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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 48

Natives to land at Takahiwei, in the County of Whangarei,
appropriated by them for the site of a school, having been
adopted by the Governor, is published in accordance with
the said Act.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Education.

REPORT UNDER “THE NATIVE SCHOOLS SITES ACT, 1880.”
The Magistrate’s Office,
Auckland, 30th April, 1901.
I HAVE the honour, in accordance with the direction of His
Excellency the Governor conveyed to me in your letter of
the 4th April instant, “to ascertain the title of certain
Natives to land at Takahiwai, in the County of Whangarei,
appropriated by them for the site of a school,” under “The
Native Schools Sites Act, 1880,” to report as follows:—

1. I gave public notice by advertisement (printed in
   English and Maori) in the Northern Advocate, a local news-
   paper published at Whangarei, that I would hold an inquiry
   at Takahiwai on the 26th April instant, and caused copies
   of such notice to be posted in the Native settlement at
   Takahiwai, and otherwise communicated to the Natives con-
   cerned.
2. I met the Natives at the Native settlement of Taka-
   hiwai on the 27th instant. The following Natives were
   present: Wiki te Pirihi, Kawhena Paki, Maraea Petimana,
   Hoone Tana, Hori Petimana, Henare Pirihi, Hori Maki,
   Hoorowai Honetana, Hohepa Petimana, Wirituki, Wiremu
   Pirihi, and Paki Pirihi.
3. The object of the inquiry was explained to the Natives,
   and the plan of the site was produced and its locality
   identified, being the land described in the Schedule hereto.
   Wiki te Pirihi, the head chief of the settlement, stated that
   the following were the owners of the site: Wiki te Pirihi,
   Kawhena Puki, Maraea Petimana, Hoone Tana.
4. Those present unanimously agreed that the Natives
   named were the owners, and that no other had, or rightfully
   could have, any claim to the land.
5. The effect of the owners agreeing to the appropriation
   of the land for the purpose in view having been explained,
   the Natives named as the owners then severally agreed to
   the appropriation of the site to the purpose of a Native
   school.
6. The whole of the Natives expressed the wish that the
   owners’ act of appropriation, having been for a long time
   intended, should be given effect to by the Government as
   speedily as possible.
7. In conclusion, I am satisfied that the persons named in
   paragraph 3 hereof are the owners of the land described in
   the Schedule, being the school-site referred to, and that they
   severally agreed to the appropriation thereof as a site for a
   Native school.

I have, &c.,
T. HUTCHISON.

The Secretary, Education Department.

Schedule above referred to.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, con-
taining by admeasurement 3 acres, more or less, situated in
Block VI., Ruakaka Survey District. Bounded towards
the south-west by a right line bearing north 50° west, 548
links, from a point distant 574498·2 links north and 157791·8
links west of Mount Eden; thence towards the north-west
by a right line bearing north 40° east, 548 links; thence
towards the north-east by a right line bearing south 50° east,
548 links; and thence towards the south-east by a right line
bearing south 40° west, 548 links, to the place of commence-
ment: as the same is delineated on the map deposited in the
District Survey Office at Auckland.

Notice of Intention to take Land for a Road through
Section 25, Block XI., Wakamarina Survey District.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the
provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” to
execute a certain public work, to wit, the construction of a
road in Wakamarina Survey District, and for the purposes
of such public work the land described in the Schedule
hereto is required to be taken; and notice is further given
that the plan of the land so required to be taken is
deposited in the Post-office at Havelock, and is there open
for inspection. And notice is hereby given that all per-
sons affected by the execution of the said public work or
by the taking of the said land shall, if they have any well-
grounded objections to the execution of the said public
work or to the taking of such land, set forth the same
in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from
the first publication of this notice, to the Minister of Lands,
Wellington.

SCHEDULE.
ROAD TO PELORUS RIVER FORD.
The parcel of land mentioned hereunder:—

In the Marlborough Land District; as the above area is
delineated on the plan marked as above mentioned, de-
posited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Sur-
vey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and
thereon coloured as above noted.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this tenth day of
May, one thousand nine hundred and one.
C. H. MILLS,
For Minister of Lands.

Notice to Mariners No. 30 of 1901.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 11th May, 1901.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 9 of 1901,
issued by this department on the 18th February last,
the following Notice, received from the Marine Board, Port
Adelaide, South Australia, is published for general infor-
mation.
WM. HALL-JONES.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Gulf of St. Vincent.—Approach to Port Adelaide.
REFERRING to Notices to Mariners Nos. 2 of 1900, 8 of 1900,
and 2 of 1901, masters of vessels and others are hereby in-
formed that the light on Wonga Shoal, Port Adelaide, will
be exhibited on the night of the 1st July, 1901.
The light will be of the first order, white, bright flash
every thirty seconds, visible around the horizon for a dis-
tance of seventeen miles.
The whole structure, including tower and keepers’ quar-
ters, will be on screw piles, and will be constructed of iron.
The lantern, tower, and superstructure will be painted
red, and the keepers’ quarters white.
Approximate position: Latitude, 34° 50′ 25″ S.; longitude,
138° 26′ 58″ E.
As notified in Notice to Mariners No. 8 of 1900, a tempo-
rary light of the third order, revolving every thirty seconds,
visible about fifteen miles, will be exhibited from a temporary
tower on the old Port Adelaide lighthouse, on and after
Monday, the 29th April, during the removal of the lighting
apparatus; and from the 1st July, 1901, until the old light-
house is dismantled and the removal of the structure com-
pleted, a riding-light will be exhibited therefrom.
From the 1st July, 1901, a white occulting light, visible
for a distance of five miles, will be shown from a buoy
placed in the position now occupied by the red buoy, to
mark the entrance to the river.
This affects Admiralty plans Nos. 1750 and 1752.
THOS. N. STEPHENS,
President Marine Board.
Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, 16th April, 1901.

Notice to Mariners No. 31 of 1901.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 13th May, 1901.

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

NAUTICAL ALMANAC, 1901.

Errors in.

Notice is given that a few copies of the Nautical Almanac
for 1901 have been found to contain, in substitution for cer-
tain pages of January and February, the information relat-
ing to the year 1898. As similar mistakes may exist in
other copies of the year 1901, it is necessary to examine all
those issued or purchased. April.

CHINA SEA, ETC.

Cochin China.

BANDA SHOAL.—Information received shows that the
Banda Reef, in the China Sea, placed on the charts in lat.
8° N., long. 107° E., was inserted under a misapprehension,
as that vessel struck, in September, 1871, on the reef ex-
tending from Lumbukan Isl. in Balabac Strait, in 7° 49′ N.,