Aug. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1509

Justice of the Peace resigned.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th August, 1900.

H IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation by

THOMAS WARING CORBETT, Esq.,

of Eltham, of his appointment as a Justice of the Peace for the colony.

JAMES McGOWAN.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1900.

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

J. G. WARD.

Notice of the Laying-off of a Road through Block X., Ongo Survey District.

N OTICE 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 3rd March, 1899, duly taken and laid off through the lands specified in the said Schedule, under the authority of the Governor of the said colony, by a Warrant dated the 27th February, 1899.

SCHEDULE.

PORTION OF RATA REWA ROAD.

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

Dated this 1st day August, 1900.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Notice to Mariners No. 41 of 1900.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 7th August, 1900.

R EFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 19 of 1900, issued by this department on the 20th April last, the following notice, received from the Chief Harbourmaster, Fremantle, Western Australia, is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.—FINAL NOTICE.—LIGHT ON BATHURST POINT, ROTTNest ISLAND.

It is hereby notified for general information that on and after Saturday, 1st September, 1900, a light will be exhibited from the new lighthouse on Bathurst Point, Rottnest Island.

The light will be white, and, as already advertised, will be visible from seaward between the bearings of S. 82° E. through south and west to N. 59° W., and will be visible to an observer fifteen nautical miles in clear weather.

The light is a fixed dioptric of the second order, and will be exhibited from a stone tower of a natural grey colour, the height of focal plane above high water being 98 ft.

Admiralty Chart affected: No. 1058, Rottnest to Warnbro’ Sound; Australia Directory, Vol. iii., page 356.

Harbourmaster’s Office,
Fremantle, 10th July, 1900.

C. R. RUSSELL.

Notice to Mariners No. 42 of 1900.

LONG POINT ANCHORAGE, MAHIA PENINSULA, HAWKE’S BAY.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 7th August, 1900.

M ARINERS are cautioned against seeking shelter during bad weather at the anchorage off Long Point, as the local shipmasters report that the ground is papa rock, and very bad holding-ground. The barquentine “Elizabeth Price” dragged her anchors and went ashore on the 4th July, 1900, and the brigantine “Aratapu” only escaped the same fate by slipping her cables, and losing 120 fathoms of cable with her two bower anchors and kedge. On both occasions the gale was southerly, and they had every reason to expect good shelter and safety during the time that the wind held in that direction.

Charts affected: No. 2528, Admiralty; “New Zealand Pilot,” Chapter iii., page 159.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Commissioner’s Decisions under Tariff Acts.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 9th August, 1900.

I T is hereby notified for public information that the Hon. the Commissioner of Trade and Customs has decided to interpret the Customs and Excise Duties Acts in relation to the under-mentioned articles as follows:—

NOTE.—“Not otherwise enumerated” appears as n.o.e.; “other kinds” as o.k.; “articles and materials suited only for, and to be used solely in, the fabrication of goods in the colony” as a. & m.s. Articles marked thus * are revised decisions.

W. T. GLASGOW,
Secretary and Inspector.

Commissioner’s Order No. 642.]