JULY 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2007

DURIAN STRAIT.—A black lt.-buoy, exh. an occ. white lt., vis. 10 secs., ecl. 10 secs., is to be est. in approx. 0° 32½' N., 103° 46¼' E., near the S.-wrn. pt. of S. Brother Isl. May.

LINGA ISL.—A shoal, carrying 2½ fms., and steep to, exists in approx. 0° 2½' S., 104° 40' E., off the N.-ern. side of the isl., 2 miles S. 37° W. from Anak Ileu (in line with the srn. extr. of Ileu Isl.). Mar.

BERHALA STRAIT.—A black lt.-buoy, exh. an occ. white lt., vis. 10 secs., ecl. 10 secs., is to be est. in approx. 0° 52½' S., 104° 24¼' E., near the srn. pt. of Berhala Isl. May.

Pulo Dawun lt. (2° 54' S., 106° 13' E.) is to be altered from F. white to a fl. white lt. every 3 secs.—fl. 1 sec., ecl. 2 secs. May.

GASPAR STRAIT.—PULO LEPAR.—Labu or Rocky Pt. lt. (2° 57' S., 106° 55' E.) has been altered from F. white to fl. white every 3 secs.—fl. 1 sec., ecl. 2 secs.—R. 13 miles, exh. from a white iron frame lt.-h. 65 ft. high. May.

JAVA.

BABI LT.—This lt. (5° 49' S., 106° 16½' E.) has been altered from F. white to occ. white, vis. 10 secs., ecl. 5 secs. Dec.

BATAVIA ROADS.—The tel. buoy in the roads, spher., black and white hor., surm. by a cross, in approx. 6° 4½' S., 106° 52' E., has been altered in colour to red and black hor. May.

JUANA LT.—This lt. (6° 42½' S., 111° 9½' E.) is to be altered from F. white to a fl. white lt. every 3 secs.—fl. 1 sec., ecl. 2 secs. May.

SURABAYA STRAIT.—The F. white lt. (7° 9½' S., 112° 39½' E.) on Grissee or Geresik Pier is to be altered to a quick-fl. white lt. May.

A iron screw-pile beacon, black and red hor., surm. by a truncated cone, is est. in 2 ft., in 7° 19½' S., 112° 52' E., on Kleta Reef, in the ern. entr. to the strait, 6⁶⁄₁₀ miles S. 42° E. from Larangan Mosque. Dec.

The buoyage of the ern. entr. to Surabaya has been altered as follows: (a.) The white conical buoy No. 3, surm. by a ball, replaced, in the same position, by a white lt.-buoy, exh. an occ. white lt. (b.) Lt.-buoy No. 4, black, exh. a fl. white lt., replaced by a black-can buoy without a lt. (c.) The white conical buoy No. 6 has been withdrawn. The lt.-buoy No. 5, exh. a F. white lt., has been moved about 5 cables N.-wrd., and now lies in approx. 7° 14½' S., 112° 51¾' E., 5³⁄₁₀ miles N. 4° W. from Kleta Rk. beacon- (d.) The black-can buoys Nos. 5 and 7 are now each surm. by a truncated cone. (e.) The topmarks have been removed from black-can buoys Nos. 6 and 8. (f.) The white conical buoys Nos. 7 and 8 have been re-marked Nos. 6 and 7 respectively. May.

CHINA SEA.

CHUSAN ARCHIP.—TONGTING ISL. LT.—A group-fl. white lt., showing a group of 4 fls. in quick succ. every 20 secs., elev. 180 ft. above H.W., R. 19 miles, is exh. from a white lt.-h. 28 ft. high, in 29° 51¾' N., 122° 35½' E., on the summit of the isl. Also a reed fog-horn, sounding 1 blast of about 2 secs. dura. every 20 secs., is est. at the lt.-h. May.

NEW GUINEA.

DOBBO HARBOUR APPROACH.—A shoal, carrying 3¼ fms., exists in approx. 5° 45' S., 134° 13' E., in the harb., with the outer coal-shed on Dobbo Pt. S. 62° E., 8 cables, and Mala-kafani Pt. N. 30° W. May.

HAWAIIAN (SANDWICH) ISLANDS.

HAWAII.—HILO BAY.—Paukaa Pt. lt., F. green, is now exh. at an elev. of 155 ft. above H.W., from a white mast 33 ft. high, with a small white house with red roof at its base, in 19° 46' N., 155° 6' W., nrn. side of Hilo Bay. Also Pepeekeo Pt. lt., F. white, is now exh. at an elev. of 124 ft. above H.W., from a white mast 61 ft. high, with a small white house with red roof at its base, in 19° 51' N., 155° 6' W., nrd. of Hilo Bay. May.

