Oct. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3081

Authorizing the Laying-off of Clyde Street, Edwin Street, Gladys Street, Harold Street, Vera Street, in the Town of Gore Extension No. 8, of a Width of not less than 66 ft.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 18th October, 1911.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by section 15 of the Land Act, 1908, I hereby authorize the laying-off of Clyde Street, Edwin Street, Gladys Street, Harold Street, Vera Street, in the Town of Gore Extension No. 8, Southland Land District, of a width of not less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

D. BUDDO,
For Minister of Lands.

Notice to Mariners No. 120 of 1911.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 27th September, 1911.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Port Officer, Melbourne, and from the Colonial Secretary, Perth, W.A., are published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

VICTORIA.

Anderson’s Inlet.—Leading-beacons.

REFERRING to General Notice to Mariners dated 1st August, 1907, page 102, and more particularly to subsequent notice dated 9th December, 1909, mariners are hereby notified that the two leading-beacons have been shifted westward back to their former positions, and are in line on a bearing of about N. ½° W. Such beacons are painted white, the front one showing a triangular-shaped top, and the inner or rear beacon an inverted triangular-shaped top.

Mariners are also notified that the eastern spit at the turning-point inside Point Norman has worked out to the westward so as to overlap the line of beacons, and they are therefore advised to keep the beacons slightly open to the west after entering, so as to avoid the outer extremity of such spit.

Mariners are also notified that the main channel through Anderson’s Inlet from Pound Creek Jetty to the mouth of the Tarwin River has been beaconed off, the port-hand beacons being distinguished by a cross-piece near the top.

West Channel.—Port Phillip.

With reference to General Notice to Mariners dated 1st August, 1907, page 74, regarding No. 12 gas-buoy at the elbow of the West Channel having a white fixed light, mariners and others are hereby notified that on or about the 8th November next such gas-buoy will be altered to exhibit a double-flashing white light having flashes of three-tenths of a second duration, with a minimum interval of nine-tenths of a second between the flashes in a period of six seconds.

C. W. MACLEAN,
Port Officer.

Melbourne, 31st August, 1911.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.—WEST COAST.

THE Government of Western Australia gives notice that a gas-buoy, with bell attached and painted red, will be laid on 24th August, 1911, to mark the eastern edge of 5-fathom soundings in fairway leading to Gage Roads, latitude 32° S., longitude 115° 40′ 36″ E., with Bathurst Point Lighthouse bearing N. 80° W., distant 6 miles 2 cables; Rottnest Lighthouse bearing N. 89° W., distant 8 miles; and Woodman’s Point Lighthouse bearing S. 31° E., distant 9 miles 6 cables. All bearings magnetic.

The light will be white occulting, showing bright for one second and followed by four seconds darkness, and visible in clear weather about 8 miles. Care should be taken not to confuse this light with that on Woodman’s Point, the occulting periods of which are bright 27 seconds, eclipsed three seconds.

Vessels over 22 ft. draught should pass to the eastward of the buoy.

Charts affected: No. 1033, Champion Bay to Cape Naturaliste; No. 1058, Rottnest Island to Warnboro’ Sound.

C. J. IRVINE,
Chief Harbourmaster.

Department of Harbour and Lights,
Freemantle, 19th August, 1911.

Erratum.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Perth, 1st September, 1911.

In Notice to Mariners No. 3350/11, published in the Government Gazette of the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th July, 1911, for “3½ miles North” read “3½ miles South.”

D. B. ORD,
For Under-Secretary.

Notice to Mariners No. 126 of 1911.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 5th October, 1911.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 27 of 1908, Marine Board, South Australia, is published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—GULF ST. VINCENT.—SEMAPHORE ANCHORAGE.

Wreck of Ship “Norma.”

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 1 of 1908, masters of vessels, pilots, and others are advised that, owing to the necessity for overhaul and repair of one of the buoy-moorings, the wreck will, until further notice, be marked at night by one occulting green light moored as nearly as possible over the wreck amidships. The word “Wreck” is marked in large white letters on the upper structure of the green buoy to indicate the position in the daytime.

Mariners are cautioned not to approach this mark within a distance of 200 ft.

Approximate position: Lat. 34° 49½′ S., long. 138° 25′ E. This affects Admiralty Charts 1752 and 2389A and B.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.

Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 2nd August, 1911.

Notice to Mariners No. 127 of 1911.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY ON OCEAN PASSENGER STEAMERS.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 6th October, 1911.

THE following copy of a circular issued by the United States Department of Commerce and Labour regarding wireless telegraphy on ocean passenger steamships is published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR.

THE following is a copy of a circular issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor on June 15, 1911, to the collector of customs and others concerned in an Act approved June 24, 1910:—

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the first day of July, nineteen hundred and eleven, it shall be unlawful for any ocean-going steamer of the United States, or of any foreign country, carrying passengers and carrying fifty or more persons, including passengers and crew, to leave or attempt to leave any port of the United States unless such steamer shall be equipped with an efficient apparatus for radio-communication, in good working order, in charge of a person skilled in the use of such apparatus, which apparatus shall be capable of transmitting and receiving messages over a distance of at least one hundred miles, night or day: Provided, That the provisions of this Act shall not apply to steamers plying only between ports less than two hundred miles apart.

SEC. 2. That for the purpose of this Act apparatus for radio-communication shall not be deemed to be efficient unless the company installing it shall contract in writing to exchange, and shall, in fact, exchange, as far as may be physically practicable, to be determined by the master of the vessel, messages with shore or ship stations using other systems of radio-communication.

SEC. 3. That the master or other person being in charge of any such vessel which leaves or attempts to leave any port of the United States in violation of any of the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be fined in a sum not more than five thousand dollars, and any such fine shall be a lien upon such vessel, and such vessel may be libelled therefor in any district court of the United