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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 26

A patch carrying 12 fathoms at L.W.O.S.T., locally known as the “South-east Bank,” lies with—
Zero Rock bearing N. 87° W.
Rakeahua, in one with N.W. ext. of Fancy Group, bearing S. 56° W.
Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty charts Nos. 1212, 2533, and 2553; “New Zealand Pilot,” 7th edition, pages 302 to 308.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Notice to Mariners No. 25 of 1903.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 30th March, 1903.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 83 of 1902, issued by this Department on the 27th November last, the following notice, received from the Department of Ports and Harbours, Melbourne, Victoria, is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

VICTORIA.
Hopetoun Channel—Geelong Harbour.

REFERRING to General Notice to Mariners, Victoria, dated 24th September, 1901, page 73, mariners and others are hereby notified that the Hopetoun Channel has been dredged to a navigable depth of 23 ft. at ordinary low water for a width of 130 ft.
The actual depth of water in the channel is 23 ft. 6 in. at ordinary low water, and the average rise of tide is 1 ft. 9 in. The tide-gauges at Nos. 2 and 8 beacons will be adjusted to show the actual depth of water in the channel.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Melbourne, 25th February, 1903.

Notice to Mariners No. 26 of 1903.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 30th March, 1903.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 75 of 1902, issued by this Department on the 17th October 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 Light.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 36, dated 27th September, 1902, mariners and others are hereby notified that red arcs of glass have been fixed in the lantern of Cape Otway Lighthouse, so as to alter the colour of the light to red shoreward of the bearings S. 79° E. and S. 84° W.
Although, inside or shoreward of the above bearings, the triple flashing characteristic of the light is still maintained, the colour of the flashes does not change directly to successive red flashes, but for some distance an intermingling of red and white flashes is seen by mariners proceeding towards the shore eastward and westward of the lighthouse.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Melbourne, 25th February, 1903.

Notice to Mariners No. 27 of 1903.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 30th March, 1903.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, and the Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, are published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Approach to Port Augusta.—Spencer Gulf.

MASTERS of vessels and others are hereby informed that a pile beacon, painted red, with circular top, has been placed on the western edge of Yatala Harbour Shoal, in 5 ft. at L.W.S., about 1½ miles N. ½ E. from the red buoy.
Also, that the north buoy off Two-Hummock Point has been replaced by a black beacon with diamond-shaped head, in 4 ft. at L.W.S.
This affects Admiralty Chart No. 401.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide,
6th February, 1903.

QUEENSLAND.
Cleveland Bay, Townsville.—Beacons down and Buoys out of Position.

MASTERS of vessels are cautioned that, as a result of the recent heavy weather experienced at the Port of Townsville, the leading-beacons are down and all buoys out of position. The aids to navigation herein referred to will be restored as soon as practicable.
Chart affected: No. 1102; Australian Directory, Vol. ii.

JOHN MACKAY,
Portmaster.

Marine Department, Brisbane,
11th March, 1903.

Plants declared to be Noxious Weeds in the County of Kawhia.—Notice No. 768.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 3rd April, 1903.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900,” I hereby declare that the plant known as ragwort or ragweed (Senecio jacobæus) is a noxious weed within the meaning of the abovementioned Act, in the County of Kawhia.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Special Order made by the Petone Borough Council, abolishing Wards.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 9th April, 1903.

THE following special order, made by the Petone Borough Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900.”

R. F. LYNCH,
For Under-Secretary.

PETONE BOROUGH COUNCIL.
Special Order.

THE Mayor moved by way of special order: That, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 182 of “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900,” and the amendment thereto, the Petone Borough Council doth hereby resolve by way of special order that all the wards in the Borough of Petone be and the same are hereby abolished, and that the number of Councillors shall remain as heretofore—namely, nine, and that the foregoing resolution be submitted for confirmation at an ordinary meeting of the Council on the 23rd day of March, 1903.
The motion was seconded by Councillor Fraser, and carried.
I hereby certify that the above resolution was submitted for confirmation by the Council at a meeting held on Monday, the 23rd day of March, 1903, and on the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Councillor Fraser, duly confirmed.

JOHN WHEELER,
Town Clerk.

New Zealand Government Railways.—By-laws regulating the Use of the Ngakawau Railway-bridge for Ordinary Traffic.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers conferred by “The Government Railways Act, 1900,” I, Joseph George Ward, Minister for Railways, do hereby make the by-laws set forth in the Schedule hereto for regulating the traffic on and over the Ngakawau Railway-bridge, which said bridge forms part of the railway between Westport and Mokihinui, and is used both for ordinary and railway traffic. And I do hereby declare that such by-laws shall come into force on and from the date of the publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

Given under my hand, this first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and three.

J. G. WARD,
Minister for Railways.

SCHEDULE.
BY-LAWS.

WITH respect to traffic on and over the Ngakawau Railway-bridge, the following by-laws shall apply, viz.:—

1. Horses not driven in harness or led by bridle or halter, and cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, mules, and donkeys, must have a man behind them; and cattle, sheep, and horses in mobs must also have a man before them.
2. Horsemen or vehicles shall not travel faster than six miles an hour.