MOLOKAI.—KAMALO HEAD.—A red bell buoy, marked “Kamalo,” is moored in 6¾ fms. in approx. 21° 2' N., 156° 52' W., on the edge of the reef extending from Kamalo Head, 1½ miles S. 68° E. from Puu Kole Isl. May.

SOUTH AMERICA.

The following red conical lt.-buoys, exh. fl. red lts., are ext. on the nrn. side of the entr. to the Rio de la Plata: 1. A lt.-buoy is moored in approx. 34° 29' S., 57° 43¼' W., to mark the 7 ft. patch. 2. A lt.-buoy is moored in 15 ft. in approx. 34° 43¾' S., 56° 53¼' W., on the srn. edge of San Gregorio Bank. 3. A lt.-buoy is moored in 15 ft. in approx. 34° 53¼' S., 56° 32¾' W., on the srn. extr. of St. Lucia Bank, 7½ miles from the shore. The least depth in the chan. nrd. of Ortiz Bank is 15½ ft. L.W. 4. A lt.-buoy is est. to mark Cumberland Shoal, S.-wrd. from Flores Isl. It has been charted in approx. 34° 57' S., 55° 56' W., 5⁴⁄₁₀ cables S. 67° W. from Flores Isl. Lt.-h. May.

Pta. del Palmar.—A shoal, carrying 5½ fms., exists in approx. 33° 58' S., 53° 23½' W. N.-erd. of Pta. del Palmar, in the nrn. approach to Rio de la Plata, 8 miles N. 78° E. from Santa Tereza Fort. P.D. has been charted against the shoal. May.

RIO DE JANEIRO HARB.—Vessels entering or leaving the harb. are not now required to pass within hail of the forts or to obtain a police permit, but are free to enter or leave at any hour of the night. A permit, however, for the departure of outward-bound vessels at night must be obtained from the port office. May.

The lts. exh. from the tel. buoys in the entr. to the harb., 7 cables N. 12° E. and 10 cables N. 60° E. respectively from Fort Villegagnon (22° 54¾' S., 43° 9½' W.), are fl. white (not occ.) every 30 secs.—fl. 7 secs., ecl. 23 secs. May.

ABROLHOS RKS.—The s.s. “Oceano,” drawing 21 ft., is reported to have taken the ground, in approx. 18° 8' S., 38° 36' W., S.-erd. of Abrolhos Rks., with Abrolhos Rk. lt. N. 17° W., 11½ miles. The btm. appeared to be red sand. The ship “California” struck in 1891, about 2 miles to the erd. of this position. It is evident, therefore, that one if not two shoals exist in this locality. May.

Notice to Mariners No. 46 of 1907.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 24th June, 1907.

REFERRING to previous Notice to Mariners No. 35 of 1907, the following further notice, received from the Port Officer, Melbourne, Victoria, is published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

VICTORIA.
[No. 180.]

Lighted Beacon, Altona Reef.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 173, dated 8th April, 1907, informing mariners that the black-can buoy marking the anchorage for vessels discharging or shipping explosives would be shifted and replaced by a lighted beacon off Altona Reef on or about the 15th August, 1907, it is hereby notified that such notice is rescinded, and that in place of a lighted beacon a gas buoy, showing an all-round fixed white light, will be established on or about the 22nd August next, in the position at present occupied by the black-can buoy.

C. W. McLEAN,
Port Officer.

Melbourne, 15th May, 1907.

Plants declared to be Noxious Weeds in the Waitomo, Featherston, and Hutt Counties.—Notice No. 1127.

Department of Agriculture.
Wellington, 2nd July, 1907.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the undermentioned local authorities 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 Authorities. Plants.
Waitomo County Council .. Ragwort.
Featherston County Council .. Gorse and broom.
Hutt County Council .. Tauhinu and foxglove.

ROBERT MCNAB,
Minister for Agriculture

Notifying Land in the Auckland Land District subject to “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900.”

Office of Board of Land Purchase Commissioners,
Wellington, 2nd July, 1907.

PURSUANT to the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and its amendments, I hereby notify that the undermentioned Crown land, being the land known as the Mangawhero Settlement, which has been acquired under the said Acts, is subject to the said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

MANGAWHERO SETTLEMENT.

ALL that parcel of land in the Land District of Auckland, situated in Blocks III, VI, VII, X, and XI, Tapapa Survey District, and being called or known as Mangawhero Block,