Dec. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3119

with the ern. pt. of the isl. nrd. of Blakang Padang, S. 7° E., 4½ cables, and the N. pt. of Pulo Sambu E. b. A white conical buoy, in 4½ fms., erd. of Pulo Blakang Padang, with the S. pt. of Mariám Isl. N. 62° E., 2¾ cables, and the S.E. pt. of Pulo Sambu N. 13° E. c. A black can buoy surm. by a truncated cone, in approx. 1° 9′ N., 103° 54¾′ E., S.-erd. of Mariám Isl., with the nrn. pt. of the isl. nrd. of Pulo Blakang Padang in line with the N.-ern. side of Mariam Isl., N. 64° W., 4 cables from the N. pt. of the latter isl. Oct.

MACCLESFIELD CHAN.—PULO LEPAK.—Labu or Rocky Pt. lt. (2° 57′ S., 106° 54¾′ E.) is to be altered from F. white to fl. white every 3 secs.—fl., 1 sec.; ecl., 2 secs. Oct.

JAVA.

BABI LT.—This lt. (5° 49′ S., 106° 16½′ E.) is to be altered from F. white to occ. white, vis. 10 secs., ecl. 5 secs. Oct.

PASURUAN LT.—This lt. (7° 37′ S., 112° 55′ E.) is to be altered from F. white to group-occ. white every 30 secs.—lt., 3 secs.; ecl., 3 secs.; lt., 12 secs.; ecl., 12 secs. Oct.

PANARUKAN LT.—This lt. (7° 41½′ S., 113° 56′ E.) is to be altered from F. white to fl. white every 3 secs.—fl., 1 sec.; ecl., 2 secs. Oct.

CHINA SEA.

CHAUAN BAY.—A narrow bank of sand and mud, carrying 2 fms. at L.W., extends N.N.E. for 1½ miles from the nrn. extr. of Kwadra Isl. (28° 36′ N., 117° 17′ E.). This bank is connected at its nrn. end with the shoal water now shown on the chart. Oct.

YANG TSE KIANG ESTUARY.—S. CHAN.—The conical buoy, red and black vert., in approx. 31° 13′ N., 121° 52¼′ E., marking the S.-ern. end of the middle ground in the S. chan., has sunk, and will not probably be replaced. It has been erased from the charts. May.

On 5th August, 1906, a good chan. which has formed through the banks in the S. chan. entr. to the river, nrd. of Tungsha lt.-v. (31° 8¾′ N., 122° E.) and middle ground, was to be marked provis. by the following buoys: a. Tungsha Bank buoy, red, conical, surm. by staff and black ball, in 25 ft. L.W., S.-erd. of the Tungsha Banks, 8 miles S. 77° E. from Tungsha lt.-v. b. Tungsha buoy, red, conical, surm. by staff and black triangle, in 18 ft., 2¼ miles N. 17° E. from Tungsha lt.-v., to mark the srn. edge of the Tungsha Banks. c. House Isl. buoy, red, spher., in 17 ft., 4 miles S. 48° E. from House Isl. beacon (31° 16½′ N., 121° 51½′ E.), to mark the edge of the bank extending S.-erd. from House Isl. d. House Isl. crossing buoy, conical, red and black vert., surm. by staff and black diamond, in 17 ft., 1⅞ miles S. 47° W. from House Isl. beacon, to mark the crossing on to the Kiutoan Flats. e. Kiutoan Flats buoy, black, conical, in 17 ft., 2⁹⁄₁₀ miles S. 86° W. from House Isl. beacon, to mark the nrn. edge of the middle ground. Oct.

Owing to the disuse of Harvey Pt. Chan., the buoys marking it—viz., Cone Tree buoy, N.E. Actæon buoy, the Fairway buoy, and Mason Bank buoy—have been withdrawn. A red spar buoy has been placed in the position prev. occupied by Mason Bank buoy for the guidance of Native craft. The S.E. spit lt.-buoy (approx. 31° 35¾′ N., 121° 18½′ E.), prev. red and black vert., has been painted red. Oct.

