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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Notice to Mariners No. 142 of 1911.

NAPIER HARBOUR.—DREDGING OFF INNER HARBOUR.

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

THE Napier Harbour Board have notified that the dredge “Whakarire” will be employed dredging on a patch situated half-way between the inner harbour pier heads and the roadstead mooring-buoy.

The dredge will show two black balls or shapes in a vertical line one over the other during daytime, and two red lights in a vertical line one over the other, as well as the usual anchor lights, at night-time.

Vessels are warned to give the dredge a clearance of at least a cable.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Chart No. 2513; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter iv, page 134.

J. A. MILLAR.

Notice to Mariners No. 144 of 1911.

AUCKLAND HARBOUR.—ERECTION OF DOLPHINS IN FREEMAN’S BAY.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 15th November, 1911.

THE Auckland Harbour Board have notified that three temporary timber dolphins are being erected as guides for the Board’s dredges parallel with the north wall at Freeman’s Bay. The most western one is 600 ft. eastward of the west end, and 400 ft. north of the wall, and the other two are in same line, 150 ft. between centres. The overall distance from the western to the eastern dolphin is 330 ft.

The following true bearings mark the position of eastern and western dolphins:—

Eastern Dolphin.

Stokes Point Trig. … N. 32° 7′ W.
Mount Victoria Flagstaff … N. 69° 16′ E.

Western Dolphin.

Stokes Point Trig. … N. 31° 6′ W.
Mount Victoria Flagstaff … N. 69° 48′ E.

Each dolphin is lighted at night with a white fixed light.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Chart No. 1970; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter ii, page 42.

J. A. MILLAR.

Notice to Mariners No. 145 of 1911.

AUCKLAND HARBOUR.—BUOY TO BE PLACED IN MOTUIHI CHANNEL.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 15th November, 1911.

THE Auckland Harbour Board have notified that on or about 18th December the following buoys will be placed in the Motuihi Channel:—

(1.) A large red buoy to be moored over the mid. channel rock, with 3½ fathoms at L.W.S., mentioned in Notices Nos. 118 and 130 of 1911. West extreme of Brown’s Island S. 31° W., south extreme Motu Tapu N. 65½° W.

(2.) A black buoy to be moored off the N.W. end of Motuihi, about 200 ft. outside the 5-fathom line, in 8½ fathoms of water L.W.S., the south point of Motu Tapu being S. 77° W., and west extreme Brown’s Island S. 30° W.

(3.) A second black buoy to be moored in 7 fathoms approximately 500 ft. south from the black buoy now moored in the channel, which is to be removed. South point Motu Tapu bearing N. 81° W., west extreme Brown’s Island S. 33° W. All bearings magnetic; variation used, 15° E. Correct position of buoys will be given when placed.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Chart No. 1896; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter ii, page 40; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1912, page 323.

J. A. MILLAR.

Despatch: Convention to amend Extradition Treaty with Belgium.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 13th November, 1911.

THE following despatch and enclosure, received from His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, are published for general information.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Justice.

(New Zealand.—No. 333.)

Downing Street, 22nd September, 1911.

MY LORD,—With reference to my despatch No. 310, of the 5th of September, I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Ministers, copies of an Order of His Majesty in Council giving effect to the Convention which was concluded on the 3rd of March, 1911, between the United Kingdom and Belgium, amending Article 6 of the Extradition Treaty with Belgium of 29th October, 1901.

I have, &c.,

L. HARCOURT.

Governor the Right Honourable Lord Islington,
K.C.M.G., D.S.O., &c.

BELGIUM, EXTRADITION ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1911.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 8th day of August, 1911.

Present:

THE KING’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

Lord President. Lord Pentland.
Lord Chamberlain. Mr. Charles Hobhouse.

WHEREAS by the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1906, it was amongst other things enacted that, where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, His Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such foreign State; and that His Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in or suspected of being in the part of His Majesty’s dominions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient:

And whereas a Treaty was concluded on the 29th day of October, 1901, between His late Majesty King Edward VII and His late Majesty the King of the Belgians, for the Extradition of Criminals, which Treaty was amended by a supplementary Convention concluded on the 5th day of March, 1907:

And whereas a further Convention was concluded on the 3rd day of March, 1911, between His Majesty and His Majesty the King of the Belgians, amending Article 6 of the aforesaid Treaty, which Convention is in the terms following:—

His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Majesty the King of the Belgians, being desirous of amending the provisions of Article 6 of the Treaty between Belgium and Great Britain of the 29th October, 1901, for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals, have named as their respective Plenipotentiaries, for this purpose, that is to say:

His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honourable Sir Edward Grey, a Baronet of the United Kingdom, a Member of Parliament, His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs;

And His Majesty the King of the Belgians, Count de Lalaing, His Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of His Britannic Majesty;

Who, having reciprocally communicated their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed as follows:—

ARTICLE 1.

The following article is substituted for Article 6 of the Extradition Treaty of the 29th October, 1901:—

When a person shall have been extradited by one of the High Contracting Parties, that person, until he has returned to the country from which he had been extradited, or until he has had opportunity of returning to it, shall not be detained or brought to justice in the State to which