SEPT. 20. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2495

Mining Privileges struck off the Register.—Notice under the Mining Amendment Act, 1914.

Warden’s Court,
Blenheim, 31st January, 1923.

N OTICE is hereby given in pursuance of section 30, subsection (4), of the Mining Amendment Act, 1914, that the mining privileges mentioned in the Schedule hereto have been this day struck off the Register.

A. F. BENT, Mining Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

Blenheim Registry: No. 447. Dated 8/3/18. Nature of privilege: Residence-site. Locality: Top Valley. Registered holder: Matthew Keogh.

Havelock Registry: No. 2165. Dated 19/8/96. Nature of privilege: Residence-site. Locality: Deep Creek. Registered holder: Richard Mills.

Havelock Registry: No. 174. Dated 17/10/17. Nature of privilege: Residence-site. Locality: Wakamarina. Registered holder: T. M. Miller.

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Notice to Mariners.—No. 53 of 1923.

SOCIETY ISLANDS.—RAIATEA ISLANDS.—RAUTOANUI PASS.—SHOAL WATER REPORTED.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 18th September, 1923.

C APTAIN S. Vellenoweth, of the s.s. “Flora,” reports having obtained casts of seven and five fathoms at high water inside the reef off Farepoe Point in mid-channel, where the charted depth is shown as seventeen fathoms.

As this locality has not been closely examined, care should be exercised when navigating in its vicinity.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Chart No. 1060, and plan of Rautoanui Pass on No. 1107; “Pacific Islands Pilot,” Vol. III, 1920.

A. D. PARK, Secretary.

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Notice to Mariners.—No. 54 of 1923.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 18th September, 1923.

T HE following extracts from regulations recently gazetted under the authority of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908, are circulated for the information of mariners:—

WEATHER TELEGRAMS FOR SHIPPING OR FOR FARMERS.

Masters of vessels shall be permitted to forward telegrams at a uniform rate of 1s. for each message (including reply) to the Harbourmasters of the several ports or to “Weather,” Wellington, seeking information as to the state of the weather, &c., at the port to which they are bound, or at any port which may lie in their route. These telegrams must be concise, and marked “Reply paid, Weather,” in the instructions. In no case will a larger number of words than twelve be allowed in the body of the telegram. Farmers shall be permitted to forward similar telegrams to “Weather,” Wellington, at a uniform rate of 1s. for each message (including reply). The number of words in each telegram must not exceed twelve. If required, the telegrams may be made urgent, at double the above rate, in which case the instruction “Reply paid, Urgent Weather,” is to be inserted.

WEATHER FORECAST AND WEATHER REPORT.

A subscriber to a telephone exchange whose connection is not less than one mile in length, and a private telephone-line owner connected with a telephone bureau which regularly receives a weather-forecast telegram, may have the same telephoned for an annual payment of £1, or for 10s. for one season of three months, commencing from any date desired. At any station where the telegraphic report, giving the state of the weather in different parts of the Dominion, is exhibited a person so desiring will be supplied with a copy daily, except Sunday, at a charge of £1 per annum.

A. D. PARK, Secretary.

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Notice to Mariners No. 55 of 1923.

STEWART ISLAND.—NORTH ISLANDS.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 18th September, 1923.

N OTICE is hereby given that North Islands, comprising a group of small rocky islands with several outlying rocks above and below water, exist at a distance of 1½ miles north-eastward of Motunui (170 ft.) Island to the eastward of Port William.

Owing to sparse soundings shown in this locality, this group should not be closely approached.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Chart No. 2541; “New Zealand Pilot,” ninth edition, 1919, page 455.

A. D. PARK, Secretary.

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Notice to Mariners No. 56 of 1923.

AUCKLAND HARBOUR.—DREDGERS OPERATING.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 19th September, 1923.

T HE Auckland Harbour Board notify that dredgers, which are moored cardinally, are now operating in the following localities:—

(1.) Dredger “Hapai,” at a position 50 ft. (approx,) off the centre of the west side of Prince’s Wharf.

(2.) Dredger “121,” at a position 300 ft. (approx.) west-south-west of the north-west corner of Prince’s Wharf.

Both dredgers will exhibit from the yardarm on the side of which vessels are to pass—between sunset and sunrise, one fixed red light; between sunrise and sunset, one red spherical shape.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Chart No. 1970; “New Zealand Pilot,” ninth edition, 1919, page 192; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1923, page 204 and plan facing page 210.

A. D. PARK, Secretary.

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CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in the Auckland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 12th September, 1923.

N OTICE is hereby given that the leases and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been declared forfeited by the resolution of the Auckland Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, and the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

RICH'D. F. BOLLARD, for Minister of Lands