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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 8

EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO, ETC.

ONE-FM. BANK LT.—About Dec., 1906, this lt. (2° 53′ N., 101° 0′ E.) is to be altered from rev. to a group-fl. white lt., showing groups of 4 fls. every 15 secs.—fl. ½ sec.; ecl. 2 secs.; fl. ½ sec.; ecl. 2 secs.; fl. ½ sec.; ecl. 2 secs.; fl. ½ sec.; ecl. 7½ secs. Dec.

SINGAPORE STRAIT.—About July, 1906, Raffles Lt. (1° 10′ N., 103° 44½′ E.), Coney Isl., is to be altered from F. white to group-fl. white, showing groups of 3 fls. in quick succ. every 10 secs. Dec.

BANKA ISL.—Pulo Dapur Lt. (3° 7¾′ S., 106° 31½′ E.) has been altered from F. white to fl. white every 30 secs.—fl. 5 secs.; ecl. 25 secs.; R. 13 miles. Dec.

MACCLESFIELD STRAIT.—A rk., carrying about 6 ft. at L.W., with the wrk. of an iron ship upon it, is reported to exist in approx. 2° 51¾′ S., 107° 0′ E., with Jelaka Isl. Lt.-h. S. 60° E. about 5¾ cables. Nov.

BILLITON ISL., W. COAST.—The following alterations have been made on the W. coast of the isl.: 1. The white conical buoy surm. by a white ball, in approx. 2° 46′ S., 107° 31′ E., marking Batu Tuku, has been replaced by a black can buoy. 2. The white conical buoy surm. by a ball, in approx. 2° 47′ S., 107° 31½′ E., marking Jumangin Shoal, has been replaced by a black can buoy. 3. The wooden beacon surm. by a black cone, in approx. 3° 0¾′ S., 107° 27¾′ E., srd. of Pulo Nado (Gala), has been removed. 4. The wooden beacon surm. by a black cone, in approx. 3° 2′ S., 107° 27¾′ E., S. of Pulo Nado (Gala), has been replaced by an iron beacon surm. by a white ball. The shoal which this beacon marks dries at L.W. 5. The wooden beacon surm. by a white ball, wrd. of Keringan Isl., has been replaced by an iron beacon surm. by a black cone, est. in 3 ft., in approx. 3° 1½′ S., 107° 29′ E. 6. The depth over Teree Rk. is now 3 ft., and the white conical buoy marking it has been replaced by an iron beacon surm. by a black cone, in approx. 3° 9¼′ S., 107° 27¼′ E. Nov.

CHINA SEAS, ETC.

LAMOCK ISLS.—The following dangers exist in the vicinity of the isls.: a. A rk., carrying 5 fms. L.W., with Lamock Lt.-h. (23° 14¾′ N., 117° 17¼′ E.) S. 55° E., 3⁴⁄₁₀ miles, and the ern.-most of the Boat Rks. S. 1° W. b. A rk., carrying 5 fms. L.W., with the lt.-h. S. 79° E., 5¹⁄₁₀ miles, and the ern.-most Boat Rk. S. 27° E. c. A rk., carrying 13 ft. L.W., with Dome Isl. centre N. 2° W., 4 miles, and Lamock Lt.-h. S. 75° E. d. Depths of less than 5 fms. extend for 9 cables S. 67° W. from the nrn. extr. of Plat Isl., 12½ miles N. 67° W. from Lamock Lt.-h. Dec.

The following rks. exist srd. of the isl.: a. A rk., carrying 5½ fms., with the nrn. pt. of Flat Isl. S. 64° E., 12 cables, and the centre one of 3 tall chimneys N. 47° E. b. A rk., carrying 4½ fms., with the centre one of the 3 tall chimneys N. 31° E., 8 cables, and Dome Isl. centre S. 30° E. c. Kaipan Rk., in approx. 23° 23′ N., 117° 3′ E., carries 2½ fms., and not 3 fms. as charted. All depths at L.W. Dec.

RIVER MIN.—The depth over the outer bar of the river is now 13 ft. at L.W. springs, and the buoyage in the entr. has been altered: a. The whistle buoy marking the Outer Min Reef, moved 2 cables N. 60° E., and now lies 4½ cables N. 68° E. from the N.-ern. pinnacle on that reef. b. Buoy No. 1, moved 3¾ cables S. 23° W., and now lies 7 miles S. 70° E. from Sharp peak Δ (26° 8′ N., 119° 40′ E.). c. No. 2, moved 3¾ cables S. 27° E., and now lies 5½ miles S. 63° E. from Sharp peak Δ. d. No. 3, moved 1 cable N. 40° W., and now lies 2⁹⁄₁₀ miles S. 50° E. from Sharp peak Δ. Dec.

