MAY 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1737

Authorizing the Laying-off of Onepoto Road, in the Town
of Takapuna Extension No. 25, of a Width of not less
than 66 ft.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 18th May, 1912.

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 Onepoto Road, in the Town of
Takapuna Extension No. 25, Auckland Land District, of
a width of not less than 66 ft. instead of 99 ft.

G. W. RUSSELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Notice to Mariners No. 41 of 1912.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 6th May, 1912.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Consul for Mexico at Auckland, is published for
general information.

GEO. LAURENSON.

NOTICE TO MARINERS No. 34.

Laying of Buoys at the Bar and in the Channel of Altata,
Gulf of California, State of Sinaloa.

In consequence of the changes undergone by the bar and
channel of Altata, the buoys there will be raised, and
anchored anew, in accordance with the rules accepted by
the International Maritime Conference held at Washington
in October, 1880, their new positions and characteristics
being as follows :-

Buoy No. 2.—Conical, red, with conical point, anchored
in 6·30 m. (21') of water, to the south of the entrance
channel, marks the west point of the South Shoal, and has
the following bearings :—
Pedregon Tower, N. 46° E. ; Point Tonina Tower,
N. 89° E.

Buoy No. 1.—Conical, black, with cylindrical point,
anchored in 4·50 m. (15') of water, on the south point of
the North Shoal, and has the following bearings :—
Pedregon Tower, N. 42° E. ; Point Tonina Tower,
S. 86° E.

Buoy No. 4.—Conical, red, with conical point, anchored
in 5·40 m. (18') of water, marks the bend of the channel,
and has the following bearings :—
Pedregon Tower, N. 3° E. ; Point Tonina Tower, N.
87° E.

Buoy No. 6.—Conical, red, with conical point, anchored
in 5·40 m. (18') of water, marks the north-west point of
the South Shoal, and has the following bearings :—
Pedregon Tower, N. 41° W. ; Las Cruces Tower, N.
36° E.

Buoy No. 3.—Conical, black, with cylindrical point,
anchored in 9 m. (30') of water, marks Pedregon Point,
and has the following bearings :—
Tonina Tower, S. 51° E. ; Las Cruces Tower, N.
53° E.

Buoy No. 8.—Conical, red, with conical point, anchored
in 5·40 m. (18') of water, marks the W. point of the
Enmedis Shoal, and has the following bearings :—
La Tonina Tower, S. 46° E. ; Las Cruces Tower, N.
73° E.

Notice to Mariners No. 45 of 1912.

DUSKY SOUND.—PICKERSGILL HARBOUR.—EXTENSION OF
FOUL GROUND.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th May, 1912.

CAPTAIN GEO. HOOPER, of the Government
steamer “Amokura,” reports that the foul ground
on the south-eastern shore of Pickersgill Harbour, Dusky
Sound, extends about half a cable to the northward of the
half-tide rock shown on the chart; and that its extreme
bears about S. 5° E. (true) or S. 22½° E. (magnetic) from
the eastern extreme of Crayfish Island. A depth of
2½ fathoms at L.W.S. was found at this position.
The bottom is very uneven, and as the locality has not
been closely examined there may be less than that depth.
The existence of the foul ground aforementioned
narrows the eastern extreme of Pickersgill Harbour to half
a cable, and not “nearly one cable,” as stated in the last
edition of the “New Zealand Pilot,” 1908.
Charts, &c., affected : Admiralty Charts Nos. 2589 and
719 ; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908,
Chapter x, page 300.

GEO. LAURENSON.

Notice to Mariners No. 46 of 1912.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 15th May, 1912.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Harbour and Light Department, Fremantle, West
Australia, is published for general information.

GEO. LAURENSON.

WEST AUSTRALIA.—NORTH-WEST COAST.

Notice is hereby given that the hurricane which passed
over Bedout Island—lat. 19°35 S., 119°6 E.—on the 22nd
instant extinguished the unattended light established on
this island in December, 1909.
Further notice will be issued as soon as the lamp has
been relighted.
Charts affected : No. 1055, Bedout Island to Cape
Cuvier ; No. 1048, Buccaneer Archipelago to Bedout.

C. J. IRVINE,
Chief Harbourmaster.

Harbour and Light Department,
Fremantle, 30th March, 1912.

Notice to Mariners No. 47 of 1912.

DREDGING AT ENTRANCE TO BLUFF HARBOUR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 18th May, 1912.

THE Bluff Harbour Board have notified that during
dredging operations on rock near fairway at
entrance to Bluff Harbour a small cask buoy to carry lines
from dredge-moorings when not dredging has been laid
130 ft. S. 30° W. (magnetic) from rock and about 230 ft.
from line of beacons marking centre of channel.
Vessels entering or leaving port must be careful to avoid
these lines when passing. The buoy will be removed when
work is completed.
Charts, &c., affected : Admiralty Charts Nos. 3484
and 2540 ; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908,
Chapter ix, page 272.

GEO. LAURENSON.

Notice to Mariners No. 48 of 1912.

AUCKLAND HARBOUR.—MECHANICS’ BAY RECLAMATION.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 18th May, 1912.

THE Auckland Harbour Board have notified that a stone
groin in connection with Mechanics’ Bay reclamation
has been started 630 ft. eastward of Parnell Jetty, and is
now approximately 300 ft. into the harbour. A black
triangular beacon will mark the end of the work.
Another stone groin will be started west of Wynyard Pier
and near Goldie’s timber-mill. The end will also be
marked with a beacon.
Mariners, boatmen, and others are warned to keep clear
of the groins.
Charts, &c., affected : Admiralty Chart No. 1970 ;
“New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter ii,
page 39.

GEO. LAURENSON.

Notice to Mariners No. 49 of 1912.

NEW SOUNDINGS.—WHANGAREI HARBOUR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 21st May, 1912.

THE Whangarei Harbour Board have notified that
careful and systematic soundings have been taken
over all the navigable part of the lower portion of
Whangarei Harbour from Passage Island to one mile
south of Busby Head. Captain Bollons, of the Govern-
ment s.s. “Hinemoa,” has also taken several lines of
soundings outside harbour entrance from Busby Head to
2½ miles south. Very little change was found from the
recorded soundings shown on the Admiralty charts, but
the contour of the coast-line in the harbour is inaccurately
plotted on the chart.
A chartlet showing the recent soundings obtained will
be published at an early date.
Charts, &c., affected : Admiralty Chart No. 2047 ;
“New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter iii,
page 74.

GEO. LAURENSON.