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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 59

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st July, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 15, “The Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900,” the services of the

Te Kapua Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Tiriraukawa. Acceptance to date from 7th July, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Services of Defence Rifle Club accepted.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st July, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept, under clause 15, “The Defence Act Amendment Act, 1900,” the services of the

Linkwater Defence Rifle Club,

with headquarters at Mahakipawa. Acceptance to date from 9th July, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st July, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer :—

No. 2 Company, New Zealand Native Rifle Volunteers.
Lieutenant Alexander Warnock. Date of resignation, 3rd March, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Volunteer Officer resigned.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 21st July, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of the commission held by the undermentioned officer :—

Union Rifle Volunteers (Ormondville).
Captain Joseph Chicken. Date of resignation, 14th June, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Decease of Volunteer Officer.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 18th July, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve that the name of the late

Lieutenant NATHANIEL TONE,

Wellington Engineer Volunteers, be erased from the New Zealand Army List, as from 19th June, 1902.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 15th July, 1902.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

DEAF-MUTE INSTITUTE CONTRACT, SUMNER.

Accepted.

W. W. Smith, Christchurch .. .. .. £11,200

Declined.

Gulliver and Rodgers, Rangiora .. .. .. 11,456
W. and A. Gee, Christchurch .. .. .. 11,629
P. Hyndman, Christchurch .. .. .. 11,869
D. Scott and Son, Christchurch .. .. .. 11,887
W. H. Bowen, Christchurch .. .. .. 11,998
Rennie and Pearce, Christchurch .. .. .. 12,053
Graham and Greig, Christchurch .. .. .. 12,336
A. Swanston, Christchurch .. .. .. 12,845
G. France, Dunedin .. .. .. 12,878
J. H. Maynard, Christchurch .. .. .. 13,554

Notice to Mariners No. 48 of 1902.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 14th July, 1902.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Department of Ports and Harbours, Melbourne, Victoria, and the Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, are published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

VICTORIA.

Port of Port Phillip.—South Channel.

REFERRING to general notice to mariners, Victoria, dated the 24th September, 1901, page 67, regarding tidal signals exhibited from the flagstaff at the South Channel Pile Light-house, indicating the depth of water in the dredged channel north of such lighthouse, notice is hereby given that on or after the 1st January, 1903, such signals will be discontinued, and signals will be substituted therefor indicating the direction of the tidal current only in the channel past the lighthouse, as follows :—

Flood-tide Signals. Ebb-tide Signals.
By day .. Red flag.. .. Red flag with ball under.
By night .. One green light .. Two green lights.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Melbourne, 20th June, 1902.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Port Adelaide Lighthouse (Wonga Shoal).

NOTICE is hereby given that during the prevalence of fog or mist a gong will be sounded at the above-named lighthouse for a period of thirty seconds in duration and at intervals of five minutes.

The sound will be audible in ordinary weather for a distance of about three miles.

This affects Admiralty Plans 1750 and 1752.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide,
17th June, 1902.

Spencer Gulf.—Approach to Port Pirie.—Eastern Shoal.

MASTERS of vessels, pilots, and others are informed that it is proposed to exhibit, on or about the 1st August next, an occulting light from a beacon to be erected on the north end of Eastern Shoal, and are advised that during the progress of the work, which may be commenced at any time, an ordinary riding light will be shown from a vessel moored in the vicinity.

A further notice will be issued giving full particulars at an early date.

This affects Admiralty Chart No. 2389B and Plan 403.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide,
24th June, 1902.

Notice to Mariners No. 49 of 1902.

SUNKEN ROCK OFF WHARARIKI POINT, NEAR EAST CAPE.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 19th July, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that Captain Post, of the Government s.s. “Tutanekei,” reports having touched on a sunken rock when at anchor at Awanui in 7 fathoms of water. The following magnetic bearings were immediately taken to locate the position of the rock :—

East Cape .. N. by E., distance ten miles.
S. extreme of reef off Wharariki Point S.W. ½ W.

The vessel was at the time drawing 13 ft., and pitching 4 ft. or 5 ft. to a considerable sea. Time of tide was low water, and at spring tide.

Charts, &c., affected : Admiralty chart No. 2527; “New Zealand Pilot,” 7th edition, 1901, chap. iv., p. 144.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Notice to Mariners No. 50 of 1902.

MANUKAU HARBOUR.—LEADING-MARKS FOR MAIN CHANNEL.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 22nd July, 1902.

THE Harbourmaster at Manukau reports that, as an additional mark for entering the main channel of Manukau Harbour in the day-time, a ridge of rock about 40 ft. above and behind the lighthouse has been painted white. The white patch is 25 ft. in height and 10 ft. in width, and resembles a beacon at a distance. This patch