Feb. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 533

EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO.

Bali.—St. Nicholas Bay.—A coral reef, carrying 1³⁄₄ fms., exists in 8° 8′ S., 114° 32′ E., in St. Nicholas Bay, with the N.-ern. extr. of drying reef on wrn. side of bay N. 12° W. 3¹⁄₂ cables, and nrn. extr. of land wrd. of Banjuwedan Bay N. 73° E. Dec.

SUNKEN WRECKS.—Rhio Strait.—On 15th Nov. the s.s. “La Seyne,” mast proj. 15 ft., in 1° 13¹⁄₄′ N., 104° 12′ E., nrn. approach to the strait, about 3¹⁄₂ miles N. 11° E. from Pan Reef lt.-beacon. “Position approx.” has been charted against this wrk. Dec.

PACIFIC OCEAN.

GILBERT ISLANDS.—Tamana Island.—Tamana (Rotoher) Isl. is omitted from certain copies of Admiralty Chart No. 780. It is in 2° 32¹⁄₂′ S., 175° 55′ E. Dec.

SOCIETY ISLANDS.—Tahiti Port Ataiti.—A coral shoal, carrying 3 fms., with 10 fms. around, exists in 17° 45¹⁄₂′ S., 149° 22′ W., in the port, 10¹⁄₄ cables N. 79° E. from the factory on the wrn. shore of the port. Nov.

NORTH AMERICA.—WEST COAST.

VANCOUVER ISLAND.—Quatsino Sound.—Entrance Isl. Lt.-h.—On the 1st Oct., 1909, the F. white lt. (U), in 50° 26¹⁄₂′ N., 128° 3′ W., on S.E. pt. of the isl., was to be replaced by a F. white lt., elev. 89 ft., R. 15 miles, exh. from a red octagonal lantern on the roof of a white house, 37 ft. high, 240 ft. S. 36° W. from the site of the old wooden lt.-h., which has been taken down. Nov.

The following rks. are reported to exist in the sound: (1.) A rk., awash, with 5 to 6 fms. around, slightly marked by kelp, in 50° 31¹⁄₄′ N., 127° 35¹⁄₄′ W., in centre of Bight Cove, Quatsino Narrows. NOTE.—The anchor shown in the above position should be expunged from the chart. (2.) Three pinnacle rks. extending about ¹⁄₂ cable N. and S., nrn. rk. carrying 9 ft., centre rk. 12 ft., and srn. rk. awash, with deep water close to and around them, in 50° 36³⁄₄′ N., 127° 52³⁄₄′ W., in mid-chan. in west arm, about ³⁄₄ mile wrd. of Tohquocugh River. Vessels should pass nrd. of these rks., as the chan. srd. of them has not yet been exam. Dec.

RACE RKS. LT.-H.—On 1st Dec., 1909, the fog-whistle at this lt.-h. (48° 17¹⁄₂′ N., 123° 32¹⁄₄′ W.) is to be replaced by a fog diaphone horn, sounding 1 blast every 50 secs.—blast 3 secs., silence 47 secs.—elev. 25 ft., est. in a red square house, 190 ft. S. 17° W. from the lt.-h. Dec.

SOUTH AMERICA.

PTA. ARENAS (SANDY PT.) ROAD.—The F. red lt. prev. exh. from the hulk “Serena,” in 53° 10³⁄₄′ S., 70° 53¹⁄₄′ W., in the road, and shown on certain copies of Admiralty Chart No. 545, has been disc.

RIO DE LA PLATA.—A submarine fog-bell, struck 3 times in quick succ., followed by an interval of 10 secs., is est. in English Bank lt.-v. (35° 7¹⁄₄′ S., 55° 54³⁄₄′ W.). Dec.

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Forbidding Money-order and Postal Correspondence for the Patent Sales Promoting Company, Rochester, New York, U.S.A.

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THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the company whose name and address are shown in the Schedule hereunder is engaged in a fraudulent business or undertaking, it is hereby ordered, under section 28 (1) (d) of “The Post and Telegraph Act, 1908,” that no money-order in favour of the said company shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said company (either by its own or any fictitious or assumed name), or to such address without a name, shall be either registered, forwarded, or delivered by the Post Office of New Zealand.

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SCHEDULE.

PATENT SALES PROMOTING COMPANY, Rochester, New York, U.S.A.

Dated this 3rd day of February, 1910.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Postmaster-General.

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Forbidding Money-order and Postal Correspondence for the Cardinal Manufacturing Company, London.

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THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the company whose name and address are shown in the Schedule hereunder is engaged in an immoral business, it is hereby ordered, under section 28 of “The Post and Telegraph Act, 1908,” that no money-order in favour of the said company shall be issued, and that no postal packet addressed to the said company (either by its own or any fictitious or assumed name), or to such address without a name, shall be either registered, forwarded, or delivered by the Post Office of New Zealand.

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SCHEDULE.

CARDINAL Manufacturing Company (Limited), 1, 3, and 5 Wilson Street, Finsbury, London E.C.

Dated this 8th day of February, 1910.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Postmaster-General.

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Notice of Intention to take Land in Orahiri Survey District for Scenery-preservation Purposes.

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NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1908,” and “The Scenery Preservation Act, 1908,” to take for scenery-preservation purposes the land described in the Schedule hereto. And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the Post-office at Waitomo Caves, and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the taking of the said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections to the taking thereof, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister of Public Works, Wellington.

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SCHEDULE.

The parcels of land required to be taken:—

All in the Land District of Auckland; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 24214, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District, and thereon coloured as above.

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

R. MCKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

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Notice of Intention to take Land in Block XI, Orahiri Survey District, for the Preservation of Scenery.

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NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed, under the provisions of “The Public Works Act, 1908,” to take the land described in the Schedule hereto for the preservation of scenery. And notice is hereby further given that the plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the Post-office at Hangatiki, and is there open for inspection; and that all persons affected by the taking of the said land should, if they have any well-grounded objections to the taking of such land, set forth the same in writing, and send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Minister of Public Works, Wellington.

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SCHEDULE.