And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously
believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the
General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Justices
of the Peace Act, 1882."

FRANCIS TREMBATH,
Mayor of Thames.

Declared at Thames, this 12th day of November, 1904,
before me—Albert Bruce, a Justice of the Peace in and for
the Colony of New Zealand.

Notice to Mariners No. 79 of 1904.

OTAGO HARBOUR.—ENTRANCE CHANNEL SOUTH OF HARRINGTON
POINT.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 16th November, 1904.

THE Otago Harbour Board has notified that on and
after the 1st January, 1905, the black buoys marking
the port hand or eastern side of the channel between Harr-
ington Point and Kaik Jetty will be removed, and in lieu
thereof three single pile beacons, painted black, will be
placed on the eastern edge of the deep-water channel, in
17ft. at low water.

On the starboard or western side of the channel the fol-
lowing additions and alterations to the marking of the
channel will be made: A red cone starboard-hand buoy,
carrying a white light, will be placed on the western edge of
the channel, about 80 ft. east by north from No. 1 red
beacon. The light at present shown from the No. 1 red
beacon will be discontinued.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Notice to Mariners No. 80 of 1904.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 21st November, 1904.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, is published for
general information.

CURTIS CHANNEL.—REPORTED ALTERATION IN SOUNDINGS
NORTH OF BREAKSEA SPIT.

NOTICE is hereby given that Captain Sharp, of the cable
steamer "Iris," reports considerable alterations in the
soundings north from Breaksea Spit, having found much
deep water than shown on the chart, and that the
100-fathom line is further to the westward than shown.

Pending resurvey, masters of vessels are cautioned not to
rely on soundings to aid in determining their position when
in that locality.

Chart affected, No. 345; "Australia Directory," Vol. ii.
JOHN MACKEY,
Marine Department, Brisbane,
Portmaster.
3rd November, 1904.

Letters of Naturalisation issued.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 19th November, 1904.

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

J. G. WARD.

Plants declared to be Noxious Weeds in the Borough of
Milton; the Counties of Westland, Grey, Clifton, Waira-
rapa South, and Thames; the Pukekohe East, Stoke, Okato,
Carrington, Porangahau, and Waikiekie Road Districts;
and the Opunake Town District.—Notice No. 916.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 23rd November, 1904.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the
undermentioned local governing bodies have by special
order declared the plants enumerated opposite each to be
noxious weeds within the meaning of "The Noxious Weeds
Act, 1900," in the district under the jurisdiction of each
respectively:

Local Bodies. Plants.
Milton Borough Council .. Broom, dock, giant burdock,
gorse, wild turnip, and rag-
wort or ragweed.
Westland County Council .. Ragwort or ragweed.
Grey County Council .. Broom, gorse, and ragwort or
ragweed.
Clifton County Council .. Bathurst burr, broom, giant
burdock, gorse, hakea, and
ragwort or ragweed.
Wairarapa South County Broom, gorse, and ragwort or
Council ragweed.
Thames County Council .. Bathurst burr, broom, giant
burdock, gorse, hakea, and
ragwort or ragweed.
Pukekohe East Road Board Bathurst burr, broom, giant
burdock, gorse, hakea, and
ragwort or ragweed.
Stoke Road Board .. Gorse, broom, and fennel.
Okato Road Board .. Gorse, ox-eye daisy, ragwort
or ragweed.
Carrington Road Board .. Bathurst burr, broom, giant
burdock, gorse, hakea, rag-
wort or ragweed, wild tur-
nip, ox-eye daisy, hemlock,
dock, burdock, lupin, penny-
royal, St. John's wort,
tutsan, fennel, periwinkle,
elderberry, and the follow-
ing thistles : stemless, com-
mon plume or Scotch, woolly-
headed, star, and milk.
Porangahau Road Board.. Gorse, ragwort or ragweed.
Waikiekie Road Board .. Gorse.
Opunake Town Board .. Bathurst burr, broom, giant
burdock, gorse, hakea, rag-
wort or ragweed, hemlock,
wild turnip, ox-eye daisy,
lupin, pennyroyal, and milk-
thistle.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Results of Elections of Trustees of Drainage Districts.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 21st November, 1904.

THE following results of the elections of Trustees of
drainage districts have been received from the
Returning Officers, and are published in accordance with the
provisions of "The Land Drainage Act, 1904."

HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.

Sluggish River Drainage District, County of Manawatu:
William Amon.
James Donald.
George Kendall.
Samuel Macaulay.
Gerald G. Tolhurst.

Aorangi Drainage District, County of Manawatu:
George Dear.
Joseph A. Gower.
Hon. Walter W. Johnston.
Arthur S. Manson.
Charles E. Tattersall.

Christmas and New Year Holidays.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 23rd November, 1904.

IT is hereby notified for general information that Monday
the 26th, Tuesday the 27th, and Wednesday the 28th
December, 1904, and that Monday the 2nd and Tuesday
the 3rd January, 1905, will be observed as holidays in the
public offices of the Government of New Zealand.

By order.
HUGH POLLEN,
Under-Secretary.