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Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 20th July, 1908.

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

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

ERECTON OF POST-OFFICE AT FEATHERSTON.

Accepted.

Cooper and Son, A., Wellington .. .. 2,894 0 0

Declined.

McKenzie, J., Mauriceville .. .. 2,762 0 0
Trotman, H., Greytown .. .. 2,763 3 0
Coradine and Whittaker, Masterton .. 2,848 0 0
King and Son, F., Masterton .. .. 2,900 0 0
Davis, H. M., Wellington .. .. 2,905 0 0
Emeny, W. G., Wellington .. .. 2,915 0 0
Wallis, A. R., Carterton .. .. 3,629 18 0
McLean and Gray, Wellington .. .. 3,898 10 0

Notice to Mariners No. 50 of 1908.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 19th July, 1908.

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

J. A. MILLAR.

GULF ST. VINCENT.—SEMAPHORE ANCHORAGE.

MASTERS of vessels, pilots, and others are informed that a telephone cable has been laid from the lighthouse on Wonga Shoal to the Semaphore Jetty, and are hereby warned not to anchor in the vicinity of a line between the lighthouse on Wonga Shoal and the lighthouse on the end of the Semaphore Jetty.

This affects Admiralty Charts 1752 and 2389 A and B.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 18th June, 1908.

Notice to Mariners No. 51 of 1908.

LIGHT-BUOYS, RANGITOTO CHANNEL, AUCKLAND HARBOUR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 18th July, 1908.

THE Auckland Harbour Board has notified that on and after the 1st September, 1908, two light-buoys will be shown in the Rangitoto Channel, as follows:—

A fixed bright Wigham oil-light on a large red buoy, moored in 25 ft. L.W. springs 2½ cables east of Rough Rock, and a fixed green Wigham oil-light on a large black buoy on east side of channel, moored in 30 ft. L.W. springs 7⅔ cables N. 64° E. of Rough Rock, giving a channel between the buoys of a long half-mile, with from 26 ft. to 31 ft. of water at L.W.S. tides. An ordinary red buoy will be moored over Rough Rock.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Charts Nos. 2543 and 1896; “New Zealand Pilot,” seventh edition, 1901, Chap. ii, page 49; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1908, page 100, and plan facing page 99.

J. A. MILLAR.

Notice to Mariners No. 53 of 1908.

KAIPARA HARBOUR.—HELENSVILLE RIVER BEACON.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 18th July, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that a temporary light has been established on the pile beacon near the mouth of Helensville River, Kaipara Harbour.

The light is placed at a height of 14 ft. above high water. It shows white from N. 60° west round north to south 72° E., and the other part round south shows red. When entering after passing Shelly Beach the white light cuts off at second red buoy. Local shallow-draught vessels can steer direct for the beacon from this buoy in white sector, and then pass on either side of it.

Vessels of deeper draught should pass south of beacon in red sector, rounding sharp to port to pass north of Cradle buoy, then alter their course to starboard to pass near upper red buoy; the red sector shows the danger in this bight.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Chart No. 2614, Kaipara Harbour; “New Zealand Pilot,” seventh edition, Chap. vii, page 245; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” pages 149, 152.

J. A. MILLAR.

Varied Notice fixing Closing-hours of certain Shops in the City of Auckland under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS by notice dated the 15th day of January, 1908, and gazetted on the 16th day of January, 1908, 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 section 5 of “The Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act, 1905,” and section 4 of the Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act, 1907, and acting in accordance with a requisition duly made and certified as required by these sections, did direct that from and after the 20th day of January, 1908, all the hatters’, mercers’, tailors’, and clothiers’ shops respectively (including all shops carrying on two or more of such businesses conjointly) in the City of Auckland should 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 week: And whereas by a like requisition, duly made and certified, the Minister of Labour has been requested to cancel the former notice in so far as it refers to clothiers’ shops:

Now, therefore, in compliance with the last-mentioned requisition, and in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by the above-mentioned sections, I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Labour, do hereby vary the said notice by exempting clothiers’ shops from closing; variation to take effect from the 24th day of July, 1908.

Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of July, 1908.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Varied Notice fixing Closing-hours of certain Shops in the City of Auckland under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS by notice dated the 15th day of January, 1908, and gazetted on the 16th day of January, 1908, 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 section 5 of “The Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act, 1905,” and section 4 of the Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act, 1907, and acting in accordance with a requisition duly made and certified as required by these sections, did direct that from and after the 20th day of January, 1908, all the hatters’, mercers’, tailors’, and clothiers’ shops respectively (including all shops carrying on two or more of such businesses conjointly) in the City of Auckland should 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 week: And whereas by a like requisition, duly made and certified, the Minister of Labour has been requested to cancel the former notice in so far as it refers to mercers’ shops:

Now, therefore, in compliance with the last-mentioned requisition, and in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by the above-mentioned sections, I do hereby vary the said notice by exempting mercers’ shops from closing; variation to take effect from the 24th day of July, 1908.

Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of July, 1908.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Varied Notice fixing Closing-hours of certain Shops in the City of Auckland under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS by notice dated the 15th day of January, 1908, and gazetted on the 16th day of January, 1908, 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 section 5 of “The Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act, 1905,” and section 4 of the Shops and Offices Act Amendment Act, 1907, and acting in accordance with a requisition duly made and certified as required by these sections, did direct that from and after