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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 85

authorised to be raised by the ratepayers of the Borough of Sumner, under the provisions of “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901,” and its amendments, for the purposes of the construction of reservoirs, extensions of water-mains to parts of the borough not already served by same, the purchase of water-mains and pipes, hydrants, sluice valves and fittings, and a supply of water-meters, and generally for the purposes of extending and improving the waterworks and water-supply system of the borough, the said Sumner Borough Council hereby makes and levies a special annual-recurring rate of 3d. in the pound sterling upon the rateable value of all rateable lands within the Borough of Sumner; and that such special rate be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the 1st day of April in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of fourteen years, or until the loan be fully paid off.

The above resolution was passed at a special meeting of the Sumner Borough Council held on the 26th day of July, 1904, and confirmed as a special order at a special meeting of the said Sumner Borough Council held on the 26th day of August, 1904.

Dated at Sumner, this 4th day of October, 1904.

FREDERICK PRATT,
Deputy Mayor.
JAMES CRAWFORD,
Town Clerk.

I, Frederick Pratt, Deputy Mayor of the Borough of Sumner, hereby certify the above to be a true copy of the original special order made in this matter.

FREDERICK PRATT,
Deputy Mayor.

Notice to Mariners No. 70 of 1904.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 24th October, 1904.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Department of Ports and Harbours, Melbourne, Victoria, are published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

VICTORIA.
Loutit Bay.

REFERRING to General Notice to Mariners, Victoria, dated 24th September, 1901, and to Notice to Mariners No. 105, dated 28th March, 1904, mariners and others are hereby notified that the outer Warping Buoy at Loutit Bay has now been removed.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Melbourne, 26th September, 1904.

VICTORIA.
Port Fairy Harbour Light.

REFERRING to General Notice to Mariners, Victoria, dated 24th September, 1901, page 45, relative to the fourth order dioptric red light exhibited from the lighthouse on Griffith Island, mariners and others are hereby notified that on and after the 1st February, 1905, the period of 3 minutes which is at present occupied by such light being alternately fixed, eclipsed, flashed, and eclipsed will be reduced to 1½ minutes; thus the changes in the light will follow quicker, as follows: The light will appear as a steady light for 50 seconds, eclipse 17 seconds, flash 6 seconds, and eclipse 17 seconds. Admiralty Chart No. 1063 affected.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Melbourne, 27th September, 1904.

VICTORIA.
Beacons.—Lonsdale Bight.

WITH reference to General Notice to Mariners, Victoria, dated 24th September, 1901, pages 61 and 62, regarding the two beacons in Lonsdale Bight, mariners and others are hereby notified that it is intended to renew the inner or rear beacon, commencing on Monday, the 3rd proximo, and in connection with such work it may be necessary to remove the present beacon for several days following such date.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Melbourne, 28th September, 1904.

VICTORIA.
Coastal Lights.

REFERRING to the respective distances at which lights exhibited from the coastal lighthouses of Victoria are visible in clear weather, as stated in General Notice to Mariners dated 24th September, 1901, and in subsequent notices, it is now hereby intimated that under certain conditions generally prevailing during northerly winds and clear weather there exists refraction of such lights rendering them visible at a considerable distance beyond the natural horizon. Mariners and others are therefore hereby warned against estimating their position from the limit of visibility of such lights.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Melbourne, 3rd October, 1904.

Notice to Mariners No. 71 of 1904.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 25th October, 1904.

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

WM. HALL-JONES.

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.

ADMIRALTY ISLANDS — LOS NEGROS LAGOON — SHOAL REPORTED. — The commander of the German man-of-war “Condor” reports, under date of 24th July, 1904, that on 21st March, 1904, his vessel touched on a shoal consisting of soft sand and coral, situated on the following approximate bearings:—

East point of Pitelu (Bitelu) Island, N. 28° E. true (N.N.E. mag.), distant 1 mile.

Soundings taken on both sides of the vessel while aground showed depths of 2 to 6 fathoms, and indicated that the shoal is steep-to on its north and north-western sides.

CHINA.

YANGTZE RIVER ENTRANCE—DRINKWATER POINT LIGHT AND BELL BUOY—CHANGE.—The Chinese Government has given notice, dated 20th July, 1904, that Drinkwater Point light and bell buoy, Yangtze River entrance, has been replaced by a light buoy without a bell.

East Coast.

KYAUCHAU BAY—BUOYAGE—HARBOUR LIGHTS. — The German Government has given notice, dated 28th June, 1904, that the Yu-mui-san whistling-buoy (see Notice to Mariners No. 9 (296) of 1904), has been moved, and is now in (approximately) latitude 36° 2′ 30″ N., longitude 120° 16′ 48″ E.

Vessels should pass to the southward of this buoy.

A bell buoy, painted black, has been moored in 5½ fathoms of water opposite the channel to the large harbour, in (approximately) latitude 36° 5′ 7″ N., longitude 120° 16′ 38″ E.

Vessels should pass to the southward of this buoy.

Two iron beacons have been erected to indicate the approach to the large harbour. The front one is situated on the extremity of mole II., and the rear one on the dam. This range gives the lead to the centre of the channel in the approach to the large harbour. The beacons have white and red square cages as topmarks.

At night both beacons exhibit 2 red lights, placed vertically 6 ft. apart, and are visible 2·5 miles.

SHANTUNG PROMONTORY—SHITAU BAY—ROCK.—The British Government has given notice that information, dated 28th June, 1904, has been received from Commander E. C. Hardy, H.B.M. surveying-vessel “Waterwitch,” of the existence of a rock, with a depth of 8 ft. over it at low-water ordinary springs, ¼ mile from the coast, in the western approach to Shitau Bay, situated with South-east Promontory Lighthouse bearing N. 63° E. true (N.E. by E. ⅓ E. e’ly mag.), distant 5 miles, and Dan Shan N. 39° W. true (N.W. ⅓ N. mag.).

Approx. position: Lat. 36° 51′ 30″ N., long. 122° 26′ E.

CEYLON.

SOUTH COAST — UNCHARTED ROCK. — The Government of Ceylon gives notice that there is an uncharted rock between Belligam and Matura, south coast of Ceylon, about 8½ miles westward of Dondra Head Lighthouse and about 2¼ miles from the shore, in approximately latitude 5° 55′ N., longitude 80° 27′ E.

Notice to Mariners No. 72 of 1904.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 25th October, 1904.

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

WM. HALL-JONES.

INDIAN OCEAN, ETC.

ICE. — On 23rd May, 1904, the s.s. “Tomoana” passed 9½ miles N. of a berg 700 ft. high, 2 miles long, in 48° 15′ S., 92° 32′ E.; same day, passed 2 miles N. of a berg 470 ft. high, 1½ miles long, in 48° 15′ S., 92° 47′ E.; and passed