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to the southernmost corner of the last-mentioned section; then again towards the north-west by the south-eastern boundary-line of the last-mentioned section to a point in line with the south-western boundary-line of Section No. 49 of the said Part D; then again towards the north-east by a right line across Richardson Avenue to the last-mentioned boundary-line; then by the said Section No. 49, the abutment of Valley Lane, and Section No. 50 to its southernmost corner; then again towards the south-east by the crossing of a road and the north-western side of Fox Street to the right bank of the Waiteata Stream; then towards the east by the said right bank of the Waiteata Stream to the Waimata River; then by a right line bearing due south across the Waimata River to the left bank thereof; then again towards the north-east generally by the left bank of the Waimata River to the eastern side of Graham Road; then by the said eastern side of Graham Road to the north-western side of De Lautour Road; then again towards the north-west by the north-western side of the last-mentioned road to a point in line with the south-western side of Huxley Road; then again towards the north-east by a right line to and then by the said south-western side of Huxley Road to the northernmost corner of Section No. 329, Kaiti Block; then again towards the south-east by the said Section No. 329, Sections Nos. 328 and 323, Kaiti Block, and the north-western boundary-line of the last-mentioned section produced across a road to the north-eastern boundary-line of Section No. 337A, Kaiti Block; then towards the south and again towards the south-east by the last-mentioned section to a point on the north-western boundary-line of the said Section No. 337A, distant about 18 chains from Crawford Road measured along the said north-western boundary-line of the said Section No. 337A, and known as the foot of the Kaiti Hill; then again towards the south generally by the foot of Kaiti Hill to a point distant 400 links from the left bank of the Turanganui River; then again towards the north-east generally by a line 400 links distant from and running parallel to the said left bank of the Turanganui River, and by that line continued along a line 400 links distant from and running parallel to the high-water mark of the sea to the north-western boundary-line of Section No. 322, Kaiti Block; then towards the south east by the last-mentioned boundary-line and that boundary-line produced to high-water mark of the sea; then towards the south-west generally by a line along the high-water mark of the sea to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary-line of Section No. 345, Kaiti Block; and then by a right line bearing north 30° west to the high-water mark of the sea; then again towards the south by the high-water mark of the sea to a point in line with the north-eastern boundary-line of Section No. 1625 (Awapuni Block), Blocks VI and II, Turanganui Survey District; then towards the south-west by a right line to and then by the said north-eastern boundary-line of the said Section No. 1625 to the right bank of the Waikanae River; and then towards the north-west by the said right bank of the Waikanae River to a point in line with the western side of Lytton Road, in the Borough of Gisborne; then towards the west by a right line to and then by the said western side of Lytton Road, and that line produced across the Taruheru River in a northerly direction and continued to a point 400 links distant and measured along the last-mentioned line from the left bank of the said Taruheru River; then towards the north by a line 400 links distant from and running parallel to the left bank of the said Taruheru River to the north-western boundary-line of Section No. 144 of Part C of What aupoko No. 6 Block; then again towards the north-west by the north-western boundary-lines of the said Section No. 144 and Sections Nos. 143, 142, 141, 139, and 137 of Part C of What aupoko No. 6 Block, and the north-western boundary-lines of Sections Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, of Part E of What aupoko No. 6 Block, and the crossings of the intervening roads, to the westernmost corner of Section No. 6 of the said Part E, the place of commencement: and that such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable half yearly on the 30th day of June and the 31st day of December in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of thirty years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

Passed at a special meeting of the Gisborne Borough Council held on the 13th day of March, 1906, and confirmed at a properly constituted meeting of the said Council held on Tuesday, the 10th day of April, 1906.

We hereby certify that the above special order has been duly made. In witness whereof the seal of the said Council has been hereto affixed, this 10th day of April, 1906.

JOHN TOWNLEY,
Mayor.
R. L. B. ROBINSON,
Town Clerk.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Shops in the Waitomo County under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the shops in the Waitomo County, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all shops in the county shall be closed at 6 p.m. on four days in the week, and at 10 p.m. on Saturdays: And whereas the Waitomo County Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the shops in the county:

Now, therefore, I, William Hall-Jones, acting for and on behalf of the Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 21 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” and section 5 of “The Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act, 1905,” do hereby direct that from and after the 11th day of June, 1906, all shops in the Waitomo County shall be closed accordingly at 6 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and at 10 p.m. on Saturdays. The half-holiday is held on Wednesdays at 1 o’clock.

Dated at Wellington, this 30th day of May, 1906.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Labour.

Plants declared to be Noxious Weeds in the Borough of Parnell, the County of South Wairarapa, and the Stoke Road District.—Notice No. 1035.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 28th May, 1906.

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.
Parnell Borough Council .. Gorse.
Wairarapa South County Council .. St. John’s wort.
Stoke Road Board .. Viper’s bugloss.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

Notice to Mariners No. 41 of 1906.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 28th May, 1906.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Hydrographic Office, Washington, D.C., United States of America, are published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

AFRICA.

SOUTH-EAST COAST.—NATAL.—PORT SHEPSTONE.—ALTERATION IN LIGHT.—Referring to Notice to Mariners No. 19 (718) of 1904, the Government of Natal has given further notice that on 1st March, 1906, the fixed green light at Port Shepstone, Natal, will be replaced by an intermittent white light every 10 seconds—thus, light 9 seconds, eclipsed 1 second. The light will be elevated 78 ft. above high water, and be visible in clear weather from a distance of 15 miles, over an arc of 173°, from S. 35° W. true (S.W. by W. ¼ W. w’ly mag.) to N. 28° E. true (N.E. ⅜ E. e’ly mag.). The light, which is of the 4th order, will be shown from an iron tower, about 25 ft. high, painted in black and white checkers, and surmounted by a white lantern.

Approx. position: Lat. 30° 44′ 45″ S., long. 30° 27′ 45″ E.
Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 855A and 1602. H.O. Light List, Vol. ii, No. 921A. Africa Pilot, Part iii, 1905, page 170.

CEYLON.

COLOMBO HARBOUR.—SHOAL IN APPROACH.—Information dated 16th February, 1906, has been received from Commander H. B. T. Somerville, H.B.M. surveying vessel “Sealark,” of the existence of a rocky ledge named Onagalla in the approach to Colombo Harbour, with a least depth of 3⅔ fathoms over its northern end, situated in a position 2·9 miles N. 14° W. true (N. by W. ⅛ W. w’ly mag.) from the red light on the south-west arm of the breakwater. This shoal, which extends about 1 mile S. 14° E. true (S. by E. ⅛ E. e’ly mag.) from the above head, is about 50 ft. broad and has four other heads with depths over them of from 4 to 4½ fathoms with from 5 to 7 fathoms between them. To the eastward and westward of the ridge there are depths of from 7 to 8 fathoms, but the lead gives but slight warning of the approach to it.

Approximate position of northern end: Latitude 7° 0′ N., longitude 79° 50′ E.
Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 854B and 1591,