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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 112

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 20th August, 1918.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of Marton, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

ARTHUR M. MYERS,
Acting Minister of Finance.

MARTON BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Notice of Result of Poll on Proposal to raise a Loan of £1,000.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, I hereby give notice that a poll of ratepayers of the Borough of Marton was taken on Wednesday, 14th August, 1918, on the proposal of the Marton Borough Council to borrow the sum of £1,000 for the purpose of (1) extensions to the borough waterworks, £500; (2) extensions to the borough sewerage (Follett Street) scheme, £500.

Votes recorded for the proposal, 35; votes recorded against the proposal, 16.

I therefore declare the proposal to be carried.

Marton, 15th August, 1918.
F. C. WILSON, Mayor.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan.

Wellington, 20th August, 1918.

THE following notice, received from the Mayor of the Borough of Gore, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

ARTHUR M. MYERS,
Acting Minister of Finance.

BOROUGH OF GORE:

In the matter of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913.

I, DAVID McDOUGALL, Mayor of the Borough of Gore, do hereby give notice that a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Gore was taken on Wednesday, the 7th day of August, 1918, on the following proposal—namely, to raise by way of special loan a sum of £20,000 for the following undertaking, that is to say:—

Particular undertaking: Protection of the Town of Gore from floods.

Sum proposed to be borrowed: £20,000.

And to secure the above loan and the repayment thereof, and interest thereon, by the issue of debentures bearing interest at the rate of 5½ per cent. per annum, and a sinking fund of 1 per cent. per annum, payable half-yearly, such debentures to have a currency of twenty-one years from the 15th day of July, 1918; and that the security for the repayment of the said debentures and payment of interest and sinking fund shall be the particular undertaking enumerated above, and also a special rate on the whole of the rateable property in the Borough of Gore; and to pay out of any moneys realized by the said loan the preliminary expenses in connection with the same.

And I also give notice that there were 345 votes recorded for and 82 votes against the proposal; informal votes, 7.

And I do hereby declare the said proposal carried.

Dated at Gore this 9th day of August, 1918.

DAVID McDOUGALL, Mayor.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 49 of 1918.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 21st August, 1918.

WITH reference to Notice to Mariners issued on the 3rd ultimo, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 98, of the 11th ultimo, stating that all marine protests in New Zealand should be noted before Superintendents of Mercantile Marine, it is hereby notified that a further communication has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies stating that all extensions to such protests must be made before the Superintendents as well as the protests themselves.

THOMAS M. WILFORD,
Minister of Marine.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 52 of 1918.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 20th August, 1918.

THE following Notices to Mariners, which have been received from the Hydrographic Office, London; the Hydrographic Office, Washington; and the Department of Trade and Customs, Melbourne, are published for general information.

GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.

ENGLAND.

SOUTH COAST.—WORTHING.—WRECK SOUTHWARD OF.

Position (approximate).—At a distance of about 7 miles southward of Worthing. Lat. 50° 41′ 46″ N., long. 0° 19′ 10″ W.

Description.—A sunken wreck over which there is a least depth of 2 fathoms.

BRIGHTON.—CORRECTION TO CHART NO. 2451 re WRECK SOUTH-WESTWARD OF.

Position (approximate).—At a distance of about 7½ miles south-westward of Brighton West Pier. Lat. 50° 43′ N., long. 0° 16′ W.

Correction.—The sunken rock referred to above is not shown on some copies of Chart No. 2451, and is to be inserted in the above position.

ARGENTINA.

GULF OF ST. GEORGE.—BUSTAMANTE BAY AND APPROACH.—LIGHTS DISCONTINUED.

(a.) Punta Ulloa (Ulloa Head) light:

Position.—Lat. 45° 8¼′ S., long. 66° 31¾′ W.

Character.—A flashing white light.

(b.) Viana Island light:

Position.—Lat. 45° 10¼′ S., long. 66° 28′ W.

Character.—A flashing red light.

Remarks.—The above lights have been discontinued, and a note “Lt. tower” is to be inserted against the positions of these light beacons on the chart.

CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY.—MILE ROCKS LIGHT-STATION.—FOG-SIGNAL TO BE CHANGED.

About 1st August, 1918, the fog-signal at Mile Rocks Light-station will be changed from an air whistle to an air diaphone.

Approx. position: 37° 47′ 35″ N., 122° 30′ 35″ W.

NEW GUINEA.

WEST COAST.—FISHERMAN POINT.—REEF WESTWARD OF.

Position.—At a distance of about 4 miles westward from Fisherman Point. Lat. 1° 29′ 30″ S., long. 131° 9′ 45″ E.

Depth.—7 ft.

Remarks.—The reef has an extent of about 2 cables in an easterly and westerly direction.

Note.—The symbol for a rock with a depth of less than 6 ft. is to be inserted on the chart in the above position.

Chart affected.—No. 942B, Eastern Archipelago, eastern portion, sheet II.

TASMANIA.

NORTH COAST.—CIRCULAR HEAD.—NORTH POINT.—BEACON RE-ESTABLISHED.

Mariners and others are hereby notified that the North Point beacon has now been re-established.

Position.—On the eastern extremity of the reef extending from North Point, in the position of the old iron beacon surmounted by a ball, which was destroyed. Lat. 40° 42½′ S., long. 145° 16¾′ E. on Chart No. 3687.

Description.—The beacon consists of a circular reinforced concrete column, surmounted by a red staff and ball. The top of the beacon is 19 ft. above high water.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 53 of 1918.

GREYMOUTH HARBOUR LIGHT.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 20th August, 1918.

THE Greymouth Harbour Board has notified that as from the 1st September, 1918, a white occulting Aga light will be exhibited from the flagstaff 65 ft. above high-water mark in place of the present fixed light. The light will be 2 seconds flash and 5 seconds eclipse, over an arc of 180° from about north (magnetic) through west to south, visible 10 miles.

Charts, &c., affected.—Nos. 2591 and 1212; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter x, page 322; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1918, page 374.

GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 54 of 1918.

HOKIANGA RIVER ENTRANCE.—BAR CHANGES.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 21st August, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the channel at the Hokianga Bar has altered to the southward, being now near the position of the old S.W. channel and bearing from the flagstaff S. 66° W. (magnetic), with an approximate depth of 16 ft. L.W.O.S.

Captain MacDonald of the s.s. “Melbourne” came in on that bearing about an hour before high water, and found 24 ft.

Charts, &c., affected.—Admiralty Charts Nos. 1091A and 2525; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter vii, page 201; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1918, page 451, and plan facing page 450.

GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.