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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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exh. from a pile beacon, with a white diamond, off the ern. end of the isl., and rear lt., elev. 32 ft. above H.W., exh. from a pole, with a black square on the ern. end of the jetty, 165 ft. N.89° W. from the front lt. These two lts. are to be changed to elec. lts. Also an elec. F. lt. showing red from Dawes Pt. to S. 47° W., and white in other directions, is est. on the N.W. corner of the White Star Wharf, Miller’s Pt. These lts. in conjunction show incoming vessels their proper side of the fairway, and also the approx. pt. to commence the turn into Darling Harb., thus avoiding a too close proximity to Miller’s Pt. July.

INNER ROUTE TO TORRES STRAITS.—The area around the charted position of Scott Rk., in approx. 15° 34⅓′ S., 145° 23⅔′ E., has been closely exam., and the soundings obtained gave no indic. of danger; no breakers were seen, and, though the water frequently appeared discoloured in patches, shoaler depths were not found than in the other parts of the locality not so discoloured. Scott Rk. has been expunged from the charts. July.

NEW ZEALAND.

ADMIRALTY CHARTS that have received large corrections:—
No. 2591. New Zealand, South Isl., sheet XIV., River Waiau to Cape Foulwind; plan Greymouth Harb. added. June.
No. 1999. New Zealand, South Isl., Banks Penin. Ports Lyttelton and Levy, and Pigeon Bay. June.

PACIFIC OCEAN.

Hawaiian (Sandwich) Islands.

OAHU.—HONOLULU HARB.—No. 2 red conical buoy at the antr. to the harb. has been moved 50 yds. S. 56° E., and is now moored in approx. 21° 17½′ N., 157° 52¼′ W., with the sewer pumping chimney N.E. 6⅛ cables, and the ern. extr. of Quarantine Isl. N. 25° W. The red spar buoy prev. 100 yds. erd. of No. 2 buoy has been withdrawn. The newly-dredged chan. is completed and is 240 ft. wide, with a depth of 34 ft. over the bar. July.

ADMIRALTY CHARTS that have received large corrections:—
No. 1570. S. Pacific, New Hebrides Isl., Halo Isl. to Kfate Isl. April.
No. 1913. New Hebrides Isl., Malekula (Mallicolo) Isl., Nrn. part. March.
No. 1579. New Hebrides Isl., Malekula (Mallicolo) Isl., Srn. part. March.
No. 936A. New Caledonia, N.W. part, Bélep Isls. to Port Muéo. April.
No. 731. Pacific, Gilbert Isls. (Kingsmill Group). April.
No. 732. N. Pacific, Gilbert Isls. (Kingsmill Group). April.
No. 782. Pacific Ocean, N.E. Sheet. April.
No. 1141. N. Pacific Isls. April.

ADMIRALTY PUBLICATIONS issued:—
Supplement, 1903, relating to the Pacific Isls., Vol. i., 3rd edition, 1900. Corrected to Oct., 1903. April.

NORTH AMERICA.—WEST COAST.

Vancouver Island.

TRINCOMALI CHAN.—The s.ern. extr. of Atkins Reef terminates in a rk. awash at L.W. springs, in approx. 48° 58′ N., 123° 27⅔′ W., 4⅞ cables S. 75° E. from Atkins Reef beacon. Between this rk. and the beacon there are depths of from 2 to 5 fms.; ½ cable s.erd. of the rk. there is a depth of 13 fms., and close to it, on its nrn. and srn. sides, are depths of 17 and 15 fms. respectively. July.

TELEGRAPH HARB.—A rk., carrying 4 ft. L.W. springs, exists in approx. 48° 58′ N., 123° 39½′ W., in the harb., Kuper Isl., with the ern. extr. of Hudson Isl. S. 31° W. 4⅞ cables, and Active Pt. S. 27° E. June.

SOUTH AMERICA.

UNIFORM SYSTEM OF BUOYAGE IN BRAZILIAN WATERS.—The following uniform system of buoyage is est. in Brazilian waters: 1. Shoals or rks.—Isolated shoals or rks. will be marked by conical buoys around the danger, those moored on the—a, nrn. side, coloured all black or all white; b, srn. side, red; c, ern. side, white and red vert.; d, wrn. side, white and black vert. 2. Chans.—a. Starb. hand buoys or beacons will be conical, red, and, if necessary, surm. by a ball as topmark. b. Port hand buoys or beacons, can, black, or black and white vert., and, if necessary, surm. by a triangle. c. Middle ground buoys or beacons will be conical, black and white, or red and white hor., or these colours may be combined in other ways. Buoys or beacons may be numbered, lettered, or named; when numbered or lettered it will be consecutively, commencing from seaward, but the marks on buoys or beacons will not be made so prominent as to interfere with their general appearance. The port hand denotes that side which is on the left hand of the mariner either going with the main stream of flood, or entering a harb., river, or estuary from seaward; the starb. hand denotes the right hand of the mariner under similar circumstances. 3. Wrks.—Wrks. will be marked by a green conical buoy marked C.S.; or a portion of the wrk. painted in a similar manner may be used. July.

