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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 92

FRANKTON TOWN DISTRICT.
Result of Poll for Special Loan of £800.
In the matter of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act of 1908, and its amendments.

PUBLIC notice is hereby given that the result of the poll taken in the Frankton Town District to raise a special loan of £800 for the following work—viz., providing and erecting a Town Hall within the Frankton Town District—which was held on Wednesday, the 27th October, 1909, was as follows:—
Number of votes recorded for the proposal, 49. Number of votes recorded against the proposal, 14. Majority of votes in favour of the proposal, 35. Informal, nil.
I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

FRANK B. JOLLY,
Chairman.

W. A. GOSLING,
Returning Officer.

Frankton Town Board Office, 28th October, 1909.

Authorising the Laying-off of the Kamahi Road, in the Town of Oban Extension No. 4, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 27th October, 1909.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 15 of “The Land Act, 1908,” I, Joseph George Ward, Minister of Lands, do hereby authorise the laying-off of Kamahi Road, in the Town of Oban Extension No. 4, Southland Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft., instead of 99 ft.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Notice to Mariners No. 88 of 1909.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 26th October, 1909.

THE following extracts from Notices to Mariners, received from the United States Hydrographic Office, Washington, are published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

CALIFORNIA.

SAN DIEGO BAY ENTRANCE.—GAS BUOY ESTABLISHED.—BUOY WITHDRAWN.—On 23rd August, 1909, a black gas buoy, marked 3 S.D. in white, and showing an intermittent white light every 20 seconds—thus, light 10 seconds, eclipsed 10 seconds—was established at the entrance to San Diego Harbour, California, in place of San Diego Bar outside buoy No. 3, a first-class can, which was then discontinued.
Hydrographic Office Charts.—No. 1006.
Coast Survey Charts.—Nos. 5002, 5100, and 5106. U.S. Lighthouse Board List of Lights on the Pacific Coast, 1908, page 10. United States Coast Pilot, Pacific Coast, 1909, page 42.

OREGON.

COLUMBIA RIVER.—UPPER SANDS.—BUOY ESTABLISHED.—On 11th August, 1909, Upper Sands east side buoy No. 1, a second-class spar, was established in 12 ft. of water to mark the eastern extremity of the Upper Sands, Columbia River, on the following bearings:—
Lower Sands light, S. 84° 30′ W.
Fort Columbia Wharf, outer end, N. 57° W.
Hungry Harbour Wharf, outer end, N. 19° W.
Coast Survey Charts.—Nos. 5052, 6100, and 6140. United States Coast Pilot, Pacific Coast, 1909, page 123.

BRITISH COLUMBIA.

