SEPT. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1745

from W.S.W. ½ W. to W. ⅔ S. When this occurs a F. white lt. is to be exh. from the ern. side of the new Lt.-H. June.

KELUNG HARB.—On 1st April, 1900, a F. lt., showing white from S. 28° E., through S., to S. 3° W.; red from S. 3° W. to S. 9° W. (over Shin-se); white from S. 9° W., through W., to N. 12° W.; and obse. in other directions; elev. 133 ft. above H.W., R. 15 miles, was to be exh. from a white Lt.-H., about 30 ft. high, in 25° 9¼′ N., 121° 44½′ E., on Banjintai Bi, W. side of entr. to the harb., about one cable S. 50° W. from the extr. of the pt. Also, a fog-siren, sounding 2 blasts about every min.—blast 2 secs., silence 4 secs., blast 2 secs., silence 50 secs.—was to be est. at the Lt.-H. July.

TAMSUI HARB.—Considerable changes have taken place in the shoal parts extending from both sides of the harb. May.

Philippine Islands.

LUZON.—LINGAYEN GULF.—A reef is reported to lie near the N.-ern. shore of the gulf, 2 miles farther S. from San Fernando Pt. than the reef indic. on Chart No. 2454. June.

LUZON.—KAPONES LT.—This lt., fl. white (14° 55′ N., 120° E.), is re-exh. April.

LUZON.—MANILA BAY.—The breakwater extending srd. from the outer end of the jetty on the S. side of Pasig River entr. is marked by 2 F. red lts—one exh. from an iron stanchion on its S. extr., and the other exh. from a small circular beacon-house on the first angle to the nrd. Between these 2 lts. the breakwater is unfinished, being submerged for part of the dist. The rest of the breakwater is well above water. March.

LUZON.—LUBANG GROUP.—Cabra Isld. lt. (13° 53′ N., 120° 2′ E.), near the W. extr. of the isl., is re-exh. June.

LUZON.—SANTIAGO AND MALABRIGO LTS.—Cape Santiago lt., group-fl. white (13° 46½′ N., 120° 40′ E.); and Malabrigo Pt. lt., group-fl. white and red (13° 36′ N., 121° 16′ E.); are re-exh. April.

LUZON.—SAN BERNARDINO LT.—This lt., group-fl. red and white (12° 46′ N., 124° 15′ E.), is re-exh. April.

LUZON.—KANTANDUANES ISL.—Agajo Pt. has a spit extending to the srd. about one mile. Sialat Pt. has several rks. off it extending wrd. about ¼ mile. June.

LUZON.—MAQUEDA CHAN.—A rk., 10 ft. high, lies in approx. 14° 3¼′ N., 124° 0¾′ E., in the nrn. entr. to the chan., with Balangona Pt. S. 87° E., 7¼ miles, and the wrn. Palumbanes Isl. N. 35° E. Also, breakers were seen in approx. 14° 2′ N., 124° 2′ E., with Balangona Pt. N. 82° E., 6 miles, and the wrn. Palumbanes Isl. N. 3° E. June.

LUZON.—SAN MIGUEL BAY.—A reef extends one mile W. from Siruma Isl., E. side of entr. to the bay; outside of this is a rk. just above water, and about 1½ miles from shore. June.

PACIFIC OCEAN.

Solomon Islands.

YSABEL.—CAPE PRIETO.—A very small coral patch, carrying appar. 3 fms., is reported to lie in approx. 8° 27′ S., 159° 47′ E., about one mile S.-erd. of the cape. The sand cay lying about 1¼ miles nrd. of the cape is now covered with bushes and low trees. July.

Society Islands.

TAHITI.—PAPIETE HARB.—Until further notice, vessels entering the harb. at night must anchor at the Quarantine Station (17° 32′ S., 149° 35′ W.), and wait for daylight to obtain pratique. July.

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

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 18th September, 1900.

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.

Anna Louisa Tipping, late of Linwood, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, widow. Filed on the 13th day of September, 1900.

Johan Nilson, late of Karioi, in the Provincial District of Wellington, labourer. Filed on the 13th day of September, 1900.

James Wilson, late of Ross, in the Provincial District of Westland, labourer. Filed on the 13th day of September, 1900.

Clarence Richardson, late of Brookby, in the Provincial District of Auckland, clerk. Filed on the 13th day of September, 1900.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

Notice by the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

To the owner or owners of a parcel of land, containing 27 poles, more or less, being Allotment 2 of Block E, Section 2, Block 1, Jacob’s River Hundred, in or near Riverton, in the Provincial District of Otago, having a frontage to a Government road, and only having Allotment 1 between it and the Beach Road. The last registered owner is John Elliot, described as of Riverton, settler, who cannot be traced.

WHEREAS the Public Trustee has instituted inquiries, and has not thereby ascertained who the owner or owners of the above-described land is or are, and believes that such owner is, or owners are, not in the colony:

Now, this notice calls upon such owner or owners, within six months of the date of the publication of this notice in this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the Public Trustee his or their title to the land specified in this notice; and, if such owner does or owners do not, within the time limited, so establish his or their title, the Public Trustee will exercise the powers and authorities granted to him in and by “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

Dated this 18th day of September, 1900.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

Tenders for Erection and Completion of Offices for Railway Department in Featherston Street, Wellington.

Railway Department (Head Office),
Wellington, 19th September, 1900.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders for the erection and completion of offices for the Railway Department in Featherston Street, Wellington, is published for general information.

T. RONAYNE,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.

Accepted. £ s. d.
James Bruce .. .. .. 27,500 0 0

Declined.
Thomas Carmichael .. .. .. 27,618 0 0
Palliser and Jones .. .. .. 28,645 0 0
J. and A. Wilson .. .. .. 37,500 0 0

Te Makarini Scholarships, held at Te Aute College, Hawke’s Bay.

THREE scholarships of the yearly value of £35, tenable for two years, are offered for competition. One of these scholarships, to be called the senior scholarship, is open to all Maori boys under sixteen years of age at the end of the month preceding the date of the examination: the other two scholarships are junior scholarships, one of which is open to all Maori boys under fifteen years of age at the end of the month preceding the date of the examination who have attended a Native school or schools other than Te Aute or St. Stephen’s, and whose attendance at school during the previous year is considered by the Inspector of Native Schools to have been satisfactory; the other is open to Maori boys whose attendance at any school other than Te Aute and St. Stephen’s during the previous year has been similarly satisfactory. The senior scholarship is open to Maori boys on the conditions laid down in the regulations of the Trustees of the Te Makarini Scholarships Fund, as printed in the Native Schools Code, 1897. Candidates for the junior scholarships will be examined in the subjects specified for Standard IV. in the Native Schools Code, 1897. The questions will, however, be somewhat more difficult than those set for the standard examinations. The examination will be held at convenient centres on the 17th and 18th December, 1900.

Candidates must, either directly or through their teachers, send notice to the Inspector of Native Schools, Education Department, Wellington, of their intention to present themselves for examination. Such notice must be posted not later than the 31st of October next.

Copies of the regulations and forms of notice may be obtained from teachers of Native schools and boarding institutions, the Secretaries to Education Boards, or the Secretary for Education, Wellington.

JAMES H. POPE,
Inspector of Native Schools.
Wellington, 13th September, 1900.