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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 61

The Parawai School Cadet Detachment.
" Parnell School Cadet Company.
" Ponsonby
" Remuera
" Richmond Road School Cadet Detachment.
" Waiokaraka School Cadet Company.
" Wellesley Street (Auckland) School Cadet Company.

The Hawke's Bay Education District.

The No. 1 Company, Hastings School Cadet Company.
" No. 2
" Makotuku School Cadet Detachment.
" No. 1 Company, Napier Main School Cadet Company.
" No. 2
" Ormondville School Cadet Detachment.
" Port Ahuriri School Cadet Company.
" Waipawa School Cadet Detachment.
" Waipukurau

The Marlborough Education District.

The Picton School Cadet Detachment.

The Nelson Education District.

The Nelson Central School Cadet Company.
" Westport District High School Cadet Company.

The North Canterbury Education District.

The Gloucester Street School Cadet Company.
" Kaiapoi
" St. Albans
" Sydenham

The South Canterbury Education District.

The Waimate District High School Cadet Company.

The Otago Education District.

The Albany Street (Dunedin) School Cadet Company.
" Balclutha District High
" George Street (Dunedin)
" Kaikora School Cadet Company.
" Kaitangata
" Lawrence District High School Cadet Company.
" Normal School Cadet Detachment.
" North-east Valley School Cadet Company.
" Oamaru North School Cadet Detachment.
" Oamaru District High School Cadet Company.
" Oamaru South
" Palmerston South
" Union Street (Dunedin)

W. C. WALKER.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 25th July, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” in favour of the undermentioned persons:—

JAS. McGOWAN,
For Colonial Secretary.

Holiday.—Coronation of His Majesty the King.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 26th July, 1902.

IT is hereby notified for general information that Saturday, the 9th August next, will be observed as a general holiday in all departments of the public service throughout the Colony of New Zealand, being the occasion of the solemnity of the Royal Coronation of His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII.

J. G. WARD.

Notice to Mariners No. 51 of 1902.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 25th July, 1902.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 22 of 1902, issued by this Department on the 24th March last, the following notice, received from the Department of Ports and Harbours, Melbourne, Victoria, is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

VICTORIA.—CAPE OTWAY.

With reference to General Notice to Mariners, Victoria, page 54, dated 24th September, 1901, and Notice to Mariners No. 12, dated 22nd February, 1902, mariners and others are hereby notified that on and after the 19th September, 1902, the white flashing light exhibited from the lighthouse at Cape Otway will be screened to be visible from seaward between the bearings S. 79° E. and S. 84° W.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Department of Ports and Harbours,
Melbourne, 4th July, 1902.
Port Officer.

Notice to Mariners No. 52 of 1902.

BREAKERS REPORTED OFF PORTLAND ISLAND, EAST COAST, NORTH ISLAND.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 25th July, 1902.

CAPTAIN POST, of the New Zealand Government s.s. “Tutanekai,” reports that, when rounding Portland Island on the 8th instant, he noticed heavy breakers about two miles S.S.E. of Portland Island light, also a considerable amount of discoloured water. The principal lightkeeper told him afterwards that at times the sea breaks even further out than was noticed on that occasion. Deep-draught ships should therefore give the island a wide berth. Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty chart No. 2528; New Zealand Pilot, 7th edition, chap. iv., pages 153 and 154.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Notice to Mariners No. 53 of 1902.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 26th July, 1902.

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

WM. HALL-JONES.

ARABIAN SEA.

West Coast of Hindustan.

BOMBAY APPROACH: KUNDARI ISL. LT.-H.—The F. white lt. with red sector exh. from the gallery of this lt.-h. (18° 42′ N., 72° 48′ E.) has been replaced by a temp. F. white lt., R. 13 miles, but without the red sector over Chaul Kadu reefs. On 1st Aug., 1902, this temp. lt. is to be replaced by a group-fl. lt. every 10 secs.—Fl. ¼ sec.; ecl. 2¾ secs.; fl. ¼ sec.; ecl. 7 secs.—showing red from N. to N. 25° W., and white in other directions where not obsc. by land; elev. 154 ft. above H.W., R. 18 miles. June.

MURMAGAO HARB.—On 25th Feb., 1902, a F. lt. showing red and white sectors, R. 6 miles, was to be exh. from a white mast 49 ft. high in 15° 24¾′ N., 73° 47′ E., at the intersection of the inner end of the breakwater with the quay wall; the white lt. is vis. through an arc of 74° over the anchorage, the red lt. through an arc of 107° seawards, which includes the breakwater. Vessels should not leave the leading-line of Chiquilim and Secretario lts. in one S. 79° E. until the white lt. is sighted by night; or until past the red buoy marking the rubble mound, the future end of the breakwater (when completed), by day. Also, the F. red lt. exh. from the extr. of the pier was to be disc. June.

TELLICHERRI.—A pinnacle rk., carrying 7 ft. at L.W., with 12 ft. close to around, lies off the small port of Thalai (approx. 11° 43¾′ N., 75° 30′ E.), with the centre of Mailankun rk. N. 25° E. 6 cables, and Port pillar, Nilot pt., N. 25° W. June.

QUILON.—A group-fl. white lt., showing groups of 3 (not 2) fls. every 10 secs., elev. 140 ft. above H.W., R. 18 miles, is exh. from a grey tower in 8° 53′ N., 76° 34′ E., on Tangacheri pt. Quilon road. June.