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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 77

CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY.—WRECK.—LIGHTS EXHIBITED.—The wreck of the schooner “J. H. Lunsmann” lies sunk in 40 ft. of water off the northern water front of San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, California, on the bearings—
Alcatraz Lighthouse, 6° 30'.
Goat Island Lighthouse, 97°.
Black Point, 205°, distant 623 yards.

The wreck, which is awash at high water, is marked by two lighters moored close to, one on the eastern and one on the western side, each lighter showing three lights, one white over two red, placed vertically 6 ft. apart, at night. In case of fog the lighters will give the sound signals prescribed for a vessel at anchor.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY APPROACH.—BONITA CHANNEL.—BUOY TO BE DISCONTINUED.—About 1st September, 1913, Bonita Channel buoy 5, a second-class can, Bonita Channel, San Francisco Bay approach, California, will be permanently discontinued.

Approx. position : Lat. 37° 49′ N., long. 122° 31′ 56″ W.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY.—SAN PABLO BAY.—PETALUMA CREEK.—LIGHT DESTROYED.—PROVISIONAL LIGHT.—Information has been received that Petaluma Creek light No. 6, San Pablo Bay, California, was destroyed by collision, 18th July, 1913. Pending the rebuilding of the structure a provisional fixed red light of about 11 candle-power is exhibited 12 ft. above the water from a square pole.

Approximate position on U.S. Coast Survey Chart No. 5533 : Latitude 38° 6′ 38″ N., longitude 122° 27′ 55″ W.

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.

SOCIETY ISLANDS.—TAHITI.—PAPIETE PASS.—INCREASED DEPTH.—As a result of recent work in removing shoal heads in Papiete Pass, Tahiti, Society Islands, South Pacific Ocean, the least depth found on the entering range is 6 fathoms for a width of 180 ft. For depths of 26 ft. the channel has a width of 375 ft.

H.O. Charts Nos. 77, 2065, and 1514.
Pacific Islands, Vol. III, 1909, page 61.

BRAZIL.

STANDARD TIME ADOPTED.—Information has been received from the American Ambassador at Rio de Janeiro that standard time, referred to the meridian of Greenwich, has been adopted in Brazil. The Republic of Brazil is divided into four zones. The first zone includes the archipelago of Fernando Noronha and the Island of Trinidad, in which the standard time is 2 hours earlier than that of Greenwich. The second zone includes the whole sea-coast of Brazil, and in this zone the standard time adopted is 3 hours earlier than at Greenwich.

Two other zones in which the time is 4 and 5 hours earlier than at Greenwich cover the interior and western portions of the country.

NORTH COAST.—PARA RIVER ENTRANCE.—TIJOCA BANK.—SHOALS TO WESTWARD.—Capt. H. O. Barter, of the cable ship “Norseman,” reports two shoals west of Tijoca Bank, Para River entrance, north coast of Brazil, one with a least depth of 2¾ fathoms over it in (approximately) latitude 0° 27′ 15″ S., longitude 48° 4′ 30″ W., and the other with a least depth of 3 fathoms over it in (approximately) latitude 0° 28′ 30″ S., longitude 48° 4′ 15″ W.

H.O. Charts Nos. 1130, 1926, 969, 886, and 887.
H.O. Publication No. 88, East Coast of South America, 1904, page 210.

RIO DE JANEIRO HARBOUR.—ROCK DISCOVERED.—BUOY ESTABLISHED.—A rock named Jaguaraó Rock, with a least depth of 6 ft. over it, has been discovered in Rio de Janeiro Harbour, Brazil, 1,050 yards 43° from Passagem Rocks light. It is marked on the northern side by a black and white conical buoy.

Approx. position : Lat. 22° 50′ 15″ S., long. 43° 9′ 30″ W.
H.O. Charts Nos. 1130, 1331, 1332, 1402, 1674, and 971.
H.O. Publication No. 88, East Coast of South America, 1904, page 445.

UNITED STATES NAVAL RADIO SERVICE.

