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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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A reef, covered with 3¾ to 4¼ fathoms of water, extends about 43 yards eastward of and parallel to the alignment of the lights. Within that portion of the pass included between this reef and the 5-fathom curve of the western banks no depths of less than 4¼ fathoms were found. The pass is 100 yards wide in its narrowest part.

NEW HEBRIDES.—BANKS GROUP.—DUDLEY CHANNEL.—SHOAL REPORTED.—The commander of H.B.M.S. “Pegasus” reports a shoal, with a depth of 4 fathoms over it, in the northern entrance to Dudley Channel, Banks Group, New Hebrides, on the following bearings :—
Sur Lava Summit (331 ft.) 237°, distant 2,020 yards.
Grange Point, northern extremity, 282°.

This shoal was not examined, and less depths may exist.

The reefs on the south-eastern side of the channel, extending from Kakea and Niwula Islands, have apparently extended to the north-westward into the channel. A note will be placed on the chart to this effect.

Approx. position of Sur Lava: Lat. 13° 51′ S., long. 167° 34′ 45″ E.

SOCIETY ISLANDS.—MUREA ISLAND.—PAPETOAI BAY.—LANDING-PIER.—A landing-pier for small boats, with a depth of 6 ft. at its outer end, has been constructed in Papetoai Bay, Murea Island, Society Islands, north-eastward of the Guard buildings. The extremity of the pier lies 296 yards 166° 30′ from the eastern extreme of Taiari Point.

Approx. position of Taiari Point: Lat. 17° 29′ 25″ S., long. 149° 52′ W.

Notice to Mariners No. 20 of 1911.

BREAKWATER LIGHT, OAMARU HARBOUR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 11th February, 1911.

THE Oamaru Harbour Board have notified that on and after the night of 1st March, 1911, the green light which is exhibited from a staff at the north end of the Oamaru Breakwater, at an elevation of 16 ft., will be replaced by a green light exhibited from a lattice beacon at an elevation of 26 ft. above high water. The light will be visible in clear weather for a distance of about 5 miles between the bearings of N.W. and S.S.W.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Charts Nos. 2532 and 3629; “New Zealand Pilot,” eight edition, 1908, Chap. viii, page 248; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1911, page 256, and plan facing page 254.

J. A. MILLAR.

Removal of Order forbidding Money-order and Postal Correspondence for James Stellin, Wellington.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, being satisfied that the person whose names and addresses are shown in the Schedule hereunder is no longer engaged in receiving money as the consideration for an assurance or agreement implied to pay money on events relating to horse-races, hereby rescinds, under section 28 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, the order made on the 3rd day of November, 1910, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the same date, and the order made on the 1st day of February, 1911, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 9th day of February, 1911, forbidding that any money-order in favour of such person shall be issued, and that any postal packet addressed to such person shall be either registered, forwarded, or delivered by the Post Office of New Zealand, and orders that such money-orders shall be issued, and that such postal packets shall be registered, forwarded, and delivered in the usual course.

SCHEDULE.

JAMES STELLIN, Post-office Box 430, Wellington.
J. STELLIN, Commission Agent, Wellington.

Dated this 14th day of February, 1911.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Postmaster-General.

Tenders.

Public Works Department,
Wellington, 9th February, 1911.

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

R. MCKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

WAVERLEY POLICE-STATION.—ADDITIONS, ETC.

Accepted.

Price, S. J., Waverley … … … 515 0 0

Declined.

Christensen, C., Waverley … … 518 12 0
Shipman and Johnston, Waverley … … 523 0 0

Members of the Public Service Superannuation Board elected.

Public Service Superannuation Board,
Wellington, 15th February, 1911.

THE following persons were duly nominated as members of the Public Service Superannuation Board, viz. :—

ALLPORT, GEORGE,
BISHOP, HELYAR WEDDERBURN,
SPENCE, HENRY RICHARD, and
Inspector JOHN WYBRANT ELLISON (representing the Police Force);

and, as the nominations did not exceed the number of vacancies in their respective divisions of the Public Service, I hereby declare the above-mentioned persons to be duly elected.

AMELIUS M. SMITH,
Returning Officer.

Officiating Ministers for 1911.—Notice No. 6.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 15th February, 1911.

PURSUANT to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand passed in the eighth year of the reign of His late Majesty King Edward VII, and intituled the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information :—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend Thomas Nevin Cuttle.
The Reverend George W. T. Hercus.
The Reverend John E. Lopdell.

Church of Christ.
Mr. John Morrison Innes.

[Erratum.—In Notice No. 4, Officiating Ministers for 1911, on page 568 of Gazette of 9th February, 1911, Salvation Army, for “Brigadier Fred Rowley,” read “Major Fred Rowley.”]

F. W. MANSFIELD,
Registrar-General.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

The Treasury, New Zealand,
Friendly Societies Office,
Wellington, 14th February, 1911.

THE Pride of Waikiwi Tent, No. 79, situated at Waikiwi, is registered as a branch of the New Zealand Central District Independent Order of Rechabites Friendly Society, under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 14th day of February, 1911.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

The Treasury, New Zealand,
Friendly Societies Office,
Wellington, 15th February, 1911.

THE Pride of Te Awamutu Lodge, No. 84, situated at Te Awamutu, is registered as a branch of the Grand Lodge of the North Island of New Zealand of the United Ancient Order of Druids Friendly Society, under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 15th day of February, 1911.

ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.