Jan. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 25

Notice of the Taking and Laying-off of a Road through Native Land in the Auckland Land District.

NOTICE is hereby given, by direction of His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, under the authority of section 93 of “The Public Works Act, 1908,” that the road described in the Schedule hereto was duly taken and laid off through the lands specified in the said Schedule, under the authority of the Governor of the said Dominion, by Warrant dated the 7th day of December, 1905.

SCHEDULE.

All in the Auckland Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked and coloured as above mentioned, and deposited in the District Lands Office, at Auckland,

Dated this 24th day of December, 1909.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Meetings of Auckland Land Board.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 7th January, 1910.

HIS Excellency the Governor has, in pursuance of section 48 of “The Land Act, 1908,” approved of meetings of the Auckland Land Board being held at the District Lands Office, Auckland, on 27th January, 24th February, 31st March, 28th April, 26th May, 30th June, 28th July, 25th August, 29th September, 27th October, and 24th November during the year 1910.

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Notice to Mariners No. 1 of 1910.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 18th December, 1909.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Port Officer, Melbourne, Victoria, is published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

VICTORIA.

Explosives Anchorage Buoy, Port Phillip.

REFERRING to General Notice to Mariners dated 1st August, 1907, page 84, and subsequent notices regarding the explosives anchorage buoy off Truganina Jetty, within Port Phillip, mariners and others are hereby notified that on or after the 1st December, 1909, such buoy will be shifted from its present position to a point from whence Gellibrand Pile Lighthouse bears north 56° east, and the outer end of Truganina Jetty bears north 47° west, distant one mile and three-quarters. The buoy, which will be moored in about five fathoms of water on the northern boundary of the anchorage, shows a flashing white light for three-tenths of a second during every three seconds.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Melbourne, 19th November, 1909.

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Notice to Mariners No. 2 of 1910.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 21st December, 1909.

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

J. A. MILLAR.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Spencer Gulf.—Wardang Island.

MASTERS of vessels and others are hereby notified that an unwatched light has been established on the highest point of Wardang Island, showing all round a white flash every 3 seconds; the duration of the flash is ³⁄₁₀ second and eclipse 2⁷⁄₁₀ seconds. The height of the focal plane is 116 ft., and the light should be visible in clear weather for a distance of about 16 miles.

This light is mounted on an iron pillar, and is surrounded by a close fence painted white.

Approximate position: Lat. 34° 30½′ S., long. 137° 21¼′ E.
This affects Admiralty Charts 2389B and 752.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 12th November, 1909.

Notice to Mariners No. 3 of 1910.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 21st December, 1909.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Port Officer, Madras, is published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.