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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 13

Notice to Mariners No. 10 of 1906.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 7th February, 1906.

THE following notice to mariners, received from the Harbourmaster’s Office, Fremantle, Western Australia, is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.—NORTH-WEST COAST.

It is hereby notified that an uncharted reef, about 50 yards in diameter, has been reported to exist in latitude 17·13° south, longitude 122·01° east (position approximate), with a depth of 13 ft. of water over it at low water, spring tides.

Charts affected.—No. 1052, Hall Point to Cape Bertholet; No. 1048, Buccaneer Archipelago to Bedout Island; No. 475, north-west coast of Australia.

C. J. IRVINE,
Chief Harbourmaster.
Harbourmaster’s Office,
Fremantle, 5th January, 1906.

Notice to Mariners No. 11 of 1906.

REPORTED ERROR IN POSITION OF BARE ISLAND, SOUTH OF CAPE KIDNAPPERS.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 9th February, 1906.

CAPTAIN C. McDonald, of the U.S.S. Company’s s.s. “Waikare,” reports that Bare Island lies nearly two miles further to the eastward than it is shown on the chart. Careful bearings were taken from a position two miles north of Cape Kidnappers, when it was found that Bare Island bore by compass on board S. 1° E. correct magnetic, the chart bearing of the island being S. 7° W., a difference in bearing of 8°. Bare Island lies thirteen miles to the south of Cape Kidnappers, and at that distance 8° makes an error of 1·8 miles. When Cape Kidnappers bears west two miles the chart shows that a course of S. 6° W. magnetic may be steered to pass Bare Island about two miles off, whereas it is apparent from Captain McDonald’s observations that such a course would take a ship right over the island. Steps will be taken as soon as possible to verify these observations, when a further notice will be issued.

Charts, &c., affected.—Admiralty Chart No. 2528. “New Zealand Pilot,” seventh edition, Chap. iv, page 161.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Notice to Mariners No. 12 of 1906.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 12th February, 1906.

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

WM. HALL-JONES.

NOTICE TO MASTERS AND OFFICERS OF BRITISH SHIPS.

STEERING ORDERS.—Certain foreign Governments having adopted helm or steering orders bearing meanings directly opposite to the sense in which they are used in British ships, the Board of Trade think it desirable to call attention to the risk of misunderstanding that may arise when British vessels are in charge of foreign pilots who give their steering directions in accordance with the new system. With a view of lessening the possibility that casualties may be caused by any misapprehension of this kind, the masters and officers of British ships are reminded that, although a foreign pilot may have been instructed to carry out the amended steering-rule which requires the order “Starboard” when the ship’s head is intended to go to starboard, and “Backboard” or “Port” when the ship’s head is intended to go to port, foreign pilots are not authorised to give that rudder-command on board British ships, but are bound to indicate to the officer in charge the direction in which they desire the vessel’s head to be put, so that the officer in charge may issue his own command to the steersman. Nov.

SHANTUNG.—KYAU CHAU BAY.—The black bell buoy prev. in the approach to the Commercial Harb., 2¾ miles N. 3° E. from Yu Nui San lt., has been disc., and a black bell buoy is est. in approx. 35° 57½′ N., 120° 27¾′ E., ½ mile S. 59° W. from the centre of Tai Kung Tau Reef. Dec.

LUZON.—SUBIG BAY.—A fl. white lt. every sec.—vis. from N. 48° E., through N. and W., to S. 53° W., elev. 190 ft. above H.W., R. 20 miles—is exh. from a white iron lt.-h. 26 ft. high, in 14° 45′ N., 120° 11′ E., on Sueste Pt., wrn.

side of entr. to the bay. The lt. on Grand Isl., entr. to the bay, has been disc. Dec.

PORT ARTHUR OR LUSHUN KAU.—On 28th Sept., in consequence of numerous wrks. in the entr. (38° 47′ N., 121° 15′ E.), the breadth of the chan. to Port Arthur is reduced to 92 yds. Mariners are warned that local aid is necessary to enter this port with safety until the wrks. have been dispersed. Dec.

The colours of the leading-lts. (33° 51′ S., 151° 12′ E.) on Goat Isl. are green, and not white. Dec.

ADMIRALTY CHARTS that have received large corrections:—

No. 1416. New Guinea, anchorages on the N.W. coast. Sept.

No. 55. New Britain, New Ireland, and New Guinea, anchorages; plans Under Kambeira, Talili Bay, added. Oct.

No. 3519. New chart, S.W. Pacific, Bismarck Archip., Duke of York Group. Oct.

No. 179. New chart, S. Pacific Ocean, New Hebrides Isls., Espiritu Santo Isl. (Santo Isl.), Turtle and Pallikuto Bays and approaches. Sept.

No. 980. N. Pacific, Caroline Isls. Sept.

No. 1103. W. Pacific, plans. Sept.

No. 1101. N. Pacific, Mariana, or Ladrone Isls. Oct.

No. 2294. N. Pacific, Sandwich Isls., Oahu S., Pearl River and Lochs. May.

No. 2169. N. Pacific Isls., Wrn. Hawaiian Group. Sept.

Notice of Election of Members and Chairman of the Board of Conciliation for the Wellington Industrial District.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by “The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Acts Compilation Act, 1905,” I, Edward Tregear, Registrar of Industrial Unions under the Act, do hereby notify that

HENRY INNISS, Cab-proprietor, and
FRANK BEDFORD, Contractor, of Wellington,
representing the employers’ unions; and

ALBERT HUNTER COOPER, Union Secretary, and
ANDREW COLLINS, Baker, of Wellington,
representing the workers’ unions, have been elected members; and that

PATRICK JOSEPH O’REGAN, Solicitor, of Wellington,
has been elected Chairman, of the Board of Conciliation in and for the Wellington Industrial District.

Dated at Wellington, this 14th day of February, 1906.

EDWARD TREGEAR,
Registrar of Industrial Unions.

Officiating Ministers for 1906.—Notice No. 5.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 12th February, 1906.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand passed in the fourth year of the reign of His Majesty King Edward VII, and intituled “The Marriage Act, 1904,” the following name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information:—

Baptists.

The Reverend STANLEY JENKIN.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Notice by the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

To the owner or owners of a parcel of land, containing 80 acres, more or less, being south-eastern part of Allotment 103, Parish of Tauraroa, Survey District of Tangihua, in the Provincial District of Auckland.

WHEREAS the Public Trustee has instituted inquiries, and has not thereby ascertained who the owner or owners of the above-described land is or are, and believes that such owner is, or owners are, not in the colony:

Now, this notice calls upon such owner or owners, within six months of the date of the publication of this notice in this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the Public Trustee his or their title to the land specified in this notice; and, if such owner does or owners do not, within the time limited, so establish his or their title, the Public Trustee will exercise the powers and authorities granted to him in and by “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

Dated this 10th day of February, 1906.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.