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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 176

(c.) Predictions for the following places are no longer given,—
England, east coast .. .. North Shields.
British Guiana .. .. Demerara River bar.

Part II.

This part of the Admiralty Tide Tables, as now published, will be current during the years 1918 and 1919.
Note.—The abridged edition of the Admiralty Tide Tables, 1918, will be published during November.
Authority.—Hydrographic Department.

PANAMA CANAL.

EXECUTIVE ORDER.—DEFENSIVE SEA AREAS FOR CANAL TERMINAL PORTS.*

• Superseding Circular No. 643-37.

The Executive Order quoted below is published for the information of all concerned.

CHESTER HARDING, Governor.

Establishing Defensive Sea Areas for Terminal Ports of the Panama Canal, and providing Regulations for the Government of Persons and Vessels within said Areas.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by law, the following described defensive sea areas for the terminal ports of the Panama Canal are hereby established, to be maintained until further notification, at the places and within the limits prescribed as follows, that is to say :—

Atlantic Entrance.

Outer Limit.—From the northern end of Naranjos Cays to a point two miles due north of the breakwater entrance, thence tangent to the arc of a circle with one mile radius, having the mouth of the Chagres River as a centre, thence along the arc of this circle to the beach.

Inner Limit.—Line joining east end of west breakwater and west end of east breakwater.

Pacific Entrance.

Outer Limit.—Line joining Venado Island with north end of Taboguilla Island; thence north 53° east, true, for five miles; thence north 39° west to a point with San Jose Rock bearing north 53° west, true, distant two nautical miles; thence to Tres Hermanos Beacon; thence to Punta Mala.

Inner Limit.—Line joining Guinea Point with inner end of causeway.

The following orders and regulations for the government of persons and vessels within the limits of said defensive sea areas, which orders and regulations are necessary for the purposes of defence of the Canal Zone, are hereby promulgated :—

I. In the neighbourhood of each defensive area the following entrances are designated for incoming and outgoing vessels :—

Atlantic.

Designated Entrance for Incoming Vessels.—A patrol boat stationed with end of west breakwater bearing south, true, distant two nautical miles.

Designated Entrance for Outgoing Vessels.—The main entrance to the Panama Canal, between the breakwaters.

Pacific.

Designated Entrance for Incoming Vessels.—Patrol boat stationed with north end of Taboguilla Island bearing due west, distant one nautical mile.

Designated Entrance for Outgoing Vessels.—Canal prism.

II. A vessel desiring to cross a defensive sea area shall proceed to the vicinity of the entrance, flying her national colours, together with International Code number and pilot signal, and there await communication with the Harbour Entrance Patrol. It is expressly prohibited for any vessel to enter the limits of a defensive sea area otherwise than at a designated entrance and after authorization by the Harbour Entrance Patrol.

III. Boats and other craft employed in the Harbour Entrance Patrol will be distinguished by the Union Jack, which will be shown from a position forward. At night they may show a vertical hoist of three lights—white, red, and white, in the order named.

IV. On receiving permission from the Harbour Entrance Patrol to enter a defensive sea area, a vessel must comply with all instructions as to pilotage and other matters that she may receive from proper authority, either before or during her passage across the area; it is understood that only upon condition of such compliance is the said permission granted.

V. No permission will be granted to other than a public vessel of the United States or a Canal craft to cross a defensive sea area between sunset and sunrise, nor during the prevalence of weather conditions that render navigation difficult or dangerous. A vessel arriving off a defensive sea area after sunset shall anchor or lie-to at a distance of at least a mile outside its limits until the following sunrise; vessels discovered near the limits of the areas at night may be fired upon.

VI. No vessel shall be permitted to proceed within the limits of a defensive sea area at a greater speed than six (6) knots per hour.

VII. All matters pertaining to fishery and the passage of small crafts within a defensive sea area shall be regulated by the senior officer of the Harbour Entrance Patrol.

VIII. These regulations are subject to modification by the senior officer of the Harbour Entrance Patrol when the public interest may require; and such notification as circumstances may permit will be issued regarding modifications thus made.

IX. Any master of a vessel or other person within the vicinity of a defensive sea area who shall violate these regulations, or shall fail to obey an order to stop and heave to, or shall perform any act threatening the efficiency of mine or other defences or the safety of navigation, or shall take any action inimical to the interests of the United States in its prosecution of war, may be detained therein by force of arms and renders himself liable to prosecution.

X. The responsibility of the United States of America for any damage inflicted by force of arms with the object of detaining any person or vessel proceeding in contravention to regulations duly promulgated in accordance with this executive order shall cease from this date.

XI.—This order shall take effect from and after this date.

WOODROW WILSON.

The White House, 27th August, 1917.

Result of Election of Trustees of a Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 1st December, 1917.

THE following result of the election of Trustees of a drainage district has been received from the Returning Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

J. HISLOP,
Under-Secretary.

Elstow Drainage District, Counties of Ohinemuri and Piako—
J. A. Clothier.
W. G. Cooper.
F. T. Rowe.
G. W. Horn.
V. G. R. Hamilton.

Public Service Stores Tender Board.

Wellington, 4th December, 1917.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenders is published for general information.

J. ORCHISTON,
Chairman.

SUPPLY OF UNIFORMS TO POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.
(1st January, 1918, to 31st December, 1919.)

Schedule No. 1, Group A.—Clothing for Letter-carriers, &c.

Accepted.
£ s. d.
Sargood, Son, and Ewen (Limited), Dunedin 3,477 8 6

Declined.
A. Levy, Wellington .. .. 3,185 10 0
L. and J. W. Blake (Limited), Wellington .. 3,616 15 0
Cathie and Sons (Limited), Wellington .. 3,789 3 6
.. .. 3,807 18 6
Ross and Glendining (Limited), Dunedin .. 3,969 2 6
Kaiapoi Woollen-manufacturing Company (Limited), Christchurch .. .. 4,418 2 6
Macky, Logan, Caldwell (Limited), Wellington 5,101 10 0

Schedule No. 1, Group B.—Waterproofs for Letter-carriers, &c.

Accepted.
E. LeRoy, Auckland .. .. 1,409 7 6

Declined.
Ross and Glendining (Limited), Dunedin .. 1,042 10 0
Macky, Logan, Caldwell (Limited), Wellington 1,705 12 6
Hutcheson, Wilson, and Co. (Limited), Wellington .. .. 1,420 0 0