"The Shops and Offices Act, 1904."—Amended Notice specifying Combined District of Auckland.

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 8 of "The Shops and Offices Act, 1904," I, John Andrew Millar, the Minister of Labour, do hereby specify that the Combined District of Auckland comprises the City of Auckland, and the Boroughs of Parnell, Newmarket, Grey Lynn, and Eden.

Dated at Wellington, this 3rd day of December, 1906.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Meetings of Marlborough Land Board.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 30th November, 1906.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 48 of "The Land Act, 1892," approved of meetings of the Marlborough Land Board being held at the District Lands Office, Blenheim, at 10 o'clock a.m. on 15th January, 12th February, 12th March, 9th April, 14th May, 11th June, 9th July, 13th August, 10th September, 15th October, 12th November, and 10th December during the year 1907.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Authorising the Laying-off of certain Streets in the Town of Tawa of a Width of not less than 66 ft. each.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 4th December, 1906.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 2 of "The Towns Main Streets Act, 1902," I, Robert McNab, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Luckie Street, Davies Street, McLellan Street, Nathan Street, Rossiter Street, Beauchamp Street, Collins Avenue, Findlay Street, Handyside Street, Gee Street, and Rawson Street, in the Town of Tawa, Wellington Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. each, instead of 99 ft. as prescribed by section 17 of "The Land Act, 1892."

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Subsidies to Public Libraries.

Education Department,
Wellington, 12th November, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sum of £3,000 has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries.

The distribution will take place on the 6th February, 1907, and no claim will be entitled to consideration that shall not have been sent in in due form and received by the Secretary for Education, Wellington, on or before the 28th January, 1907.

1. A library to be entitled to a subsidy must be public in the sense of belonging to the public, and of not being under the control of an association, society, or club whose membership is composed of a section of the community only, and if within a borough it must be open to the public free of charge. The receipts for the year from subscriptions and donations must not have been less than £2, exclusive of moneys received from endowments, or from Government, or from Borough or County Councils, or for special building purposes, or as rent, hire, or consideration for the use of any room, or building, or land belonging to the institution, in respect of none of which will subsidy be allowed. The net proceeds of concerts, lectures, or other entertainments on behalf of the current expenses of the library will be regarded as voluntary contributions. A subsidy will not be given to more than one library in the same town.

2. In the division of the vote a nominal addition of £25 will be made to the amount of the income of each library derived from subscriptions, donations, and rates, and the vote will be divided according to the amounts thus augmented; but no library will receive credit for a larger income than £75—that is, in no case will the augmented amount on which distribution is based exceed £100.

3. The whole of the subsidy must be expended without delay in the purchase of books for the library.

4. Application to share in the distribution must be by means of a statutory declaration by the Chairman, or Secretary, or Treasurer of the institution on behalf of which it is made, and must be accompanied by a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1906; and such declaration must be on the form provided for the purpose, which form shall be as follows:—

DECLARATION.

I, [Name], of [Place of abode], [Occupation], do solemnly and sincerely declare that I am Chairman [or Secretary, or Treasurer] of the [Name of institution]; that during the year ending on the 31st day of December, 1906, the receipts of the aforesaid institution for the maintenance of the library only were as follows: From rates levied by a local governing body under "The Public Libraries Act, 1869," or "The Municipal Corporations Act, 1900," pounds shillings and pence; from the subscriptions of members, pounds shillings and pence; and from voluntary contributions other than members' subscriptions, pounds shillings and pence. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the information hereinafter furnished by me in the appendix hereto is correct in every particular; that the abstract of accounts is a true statement of the receipts and expenditure of the institution for the year herein specified; that the whole of the subsidy received during the year was expended in the purchase of books for the library; and that by the rules of the library it is open to the public free of charge.

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."

(Signature.)