Oct. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1897

Porirua Riding.—Commencing on the shores of the Porirua Harbour at the north-western corner of Section 99, Block VIII., Paikakariki Survey District; thence generally easterly along part of the southern boundary of the Horokiwi Riding, previously described, to the western boundary of the Epuni Riding, previously described; thence generally southerly along the western boundary of the said Epuni Riding and the western boundary of the Borough of Petone to the shores of Port Nicholson; thence south-westerly along the shores of the said Port Nicholson to the northern boundary of the Borough of Onslow; thence generally north-westerly along the northern boundary and generally southerly along the western boundary of the said Borough of Onslow to the northern boundary of the Borough of Karori; thence generally westerly along the northern boundary of the said Borough of Karori to the eastern boundary of the Makara Riding, previously described; thence generally northerly along the eastern boundary and generally westerly along the northern boundary of the said Makara Riding to the sea-coast; thence generally northerly along the sea-coast to the shores of the Porirua Harbour; thence southerly, easterly, and northerly along the shores of the said Porirua Harbour to the point of commencement.

And that from and after the date aforesaid the Council of the County of Hutt shall consist of eight Councillors, who shall be elected in such manner so that the Porirua Riding hereinbefore described shall be represented by two Councillors, and each of the other ridings hereinbefore described shall be represented by one Councillor.

Passed by the Hutt County Council at a special meeting duly convened for and held at the offices of the Council on Monday, the 10th day of July, 1899. Confirmed by the Hutt County Council at a meeting duly convened for and held at the offices of the Council on Tuesday, the 8th day of August, 1899.

F. BRADY,
Chairman of the Hutt County Council.

In witness whereof the seal of the Hutt County Council has been hereunto affixed, this 8th day of August, 1899, in the presence of—F. Brady, Chairman of the Hutt County Council.

The seal of the Hutt County Council was hereunto affixed this 8th day of August, 1899, in the presence of—H. D. Atkinson, Clerk to the Hutt County Council.

I hereby certify that this order has been duly made.

H. D. ATKINSON,
Clerk to the Hutt County Council.

Notice to Mariners, No. 37 of 1899.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 7th October, 1899.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Department of Ports and Harbours, Melbourne, Victoria, and the Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, are published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

VICTORIA.

Port of Geelong.

MARINERS and others are hereby informed that dredging operations will be commenced forthwith in the vicinity of No. 4 beacon, at the eastern portion of the Hopetoun Channel, and there will be exhibited a basket ball by day and three red lights in a vertical position by night from the port or starboard side of the dredger, to indicate the side on which vessels navigating the channel are to pass such dredger.

Caution.—Mariners and others must pass the dredge at the slowest possible speed, and must stop engines while passing over the dredge’s chains.

This affects General Notice to Mariners, Victoria, 1898, page 71.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Harbour Office, Customs,
Melbourne, 25th August, 1899.

Port of Geelong.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners, dated 25th August, 1899, it is hereby notified, in connection with the dredging operations by means of the dredge “John Nimmo,” now in progress within the Hopetoun Channel, that brackets and signals will be erected on the channel beacons for dredging purposes only, such brackets projecting towards the channel a distance of 26 ft.; also that the dredge will be moored at night on the south side of the channel, consequently vessels passing through the channel at night must pass to the northward of the dredge.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Harbour Office, Customs,
Melbourne, 30th August, 1899.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Entrance to Spencer Gulf and Investigator Strait.—Neptune Islands.

Notice is hereby given that it is proposed to erect a first-order light on the South Neptune Island, at the entrance to Investigator Strait.

A future notice will give particulars and the date of illumination.

This affects Admiralty Chart No. 2389.

THOS. N. STEPHENS,
President, Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 2nd September, 1899.

Nepean Bay, Kangaroo Island.

Notice is hereby given that a small green wreck-buoy, with cage and ball, has been placed 30 ft. north of the wreck of the barque “Fanny M,” in 9 ft. L.W.S., Point Marsden bearing N. 37° W., and Kingscote (South Point) S. 22° W.

This affects Admiralty Chart No. 2389A.

THOS. N. STEPHENS,
President, Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 18th September, 1899.

Notice to Mariners, No. 38 of 1899.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 7th October, 1899.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Hydrographer to the United States Navy, Washington, D.C., are published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

(769.) BRITISH COLUMBIA.—VANCOUVER ISLAND.—SOUTH-EAST COAST.—BUOY OFF CELIA REEF.

A STEEL can buoy, painted red, has been established in Shute Passage, and is moored in 9 fathoms of water 250 ft. S. 18° W. true (S. ½ E. mag.) from Celia Reef.

Approx. position: Lat. 48° 42′ 50″ N., long. 123° 23′ 20″ W.

One hundred feet S. 23° W. true (south mag.) there is a depth of 12 fathoms; 300 ft. (same bearing), 17 fathoms; and 600 ft. (same bearing), 24 fathoms.

There is no 4-fathom patch southward of Celia Reef, as shown on the charts, the least depth between the buoy and the reef being 6 fathoms.

British Admiralty charts (issued to U.S. vessels): Nos. 2689 and 2840. H. O. Publication No. 96, The Coast of British Columbia, &c., 1891, page 88.

(770.) BRITISH COLUMBIA.—VANCOUVER ISLAND.—TRINCOMALI CHANNEL.—BEACON ON DANGER REEF.

A conical wooden beacon, 25 ft. across at the base, surmounted by a lattice-work ball, 6 ft. in diameter, the whole painted black, and showing 40 ft. above high water, has been erected on the north end of the easternmost rock of Danger Reef, in the channel between Valdes and Vancouver Islands.

Approx. position: Lat. 49° 3′ 40″ N., long. 123° 42′ 42″ W.

The two rocks, visible at low water, are parallel to each other, and 200 yards apart. The more easterly rock, on which the beacon stands, is awash at high water; the western rock dries only at low tide.

The beacon should not be approached within 600 yards, the ground being foul around the reef within that distance.

British Admiralty charts (issued to U.S. vessels): No. 579. H. O. Publication No. 96, The Coast of British Columbia, &c., 1891, page 108.

(771.) BRITISH COLUMBIA.—GEORGIA STRAIT.—PORTIER PASS.—UNCHARTED ROCKS.—ROMULUS ROCK.—FURTHER PARTICULARS.—WARNING TO NAVIGATORS.

July 12, 1899, the Dominion Government steamer “Quadra,” Captain John T. Waldran commanding, grazed on an uncharted rock in Portier Pass, between Valdes and Galiano Islands, Georgia Strait.

The rock, which has 9 ft. of water on it at low tide, with 7 fathoms alongside, lies 392 ft. outside low-water mark, on the Galiano Island or south shore of the pass, with Race Point well open of the prominent point next to the westward.

Approx. position: Lat. 49° 0′ 42″ N., long. 123° 35′ 15″ W.

Romulus Rock.—Further Particulars.—With reference to Notice to Mariners, No. 28 (568) of 1893, Captain Waldran reports that Romulus Rock should be marked with 2¾ fathoms, as the steamer “Lorne,” drawing less than 17 ft., touched on it at very low tide. It lies on the south side of the western entrance to Portier Pass, in a position from which Black Rock bears N. 35° W. true (N.W. by W, ¼ W. mag.), distant about 600 yards.