Aug. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1797

(13.) The officer commanding the district may order or permit any cadet corps to attend any parade or field day of adult corps.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

C.F. 02/1699.]

Amendments to Military School of Instruction Regulations.

Defence Office,
Wellington, 26th August, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve of the following amendments in School of Instruction Regulations, as published in New Zealand Gazette No. 18, dated 6th March, 1902:—

Paragraph 10, sub-paragraph (3): Delete from the words “a pass in” to the end of paragraph, and to substitute:—

Certificates granted by the School of Instruction will, for a maximum period of six calendar months after the date of passing the examination (the date of passing the examination will be held to be the last day of such examination), be deemed to be equivalent to passing an examination under the Central Board, as set forth in the following Schedule:—

WM. HALL-JONES,
Acting Minister of Defence.

C.F. 02/W/556.]

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 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.

Notice to Mariners No. 61 of 1902.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 25th August, 1902.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Acting Chief Harbourmaster, Fremantle, Western Australia, is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.—GAGE ROADS LIGHT.
Sector Light over Approaches to Gage Roads.

THE Government of Western Australia gives notice that on and after the 23rd August, 1902, a dioptric fixed occulting light of the 1st order will be exhibited from a limestone tower of a natural grey colour erected near Woodman’s Point, in latitude 32° 7′ 45″ south and longitude 115° 47′ 5″ east, the height of the focal plane above high water being 123 ft.

The Gage Roads light will be occulting, showing an eclipse of three seconds every half-minute, as follows:—

Light .. .. .. 27 seconds.
Eclipse .. .. .. 3 seconds.

Total period .. 30 seconds.

The light will be visible for a distance of seventeen nautical miles in clear weather, showing coloured sectors as follows:—

Red .. from south 44 east to south 36 east.
Bright .. from south 36 east to south 28 east.
Green .. from south 28 east to south 16 east.

The bearings are magnetic, and given from seaward. The bright sector covers the fairway to Gage Roads.

Arthur Head Light.

The dioptric 3rd order light hitherto shown from Arthur Head will be discontinued from and after the opening of the Gage Roads light, viz., the 23rd August, 1902.

Charts affected: 1033, Champion Bay to Cape Naturaliste; and 1058, Rottnest Island to Wanboro Sound.

C. J. IRVINE,
Acting Chief Harbourmaster.
Harbour Office, Fremantle, 6th August, 1902.

Transfer of an Officer from the Lands and Survey Department to the Department of Roads.

Department of Roads,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1902.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to transfer the following officer from the Department of Lands and Survey to the Department of Roads, as from the 1st of August, 1901; and, as that officer is already on the permanent staff of the Civil Service, to appoint him, as from the same date, to the Department of Roads in the position mentioned against his name:—

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Public-School Cadet Companies recognised.

Education Department,
Wellington, 25th August, 1902.

THE undermentioned public-school cadet companies and detachments are recognised under the regulations published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 15th May, 1902:—

The Auckland Education District.
The Beresford Street (Auckland) School Cadet Company.
" Horahora School Cadet Detachment.
" Kohukohu (Auckland) School Cadet Detachment.
" Newton West (Auckland) School Cadet Company.
" Tauranga School Cadet Detachment.
" Whangarei
" Waihi School Cadet Company.

The Taranaki Education District.
The Okato School Cadet Detachment.

The Hawke’s Bay Education District.
The Dannevirke South School Cadet Company.
" No. 1 Company, Gisborne School Cadet Company.
" No. 2
" Taradale School Cadet Company.
" Woodville

The Wellington Education District.
The Karori School Cadet Detachment.
" Levin
" Newtown School Cadet Company.
" Otaki School Cadet Detachment.
" Roseneath

The Nelson Education District.
The No. 2 Company, Nelson Boys’ Central School Cadet Company.

The Grey Education District.
The Taylorville School Cadet Detachment.