour, the knowledge of its possible existence should be borne in mind. . . . The evidence of divers employed on wrks. on the N.W. coast of Spain shows that strong Ely. currents set in on the land in fine weather without any local wind, but, as it has been remarked that a Wly. gale has nearly invariably followed, such currents are probably due to the gale while still far to the Wrd. This fact goes to show that Ely. currents may be expected in all weathers. . . . From Cape Finisterre the current generally flows to the S.E. and S. along the coast of Portugal as far as Cape St. Vincent, but the current may occasionally set in the reverse direction. From Cape St. Vincent it runs Ely. towards the Strait of Gibraltar.” “The mariner will thus perceive that caution is necessary in crossing the Bay of Biscay, and that due allowance should be made both for the outset and indraft, but especially the latter, when standing to the Srd. during thick weather for a position Wrd. of Cape Finisterre.” “The coast between Capes Ortegal and Finisterre is dangerous to approach at night, especially in the winter season, or in thick and foggy weather, which is frequent here, for not only does a powerful current at times set towards the land from the N.W., but the streams of flood and ebb often draw vessels out of their computed position.” “In the dark gloomy weather of winter the land is often concealed, but the beaches at the foot of the hills may sometimes be seen when the latter are obsc. in mist and haze, and it should be remembered that the 100 fms. line passes just 10 miles from Cape Finisterre, and also from Cape Ortegal. Many wrks have occurred in the neighbourhood of Cape Finisterre, the majority probably owing to the effects of Ely. set, and scend of the sea when crossing the Bay of Biscay, their position depending on dead-reckoning. Unless absolutely certain of the position, a very wide berth should therefore be given to this dangerous coast at night or in thick weather. Caution is always requisite in approaching a shore after a long run over a sea where doubtful currents prevail, but in this case the necessity is intensified by the fact that many of the lts. are weak, and are placed so high that they are frequently shrouded in mist hanging over the land, thus giving little or no warning. There is a most valuable bank of sounding fronting the whole shore, on which the depths decrease so gradually as the shore is approached that the dist. from it can be told with considerable accuracy by the lead. The depths on it, however, are such that unless soundings are taken continuously, and the depth reached at each cast at least 70 fms., no btm., little warning may be given, as the 50 fms. line is in some places very near the coast. . . . Mariners are also cautioned when approaching Cape Finisterre, especially in vessels from ports of the United Kingdom, to lose no favourable opportunity of ascertaining the errors of the nav. compass—one of the unsuspected causes of vessels being found, in thick weather, in dangerous proximity to the land being doubtless due to the disregard of these necessary obser.” It is also stated in the same sailing directions, at page 303, “The attention of mariners is called to Admiralty charts, No. 1053, Cape Peñas to Pontevedra Bay, and No. 1755, San Ciprian Bay to Cape Finisterre, comprising the N.W. coast of Spain; these charts contain the offshore soundings obtained by H.M. surveying-ship ‘Sylvia’ in 1886, which now furnish a safe guide for the navigator in approaching this dangerous coast in thick weather, especially from the Nrd. Under such circumstances soundings should be obtained in due time. The 100 fms. line of soundings passes just ten miles off Cape Finisterre.”

Cape Toriñana Lt.—Amended Notice.

On 15th Dec., 1898, a F. white Lt., vis. from N. 22° E., through E. and S. to (when not obsc. by land) S. 65° W., elev. 188 ft. above H.W., R. ten miles, is to be exh. from a cyl. tower surm. a white rectangular building on the extr. of the pt. in 43° 3¾′ N., 9° 18¼′ W., on Cape Toriñana. Dec.*

Vigo Bay.

The Lt. (F. and Fl.) prev. exh. from La Guia Castle Lt.-H., in 42° 15¼′ N., 8° 41′ W., has been disc., as a fort is being built on its site. Dec.

COCHIN CHINA.

Saigon or Don-nai River.

A F. Lt. “Kua tieu Lt.,” showing white from N. 85° W. to S. 62° W.; red from S. 62° W. to S. 41° W.; white from S.