Nov. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2745

regulation, payment in addition to salary at a rate of not more than £25 per annum: Provided that no such payment shall be authorized unless the Commissioner is satisfied that the duties so performed have been actually taken over by the officer claiming from an officer in receipt of a salary of not less than £250 per annum, and are such as are ordinarily allotted only to officers of the Seventh Class in receipt of salaries of not less than £250 per annum, and that such duties have been performed in a proper and efficient manner by the officer claiming payment of an allowance in respect thereof.

Regulation No. 213 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted therefor:—
213. In addition to the salary payable to officers in Subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 of Class VII (c) of the Clerical Division, there shall be paid, if the officer is stationed away from his home, a lodging-allowance at the following rates:—
If in the first subdivision .. .. £35 per annum.
,, second ,, .. .. £25 ,,
,, third ,, .. .. £10 ,,

Regulation No. 214 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted therefor:—
214. In Subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 of Class F of the Professional Division the lodging-allowance shall be as follows:—
If in the first subdivision .. .. £35 per annum.
,, second ,, .. .. £25 ,,
,, third ,, .. .. £10 ,,

As witness my hand this 4th day of November, 1924.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Public Service Commissioner.

In pursuance of the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1912, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, approves the foregoing regulations.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

Approved in Council this 10th day of November, 1924.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Amendment to the Regulations under the Public Service Act, 1912.

IN pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred on him by the Public Service Act, 1912 (hereinafter called “the said Act”), the Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor-General in Council, doth hereby, in respect of the regulations made under the said Act on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and the amendments thereof made from time to time under the provisions of the said Act make the amendments shown in the Schedule hereto.

Such amendments shall have effect from and after the date of publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

SCHEDULE.

REGULATION 150 (g) is hereby revoked, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—
“(g.) In the Department of Defence, by the Adjutant-General.”

Regulation 212 is hereby revoked, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—
“212. Officers who are required to perform military service under the Defence Act, 1909, and its amendments, when attending camps and courses of military instruction may have the option of receiving either departmental or territorial pay, whichever is the greater, but may not receive both.”

As witness my hand this 1st day of November, 1924.

P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Public Service Commissioner.

In pursuance of the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1912, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, approves the foregoing regulations.

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

Approved in Council this 10th day of November 1924.

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Notice to Mariners No. 71 of 1924.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 11th November, 1924.

THE following Notices to Mariners, which have been received from the Hydrographic Office, London, are published for general information.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

FRANCE, NORTH-WEST COAST.—ILE D’OUESSANT.

Pierres Vertes.—Caution re uncharted Rock westward of.

Position.—Pierres Vertes, lat. 48° 23′ N., long. 5° 03′ W. (approx.).

Details.—The following caution is to be inserted westward of Pierres Vertes, in the southern approach to Passage du Fromveur.

CAUTION.—“Owing to the existence of an uncharted rock, deep draught vessels should not pass to the westward of Pierres Vertes within less than 1¼ mile.”

SPAIN, WEST COAST.—VIGO BAY APPROACH.

Cabo Silleiro—Position of new Light established.

Former notice.—No. 1105 of 1924 [PRELIMINARY]; hereby cancelled.

Position.—At a distance of about 4½ cables south-eastward of charted position of the former fixed white light. Lat. 42° 06′ 18″ N., long. 8° 53′ 42″ W., on chart No. 1752.

Abridged description.—Gp. Fl. (3) ev. 15 sec., 279 ft. 23 M.

Characteristics :

Character.—Group flashing white showing three flashes every fifteen seconds, thus: Flash 0·4 sec., eclipse 2·1 sec.; flash 0·4 sec., eclipse 5·85 sec.; flash 0·4 sec., eclipse 5.85 sec.

Elevation.—279 ft. (85m0). Visibility.—23 miles.

Structure.—White stone tower on two-storied building.

Remarks.—This light replaces the fixed white light, which is now to be expunged from the charts. It will also be observed that the position of the group flashing white light lies outside the limits of chart No. 2548.