Oct. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3231

SCHEDULE OF ARTICLES.

Schedule No. 1.—Letter-carriers’, Post Office messengers’, and chauffeurs’ uniforms, &c. :

Group A—Uniforms and cloth overcoats.
„ B—Waterproof overcoats, &c.
„ C—Head-gear.

Schedule No. 2.—Telegraph messengers’ uniforms, &c. :

Group A—Uniforms and cloth overcoats.
„ B—Waterproof overcoats, &c.
„ C—Head-gear.

Tenders must be addressed to the Chairman, Public Service Stores Tender Board, Wellington. A deposit of £50, as required by the Conditions, must accompany each tender. The successful tenderer will be required to give security in the sum of £500 for the due performance of the contract. Conditions of tendering, specifications, and schedules may be obtained at the office of the Controller of Stores, Post and Telegraph Department, Wellington, the District Storekeeper, Post and Telegraph Department, Christchurch, or the Chief Postmasters at Auckland and Dunedin, where samples may be seen.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

J. MACKAY,
Chairman.

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Public Service Stores Tender Board.

Wellington, 21st October, 1913.

THE following lists of successful and unsuccessful tenders are published for general information.

J. MACKAY,
Chairman.

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500 CORDS, MOUNTED, FOR BELL RECEIVERS.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Lawrence and Hanson, Wellington .. .. 18 15 0

300 EAR-PIECES FOR RECEIVERS.

Accepted.
Lawrence and Hanson, Wellington .. .. 5 0 0

Declined.
Indiarubber, Guttapercha, and Telegraph Works Company (Limited), Christchurch .. 7 17 6
P. R. Baillie and Co., Wellington .. 14 7 6

3,000 EAR-PIECES, VULCANITE, WITH FLANGE.

Accepted.
Lawrence and Hanson, Wellington .. .. 37 10 0

Declined.
B. L. Donne, Wellington .. .. 56 5 0
Indiarubber, Guttapercha, and Telegraph Works Company (Limited), Christchurch .. 63 0 0

500,000 ENVELOPES, NO. 26.

Accepted.
Coults, Culling, and Co., Wellington .. .. 175 0 0

Declined.
A. Cowan and Co., Wellington .. .. 252 1 8
Watkins, Tyer, and Tolan, Wellington .. 256 5 0
Empire Box Company (Limited), Wellington.. 487 10 0

750,000 ENVELOPES, NO. 29.

Accepted.
Coults, Culling, and Co., Wellington .. .. 196 17 6

Declined.
A. Cowan, and Co., Wellington .. .. 253 2 6
Watkins, Tyer, and Tolan, Wellington .. 262 10 0
Empire Box Company (Limited), Wellington .. 543 15 0

3,000 PLUGS.

Accepted.
A. D. Riley and Co., Wellington .. .. 137 10 0

Declined.
B. L. Donne, Wellington .. .. 143 15 0
P. R. Baillie and Co., Wellington .. 153 2 6
Indiarubber, Guttapercha, and Telegraph Works Company (Limited), Christchurch .. 219 0 0
F. Schlaich, Auckland .. .. 243 15 0

3,000 RINGS.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Lawrence and Hanson, Wellington .. .. 52 10 0

Declined.
B. L. Donne, Wellington .. .. 62 10 0
Indiarubber, Guttapercha, and Telegraph Works Company (Limited), Christchurch .. 162 0 0

3,000 TELEPHONES, B.B. WALL.

Accepted.
B. L. Donne, Wellington .. .. 7,537 10 0

Declined.
A. D. Riley and Co., Wellington .. .. 7,950 0 0
Indiarubber, Guttapercha, and Telegraph Works Company (Limited), Christchurch .. 8,150 0 0

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Notice to Mariners No. 117 of 1913.

GISBORNE HARBOUR, POVERTY BAY.—LEADING BEACONS AND LIGHTS FOR ENTRANCE CHANNEL.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 20th October, 1913.

THE Gisborne Harbour Board have notified that two leading-beacons have been erected on the Kaiti side of the Turanganui River, which when brought into line define the centre-line of the entrance channel between the breakwater and the groyne. Front beacon, pole with square topmark and red fixed light at night; rear beacon, pole with triangular topmark and red fixed light at night. The front beacon is 50 ft. from the face of the Kaiti Wharf, and its red light is 26 ft. above high water.

The distance between beacons is 252 ft., and the height of the light on the rear beacon is 32 ft. above high water.

These lights will be brought into use on Monday, 27th October, 1913.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Charts Nos. 3321 and 3343; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter iv, page 126.

GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.

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Notice to Mariners No. 118 of 1913.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 21st October, 1913.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Minister of State for Communications, Tokyo, Japan, are published for general information.

GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.

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JAPAN.

Fog-signal Gun established.

Notice is hereby given that the following fog-gun will be fired at Minami-san-zan-to Lighthouse, at the entrance to Dairen-Ko, Kwang-tung Peninsula, Manchuria, on and after the 20th of August, 1913.

In answer to a vessel’s fog-signals, during thick or foggy weather, two (2) guns will be fired with an interval of three (3) minutes, and if the vessel’s alarms are still heard the firing will be repeated as above, after a space of ten (10) minutes.

Tsushima Strait.

Notice is hereby given that the light of Tsutsuzaki Beacon, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, which was not shown during the alteration work of its illuminating apparatus (see Notification No. 548 of Department of Communications, July, 1913), has been relighted on and after 15th August, 1913, as follows:—

Tsutsuzaki Beacon.

Character of light: Fourth-order group-flashing white light, showing 2 flashes in quick succession during 2 seconds, followed by an eclipse of 7 seconds.

Illuminated arc: An arc 270°; from N. 82° 30′ W., through N., E., and S. to S. 7° 30′ W. (magnetic bearings taken from seawards).

Candle-power: 450.

No change as to the position, construction, and the others.

MOTODA HAJIME,
Minister of State for Communications.

Tokyo, 21st August, 1913.