JUNE 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1433

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 1st June, 1905.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

WAIPARA-CHEVIOT RAILWAY—HURUNUI STATION—BUILDINGS CONTRACT.

Accepted. £ s. d.
Ballintine, Thomas, Christchurch .. .. 1,185 13 6

Declined.

Hallaway, W., Christchurch .. .. 1,701 0 0

HUNTLY COURTHOUSE CONTRACT.

Accepted. £ s. d.
Henderson, D., Ngaruawahia .. .. 528 0 0

Declined.

Larkin, J., Auckland .. .. 571 12 0
Mathieson, J. E. .. .. 572 4 3
Guthrie, J. E. .. .. 586 0 0

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 6th June, 1905.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

ERECTON OF POST-OFFICE AT GREYMOUTH.

Accepted. £ s. d.
Drake and Muir, Greymouth .. .. 5,670 0 0

Declined.

Franklin and Hosking .. .. 7,899 0 0

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 7th June, 1905.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

100 SETS RAILWAY POINTS AND CROSSINGS CONTRACT.

Accepted. £ s. d.
Despatch Foundry Company, Greymouth .. .. 1,160 0 0

Declined.

Burt, A. and T. (Limited), Dunedin .. .. 1,232 10 0
Cooper and Duncan (Limited), Christchurch (50 sets only) .. .. 740 0 0
Duncan, P. and D. (Limited), Christchurch.. .. 1,590 0 0
Andersons (Limited), Christchurch (50 sets only) .. .. 840 10 0

Notice to Mariners No. 40 of 1905.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 6th June, 1905.

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

WM. HALL-JONES.

CHINA SEA, ETC.

China.

HONGKONG.—SANDY BAY.—A small shoal, carrying 3 fms. at L.W., exists in approx. 22° 16′ N., 114° 7¼′ E., in the bay, on the S.-wrn. side of Hongkong, with the flag-staff about 3 cables S.-erd. from Hoichi wan, N. 70° E., 4 cables, and Green isl. lt.-h., N. 32° W. April.

HONGKONG.—GREEN ISL. LT.—During the constr. of the new lt.-h. this lt. (22° 17¼′ N., 114° 6¼′ E.) will not show red and white sectors as before, but will be only vis. as a F. white lt. from S. 76° E., through E. and N., to N. 84° W., being obsc. in other directions by the new building. March,

A ledge of rocks extending 150 yds. S. 69° W. from the pt. (45 ft.) 7½ cables N. 68° W. from Mount Hallows, 15 yds. wide, carrying 9 ft. over its outer extr., and about midway between its extr. and the pt., a rk. awash at L.W. springs, exists in approx. 22° 27¾′ N., 114° 18′ E., in Toio Chan. April.

SHANTUNG.—WEI HAI WEI.—The shoal, carrying 25 ft., charted in approx. 37° 31¼′ N., 122° 9½′ E., in the wrn. entr. to Wei Hai Wei, 2½ cables S. 60° E. from Grafton Pt., has been searched for unsucc., and expunged from the chart. There is, however, a depth of 30 ft., rk., to the N.-erd. of the position where 25 ft. was shown, with the N.-ern. extr. of Pei Shan Pt., N. 32° W., 3¾ cables, and the S. extr. of King Hail Pt., S. 74° W. March.

JAPAN.

Honshu (Nipon).

SIMONOSEKI STRAITS.—A rk., carrying 2 fms., exists in approx. 33° 56½′ N., 130° 55¾′ E., with Hane ishi, N. 61° W., 3½ cables, and Ganryu jima △, S. 33° W. Also the following buoys are est. off Kōkura in the S.-wrn. part of the strait: a. A red iron conical buoy, moored with Manaita iwa lt. (33° 54¾′ N., 130° 53¾′ E.), N. 52° E., 12 cables, and Daibahana lt., N. 6° W. b. A red cask buoy, moored with Manaita lt., N. 88° E., 17¾ cables, and Daibahana lt., N. 13° E. c. The red conical buoy surm. by staff and triangle, marking the ern. edge of Ozone, moved 1 cable N. 38° W., and is now 9 cables N.W. from Manaita lt. d. The red conical buoy surm. by staff and triangle, marking the S.-ern. edge of Naka no su in the ern. entr. to the strait, moved ½ cable N. 8° E., and is now one mile N. 25′ E. from Hesaki lt. April.

CAUTION.—Several drict. Russian mechanical mines have been found on the N. coast of Japan, pointing to the probability that the late gales in the nrn. part of the Sea of Japan have broken adrift mines laid in the vicinity of Vladivostock. April.

NORTH AMERICA.—WEST COAST.

ENTRANCE ISL. LT.—This lt., F. white with a red sector over Gabriola Reefs, in 49° 13′ N., 123° 49′ W., is temp. altered to a F. white lt. on account of damage to the lighting-apparatus. April.

Washington.

JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT.—On 1st April, 1905, a F. white lt., elev. 30 ft. above H.W., is to be exh. from a shelf on a white house with brown roof, in 48° 15¼′ N., 124° 14¾′ W., on Slip Pt., ern. side of Clallam Bay; and a fog-trumpet, worked by compressed air, sounding blasts of 2 sec. dura., separated by intervals of 18 secs., is to be est. in the house. April.

Oregon.

COLUMBIA RIVER ENTR.—The lt.-buoy, black and white vert., exh. an occ. white lt., prev. moored in approx. 46° 14½′ N., 124° 5¼′ W., 2⁶⁄₁₀ miles S. 20° W. from Cape Disappointment Lt.-h., entr. to the river, has been perm. withdrawn. April.

California.

SAN FRANCISCO LT.-V.—On 1st April, 1905, this lt.-v, No. 70, is to be temp. replaced by a red lt.-buoy marked “Light-vessel Moorings” in black, exh. a F. white lt. April.

SAN FRANCISCO HARB.—The char. of the lt. exh. from the lt.-buoy moored in approx. 37° 47′ N., 122° 22½′ W., 6¾ cables S. 81° E. from Rincon Pt., has been altered from F. white to occ. white, vis. 5 secs., ecl. 5 secs. April.

SOUTH AMERICA.

Magellan Strait, &c.

FELIX PT.—Early in 1905 a fl. white lt. every 10 secs., R. 16 miles, is to be exh. in 52° 57′ S., 74° 8½′ W., on Felix Pt., in Sea Reach. April.

CAPE GREGORY.—A fl. white lt. every 15 sec., R. 16 miles, is to be est. in 52° 39½′ S., 70° 12½′ W., on the cape, at the entr. to the Second Narrows. April.

Tierra del Fuego.

GOOD SUCCESS BAY.—A refuge for shipwrecked crews is no longer maintained at Good Success Bay (54° 48′ S., 6° 14′ W.); this bay is only occasionally visited by Government vessels. April.

Plants declared to be Noxious Weeds in the Wairau County, the Lethbridge Town District, and the Riwaka Road District.—Notice No. 966.

Department of Agriculture.
Wellington, 5th June, 1905.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the undermentioned local governing bodies have by special