Jan. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 105

Declaration for Ad Valorem Goods.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 19th December, 1907.

IN pursuance of the provisions of “The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882,” I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Customs, do by this order direct and prescribe that the form of declaration set forth in an order given under the hand of the Minister of Customs on the 31st day of October, 1888, shall be and the same is hereby altered by omitting therefrom the words “a Justice of Peace for the Colony,” and the schedule to such order is hereby modified accordingly.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this 31st day of December, 1907.

J. A. MILLAR.

Minister’s Order No. 859.]

Customs Clearance of Goods for Solomon Islands.

Department of Trade and Customs,
Wellington, 7th January, 1908.

THE following translation of notice issued by the Governor of German New Guinea, regarding the Customs clearance of goods destined for the German Solomon Islands, is published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Customs.

ALL goods coming from abroad and destined for the German Solomon Islands must pass through the Customs at Kieta. Goods sent without a through bill of lading may only be shipped from the port of embarkation to Kieta after the bills of lading have been stamped by the Customs authorities in that port.

THE IMPERIAL GOVERNOR, HAHL.

Herberthohe, 1st August, 1907.

Notice to Mariners No. 83 of 1907.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 16th December, 1907.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the President of the Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, is published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

NOTICE TO MARINERS. — PORT ADELAIDE RIVER. — OUTER GREEN LIGHT-BEACON.

MASTERS of vessels, pilots, and others are informed that the above-mentioned beacon has disappeared, and that a temporary mark will be erected to indicate the position as early as possible.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

P.S.—All vessels should pass to the southward of the dredger.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 25th November, 1907.

Notice to Mariners No. 84 of 1907.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 16th December, 1907.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Hydrographic Office, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., are published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

BRAZIL.

RIO DE JANEIRO BAY.—GOVERNADOR ISLAND.—SOUTH COAST.—CANHANHA ROCK.—LIGHT ESTABLISHED.—The Brazilian Government has given notice that on 2nd August, 1907, a flashing white light, showing 1 flash every 4 seconds, was exhibited 43 ft. above high water on a post erected on Canhanha Rock, off Galeao Point, south coast of Governador Island, Rio de Janeiro Bay.

Approx. position : Lat. 22° 50′ 15″ S., long. 43° 13′ 20″ W.

WASHINGTON.

CAPE FLATTERY.—TATOOOSH ISLAND.—WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATION.—A United States naval wireless telegraph station has been established on Tatoosh Island, Cape Flattery. Call-letters, SV.

MALACCA STRAIT.

PULO PENANG.—SHOAL TO SOUTHWARD.—The Japanese Government has given notice that the master of the steamer “Bandai Maru” reports that on 12th July, 1907, at 10 p.m., his vessel struck on a shoal having a depth of 2½ fathoms over it, located southward of Pulo Penang, Malacca Strait, on the following bearings :—

Bukit Panchor, N. 78° 20′ E. true (E.N.E. ¾ E. mag.).
Pulo Kondi, N. 28° 40′ W. true (N.N.W. ¾ W. mag.).
South Kra Island, N. 37° 20′ E. true (N.E. ¾ N. mag.).

The shoal lies about 2 miles off the south-western extreme of Great Kra Flat. It seems probable, therefore, that this flat has extended some distance to the westward of its charted position.

The master also states that at the time of striking the weather was fine, with a light breeze blowing from the westward, and that it was about two hours before high water.

Approx. position : Lat. 5° 04′ 30″ N., long., 100° 15′ 30″ E.

Notice to Mariners No. 85 of 1907.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 17th December, 1907.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, is published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

GULF ST. VINCENT. — SEMAPHORE ANCHORAGE. — OCEAN STEAMERS’ MOORING-BUOY.

MASTERS of vessels, pilots, and others are hereby informed that it is proposed to remove the ocean steamers’ mooring-buoy on or about the 15th December next.

This affects Admiralty Charts 2389B, 1750, 1752.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 15th November, 1907.

Varied Notice (No. 2) fixing Closing-hours of Shops in the Town District of Hunter ville.

WHEREAS by notice dated the 5th day of July, 1905, and gazetted on the 6th day of July, 1905, the Minister of Labour, in exercise of the powers in that behalf conferred upon him by section 21 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” and acting in accordance with a requisition duly made and certified by that section, did direct that from and after the 10th day of July, 1905, all shops in the Town District of Hunter ville should be closed at 6 o’clock in the evening of Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays; at 9 clock in the evening on Saturdays (excepting on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve); and at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays: And whereas by a like requisition, duly made and certified as aforesaid, he has been requested to vary the said notice by exempting fruiterers’ shops, and fixing the hours for closing of same at 1 p.m. on statutory half-holiday, at 10.30 p.m. on one working-day in each week, and 8 p.m. on all other working-days :

Now, therefore, in compliance with the last-mentioned requisition, and in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 21 of “The Shops and Offices Act, 1904,” and section 5 of “The Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act, 1905,” I do hereby vary the said notice by directing that on and after the 20th day of January, 1908, all fruiterers’ shops shall be closed in accordance with such requisition. (The weekly half-holiday is on Wednesday from 1 o’clock in the afternoon.)

Dated at Wellington, this 8th day of January, 1908.

ROBERT McNAB,
For Minister of Labour.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of certain Shops in the Borough of Grey Lynn under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the hatters’, mercers’, tailors’, and clothiers’ shops in the Borough of Grey Lynn, has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the borough shall be closed at 1 o’clock p.m. on the statutory half-holiday; 9 o’clock p.m. on one day, which shall be Friday in the case of those observing Saturday as the half-holiday, and Saturday in the case of those observing Wednesday as the half-holiday; and at 6 o’clock p.m. on the evening of the other four days in the