ATLANTIC COAST STATIONS.—TIME SIGNALS.—Beginning 15th August, 1913, time signals will be sent by radio, on the Atlantic coast, from the following stations only :—
Arlington, wave-length 2,500 meters.
Key West, wave-length 1,000 meters.
New Orleans, wave-length 1,000 meters.

By tuning their receivers to a 2,500-meter wave-length vessels can receive the time signal from Arlington at noon and at 10 p.m. each day in the year at any point along the Atlantic Coast.

The signal is sent from Key West daily, except Sundays and holidays, at noon only, 75th meridian mean time, and is for the benefit of ships in the Caribbean Sea. It is hoped later to be able to transmit the time signal at night also from the Key West station.

The signal is sent from New Orleans daily, except Sundays and holidays, at noon only, 75th meridian mean time, and is for the benefit of ships in the Gulf.

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

OAHU.—HONOLULU HARBOUR ENTRANCE.—LIGHT TO BE RE-ESTABLISHED.—BUOY TO BE DISCONTINUED.—Referring to Notice to Mariners No. 3 (207) of 1912, further notice is given that about 20th August, 1913, pile light No. 6, Honolulu Harbour entrance, Hawaiian Islands, which was destroyed, will be re-established, and the second-class nun buoy carrying a fixed red light, temporarily marking the station, will be discontinued.

The light will be fixed red, of about 45 candle-power, exhibited 15 ft. above the water on a red 3-pile structure erected in 2¼ fathoms of water in its former position.

OREGON.

COLUMBIA RIVER ENTRANCE.—DREDGING BUOY ESTABLISHED.—On 11th July, 1913, a white, first-class, iron spar buoy was established in 12 fathoms of water, about 600 yards 224° from South Jetty gas and whistle buoy 2, Columbia River entrance, Oregon. This buoy serves as a guide in dredging operations now in progress on the bar.

H.O. Chart No. 527.
U.S. Coast Survey Charts Nos. U, 5052, 6100, and 6140.
U.S. Coast Pilot, Pacific Coast, 1909, page 122.

ENGLAND.

SOUTH-WEST COAST.—SEVEN STONES LIGHT-VESSEL.—SUBMARINE BELL TO BE ESTABLISHED.—The Trinity House, London, has given notice that about 17th November, 1913, a submarine fog-bell, which will sound 3 strokes followed by a silent interval of 15 seconds, will be established on Seven Stones Light-vessel, south-west coast of England.

Further notice will be given.

Approx. position : Lat. 50° 3′ 45″ N., long. 6° 4′ 30″ W.

URUGUAY.

PLATA RIVER.—FLORES ISLAND.—LIGHT-BUOY ESTABLISHED.—A light-buoy, showing a flashing green light has been moored in 24 ft. of water northward of Flores Island, Plata River, to indicate the anchorage of vessels and to prevent fouling the telegraph cable connecting Flores Island with Montevideo.

Vessels must anchor westward of this buoy.

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.

ST. THIAGO ISLAND.—TARRAFAL POINT LIGHT.—OBSCURED SECTOR.—The master of the British steamer “Candidate” reports that on the night of 28th March, 1913, when heading south-south-west to pass Tarrafal Point light, St. Thiago Island, Cape Verde Islands, on the port hand, the light did not become visible until it bore 150°.

Approx. position : Lat. 15° 18′ 6″ N., long. 23° 47′ 8″ W.

Notice to Mariners No. 113 of 1913.

RESERVING CHANNEL.—AUCKLAND HARBOUR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 10th October, 1913.

THE Auckland Harbour Board has notified that it has reserved a channel 300 ft. wide on the eastern side of Freeman’s Bay Reclamation as a fairway to the timber-mills. No vessels are allowed to anchor within the area referred to.

Charts, &c., affected : Admiralty Chart No. 1970 ; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter ii, page 39 ; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1913, page 379.

GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.

Te Makarini Scholarships, held at Te Aute College, Hawke’s Bay.

TWO scholarships of the yearly value of £35, tenable for two years, are offered for competition. One of these scholarships, to be called the senior scholarship, is open to all Maori boys not over sixteen years of age at the end of the month preceding the date of the examination: the other, to be called the junior scholarship, is open to all Maori boys under fourteen years of age at the end of the