3072
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

BOROUGH OF MAORI HILL.
Notice is hereby given that at a poll taken on the 8th day of October instant, on the proposal of the Council of the said borough—
To raise a special loan of £150 for improvements to the streets in the Township of Woodend, in the Borough of Maori Hill. The security of the said loan to be the amount to be produced by an annually recurring special rate of not more than ½d. in the pound on the unimproved value of the rateable property in West Ward of the said borough. The said loan to be repayable at the expiration of not more than forty-one years from the date of the raising of the said loan, and to be raised by the issue of debentures under “The Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1901”—
the following votes were recorded: For the proposal, 45 votes; against the proposal, 8 votes; majority for the proposal, 37 votes.
There being a majority of votes polled in favour of the proposal, I hereby declare the proposal to be carried.
Dated this 10th day of October, 1907.

S. N. BROWN,
Mayor.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 12th October, 1907.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

JAMES McGOWAN,
Acting Minister for Public Works.

ERECTI0N OF POSTMASTER’S RESIDENCE AT HAVELOCK.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Galbraith, S. M., Nelson .. .. .. 546 0 0

Declined.
Robertson Bros., Nelson .. .. .. 568 12 8
McKenzie, G. B., Nelson .. .. .. 654 0 0

ERECTI0N OF POLICE-STATION, COLLINGWOOD.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
McNabb and Johnson, Collingwood .. .. 738 10 0

Declined.
Galbraith, S. M., Nelson .. .. .. 810 8 0

ERECTI0N OF COURTHOUSE AT KAWHIA.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Henderson, D., Ngaruawahia .. .. 663 12 10

Declined.
Sheldon and Aitken, Hamilton .. .. 666 16 2
Scott, J. E., Kawhia .. .. .. 677 1 10
Frankham, C. H., Auckland .. .. .. 713 0 0
McKinnon and Miller, Hamilton .. .. 758 17 10
Wright, F., Auckland .. .. .. 837 10 0

Declaring Port of Entry, and fixing Duties and Fees, &c.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 11th October, 1907.

THE following Proclamation, received from the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, is published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Customs.

“THE SOLOMONS (CUSTOMS) REGULATION, 1907.”

By His Excellency Sir EVERARD FERDINAND IM THURN, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, His Britannic Majesty’s High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.

EVERARD IM THURN.

In virtue of the powers vested in me by “The Solomons (Customs) Regulation, 1907,” section 77, subsections (2), (4), and (1), (d). I hereby order and proclaim that on and after the 15th day of September, 1907,—
(1.) Gavatu, as declared by section 2 of the regulation aforesaid, shall cease to be a port of entry, and Tulagi shall be a port of entry, within the meaning of the aforesaid regulation ;
(2.) A Government bonded warehouse shall be established at Tulagi for the reception and securing of dutiable goods; and
(3.) The following duties and fees shall be paid in respect of dutiable goods landed and stored at such port of entry as aforesaid:—
(a.) Threepence for each packet landed and delivered at the Customhouse; and
(b.) One penny per packet for each week that any such packet shall be stored in the Government bonded warehouse.

By command.

M. KING,
Secretary, Western Pacific High Commission.
Suva, Fiji, 8th August, 1907.

Notice to Mariners No. 67 of 1907.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 5th October, 1907.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Portmaster, Brisbane, Queensland, and the Secretary, Department of Navigation, Sydney, respectively, are published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

WESTERN ENTRANCE, TORRES STRAIT.—VARZIN SHOAL.

Notice is hereby given that Captain Hardy, R.N., of H.M.S. “Fantome,” reports that the position of Varzin Shoal is S. 79° W., four (4) cables from the position shown on Admiralty Chart No. 437, lat. 10° 32½′ S., long. 141° 55¼′ E.

Booby Island Lighthouse .. S. 2½° W.—3·6 miles.
Bampfield Point, right extreme.. S. 52½° E.
Goode Island Lighthouse .. S. 89½° E.
White Rocks .. .. N. 53° E.

Least water: 2½ fathoms L.W.O.S.
Charts affected: Nos. 437, 447, 1043, 2354, 2375, and 2759A; “Australia Directory,” Vol. ii, fifth edition, 1898, page 470.

JOHN MACKAY,
Portmaster.

Marine Department,
Brisbane, 12th September, 1907.

WESTERN ENTRANCE, TORRES STRAIT.—MERKARA SHOAL.

With reference to Notice to Mariners No. 8 of 1907, issued by this Department, notice is hereby given that Captain Hardy, R.N., of H.M.S. “Fantome,” reports the position of Merkara Shoal to be lat. 10° 30′ 10″ S., long. 141° 12′ 24″ E.

Least water: Three (3) fathoms L.W.O.S. This shoal is about three (3) cables in extent.
Charts affected: Nos. 447, 1043, 2354, 2759A; “Australia Directory,” Vol. ii, fifth edition, 1898, page 554.

JOHN MACKAY,
Portmaster.

Marine Department,
Brisbane, 12th September, 1907.

Department of Navigation,
Sydney, 30th August, 1907.

Notice is hereby given that on and after this date an electric light, purple in colour, will be exhibited on the western corner of the south end of the dyke in the Harbour of Newcastle, as a guide to the masters of vessels navigating the channel at the entrance to the basin.

By order of the Superintendent.

NORMAN C. LOCKHART.
Secretary.

Notice to Mariners No. 68 of 1907.

WESTPORT HARBOUR.—NEW WHARF LIGHT.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 7th October, 1907.

THE Westport Harbour Board have notified that on and after the 1st November, 1907, a green light will be shown from the seaward end of Crane Wharf, so as to indicate the position of this wharf to masters of vessels when entering the port.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Chart No. 2591; “New Zealand Pilot,” seventh edition, 1901, Chap. x, page 375.

J. A. MILLAR.