2738
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 66

Description: A black spar buoy with staff and cage.
Depth at buoy: 6 ft. at low-water spring tides.
Light: A fixed red light will be shown from this buoy when steamers are entering or leaving the port at night, visible one mile.
Variation: 0·2 E.
Charts affected: Nos. 1437 and 1055.
F. WINZAR,
Acting Chief Harbourmaster.
Harbour and Light Department,
Fremantle, 4th July, 1913.

INDIA.
India-Malabar Coast-Travancore.—Fixing of Monsoon Port.
INFORMATION has been received from the Port Officer, Alleppey, that the monsoon port has been fixed at Pathiankara, 21 miles south of Alleppey, and that the fixed red light has been exhibited there from the 15th June, 1913.
F. G. SMITH,
For Presidency Port Officer.
Presidency Port Office,
Madras, 16th June, 1913.

PORT ARTHUR.
NOTICE is hereby given that the upper part (iron post with spherical topmark) of Mojugan (Lutin Rock) beacon, at the outside of Ryojun-Ko, Kwangtung Peninsula, has been destroyed by the breakers.
Tokyo, 21st June, 1913.
MOTODA HAJIME,
Minister of State for Communications.

Notice to Mariners No. 94 of 1913.

AUCKLAND HARBOUR.—BEAN ROCK LIGHT.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 26th August, 1913.
IN the new chart of Auckland Harbour, No. 1970, published April, 1913, the dividing lines for the coloured arcs of Bean Rock light are slightly different to that shown on previous charts, and are as follows:—
White sector, 63½° (N. 48° E. mag.) to 87½° (N. 72° E. mag.).
Red sector, 87½° (N. 72° E. mag.) to 155½° (S. 40° E. mag.).
White sector, 155½° (S. 40° E. mag.) to 167° (S. 28° E. mag.).
Green sector, 167° (S. 28° E. mag.) to 244° (S. 48½° W. mag.).
White sector, 244° (S. 48½° W. mag.) to 259½° (S. 64° W. mag.).
Red sector, 259½° (S. 64° W. mag.) to 284° (S. 89° W. mag.).
Light obscured from 284° (S. 89° W. mag.) to 63½° (N. 48° E. mag.).
The magnetic variation on new chart is given as 15° 20′ E. for 1917.
Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Charts Nos. 1896 and 1970; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter ii, page 34; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1913, pages 227 and 378.
GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.

Government Insurance Department.—Agency opened at Darfield.

Government Insurance Department,
Wellington, 26th August, 1913.
AN agency of the above Department (Life and Accident Branches) will be opened at
THE POST-OFFICE, DARFIELD,
as from the 1st September, 1913.
J. H. RICHARDSON,
Commissioner.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies Registry Office,
Wellington, 22nd August, 1913.
THE Loyal Calliope Lodge, No. 8786, situated at Devonport, is registered as a branch of the Auckland District of the New Zealand Branch of Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows Friendly Society, under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 22nd day of August, 1913.
ROBT. E. HAYES,
Registrar of Friendly Societies.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Westland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 25th August, 1913.
NOTICE is hereby given that the leases of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited or surrendered thereof having been accepted by resolution of the Westland Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.