Feb. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 347

CITY OF DUNEDIN.

Pursuant to the provisions of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886,” and of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” I, the undersigned, Robert Chisholm, Mayor of the City of Dunedin, hereby give you notice that a poll of the electors of the said city was taken on the 21st day of January, 1901, upon the proposal set forth at the foot hereof, and the resolution in favour of the same was duly carried, and I send you herewith the statutory declaration of compliance with the said Acts.

Dated this 26th day of January, 1901.

R. CHISHOLM,
Mayor.

To the Honourable the Colonial Secretary.

Proposal.

(a.) It is proposed to carry out an existing agreement to purchase and acquire from the City and Suburban Tramways Company (Limited) all the tramways owned by it, situate in the City of Dunedin and the Boroughs of North-east Valley, Caversham, South Dunedin, and St. Kilda and elsewhere in the suburban districts, as described in the above-mentioned “Dunedin City and Suburban Tramways Act, 1900,” together with all the plant, appliances, stores, and other property, real and personal, comprised in the said company’s undertaking and described in the said agreement, at the price of £46,128.

(b.) It is proposed to exercise the borrowing-powers which are conferred upon the Corporation of Dunedin by the said Act by borrowing the sum of £200,000 for the purpose of completing the said purchase, and for the further purposes of—(1) Extending, altering, renewing, and repairing the said tramways; (2) of introducing such system or systems of traction, including the use of electricity as a motive-power, as the Council may think best and as may be lawfully used; and (3) for any purpose or purposes connected with the execution of the powers conferred by the said Act: and to this end to acquire water-rights in the Taieri County and elsewhere; to construct weirs, races, and appliances for generating, conducting, and applying electric power; to pay compensation which may become payable, and purchase all such plant and appliances as may appear requisite.

(c.) The security for the said loan, in addition to the general indebtedness of the City of Dunedin, shall be the net profits of the whole of the tramways and property aforesaid to be acquired under the provisions hereof.

In the matter of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1886,” and of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” and of “The Dunedin City and Suburban Tramways Act, 1900.”

I, Robert Chisholm, Mayor of the City of Dunedin, do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows:—

1. That on the 21st day of January, 1901, a poll of the electors of the City of Dunedin was taken upon a proposal to borrow the sum of £200,000 by way of special loan, for the purpose of purchasing and acquiring the tramway property presently owned by the Dunedin City and Suburban Tramways Company (Limited), and for the further purposes set forth in the said proposal.

2. The said proposal was as follows:—

(a.) It is proposed to carry out an existing agreement to purchase and acquire from the City and Suburban Tramways Company (Limited) all the tramways owned by it, situate in the City of Dunedin and the Boroughs of North-east Valley, Caversham, South Dunedin, and St. Kilda and elsewhere in the suburban districts, as described in the above-mentioned “Dunedin City and Suburban Tramways Act, 1900,” together with all the plant, appliances, stores, and other property, real and personal, comprised in the said company’s undertaking and described in the said agreement, at the price of £46,128.

(b.) It is proposed to exercise the borrowing-powers which are conferred upon the Corporation of Dunedin by the said Act by borrowing the sum of £200,000 for the purpose of completing the said purchase, and for the further purposes of—(1) Extending, altering, renewing, and repairing the said tramways; (2) of introducing such system or systems of traction, including the use of electricity as a motive-power, as the Council may think best and as may be lawfully used; and (3) for any purpose or purposes connected with the execution of the powers conferred by the said Act: and to this end to acquire water-rights in the Taieri County and elsewhere; to construct weirs, races, and appliances for generating, conducting, and applying electric power; to pay compensation which may become payable, and purchase all such plant and appliances as may appear requisite.

(c.) The security for the said loan, in addition to the general indebtedness of the City of Dunedin, shall be the net profits of the whole of the tramways and property aforesaid to be acquired under the provisions hereof.

3. All proceedings required by law to be taken in or towards obtaining the sanction of the electors of the said city to the said proposal were duly taken, and the resolution in favour of the said proposal has been duly carried.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, in virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

R. CHISHOLM.

Declared at Dunedin, this 26th day of January, 1901, before me—J. Robin, J.P.

Notice to Mariners No. 5 of 1901.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 4th February, 1901.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Department of Ports and Harbours, Melbourne, Victoria, is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

VICTORIA.—PORT OF PORT PHILLIP.—ALTERATION IN NUMBERING OF BUOYS, WEST CHANNEL.

Referring to Notice to Mariners dated 9th November, 1900, and to General Notice to Mariners dated 1st June, 1898; page 67, it is hereby notified that the following changes in the numbering and designation of the West Channel buoys will be made on the 14th February, 1901:—

PORT-HAND BUOYS.—Port-hand buoys will be numbered 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. The new can buoy placed on the Swanspit in lieu of the present Swanspit gas buoy will be known as No. 3, and the black can buoys at present known as Nos. 3, 5, and 7 becoming respectively Nos. 5, 7, and 9.

MIDDLE-GROUND BUOYS.—The gas buoys marking the south-west and north-east ends of the Royal George Shoal will be middle-ground buoys, and will be painted in horizontal stripes of white colour. The buoy at the south-west end of the shoal now known as No. 2 Channel gas buoy will be known as No. 1 Royal George gas buoy, and the gas buoy at the north-east end of the shoal will be known as No. 2 Royal George gas buoy.

STARBOARD-HAND BUOYS.—The numbering of the starboard-hand buoys to remain as heretofore, the gas beacon erected on the Pope’s Eye annulus being known as No. 2 gas beacon.

Charts affected: Admiralty Charts 1171a and 2747a.

Departmental Chart of West Channel.

Sailing Directions to be observed on and after 15th February, 1901.

In connection with the above, and referring to Notice to Mariners dated 9th November, 1900, and to General Notice to Mariners dated 1st June, 1898, page 68, the following amended directions for the navigation of the West Channel are published for general information:—

DIRECTIONS FROM SEAWARDS.—BY DAY.—Those in charge of vessels having made Port Phillip Heads, and bound through the West Channel, should steer from the fairway between Points Lonsdale and Nepean, to pass between the Royal George No. 1 gas buoy and the gas beacon on the Pope’s Eye annulus at the southern entrance to the channel, and thence between the channel buoys, taking care to avoid the shoal patch of 17ft. lying south 3½ cables from the Pile Lighthouse.

BY NIGHT.—Those in charge of vessels from seaward, and bound through the West Channel at night, should on losing the Point Lonsdale red light leave the line of leading lights, and steer N.E. by E. ½ E. to pass to the north-westward of the white occulting light on the Pope’s Eye annulus at the southern entrance to the channel, thence steer to pass a cable to the eastward of the fixed red light of the Royal George No. 2 gas buoy at the north-eastern end of the Royal George bank. After passing the Royal George No. 2 fixed red light steer N. by E. ½ E. until abreast of the white fixed light of No. 12 gas buoy, then steer as desired to the northward or southward of the 17 ft. patch lying south 3½ cables from the West Channel Pile Lighthouse.

DIRECTIONS OUTWARDS.—BY DAY.—Those in charge of vessels leaving for sea, and bound through the West Channel, should after passing No. 3 black can buoy keep the channel westward of the Royal George Shoal, passing the Royal George No. 2 buoy 2 cables off on the port side of the vessel, and thence midway between No. 1 black can buoy and Royal George No. 1 gas buoy for the fairway between Port Phillip Heads.

BY NIGHT.—Those in charge of vessels leaving for sea, and bound through the West Channel, should steer to pass to the eastwards of the West Channel Pile light. Having entered the sector of red light shown from the Pile light,