Oct. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3031

TILLAMOOK BAY.—BUOYS TO BE ESTABLISHED.—About 1st September, 1911, the following buoys will be established in Tillamook Bay, Oregon :—

Hobsonville Channel Buoy 2: A second-class nun, in about 10 ft. of water, to mark the southern limit of the channel to Hobsonville and the western side of the northern entrance to “Garibaldi Cut-off” Channel, on the bearings—

Hobsonville Wharf, right tangent, 125° 30'.
Dolphin 3, 161° 30'.
Sow and Pigs, right tangent, 296° 30'.

Main Channel Buoy 2: A second-class nun, in about 10 ft. of water, to mark the northern extremity of the sand-spit, western side of the entrance to South Channel, on the bearings—

Hobsonville Wharf, right tangent, 79° 15'.
Dolphin 3, 139° 30'.
Sow and Pigs, right tangent, 352°.

Main Channel Buoy 3: A second-class can, in about 10 ft. of water, to mark the eastern side of south entrance to “Garibaldi Cut-off” Channel, on the bearings—

Hobsonville Wharf, right tangent, 77° 15'.
Dolphin 3, 151° 15'.
Garibaldi Wharf, right tangent, 357°.

Main Channel Buoy 4: A second-class nun, in about 10 ft. of water, to mark the northern extremity of the flats separating the main and southern channels, on the bearings—

Hobsonville Wharf, right tangent, 52°.
Dolphin 3, 134° 15'.
Sow and Pigs, right tangent, 344° 15'.

WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON SOUND.—BELLINGHAM BAY.—VITI ROCKS LIGHT TO BE CHANGED.—About 1st September, 1911, the fixed red light on Viti Rocks, Bellingham Bay, Washington, will be replaced by a flashing white light every 3 seconds—thus, flash 0·3 second, eclipsed 2·7 seconds. The light will be exhibited from a framework on top of a small square wooden house. The illuminant will be acetylene gas.

Approx. position : Lat. 48° 38' 1" N., long. 122° 37' 15" W.

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.

TONGA (FRIENDLY) ISLANDS.—REEF REPORTED TO EASTWARD.—Captain Theodore Johnson, of the American schooner “Albert Meyer,” reports that on 6th June, 1911, he discovered a reef, with not more than 10 or 12 ft. of water over it, eastward of the Tonga Islands, South Pacific Ocean, in (approximately) latitude 20° 53' S., longitude 172° 4' W.

Captain Johnson states that the reef extended in an east-southeast-west-northwest direction for about 3 miles, and appeared to be steep-to, but as the sea was very smooth there were no breakers observed.

The reef was made out by discolouration, and was closely examined as the vessel passed within ⅓ mile of it.

Notice to Mariners No. 125 of 1911.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 4th October, 1911.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the Marine Department, Brisbane, is published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 14 of 1911.

Western Approaches to Torres Strait.—Uncharted Shoal in Vicinity of Cook’s Reef.

THE Harbourmaster at Thursday Island has reported the discovery of a shoal in the following position :—

Lat. ... ... ... ... 10° 25' 20" S.
Long. ... ... ... ... 141° 34' 25" E.

The shoal, which is of small extent, carries a less depth than two fathoms at low water, and is quite distinct from Cook’s Reef.

Charts affected : Nos. 447 and 2354; “Australia Directory,” Vol. II.

JOHN MACKAY,
Portmaster.

Marine Department,
Brisbane, 12th September, 1911.

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Further Extension of Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with the Government of Honduras.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 6th October, 1911.

IT is hereby notified that a despatch has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies stating that the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United Kingdom and Honduras has been extended until the 6th April, 1912.

J. A. MILLAR.

Tenders for New Funnel for S.s. “Tutanekai.”

Marine Department,
Wellington, 6th October, 1911.

THE following tenders to supply and fit a new funnel for the s.s. “Tutanekai” have been received :—

Accepted.
£ s. d.
S. Luke and Co., Wellington ... ... 295 0 0

Declined.
Robertson and Co., Wellington ... ... 305 0 0
W. Cable and Co., Wellington ... ... 307 10 0
W. Crabtree and Sons, Wellington ... ... 310 0 0
Neilson, Murray, and Fredric, Wellington ... 325 10 0

J. A. MILLAR.

Notice fixing Closing-hours of Booksellers and Stationers’ Shops in the Borough of Greymouth under the Shops and Offices Act.

WHEREAS a requisition in writing, signed by a majority of the occupiers of all the booksellers and stationers’ shops in the Borough of Greymouth has been forwarded to me, desiring that all such shops in the borough shall be closed in the evening of working-days as follows : 1st January to 30th November, ordinary working-days 6 p.m., Saturdays 10 p.m. ; 1st December to 31st, ordinary working-days 10 p.m., Saturdays 10 p.m. : And whereas the Greymouth Borough Council has certified that the signatures to such requisition represent a majority of the occupiers of all the booksellers and stationers’ shops within the Borough of Greymouth :

Now, therefore, I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of Labour, in pursuance of section 25 of the Shops and Offices Act, 1908, do hereby direct that, from and after the 16th day of October, 1911, all such shops in the Borough of Greymouth shall be closed from 1st January to 30th November (inclusive) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 6 p.m., and on Saturdays at 10 p.m., and from 1st December to 31st (inclusive) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 10 p.m., and on Saturdays at 10 p.m.

The weekly half-holiday is on Wednesday from 1 p.m.
Dated at Wellington, this 11th day of October, 1911.

J. A. MILLAR,
Minister of Labour.

Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics.—Appointing Enumerators under the Census and Statistics Act, 1910.—Notice No. 1544.

Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists,
Wellington, 6th October, 1911.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the Census and Statistics Act, 1910, I, Thomas Mackenzie, Minister of Agriculture, hereby appoint the following officers of the Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists to be Enumerators for the districts specified :—

SPICER, JOHN EDWARD DIGGLE, Auckland,
the Counties of Mangonui, Whangaroa, Hokianga, Bay of Islands, Whangarei, Hobson, Otamatea, Rodney, Waitemata, Eden, Coromandel, Manukau, Thames, Ohinemuri, Raglan, Waikato, Opotiki, Tauranga, Piako, Waipa, Matamata, Kawhia, Whakatane, part of Rotorua, Awakino, Waitomo, East Taupo, West Taupo, and Ohura.

PHILPOTT, ARTHUR COLIN, Napier,
the Counties of Waiapu, Waikohu, Cook, Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay, Waipawa, Patangata, Waipukurau, Dannevirke, Woodville, Weber, and Pahiatua.