CHATHAM SOUND.—EDYE PASSAGE.—SOUTHERN AND WESTERN APPROACHES.—HYDROGRAPHIC INFORMATION.—The Canadian Government has given notice that Captain J. F. Parry, R.N., of H.B.M.S. “Egeria,” furnishes the following information regarding the southern and western approaches to Edye Passage, Chatham Sound, British Columbia:—
A small rocky head, with a least depth of 2 fathoms over it, marked by kelp, surrounded by depths of 11 to 13 fathoms, is located on the following bearings:—
Seal Rock (eastern), N. 10° 45′ E., distant 2·58 miles.
Bass Rock, S. 70° 15′ E., distant 2·91 miles.
Fan Island, S. 39° 30′ E., distant 3·94 miles.
Approx. position: Lat. 53° 57′ 24″ N., long. 130° 48′ 30″ W.
The rocky ledge extending to the westward from the south-western side of Porcher Peninsula has fairly regular depths over it, the 10-fathom line being situated 4 miles west-south-westward of Bass Rock.
The outermost depth of 5 fathoms on this ledge is located on the following bearings:—
Seal Rock (eastern), N. 6° W., distant 4 miles.
Bass Rock, N. 75° 45′ E., distant 1·89 miles.
Fan Island, S. 45° 15′ E., distant 2·24 miles.
Mariners are cautioned not to pass between this depth of 5 fathoms and the shore of Porcher Island.
The rock shown on the charts 1,400 yards N. 44° 15′ W. from Bass Rock dries 17 ft. at low water, and is therefore nearly always visible.
The limit of the foul ground extending northward from Bass Rock is marked by a rock 2 ft. above water, located 1·21 miles N. 12° E. from Bass Rock.
A rocky patch, with a least depth of 5 ft. over it, marked by kelp, is located on the following bearings:—
Warrior Rock, S. 5° W., distant 1·75 miles.
High White Islet, N. 66° E., distant 3·37 miles.
Stephens Island, conspicuous clump off south-western extreme, N. 6° 30′ E., distant 3·20 miles.
Approx. position: Lat. 54° 05′ 33″ N., long. 130° 50′ 52″ W.
A rocky patch, with two small heads lying close together, each with a least depth of 6 ft. over it, marked by kelp, is located on the following bearings:—
Warrior Rock, S. 44° 15′ W., distant 2·87 miles.
Conspicuous clump, N. 26° 45′ W., distant 3·22 miles.
High White Islet, N. 49° 15′ E., distant 1·61 miles.
This rocky patch is evidently identical with the 3- and 5-fathom heads shown in the immediate vicinity.
Approx. position: Lat. 54° 05′ 38″ N., long. 130° 47′ 42″ W.
A small rocky patch, with a least depth of 18 ft. over it, unmarked by kelp, is located on the following bearings:—
Warrior Rock, S. 30° 15′ W.
Conspicuous clump, N. 16° 45′ W.
High White Islet, N. 66° 30′ E.
Approx. position: Lat. 54° 06′ 04″ N., long. 130° 48′ 50″ W.
A small rocky head, with a least depth of 18 ft. over it, marked by kelp, is located on the following bearings:—
High White Islet, N. 41° 45′ W.
Angle Rock, N. 81° 45′ E.
Rod Island (centre), S. 68° 15′ E.
A small rocky head, with a least depth of 6 ft. over it, marked by kelp, is located on the following bearings:—
Warrior Rock, N. 41° E., distant 2·34 miles.
Seal Rock (eastern), S. 61° 15′ E.
A detached rocky patch, with a least depth of 12 ft. over it, marked by kelp, is located ½ mile S. 65° 30′ E. from the last-mentioned 6 ft. rock.
Mariners are cautioned that extensive rocky patches have been found between Warrior and Seal Rocks, and they should not attempt to pass between them.
NOTE.—The largest of the Warrior Rocks is the westernmost. It is 22 ft. in height, the eastern rock being 13 ft.
The highest of the Seal Rocks lies in the eastern part of the group, and is 9 ft. high, the western rock being 6 ft. in height.
Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 527, 904, 1583, and 1764.
Coast Survey Charts.—Nos. 7000 and 8000. H.O. Publication No. 96, the Coast of British Columbia, 1907, pages 543 and 544.

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.

SOLOMON ISLANDS.—FLORIDA ISLAND.—SOUTH COAST.—GAVUTU BANK.—BEACON REPLACED BY BUOY.—The German Government has given notice that the beacon marking the south-eastern side of Gavutu Bank, southern coast of Florida Island, Solomon Islands, has been replaced by an iron barrel buoy.
Approx. position: Lat. 9° 07′ 15″ S., long. 160° 12′ 15″ E.
Hydrographic Office Charts.—No. 825A.
British Admiralty Charts issued to U.S. Vessels.—Nos. 214, 1469, and 2658. Pacific Islands, Vol. i, 1908, page 268.

SAMOA ISLANDS.—TUTUILA ISLAND.—PAGO PAGO.—RANGE BEACONS.—DIRECTIONS.—The commanding officer of the U.S.S. “St. Louis” reports, under date of 3rd August, 1909, that the leading-marks at Pago Pago, Tutuila Island, Samoa Islands, are inadequate. The white tripod on Breaker Point cannot be seen until close-to, and the cross on the Roman Catholic Church, which forms the front leading-mark of the range leading in past Breaker Point, is practically invisible.
Strangers, therefore, in getting on the first range coming from the westward should bring the horn of the peak to bear N. 29° 30′ E. and stand in on this bearing. If the black depression which is directly under the beacon on Breaker Point can be seen, that in line with the peak will give a good passage in.
The range beacons on Step Point are also indistinguishable until close aboard.
Hydrographic Office Charts.—Nos. 825A, 2021, 87, 90, 93, and 91. Pacific Islands, Vol. ii, 1908, page 86.