Feb. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 795

Red from the bearing S. 76° E. true (E.S.E. ½ E. e'ly mag.), through east, to N. 54° E. true (N.E. ½ E. mag.); white from N. 54° E. true (N.E. ½ E. mag.) to N. 24° E. true (N.N.E. mag.); red from N. 24° E. true (N.N.E. mag.), through north and west, to S. 36° W. true (S.W. by S. mag.), being obscured in other directions.

Approx. position: Lat. 5° 14′ 10″ N., long. 100° 16′ E.

Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 854B and 1595.

British Admiralty Charts issued to U.S. Vessels.—Nos. 2760 and 1366. H.O. Light List, Vol. ii, No. 258. “China Sea Directory,” Vol. i, 1896, page 147.

AFRICA.

SOUTH-EAST COAST.—CAPE ST. LUCIA.—LIGHT TO BE ESTABLISHED.—FURTHER INFORMATION.—Referring to Notice to Mariners No. 19 (717) of 1906, the Government of Natal has given notice, dated November, 1906, that on 15th December, 1906, a fourth-order fixed white light, elevated 383 ft. above high water and visible 15 miles, will be exhibited in the tower recently erected near Cape St. Lucia, south-east coast of Africa.

The tower, located about 1½ miles northward of Cape St. Lucia, is about 25 ft. in height, painted in black and white bands, and the light is visible over an arc of 180° from N. 30° E. true (N.E. ½ E. mag.), through north and west, to S. 30° W. true (S.W. ½ W. mag.).

Approx. position: Lat. 28° 31′ S., long. 32° 24′ E.

Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 855A and 1603. H.O. Light List, Vol. ii, No. 916A. “Africa Pilot,” Part iii, 1905, page 186.

SUMATRA.

EAST COAST.—BANKA STRAIT.—PULO DAPUR LIGHT—INCREASED HEIGHT.—The Netherlands Government has given notice that the intermittent white light on Pulo Dapur, northern side of the southern entrance of Banka Strait, east coast of Sumatra, is exhibited at a height of 128 ft. above high water.

Approx. position: Lat. 3° 08′ 30″ S., long. 106° 30′ 30″ E.

Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 826A and 1170.

British Admiralty Charts issued to U.S. Vessels.—Nos. 2149, 2597, and 2808. H.O. Light List, Vol. ii, No. 280. “China Sea Directory,” Vol. i, 1896, page 403.

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.

SOCIETY ISLANDS.—TAHITI.—TAUNOA CHANNEL.—BEACONS CHANGED.—The French Government has given notice that the commander of the gunboat “Zélée” reports, under date of 31st October, 1906, the following changes in the beacons of Taunoa Channel, Tahiti:—

The tube (gun) marking the eastern point of Motu Uta Reef has been replaced by a beacon having a red conical top-mark.

The tube (gun) located 580 yards N. 33° W. true (N.W. ¼ N. n'ly mag.) from Fare Ute Point has been replaced by a beacon having a black cylindrical top-mark.

The tube (gun) located 460 yards N. 47° W. true (N.W. ⅔ W. w'ly mag.) from Rahere Point, and the beacon having a red conical top-mark, located 273 yards N. 68° E. true (N.E. by E. ¼ E. e'ly mag.) from Taunoa Point, have been discontinued.

The depth of water on the coral head located 252 yards N. 55° E. true (N.E. ¼ E. mag.) from Taunoa Point has been increased to 3⅔ fathoms.

Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 2065, 1514, and 2025. Pacific Islands, Vol. iii, 1900, page 58.

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

OAHU.—HONOLULU HARBOUR ENTRANCE.—LIGHTS ESTABLISHED.—On 5th December, 1906, the following lights were established to mark the 35 ft. channel into Honolulu Harbour, Hawaiian Islands:—

Light No. 3, a fixed white lens-lantern light, was established 11 ft. above the water on a single pile, in about 18 ft. of water, about 70 ft. westward of the western edge of the channel, and about 3,360 ft. S. 31° 45′ W. true (S. by W. ⅔ W. mag.) from Honolulu Range front light.

