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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 75

MORETON BAY DISTRICT.

Stradbroke Island to South Passage, Moreton Island.—Two cables are laid from the test-hut on the sand-patch west of Amity Point to the signal-station house at South Passage, and lie approximately on the line denoted by the test-hut and signal-station house.

Dunwich to Peel Island.—A cable is laid from the test-hut on the north side of the jetty at Dunwich to the test-hut north of the quarantine station on Peel Island.

Peel Island to Cleveland.—A cable is laid from the test-hut on the south point of Peel Island to the test-hut at Cleveland.

Cleveland to Dunwich.—A cable is laid from the test-hut at Cleveland to a point S.E. of Bird Island, thence in a N.E. direction to the test-hut on the east side of the jetty at Dunwich.

St. Helena to Lytton.—A cable is laid from the south side of the shore end of the jetty (approximately opposite the white sentry-box) on the western point of St. Helena to a test-hut at Lytton at the south end of the Boat Passage.

Whyte Island to Fisherman Island.—A cable is laid from the test-hut on Whyte Island across the Boat Passage to the test-hut on the south side of South Fisherman Island.

Fisherman Island to Pile Lighthouse.—A cable is laid from the Pile Lighthouse in a S.E. by S. direction for 2,000 ft., thence parallel to the cutting through a small channel inside the dredge spoil-bank until abreast the North Fisherman Island test-hut. It crosses the sand and mud flat in a southerly direction to the test-hut on North Fisherman Island.

Charts affected: Nos. 1029 and 1670b.

MARYBOROUGH DISTRICT.

Mainland to Woody Island.—A cable is laid from the test-hut at Urangan on the east side of Daymen Point to the test-hut on the western side of Woody Island.

Woody Island to Fraser Island.—A cable is laid from the test-hut on the eastern side of Woody Island to the test-hut at Bogimbah, on Fraser Island. This cable crosses the main channel about half a mile to the northward of Little Woody Island.

Charts affected: Nos. 1031 and 1068.

GLADSTONE DISTRICT.

Raglan (Mainland) to Curtis Island.—A cable is laid from the test-hut on the western side of Munduran Creek across the Narrows to the test-hut on the west side of Monte Christo Creek, Curtis Island.

Charts affected: Nos. 345 and 1900.

THURSDAY ISLAND DISTRICT.

Mainland to Horn Island.—A cable is laid from the test-hut (approximately 1½ miles east of Peak Point) in a north-westerly direction until well clear of Peak Point, thence across Endeavour Strait to the test-hut at Sherrard Osborn Point, Horn Island.

Horn Island to Thursday Island.—There are two cables laid from the test-hut on the north-eastern side of Horn Island across Ellis Channel to the test-hut near the easternmost point of Thursday Island.

Thursday Island to Hammond Island.—There are two cables laid from the test-hut on the western side of Thursday Island and north of the quarantine jetty across Aplin Pass to the test-hut on the eastern side of Hammond Island.

Hammond Island to Goode Island.—There are two cables laid from the test-hut on the western side of Hammond Island across the boat channel to the test-hut on the eastern side of Goode Island.

The buoys formerly marking the cables across Ellis Channel and Aplin Pass are removed, and the cables are now marked by test-huts.

Charts affected: Nos. 383, 437, 619, 691, 1937, 2375, and 3419.

Masters of vessels navigating in these localities are cautioned not to anchor in the vicinity of the cable routes as indicated above.

Australia Directory, Vol. ii.

AUSTRALIA.—EAST COAST.

Wide Bay Bar.

Notice is hereby given that, when crossing Wide Bay Bar, the square beacons on Hook Point must now be kept open twice their own width to the southward, when a depth of 14 ft. at L.W.O.S.T. will be obtained. The Inskip Point beacons are to be kept in line as hitherto.

Charts affected: Nos. 1030 and 1068; Australia Directory, Vol. ii.

JAPAN.

Tsushima Strait.

Notice is hereby given that, the alteration work of the illuminating apparatus of Kozaki Lighthouse, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, having been completed, the following permanent light has been shown on and after 5th August, 1913, and at the same time the temporary light (see Notification No. 549 of Department of Communications, July, 1913) withdrawn.

Kozaki Light.

Character of light: Fifth-order flashing white light, showing one flash every 15 seconds. Illuminated arc: An arc 202° 26′; from N. 84° 45′ W., through N. and E., to S. 62° 19′ E. (magnetic bearings taken from seaward). Candle-power: 3,000. Distance visible: 20 nautical miles in clear night. The position, construction, painting, height of light, as ever.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Milling-timber in Taranaki Land District for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
New Plymouth, 7th October, 1913.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned timber will be offered for sale by public auction at this office at 12 noon on Wednesday, 26th November, 1913, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Timber Regulations thereunder.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

Section 9, Block XV, Upper Waitara Survey District.

Lot 1.

4,441,920 sup. ft. of rimu, at 6d. per 100 ft.; 108,833 sup. ft. of kahikatea, at 6d. per 100 ft. Upset price, £1,138.

Lot 2.

4,820,480 sup. ft. of rimu, at 6d. per 100 ft.; 110,364 sup. ft. of kahikatea, at 6d. per 100 ft. Upset price, £1,233.

CONDITIONS OF SALE.

1. Intending purchasers are expected to visit the locality and satisfy themselves in every particular on all matters relating to the sale and purchase of the timber.

2. The aforementioned quantities and kinds shall be taken as sufficiently accurate for the purpose of this sale, and no contract for purchase shall be voidable, nor shall the successful purchaser be entitled to any abatement in price, by reason of the said timber being of less quantity and kind as stated herein, or in any advertisement having reference to the said timber; nor shall any extra sum be claimed by the Crown if the said quantity of timber is found to be in excess of that stated hereon.

3. Should any dispute arise as to boundaries, the decision of the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall be final.

4. In the event of either of the above lots not being disposed of, applications may be received and dealt with at any time within six months from the above date of sale (unless previously formally withdrawn), provided, however, that the amount offered is not less than the upset price stated herein.

5. The purchaser shall have the right to cut and remove the timber under license during the period of two years, provided that if the same purchaser acquires both lots the time shall be two years per lot.

6. The purchaser shall pay the purchase-money as follows: One-tenth of the purchase-money to be paid in cash on the fall of the hammer, together with £1 1s. license fee; one-tenth in three months; one-tenth in six months; one-tenth in nine months; one-tenth in twelve months; one-tenth in fifteen months; one-tenth in eighteen months; and the balance in twenty-one months from date of sale.

7. Royalty on any timber other than rimu and kahikatea shown in the schedule sold off the land to be charged for at the rate of 6d. per 100 sup. ft. on mill output.

8. The attention of intending purchasers is specially directed to the provisions of the Timber Regulations, copies of which may be obtained on application.

G. H. BULLARD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.