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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 34

JAPAN.
WEST COAST.—SHIMONOSEKI STRAIT.—MATSUREDESHI.—
LIGHT-BOUY ESTABLISHED.

A gas-buoy, painted red and showing, 10 ft. above the
water, a fixed red light, visible 4 miles, has been established
on Matsuredeshi, in 5½ fathoms at low-water spring tides, on
the bearings—
Chimney at Quarantine Station, Hikoshima 2° 20′
Large chimney at Dairi Sugar Refinery 81° 20′
Summit of Kirigatani Yama 125° 10′

MANAITA BEACON LIGHT.—CHARACTERISTIC CHANGED.
The characteristic of Manaita Beacon light has been
changed to fixed green, of 25 candle-power, visible 6 miles.
Approx. position: Lat. 33° 54′ 50″ N., long. 130° 54′ 10″ E.
H.O. Charts Nos. 529, 3233, 1302, 549A, 2475, and 1376.
B.A. Chart No. 1263.
H.O. Light List, Vol. II, 1916, No. 216 and 216A.
H.O. Pub. No. 123, 1910, page 351.

PANAMA CANAL.
LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED IN BRITISH WEST INDIES.

1. Advice has been received from the British Legation,
   Panama, that lighthouses and navigation lights have been
   extinguished in Carlisle Bay, Needhams Point, South Point,
   Barbados; Castries, St. Lucia; St. George’s, Grenada; all
   Jamaica harbour lights; Nassau; Guadeloupe; and St.
   John’s, Antigua.

2. The British Legation, Panama, also advises that the
   Governor of Barbados wishes it to be known that vessels
   should not enter Carlisle Bay at night.

SPAR BUOY AT TORO POINT COVE REPLACED BY GAS-BOUY.

1. On 11th December, 1916, a gas-buoy was established
   marking the southern extremity of a reef near Toro Point
   Cove. This buoy has a pyramidal superstructure painted
   black, and exhibits an occulting white light with the following
   characteristic: 1 second dark, 1 second light; focal plane
   10 ft.

2. The 18 ft. spar buoy at the entrance to Toro Point
   Cove, the establishment of which was announced in Circular
   No. 643–19, Notice to Mariners, of 24th February, 1916, has
   been discontinued.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 11 of 1917.

WESTPORT HARBOUR.—REMOVAL OF RED LIGHT AT DOWN-
STREAM END OF COAL STAITHS.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 19th February, 1917.

THE Westport Harbour Board has notified that the red
light at downstream end of coal staiths is being removed, and will not be shown after the night of 18th March, 1917.

Charts, &c., affected.—Admiralty Charts Nos. 2591 and
2616; New Zealand Pilot, eighth edition, 1908, Chapter x,
page 326; New Zealand Nautical Almanac, 1917, page 370,
and plan facing page 368.

GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.

Government Offices to be closed on Saturday, 17th March,
1917 (St. Patrick’s Day).

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 14th February, 1917.

AS provided under the Public Service regulations, the
Government Offices throughout New Zealand will be
closed on Saturday, the 17th March, 1917, being St. Patrick’s
Day.

D. ROBERTSON,
Public Service Commissioner.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Southland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 17th February, 1917.

NOTICE is hereby given that the leases and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by resolutions of the Southland Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.

Land in Taranaki Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 17th February, 1917.

NOTICE is hereby given that the license of the under-
mentioned section having been declared forfeited by
resolution of the Taranaki Land Board, the said land has
thereby reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of the
Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.

TARANAKI LAND DISTRICT.

Section 12, Block VII, Omona District.

Formerly held by G. E. L. Burfitt. Tenure: O.R.P. 862.
Reason: Lessee’s request.

F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Lands.