788 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 16

SCHEDULE.

THE parcel of land mentioned hereunder:—

In the Auckland Land District; as the same is more par-
ticularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 23443,
deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works,
at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and
thereon coloured red.

As witness my hand, at Wellington, this fourth day
of March, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

Notice to Mariners No. 13 of 1908.

MANUKAU HARBOUR, SOUTH HEAD: LEADING-LIGHTS, ALTERA-
TIONS IN BEARING.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 25th February, 1908.

THE Harbourmaster at Manukau Harbour notifies that,
owing to changes in the South Channel, he has had to shift
one of the leading-beacons, and they now bear when in line
with one another N. 7° E. (magnetic).

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Chart No. 2726; "New
Zealand Pilot," seventh edition, 1901, Chapter vii, page 250;
"New Zealand Nautical Almanac," plan opposite page 145.

J. A. MILLAR.

Notice to Mariners No. 14 of 1908.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 27th February, 1908.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the
Board of Trade, London, are published for general
information.

J. A. MILLAR.

GENERAL NOTICES.—SIGNALS FROM H.M. SHIPS.

SEVERAL instances having been reported recently in which
merchant vessels have omitted to answer signals made to
them by H.M. ships, the Board of Trade desire to call the
attention of masters to the importance to merchant vessels
of answering signals made by warships and of practising
communicating with warships.

Masters are reminded that when the red ensign is hoisted
on a warship it means that the warship wishes to communi-
cate with a merchant vessel. Sept., 1907.

EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO, ETC.

MAKASSAR.—The occ. white lt. every 20 secs., elev. 25 ft.
above H.W., exh. from a black frame, in 5° 8¾' S., 119° 23¼' E.,
on the S.E. edge of Great Lae Lae Reef, Makassar Road, has
a R. of 10 miles. Jan.

CHINA SEA, ETC.—HONG KONG.

Storm-sigs.—The storm-sigs. at this port have been
altered as follows. They are made from a mast in front of
the Water Police Station (22° 18' N., 114° 10' E.) at Kaulung
Pt., but do not necessarily imply that bad weather is ex-
pected at Hong Kong: 1. A cone, pt. up, indics. a typhoon
to the N. of Hong Kong. 2. A cone, pt. up, and drum
below, indics. a typhoon to the N.E. of Hong Kong. 3. A
drum, indics. a typhoon to the E. of Hong Kong. 4. A cone,
pt. down, and drum below, indics. a typhoon to the S.E. of
Hong Kong. 5. A cone, pt. down, indics. a typhoon to the
S. of Hong Kong. 6. A cone, pt. down, and ball below,
indics. a typhoon to the S.W. of Hong Kong. 7. A ball,
indics. a typhoon to the W. of Hong Kong. 8. A cone, pt.
up, and ball below, indics. a typhoon to the N.W. of Hong
Kong. Red sigs. indic. that the centre is believed to be
more than 300 miles away from the colony. Black sigs.
indic. that the centre is believed to be less than 300 miles
away from the colony. The above sigs. will, as heretofore,
be hoisted only when typhoons exist in such positions or are
moving in such directions that information regarding them
is considered to be of importance to the colony or to shipping
leaving the harb. These sigs. are repeated at the Harb.
Office, H.M.S. "Tamar," Green Isl. sig.-mast, and the flag-
staff on the premises of the Hong Kong and Kaulung Wharf
and Godown Company at Kaulung. Urgent Sig.—In addi-
tion to the above, when it is expected that the wind may in-
crease to full typhoon force at any moment, the following
urgent sig. will be made at the Water Police Station, and re-
peated at the Harb. Office: Three explosive bombs, at in-
tervals of 10 secs. A black cross will be hoisted at the same
time, superior to the other shapes. Night Sigs.—The follow-
ing night sigs. will be exh. from the flagstaff on the roof of
the Water Police Station at Kaulung, the Harb. Office flag-
staff, and H.M.S. "Tamar": I. Three lts., vert., green,
green, green, indics. that a typhoon is believed to be more
than 300 miles from the colony. II. Three lts., vert., green,
red, green, indics. that a typhoon is believed to be less than
300 miles from the colony. III. Three lts., vert., red, green,
red, indics. that the wind may be expected to increase to full
typhoon force at any moment. No. III sig. will be accom-
panied by the explosive bombs, as above, in the event of the
information conveyed by this sig. being first published by
night. The above night sigs. will be substituted for the day
sigs. at sunset, and will, when necessary, be altered during
the night. Supplementary Warnings.—For the benefit of
native vessels and passing ocean vessels, a cone will be exh.
at each of the following stations during the time that any of
the above day sigs. are hoisted in the harb.: Gap Rock,
Waglan, Stanley, Cape Collinson, Aberdeen, Sau Ki Wan,
Sai Kung, Sha Tau Kok, Tai Po. This will indic. that there
is a depression somewhere in the China Sea, and that a
storm-warning is hoisted in the harb. Further details can
always be given to ocean vessels, on demand, by sig. from
the lt.-hs. Jan.

