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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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1391·7 links; thence south-easterly 151° 47′, 481 links; thence south 180° 25′, 444·5 links; thence west 270° 00′, 721·8 links, to starting-point.

As the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 19342, deposited in the Head Office of the Department of Lands and Survey, in Wellington, and thereon edged with green.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Shops in the Borough of Woodville under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the shops in the Borough of Woodville, has been forwarded to me, desiring that from the last Saturday in the month of April until the second Saturday in the month of October all shops in the said borough shall be closed in the evening of every working-day, except Saturday and the weekly half-holiday, at the hour of 5.30, and that for the rest of the year all such shops shall be closed in the evening of the working-days aforesaid at the hour of 6 o’clock: And whereas the Woodville Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the shops within the Borough of Woodville:

Now, therefore, I, John George Findlay, 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 20th day of May, 1907, all the shops in the Borough of Woodville shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of May, 1907.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Minister of Labour.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of all the Shops in the Borough of Woodville under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the shops in the Borough of Woodville, has been forwarded to me, desiring that from the last Saturday in the month of April until the second Saturday in the month of October (inclusive) all shops within the Borough of Woodville shall be closed at 9 o’clock in the evening of every Saturday, and that for the rest of the year all such shops shall be closed at the hour of 10 o’clock in the evening of every Saturday: And whereas the Woodville Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the shops within the borough:

Now, therefore, I, John George Findlay, 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 20th day of May, 1907, all the shops in the Borough of Woodville shall be closed in accordance with such requisition.

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of May, 1907.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Minister of Labour.

Notice to Mariners No. 32 of 1907.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 6th May, 1907.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, and the Port Officer, Melbourne, Victoria, respectively, are published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

VICTORIA.

Port of Port Phillip.—Submarine Mining in the Vicinity of Swan Island.

It is hereby notified for general information that an additional port regulation is in process of being issued, providing that, for the purpose of permitting practice in submarine mining, vessels shall not, on and after the 26th day of March, 1907, until and including the 20th day of April, 1907, be navigated in the waters to the northward and westward of the No. 3 (Swanspit) buoy, West Channel, within the area bounded by a supposed line running south-
easterly from Swan beacon to No. 3 (Swanspit) buoy; thence northerly to small black-can buoy moored east by north 5 cables from the north-east end of Swan Island; thence westerly to the outer pile which marks the entrance to the channel leading to Swan Island Jetty; thence due south to Swan Point; and from thence southerly along the shore to the starting-point.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Melbourne, 25th March, 1907.

VICTORIA.

Dredging in Mitchell River.

Mariners and others are hereby notified that the dredger “Pioneer” has commenced dredging operations in the Mitchell River, within the Port of Gippsland Lakes. During such operations there will be exhibited a black ball by day and two red lights (in a vertical position one over the other, not less than 6 ft. apart) by night from the port or starboard side of the dredger to indicate the side on which vessels navigating the channel are to pass such dredger. Two white lights will also be exhibited by night, one near the stern and the other near the stern of the dredger.

Caution.—As the dredger will be moored at head and stern the engines of steamers must be stopped, and the dredger and the chains thereof passed at the slowest possible speed.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Melbourne, 27th March, 1907.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. — GULF ST. VINCENT. — SEMAPHORE ANCHORAGE.

Sunken Wrecks of “Norma” and “Jessie Darling.”

Masters of vessels, pilots, and others are hereby informed that the sunken wrecks above mentioned are lying in a position with the lighthouse on the Wonga Shoal bearing east half-north, distant about one mile and three-quarters, and the Semaphore Jetty Lighthouse (green) bearing east by south approximately.

Until the obstructions are removed, or further notice is given, the steam-launch “Lady Diana” will be moored to mark the danger, and will show the following signals:—

By Day.—Three balls on a yard 20 ft. above the sea, two placed vertically at one end and one at the other, the single ball being on the side nearest the wreck.

By Night.—Three white lights similarly arranged, but not the ordinary riding-light.

This notice affects Admiralty Charts 2389, A and B.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 22nd April, 1907.

NOTE.—Since the receipt of the above Notice to Mariners intimation by cable has been received from Port Adelaide Marine Board that the above-mentioned wrecks are now marked by a green occulting buoy-light in addition to the steam-launch “Lady Diana,” moored on the spot where the wrecks lie.

Officiating Ministers for 1907.—Notice No. 20.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 8th May, 1907.

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 names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend Alister Gordon Forbes, B.A.
The Reverend Arthur James Stuart Seaton.

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.

The Reverend Albert Victor George Chandler.
Mr. James Calderwood Sutherland.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Rufus Kay Hardy.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.