July 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1689

mag.) and changed to a fixed red light visible 13 miles over an arc of 10° (5° on each side of the range-line).

It will be exhibited from an iron truss work, painted white, and will form a range with Sembilangan light, leading through the deepest water of the western channel of Surabaya Strait.

Approx. position: Lat. 7° 02′ S., long. 112° 41′ E.

770. EAST INDIA ARCHIPELAGO.

GREAT NATUNA ISLAND.—FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING REEF TO NORTH-WESTWARD.—Referring to Notice to Mariners No. 43 (2189) of 1903, the Netherlands Government has given further notice that the commander of the Netherlands man-of-war “Serdag” reports that the reef north-west of Great Natuna Island is situated on the following bearings:—

Mountain on Cape Datu, S. 79° E. true (E. ¾ S. s’ly mag.).

Boutoun Island, S. 4° W. true (S. ½ W. w’ly mag.).

Seluan Island, north-west point, S. 57° W. true (S.W. ⅞ W. mag.).

Approx. position: Lat. 4° 18′ 00″ N., long. 107° 59′ 40″ E.

The reef is about 1,500 yards in diameter with a least depth of 4 fathoms.

779. JAPAN.

KYUSHU. — NORTH COAST. — TSU SHIMA. — ASO WAN (TSU SIMA SOUND).—SUNKEN ROCKS.—The Japanese Government has given notice that in a resurvey, made in 1904, the following sunken rocks have been found to exist in Aso Wan and approaches:—

A rock with 1¾ fathoms over it, situated in latitude 34° 22′ 35″ N., longitude 129° 15′ 39″ E.

A rock with 3½ fathoms over it, situated in latitude 34° 22′ 34″ N., longitude 129° 15′ 08″ E.

A rock with 2 fathoms over it, situated in latitude 34° 22′ 17″ N., longitude 129° 15′ 04″ E.

A rock with 1¾ fathoms over it, situated in latitude 34° 22′ 17″ N., longitude 129° 14′ 08″ E.

A rock with 10 fathoms over it, situated in latitude 34° 20′ 28″ N., longitude 129° 16′ 06″ E.

A rock with 1½ fathoms over it, situated in latitude 34° 18′ 09″ N., longitude 129° 15′ 31″ E.

A rock with 3 fathoms over it, situated in latitude 34° 19′ 53° N., longitude 129° 18′ 48″ E.

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Notice to Mariners No. 50 of 1905.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 9th July, 1905.

REFERRING to Notices to Mariners No. 37, issued by this Department on the 19th May, 1904, and No. 41, issued on the 9th June, 1905, the following notice, received from the Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Gulf St. Vincent.—Port Adelaide River.

REFERRING to Notices to Mariners Nos. 11 of 1904 and 12 of 1905, masters of vessels, pilots, and others are hereby informed that deepening operations in the vicinity necessitate the removal of No. 2 light-beacon, and that on and after the 1st July next a red light in lieu thereof will be exhibited from the red pile beacon south of No. 3. This light on with No. 4 will point out when to turn off No. 1 lead (two red lights) and direct the course towards No. 3 light-beacon.

SAILING DIRECTIONS.

BY NIGHT.—In approaching the anchorage vessels of deep draught should not bring the white light on the old structure to bear north of N.E. by E. in order to avoid the 4-fathom patch, which bears N.W. ½ N. from the light on Wonga Shoal; then get the outer leads (which consist of two red lights vertical 7 ft. apart and two white lights vertical 7 ft. apart) in line; keep these in line passing between the occulting light on the red buoy and the outer green light on the north bank, also between the other green lights on the north bank and the white lights on the revetment mound.

Steer on the same line until the two red lights of No. 1 lead are coming on; then steer with them on line until the red light south of No. 3 beacon is on with No. 4; then direct the course to pass a safe distance off No. 3; then steer for a like distance off No. 4, and so on from beacon to beacon round the point until No. 9 is reached. From a safe distance off No. 9 the lights of No. 10 lead will be seen; keep them in line until the red light is about a quarter of a point open to the right of the white light of No. 11 lead; then gradually alter the course to bring the lights of No. 11 lead in line; keep them in line (a sharp lookout being kept for the mooring-buoys on the starboard hand) until the lights of No. 12 lead are seen coming into line; proceed as before by altering the course before the lights are on with each other. The same applies in the change from No. 12 to No. 13 leads: when the lights on the wharves are seen opening out off Luff Point, alter the course so as to round the point at a safe distance, and then up the centre of the channel, looking out for the mooring-buoys on the starboard hand.

BY DAY.—The directions by day are the same as by night, merely substituting the beacons for the lights.

In going outwards the directions are just the opposite to those given for coming inwards; but in such case, in changing from one lead to another, the course should be gradually altered when abreast of the low (red) beacon of each lead.

This affects Admiralty Charts 2389B, 1750, and 1752.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide,
14th June, 1905.

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Notice of Intention to take Land for a Road and other Purposes through Blocks I. and II., Blue Mountain Survey District, Awatere Road District, Marlborough County.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” to execute a certain work, to wit, the construction of a road through Sections 18 of Block 2 and 54 of Square 40, Blocks I. and II., Blue Mountain Survey District, Awatere Road District, Marlborough County, and to take land for the use, convenience, and enjoyment of roads already constructed in the vicinity of the said road, and for the purpose of such public work the land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken. And notice is further given that the plan of the said road, and of the land so required to be taken, is deposited in the Post-office at Seddon, and is there open for inspection. And notice is also given that all persons affected by the execution of the said public work, or by the taking of the said land, shall, if they have any well-grounded objections to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister for Public Works, Wellington.

SCHEDULE.

In the Marlborough Land District; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked and coloured as above mentioned, deposited in the office of the Chief Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this tenth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and five.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

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Tenders for Police Tweed and Bedford Cord accepted.

Police Department,
Wellington, 7th July, 1905.

IT is notified for general information that the under-mentioned tenders for the supply and delivery of blue tweed and khaki Bedford cord for police have been accepted for three years from 12th June, 1905:

(05/452.)

JAS. McGOWAN.