HONG HAI BAY.—Information has been received respect-
ing the depths in the chans. into Sam chau Inlet, as follows:
(a.) The chan. between Hsi hu (Entr.) Isl. (22° 41' N.,
114° 59' E.), and Wia chia (outer bank) has narrowed con-
siderably by the shifting to the srd. and wrd. of the srn. end
of outer bank; there are now depths of from 21 ft. to 26 ft.
in it. (b.) The chan. wrd. of Nei chia (inner bank) has now
a least depth off Tu ti chueh of 9 ft. in it, and the chan.
generally is shoaler than shown on the charts. (c.) The
chan. erd. of Nei chia between Hsiying tu and Tung ching
chueh has deepened, and there are depths of from 40 ft. to
50 ft. srd. of Tung ching chueh. At the srn. junction of
chans. erd. and wrd. of Nei chia there are depths of from
21 ft. to 27 ft. at L.W. The outer and inner banks break
heavily at L.W., even in very light S.-ely. winds. Jan.

RIVER MIN ENTR.—The red conical buoy on the outer
bar has been moved, and now lies with Sharp Peak (26° 8'
N., 119° 40' E.) N. 63° W. 5 4/10 miles. No. 2 fairway-buoy
has been moved, and now lies with Sharp Peak N. 58° W.
4 8/10 miles. Jan.

AUSTRALIA.

TORRES STRAIT.—PRINCE OF WALES CHAN.—An unsucc.
search has been made for the rk. reported in 1891 in approx.
10° 32¼' S., 142° 4½' E., about 5 miles N. 79° W. from Quoin
Pt., Goode Isl., and marked E.D. on the charts, in Prince of
Wales Chan. This rk. was originally reported as being
seen only, and no soundings taken over it, it is considered
that it does not exist, and it has therefore been erased from
the charts. Jan.

WRN. ENTR.—An unsucc. search has been made for the
shoal reported in approx. 10° 37¾' S., 141° 34¼' E., and
marked P.D. on the charts, in the wrn. entrance to Torres
Strait. As this shoal has prev. been searched for by a sur-
veying-vessel without finding any indic. of danger, it has been
decided to place E.D. against it on the charts, with the note,
"Unsuccessfully searched for by 'Paluma,' 1893, 'Fan-
tome,' 1907." Jan.

PACIFIC OCEAN.

Society Islands.

TAHITI.—PORT PAPIETE.—Two shoal-heads, one on either
side of the leading-line, carrying 3¾ fms., exist in approx.
17° 31¾' S., 149° 34¼' W., in Papiete Pass. These shoals have
been charted on either side of the leading-line 4 cables N. 13°
W. from the Obelisk on Soaotoi Reef. Jan.

Low Archipelago.

HIKUERU.—TUPAPATI.—A F. white lt., elev. 42 ft. above
H.W., R. 7 miles, is exh. from a mast 39 ft. high, in 17° 35' S.,
142° 42' W., at the landing-place of the village. This lt. is
only exh. when a vessel is in sight. As the exact position of
this lt. is not given, the name "Tupapati, lt. shown when
ship is sighted," has been placed on the chart against
Hikueru Isl. Jan.

NORTH AMERICA.—WEST COAST.

SAN DIEGO HARB. APPROACH.—On 30th October, 1907, the
following alterations were to be made in the buoys in the
approach to the harb.: 1. The red conical bar-buoy No. 2,
wrd. of Gammon Shoal, moved about 1 cable S.-wrd., and