Light No. 4, a fixed red lens-lantern light, was established 11 ft. above the water on a single pile, in about 25 ft. of water, about 70 ft. eastward of the eastern edge of the channel, 540 ft. S. 66° 40′ E. true (E.S.E. ⅔ E. mag.) from light No. 3, and about 3,325 ft. S. 22° 40′ W. true (S. by W. w'ly mag.) from Honolulu Range front light.

Light No. 5, a fixed white lens-lantern light, was established 11 ft. above the water on a single pile, in about 14 ft. of water, about 70 ft. westward of the western edge of the channel at its first bend, about 920 ft. N. 23° 20′ E. true (N. by E. ¼ mag.) from light No. 3, and about 2,460 ft. S. 34° 35′ W. true (S.S.W. ⅓ W. mag.) from Honolulu Range front light.

Light No. 6, a fixed red lens-lantern light, was established 11 ft. above the water on a single pile, in about 18 ft. of water, about 70 ft. eastward of the eastern side of the channel at its first bend, about 540 ft. S. 61° E. true (E.S.E. ⅔ E. mag.) from light No. 5, and about 2,470 ft. S. 22° 40′ W. true (S. by W. w'ly mag.) from Honolulu Range front light.

Light No. 7, a fixed white lens-lantern light, was established 11 ft. above the water on a single pile, in about 12 ft. of water, about 70 ft. westward of the western edge of the channel, about 950 ft. N. 34° 35′ E. true (N.N.E. ⅓ E. mag.) from light No. 5, and about 1,515 ft. S. 34° 35′ W. true (S.S.W. ⅓ W. mag.) from Honolulu Range front light.

Light No. 8, a fixed red lens-lantern light, was established 11 ft. above the water on a single pile, in about 20 ft. of water, about 70 ft. eastward of the eastern edge of the channel, about 540 ft. S. 58° 15′ E. true (E.S.E. ⅓ E. mag.) from light No. 7, and about 1,580 ft. S. 15° W. true (S. ⅔ W. mag.) from Honolulu Range front light.

Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 867 and 1381. H.O. Light List, Vol. i, No. 783 (remarks). U.S. Lighthouse Board List of Lights on the Pacific Coast, 1906, page 58. H.O. Publication No. 115, the Hawaiian Islands, &c., 1903, page 116. Pacific Islands, Vol. iii, 1900, page 230.

Notice as to Statutory Closing-day under “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904.”

NOTICE is hereby given that, in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” and in terms of notice in writing duly received by me from the Chairman of the Conference of Delegates of all the local authorities of the Combined District of Dunedin, as constituted for the purposes of that Act, and comprising the City of Dunedin and the Boroughs of St. Kilda, Mornington, Roslyn, Maori Hill, North-east Valley, West Harbour, and Port Chalmers, I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Labour, do hereby appoint Wednesday to be the statutory closing-day for shops in the said Combined District of Dunedin.

Dated at Wellington, this 18th day of February, 1907.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

[This notice is in substitution for that published in the New Zealand Gazette of 21st February, 1907, page 683.]

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Furniture-dealers’ Shops in the City of Dunedin and the Boroughs of Roslyn and Port Chalmers under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the furniture-dealers’ shops in each of the Boroughs of the City of Dunedin and Roslyn and Port Chalmers, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the respective boroughs shall be closed at 6 p.m. on each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and at 1 p.m. on each Saturday: And whereas the Dunedin City Council and the Borough Councils of Roslyn and Port Chalmers have each certified that the signatures to such requisition of furniture-dealers in their respective districts represent a majority of the occupiers of all such shops within the respective boroughs:

Now, therefore, I, John Andrew Millar, 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 March, 1907, all furniture-dealers’ shops in the Boroughs of the City of Dunedin and Roslyn and Port Chalmers shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

Dated at Wellington, this 25th day of February, 1907.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Plants declared to be Noxious Weeds in the Mount Stuart Road Board District.—Notice No. 1107.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 25th February, 1907.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Mount Stuart Road Board has, by special order, declared gorse, broom, and ragwort to be noxious weeds within the meaning of “The Noxious Weeds Act, 1900,” in the district under the jurisdiction of the Board.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister for Agriculture.