PARANAGUA BAY.—CASSUAL (Bixo) Pt.—On 24th May, 1904, a F. white lt., vis. from S. 42° E., through S. and W., to about N. 30° W., elev. 54 ft. above H.W., R. 8 miles. was to be exh. from a white quadrangular stone structure, in 25° 30¼′ S., 48° 20′ W., on Cassual (Bixo) Pt., Ilha do Mel.; it has been charted about one mile N. 22° W. from the fort. July.

SAN SEBASTIAO ISL. LT.—On 2nd May, 1904, this fl. white lt. (23° 58½′ S., 45° 14½′ W.), on Boi Pt. was to be temp. altered to a F. white lt. during repairs to the apparatus. June.

Notice to Mariners No. 62 of 1904.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 19th August, 1904.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the United States Hydrographic Office, Washington, D.C., are published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

WASHINGTON.

PUGET SOUND.—PULLY POINT.—POST LIGHT ESTABLISHED.—On 30th June, 1904, a fixed white post lantern light will be established at Pully Point, eastern side of Puget Sound. The light will be suspended 16 ft. above the water from an arm on an unpainted pile located on the south-eastern corner of the wharf on the outer end of the point, on the following bearings: Robinson Point post light, S. 6° 30′ E. true (S.S.E. ⅝ E. mag.); Dolphin Point, right tangent, N. 40° W. true (N.W. by W. ⅝ W. mag.). Approx. position: Lat. 47° 27′ N., long. 122° 23′ W.

JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT.—HEIN BANK.—BUOY CHANGED IN POSITION.—Referring to Notice to Mariners No. 25 (923) of 1904, further notice is given by the Lighthouse Inspector that Hein Bank Buoy, a red and black horizontally striped nun, was moved on 10th June, 1904, about 1,300 ft. to the southward, in 35 ft. of water, and is now (approximately) 50 ft. N. 16° E. true (N. ⅞ W. mag.) from a pinnacle rock or boulder having but 14½ ft. over it at mean low water, on the following bearings: Smith Island Lighthouse, S. 75° E. true (E. ⅞ N. N’ly. mag.); New Dungeness Lighthouse, S. 14° W. true (S. ⅞ E. mag.); Discovery Island Lighthouse (Canadian), N. 60° W. true (W. ½ N. mag.).

SAN JUAN CHANNEL.—SALMON BANK BUOY NO. 1 CHANGED IN POSITION.—On 10th June the first-class spar buoy No. 1, marking Salmon Bank, south entrance to San Juan Channel, was moved 1,500 ft. to the southward of its former position, and moored in 41 ft. of water, on the following bearings: Cattle Point Post Light, N. 24° E. true (North mag.); Smith Island Lighthouse, S. 42° E. true (S.E. by E. ⅞ E. mag.); Discovery Island Lighthouse (Canadian), West true (S.W. by W. ⅞ W. mag.).

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.

GILBERT ISLANDS.—NANOUTI (NONUTI).—POSITION OF BEACON CHANGED.—CAUTION.—Information, dated 27th April, 1904, has been received from the Commander in Chief, Australia, that the master of the steamer “Titus” reports that the stone beacon on Tipurao Sandbank, in the approach to Nonuti, having been washed away, another beacon has been erected on the southern point of the bank. This beacon in its new position must not be used as a leading mark, as in line with the conspicuous gap it would take a vessel amongst the shoal heads to the southward of the track recommended. Approximate position on H.O. chart No. 121, latitude 0° 39′ S., longitude 174° 23′ E.

Authorising the Laying-off of the Main Street in the Village of Kohanga, Wellington Land District, of a Width of 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 22nd August, 1904.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 2 of “The Towns Main Streets Act, 1902,” I, Thomas Young Duncan, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of the Main Street in the Village of Kohanga, Wellington Land District, of a width of 66 ft., instead of 99 ft. as prescribed by section 17 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.