Feb. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 347

Offices opened and closed, &c.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 23rd January, 1923.

THE following particulars of offices opened and closed, &c., are published for general information.

J. G. COATES, Postmaster-General.

OFFICES.

POST-OFFICES OPENED.

Flax-mill .. .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 8 December, 1922.
Otaki Beach .. .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 20 November, ,,

POST-OFFICES CLOSED.

Callaghan’s .. .. .. .. .. | Greymouth .. .. .. | 31 October, 1922.
Rangitata Island .. .. .. .. .. | Timaru .. .. .. | 30 November, ,,

MONEY-ORDER OFFICE AND POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK OPENED.

Donnelly’s Crossing .. .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 1 December, 1922.

TELEPHONE OFFICES AND BUREAUX OPENED.

Kainga .. .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 1 December, 1922.
Mahirakau* .. .. .. .. .. | Hamilton .. .. .. | 14 November, ,,
Omahanui .. .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. .. | 9 December, ,,
Puketeraki† .. .. .. .. .. | Dunedin .. .. .. | 1 November, ,,
Tahekenui‡ .. .. .. .. .. | Napier .. .. .. | 13 December, ,,
Terapatiki‡ .. .. .. .. .. | ,, .. .. .. | 12 ,, ,,
Whenuanui .. .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. .. | 12 ,, ,,

TELEPHONE OFFICES AND BUREAUX CLOSED.

Callaghan’s .. .. .. .. .. | Greymouth .. .. .. | 1 November, 1922.
Greenstreet .. .. .. .. .. | Christchurch .. .. .. | 30 ,, ,,
Potter’s Creek .. .. .. .. .. | Greymouth .. .. .. | 7 ,, ,,
Pusey .. .. .. .. .. | Timaru .. .. .. | 15 ,, ,,

TELEPHONE EXCHANGES OPENED.

Collingwood .. .. .. .. .. | Nelson .. .. .. | 23 November, 1922.
Ngatea .. .. .. .. .. | Thames .. .. .. | 1 December, ,,
Paekakariki .. .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. .. | 13 November, ,,

• Reopened. † Telephone bureau. ‡ Temporary telephone bureau only.

DESIGNATION CHANGED.

Telephone and bureau .. | Ngakuta .. | Hakana.. .. | Blenheim .. | 25 Nov., 1922.

Officiating Ministers for 1923.—Notice No. 3.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 30th January, 1923.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information :—

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand.
The Reverend Frederick Richard Charman.
The Reverend George King.

Roman Catholic Church.
The Reverend Joseph Victor Spillane.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Notice to Mariners.—No. 4 of 1923.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 24th January, 1923.

THE following Notice to Mariners, which has been received from the Secretary to the Samoan Administration, is published for general information.

B. W. MILLIER, Acting-Secretary.

APIA.

UPPER LEADING-LIGHT.

An Aga light has now been installed as an upper leading-light for Apia Harbour.

Description.—White flash light, showing 1 flash of 0·3 second every 3 seconds, dark period 2·7 seconds; red sector from N. 30° W. to N. 38° W. over Niss Reef; white from N. 38° W. to N. 55° W. and from N. 30° W. to N. 65° E.; all bearings magnetic.

Position.—On Vaea Hill, longitude 176° 46′ 15″ west, latitude 13° 50′ 00″ south. Height above water, 213 ft.

Visibility.—12 miles (at least).

Notice to Mariners.—No. 5 of 1923.

GISBORNE ROADSTEAD.—BUOY ON TEMOANA ROCK.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 29th January, 1923.

WITH reference to Notice to Mariners No. 68 of 1922, mariners are hereby notified that the red flashing light marking Temoana Rock in Gisborne Roadstead will be replaced on or about the 12th February next, when the substitute buoy will be removed.

Charts, &c., affected.—Admiralty Charts Nos. 3321, 3345; “New Zealand Pilot,” 8th edition, page 125, 9th edition, page 261; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1923, page 215.

B. W. MILLIER, Acting-Secretary.

Conscience-money received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 29th January, 1923.

I HEREBY acknowledge receipt of the sum of £5, forwarded to the Railway Department, Wellington, by a person unknown, as conscience-money to the New Zealand Government.

J. J. ESSON, Secretary to the Treasury.