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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 47

Revocation of Appointment of Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the authority in me for this purpose vested, I, the Minister of Customs, do by this order under my hand revoke and annul the appointment of the undermentioned warehouse for the reception and security of goods entered to be warehoused without payment of duty upon the first entry thereof, namely,—

Port of Dunedin.

The warehouse known as

MACKERRAS AND HAZLETT’S BOND,

as appointed and described in Minister’s Order No. 174, of the 13th day of December, 1882.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this thirteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Customs.

Minister’s Order No. 877.]

Approving and appointing a Bonding Warehouse.

CUSTOMS.—In exercise of the powers in me for this purpose vested by “The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1882,” I, the Minister of Customs, do hereby approve and appoint the undermentioned warehouse to be a warehouse for the reception of goods under bond, namely,—

Port of Dunedin.

A building of brick and stone, situated on Section 9, Block XLIII, Bond Street, City of Dunedin, to be known as

MACKERRAS AND HAZLETT’S BOND.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this thirteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eight.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Customs.

Minister’s Order No. 878.]

Notice to Mariners No. 40 of 1908.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 8th June, 1908.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Marine Board, Port Adelaide, and the Marine Board, Hobart, respectively, are published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

SPENCER GULF.—BUOY ADRIFT.

Masters of vessels, pilots, and others are warned that a large black buoy surmounted by a top and red ball is afloat in Spencer Gulf, and was seen from the Middle Bank lightship on the 6th instant, passing north.

This affects Admiralty Chart 2389B.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 14th May, 1908.

MARINE BOARD OF HOBART.—STANLEY LIGHT.

Notice is hereby given that on and after the night of the 29th May, 1908, a light will be exhibited from a wooden light-room, painted white, which has been erected on a rocky point of land bearing N. 28 degrees W., and distant 2 miles from Circular Head, N.W. coast of Tasmania.

Characteristics of Light.—Sixth-order dioptric, fixed, with a red sector covering the reef off North Point. The light shows red from S. 25 degrees E. round westerly to S. 67 degrees E., and white from S. 25 degrees E. round easterly 140 degrees. Bearings magnetic and from seaward. Height of focal plane above sea-level, 49 ft.; visible in the mean state of the atmosphere six to eight miles.

The light will be unattended, and should it by accident go out, there may be some delay in re-lighting it.

Chart affected: No. 1079.

J. ADAMS,
Secretary.

Marine Board Office,
Hobart, 27th May, 1908.

Notice to Mariners No. 41 of 1908.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 9th June, 1908.

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

J. A. MILLAR.

PACIFIC OCEAN.

New Hebrides.

EPI ISL.—RINGDOVE BAY.—A small white wooden beacon surm. by a square top mark is est. in 16° 37½′ S., 168° 8¾′ E., in the bay, on the nrn. part of Dick Reef.

Note.—The exact position of the beacon is not given. “Beacon” has therefore been inserted on the chart at the nrn. end of the reef.

Caroline Islands.

MAPIA ISL.—An islet about 12 ft. to 15 ft. high, ¾ mile in diam., with two branchless trees on the wrn. pt., and a few rks. about a cable S.-erd., is reported to exist in 2° 4′ N., 135° 35′ E., about 100 miles N.-erd. of Mapai Isl. April.

CONDOR BANK.—A coral bank, named Condor Bank, estimated to extend 3 miles E. and W., 6 miles N. and S., and carrying 12 to 13 fms., exists in 7° 26′ N., 148° 7′ E., wrd. of Enderby Isl. April.

UAP OR YAP ISL.—The reef and rks. reported to extend 5 to 7 miles from the N.E. coast of the isl., in 9° 39′ N., 138° 10′ E., do not exist. This reef and the rks., 5 ft. to 10 ft. high, together with the caution referring to them, have been erased from the charts. April.

Erratum.—In Admiralty Notice to Mariners No. 312 of 1908, Ramos Isl., under heading “Position,” for 8° 17′ 30″ S., 160° 10′ 15″ E., read 8° 16′ S., 160° 11′ E. April.

AFRICA.

TABLE BAY.—About 15th April, 1908, an occ. red lt., vis. 10 secs., ecl. 5 secs., is to be exh. in 33° 54′ S., 18° 26′ E., from the head of the breakwater, and Mouillé lt., F. red (33° 54′ S., 18° 24¾′ E.), is to be disc.

Note.—It is assumed that this occ. lt. is to be est. on the head of the breakwater extension as shown on Chart No. 123, in place of the F. green lt. now exh. from the works. April.

BEIRA HARB.—The following alterations have been made in the buoys in the approach to the harb.:—S.E. Chan.: Top mark removed from No. 1 black can. The spar buoy 7½ cables N. 60° W. from No. 2 buoy withdrawn. Black conical A, moved 3¾ cables S. 12° E.; black spar buoy B, moved 4 cables S. 19° E.; and black spher. C, moved 2 cables S. 60° E. Rambler Chan.: Red spher. No. 6, moved 3½ cables S. 18° W.; and black spher. No. 3, moved 8 cables S. 19° E.; red spher. buoy No. 8 is est. 4¹⁄₁₀ miles S. 2° W. from Jea Tower. The red conical buoy 4 cables N. 46° E. from No. 8 buoy withdrawn. Black spher. No. 7, moved 3½ cables S. 35° E.; red spher. No. 10, moved 3½ cables S. 26° E.; and red spher. No. 12, moved 4 cables S. 52° E. Beira Anchorage: Black moorings No. 9 and No. 11, moved 2½ cables S. 44° E., and 2½ cables S. 52° E.; black mooring No. 13, withdrawn. April.

CHINA SEA, ETC.

COCHIN CHINA, ANNAM, AND GULF OF TONG KING.—TYPHOON AND STORM SIGS.—The system of typhoon and storm warning sigs. now in use at the semaphores of the Imperial Maritime Customs on the coast of China has been est. with slight additions by the French Government at the semaphores at Hai fong Tihen sha (Tourane), Padaran, and Cape St. James. Information respecting storms can also be obtained at the following places, which have no semaphore: Vinh, Dong Hoi, Tourane, Kin hou, Nhatrang, and Saigon. The above stations, which are connected with the obser. at Phulien, Tong king, will be instructed daily regarding the storm-areas. When the following sigs. are made, a red flag with a white star in the centre will be hoisted at the masthead during the day and replaced by a red lt. at night. The sigs. are made by means of shapes used as symbols having numbers corresponding to them (see New Zealand Notice to Mariners No. 103 of 1905, of 21st December).

Fees for Survey Certificates granted for Sailing-ships.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 177 of “The Shipping and Seamen Act, 1903,” I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Marine, do hereby direct that the fees specified in the schedule hereto shall be charged in respect of survey certificate granted for sailing-ships.