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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 28

being silver coins mentioned in the First Schedule to the Coinage Act, 1870:

We therefore, in pursuance of the said enactment and of all other powers enabling Us in that behalf, do hereby, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, proclaim, direct, and ordain as follows:—

1. The designs for the said silver coins shall be as follows:—

(1.) Crown.—Every crown shall have for the obverse impression our effigy, with the inscription “EDWARDUS VII DEI GRA : BRITT : OMN : REX FID : DEF : IND : IMP :” and for the reverse the image of Saint George armed, sitting on horseback, attacking the dragon with a sword, and a broken spear upon the ground, and the date of the year, and on the edge of the piece in raised letters “DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI,” the year of the reign being in Roman numeral letters.

(2.) Half-Crown.—Every half-crown shall have for the obverse impression the aforesaid effigy, with the inscription “EDWARDUS VII DEI GRA : BRITT : OMN : REX”; and for the reverse the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom contained in a shield surmounted by the Royal Crown and surrounded by the Garter bearing the motto “HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE,” with the inscription “FID : DEF : IND : IMP :” together with the words “HALF CROWN,” and the date of the year, with a graining upon the edge

(3.) Florin.—Every florin shall have the same obverse impression as the half-crown, with the inscription “EDWARDUS VII D.G. BRITT : OMN : REX F.D. IND : IMP :” and for the reverse the figure of Britannia standing upon the prow of a vessel, her right hand grasping a trident, and her left resting on a shield, with the words “ONE FLORIN TWO SHILLINGS,” and the date of the year, with a graining upon the edge.

(4.) Shilling.—Every shilling shall have the same obverse impression and inscription as the half-crown, and for the reverse, our Royal Crest with the date of the year placed across the Crest, with the inscription, “FID : DEF : IND : IMP :” together with the words, “ONE SHILLING,” with a graining upon the edge.

(5.) Sixpence.—Every sixpence shall have the same obverse impression and inscription as the crown, and for the reverse the words “SIX PENCE” placed in the centre of the piece, having an olive-branch on one side and an oak-branch on the other, surmounted by the Royal Crown, and the date of the year between and below the branches, with a graining upon the edge.

(6.) Silver Fourpence, Threepence, Twopence, and Penny.—Every silver fourpence, threepence, twopence, and penny shall have for the obverse impression our aforesaid effigy, with the inscription, “EDWARDUS VII D.G. BRITT : OMN : REX F.D. IND : IMP :” and for the reverse the respective figures “4”, “3”, “2,” “1” (according to the denomination or value of the piece) in the centre, with the date of the year placed across the figure, and encircled with an oak wreath surmounted by the Royal Crown, with a plain edge.

Given at our Court at St. James’s, this thirteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and two, and in the first year of our reign.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Revocation of Appointment of Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the authority in me for this purpose vested, I, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do, by this order under my hand, revoke and annul the appointment of the undermentioned warehouse for the reception and security of goods entered to be warehoused without payment of duty upon the first entry thereof, namely,—

Port of Poverty Bay.

The warehouse known as

WILLIAMS AND KETTLE’S,

as appointed and described in Commissioner’s Order No. 408, of the 1st day of January, 1892.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this eighth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and two.

C. H. MILLS,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Commissioner’s Order No. 686.]

Approving and appointing a Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the powers in me for this purpose vested by “The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882,” I, the Commissioner of Trade and Customs, do hereby approve and appoint the undermentioned warehouse to be a warehouse for the reception of goods under bond, namely,—

Port of Poverty Bay.

Portion of a cellar under a wood and iron building situate on part of Section 28, Customhouse Street, Town of Gisborne, to be known as

WILLIAMS AND KETTLE’S.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this eighth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and two.

C. H. MILLS,
Commissioner of Trade and Customs.

Commissioner’s Order No. 687.]

Notice to Mariners No. 23 of 1902.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 1st April, 1902.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 6 of 1902, published by this Department on the 24th January last, the following Notice, received from the Department of Ports and Harbours, Melbourne, Victoria, is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

VICTORIA.

Port of Port Phillip.—Alterations to Point Lonsdale and Queenscliff Lights.

REFERRING to Notices to Mariners, Victoria, Nos. 31 and 85 and 4, dated 1st February, 1900, 21st May, 1901, and 19th December, 1901, respectively, it is hereby notified that the old wooden lighthouse, painted red and black in alternate bands 10 ft. deep, will be allowed to remain in its present position on Point Lonsdale, although the exhibition of the light therefrom will be discontinued from the 20th March, 1902, when the new light will be exhibited as formerly notified.

An imaginary line passing through the old and new lighthouses cuts over both the Lonsdale and Lightning Rocks.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Melbourne, 7th March, 1902.

Notice to Mariners No. 24 of 1902.

HAURAKI GULF.—APPROACH TO AUCKLAND HARBOUR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 8th April, 1902.

COMMANDER COMBE, of H.M.S. “Penguin,” reports that a sunken rock with 4 ft. of water over it at L.W.O.S. lies N. 74° W. (magnetic), distance 8½ cables, from the summit of Rakino Island (195 ft.).

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty charts Nos. 1896 and 2543; “New Zealand Pilot,” 7th edition, 1901, chap. xi., p. 49.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Notice to Local Authorities under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901.”

The Treasury,
Wellington, 3rd April, 1902.

PURSUANT to section 63 of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” the Colonial Treasurer hereby gives notice that on Monday, the 2nd June, 1902, he will be prepared to consider applications from local authorities for loans under this Act.

Applications should be addressed to the Colonial Treasurer, and must be posted so as to arrive at the Treasury on or before the 31st May, 1902.

C. H. MILLS,
For Colonial Treasurer.

Civil Service Junior Examination, 1902.

Education Department,
Wellington, 7th April, 1902.

IT is found that, at the recent Civil Service Junior Examination, the candidate here named did such work as entitles him to be placed next to candidate No. 10 in the list of candidates as published in the Gazette of 27th February, 1902.

HERBERT WILLIAM KING, Christchurch.

W. C. WALKER.