AUSTRALIA.

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

NEW ZEALAND.

Admiralty charts that have received large corrections.—No. 3500, New chart, New Zealand, North Isl., E., Cape Runaway to Gable End Foreland. Oct.

NORTH AMERICA—WEST COAST.

VICTORIA HARB.—On 16th Oct., 1905, a F. red elec. lt., elev. 25 ft. above H.W., R. 1 mile, was to be exh. from a pole 25 ft. high, in 48° 25¼′ N., 123° 23′ W., on the wrn. extr. of Laurel Pt., 430 yds. N. 69° E. from Middle Rk. beacon light. Dec.

COLUMBIA RIVER LT.-V.—On 20th Oct., 1905, Lt.-v. No. 67, red hull, 2 masts, exh. 2 F. white lts., elev. 39 ft., R. 11 miles, and carrying a fog-whistle sounding blasts of 5 secs. dura. separated by intervals of 55 secs., was temp. moored on this station 46° 11′ N., 124° 11′ W., 7¾ miles S. 20° W. from Cape Disappointment Lt.-h. Dec.

SAN FRANCISCO HARB.—PROHIBITED ANCHORAGES.—For the protection of submarine cables, vessels are prohibited from anchoring within ½ mile on either side of the following lines: a. A line from Presidio pier-head (37° 48¼′ N., 122° 27¼′ W.) N. 44° W. to Pt. Cavallo. b. A line from Stewart Pt. pier-head (37° 51½′ N., 122° 26¼′ W.), Angel Isl., S. 46° W. to the land opposite. Dec.

Notice to Mariners No. 7 of 1906.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 2nd February, 1906.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Geelong Harbour Trust Commissioners, through the Marine Board, Melbourne, is published for general information.

WM. HALL-JONES.

HOPETOUN CHANNEL.

MARINERS and others are hereby informed, in connection with dredging operations now in progress in Hopetoun Channel, that in order to indicate the side on which vessels navigating the channel are to pass the dredger there will be exhibited (by day) a basket ball from the port or starboard side of the dredger, and (by night) two red lights in a vertical position one over the other, not less than 6 ft. apart. Two white mast-head anchor-lights will also be exhibited by night, one near the stem and the other near the stern of the dredger.

Caution.

Mariners and others must pass the dredger at the slowest possible speed, and must stop the engines when passing the chains of the dredger.

GEO. A. MOLLAND,
Port Officer for Geelong.

Notice to Mariners No. 8 of 1906.

APPROACH TO AUCKLAND HARBOUR.—HAURAKI GULF.

Erection of Beacon on Gull Point, Rangitoto Channel.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 3rd February, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that an iron beacon 20 ft. in height, with a circular cage-surmount 4 ft. in diameter, has been erected on the outer rock off Gull Point. The rock lies east of the point, distant 1½ cables, and dries 3 ft. at low water, spring tides. The beacon is painted red. Several rocky patches, carrying from 4 ft. to 12 ft. of water at L.W.S., exist 2 cables to the east and south-east of the beacon-rock. The passage inside the rocks, on one of which the beacon is erected, carries from 2 ft. to 3 ft. of water at L.W.S.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Charts Nos. 2543 and 1896. “New Zealand Pilot,” seventh edition, 1901, Chap. ii, page 49.

WM. HALL-JONES.

Commissioner of the Supreme Court appointed.

NOTICE.—ARTHUR GRENVILLE HERBERT, Esq., of 10, Cook Street, London, W., a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England, has this day been appointed by His Honour the Chief Justice a Commissioner of the Supreme Court of New Zealand in England, under the 2nd section of “The Commissioners of the Supreme Court Act, 1875,” for the purpose of administering and taking all such oaths, affidavits, and affirmations as in the said section mentioned. Dated at Wellington, this 5th day of February, 1906.

W. A. HAWKINS,
Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court.

Tenders for Mail Steam Service to Chatham Islands.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 11th January, 1906.

TENDERS will be received at the Chief Post-office, Christchurch, until noon of Wednesday, the 22nd February, 1906, for the conveyance of mails once every month, and also once every two months, by steamer to and from the Chatham Islands, calling at such places, inclusive of Pitt Island, in the group as may be determined upon by the Postmaster-General, for two years from the 1st April, 1906, with Lyttelton or Wellington as the port of departure and Lyttelton the port of arrival.

Tenders to be indorsed “Tenders for Chatham Islands Mail-service,” and addressed to the Chief Postmaster, Christchurch.

Names, tonnage, and horse-power of steamers proposed to be used to be stated.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.