MAR. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 927

New Zealand Rainfall for February, 1918—continued.

SOUTH ISLAND—continued.

(G.) EAST ASPECT—KAIKOURA TO CAPE SAUNDERS—continued.

Bushey Park, Palmerston South .. 250 10
Opoho, Dunedin (383 ft.) .. 235 10
Burnside, Dunedin .. 152 12
Fish-hatchery, Portobello .. 140 10
Whare Flat .. 139 13
Mosgiel .. 118 9

(H.) SOUTH ASPECT—CAPE SAUNDERS TO PUYSEGUR POINT.

Paerau .. 102 6
Great Moss Swamp, via Patearoa .. 165 5
Eweburn Nursery, Ranfurly .. 157 7
Waipiata .. 97 9
Naseby .. 75 4
Kokonga .. .. ..
Gladbrook Station, Middlemarch .. 109 10
Mount Pisa Station, Cromwell .. .. ..
Maungawera, Otago .. 96 3
Luggate, Cromwell .. 54 4
Manorburn Dam .. 153 11
Queenstown .. 279 11
Moa Creek .. 77 7
Little Valley .. .. 12
St. Bathan’s .. 167 12
Blackstone Hill .. 105 8
Clyde .. 56 7
Roxburgh .. 108 5
Sunnyvale Orchard, Island Block .. .. ..
Balclutha .. .. ..
Garston .. 124 8
Glenfalloch Station, Nokomai .. 156 11
Wendon .. 171 12
Lawrence .. 105 9
Owaka .. 130 4
Tapanui Nursery .. 146 13
Waikawa Valley .. 112 9
Wharuarimu .. 224 14
Uplands, Waimahaka .. 166 13
Roslin Estate, Woodlands .. 175 15
Balfour .. 209 11

New Zealand Rainfall for February, 1918—continued.

SOUTH ISLAND—continued.

(H.) SOUTH ASPECT—CAPE SAUNDERS TO PUYSEGUR POINT —continued.

Dipton .. .. 193 7
Radio, Awarua .. .. 125 12
Nightcaps .. .. 297 14
Otatau .. .. 309 15
Manapouri .. .. .. ..

(I.) ISLANDS.

Centre Island .. .. 117 10
Stewart Island .. .. 205 14
Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island .. 207 14
Nine Island .. .. .. ..
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands .. .. ..
Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands .. .. ..
Mangai'a, Cook Islands .. .. ..
Chatham Island .. .. 56 8

LATE RETURNS.

Cuvier Island, January, 1918 .. 548 12
“Brackmont,” Waiuku, December, 1917 357 12
” ” January, 1918 305 11
Kawhia, January, 1918 .. 476 12
Mangaparau, November, 1917 .. 538 3
” January, 1918 .. 495 6
Parikino, January, 1918 .. 281 8
Waihau, January, 1918 .. 429 7
Puha, November, 1917 .. 373 9
” October, 1917 .. 239 9
Umutaoroa, January, 1918.. .. 1082 16
Kaituna, January, 1918 .. 52 5
Keinton Combe, January, 1918 .. 345 9
Mary Burn, January, 1918.. .. 118 9
Little Valley, January, 1918 .. 311 10
Sunnyvale Orchard, January, 1918 .. 121 7
Glenfalloch Station, January, 1918 .. 190 9

Notice to Mariners.—No. 21 of 1918.

KAIPARA HARBOUR.—SIGNAL-STAFF REPAIRED.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 25th March, 1918.

NOTICE is hereby given that the repairs to signal-staff at North Head, Kaipara Harbour Signal-station (see previous Notice to Mariners No. 9 of 1918), have now been completed, and bar signals from this date will be shown by balls and semaphore as in the past.

Charts, &c., affected.—Admiralty Chart No. 2614; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter vii, page 208; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1918, page 326.

GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 22 of 1918.

TAURANGA HARBOUR.—ERECTION OF DOLPHIN AND LIGHT

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 25th March, 1918.

THE Tauranga Harbour Board have notified that a dolphin has been erected at the north end of the Stellar Passage in Tauranga Harbour, about 200 yards 35° (N. 20° E. magnetic) of Sulphur Point Spit.

An unwatched flashing light is exhibited on this dolphin at a height of 12 ft. above high water.

The light will show 3 seconds light followed by an eclipse of 7 seconds, thus giving 6 flashes a minute.

The light is white, and shows all round the horizon,

Charts, &c., affected.—Admiralty Chart No. 2521; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter iv, page 109; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1918, page 432.

GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.

Officiating Ministers for 1918.—Notice No. 9.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 25th March, 1918.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following name of an Officiating Minister within the meaning of the said Act is published for general information:—

Methodist Church of New Zealand.

Mr. THOMAS FIFIELD REEVE.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.

Officiating Ministers for 1918.—Notice No. 10.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 25th March, 1918.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned names have been removed from the list of Officiating Ministers under the Marriage Act by request:—

Methodist Church of New Zealand.

Mr. CYRIL BROWN.

The Reverend HERBERT DANIEL.

The Reverend JAMES WILSON.

W. W. COOK,
Registrar-General.