APRIL 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 987

Customs Tariff Commission, 1926–27.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 11th April, 1927.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Tariff Commission has been asked or proposes to take evidence concerning the articles set out in the Schedule hereto.

This list is supplementary to the lists published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 9th December, 1926, 13th January, 1927, 10th February, 1927, 17th February, 1927, and 3rd March, 1927.

It will be understood that the Commission does not bind itself to take evidence concerning or to consider only the article or articles mentioned in these lists.

GEO. CRAIG, Chairman.

SCHEDULE.

SUPPLEMENTARY LIST OF ARTICLES WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE TARIFF COMMISSION HAS BEEN ASKED OR PROPOSES TO TAKE EVIDENCE.

Acid, carbolic. Metal pulleys, grooved.
Acid, cresylic. Metal sheaves.
Arrowroot. Mirrors.
Artificial flies and minnows. Mixing-machinery, such as concrete, cement, or manure.
Bedsteads, metal. Motor-vehicles.
Binoculars.

Capstans. Oysters, canned.
Carbon-paper. Paper transfers for marking machinery, &c.
Cardboard. Paper felt, under carpet.
Cash-registers. Patent medicines.
Cement. Pipes, cast-iron fittings for.
Chain blocks. Pipes, insulation for.
Chutney. Plum-puddings.
Coal-tar by-products. “Plymax.”
Coffee essence. Press for affixing soles to boots.
Cranes. Pumps for raising or distributing liquids.
Crucibles. Pumps, vacuum.

Down, feather. Reversing-gear for oil-engines.
Drills, pneumatic. Rubber hose.
Rubber tubing.
Elevators.
Fire-extinguishers, chemical. Sauce.
Fish-paste. Soaps.
Flock. Soy.
Fly-papers. Steel road-studs.
Fruit mincemeat. Switch-blocks, electric, of wood.
Stoves, enamelled tops, crowns, and plates for.
Glass, bevelled. Thermostats for gas-ranges.
Gloves, rubber. Transmission-gear.
Glucose.
Goloshes. Valves, taps, tobies, hydrants, and similar articles.
Gumboots. Varnish.
Vegetables, dried.
Hats: felt, wool, or fur. Vegetables in brine.
Hoists.
Hydro-extractors.

Ink-powders. Winches.
Insulators, electric. Windlasses.
Iron bar. Windows, stained-glass.
Windmills.
Leathers, hide. Wool-drying machines.

Manure distributors.
Manure-drying machines.
Matches, wax.
Mats and matting, coir.
Meats, potted.

Notice to Mariners No. 23 of 1927.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—NORTHERN COAST.—FIRTH OF THAMES.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 9th April, 1927.

River Thames or Waiho (Waihou) River.—Kirikiri Bridge under Construction.

Previous Notices.—Nos. 75 and 63 of 1926.

Position.—Te Kopu Wharf Light—Lat. 37° 11′ S.; long., 175° 33′ E. (approx.).

Details.—On and after Monday, 4th April, 1927, a temporary passing-place, 45 ft. in width, between the fender piles, will be provided at Kopu Bridge, Waihou River, pending construction of the permanent swing-span.

From sunrise to sunset the passing-place will be marked by a triangular shape on a standard on each side.

From sunset to sunrise the downstream entrance will be indicated by a red light on the eastern side and a green light on the western side; the up-stream entrance will be indicated by a green light on the eastern side and a red light on the western side. For lining purposes the green lights will be placed 2 ft. higher than the red lights, and the edge of the fender piles will be marked in duplicate lights.

Chart affected.—No. 1108.

Publications.—“New Zealand Pilot,” 9th edition, 1919, page 214.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

Notice to Mariners No. 24 of 1927.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—EAST COAST.—PORT NICHOLSON ENTRANCE.—PENCARROW HEAD.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 13th April, 1927.

Diaphone Fog-signal established.—Explosive Fog-signal discontinued.

Date of Establishment.—13th April, 1927, without further notice.

Former Notices.—Nos. 16 and 22 of 1927, hereby cancelled.

Position. — 128 yds. south-west from the lighthouse. Lat. 41° 22′ S.; long. 174° 52′ E. (approx.).

Abridged Description.—Fog. Sig.

Details.—The explosive fog-signal which has now been permanently discontinued has been replaced by a diaphone apparatus operated by compressed air, sounding one blast every minute, thus: Blast, 3 seconds; silent, 57 seconds.

Remarks.—The diaphone apparatus delivers a harsh note, each blast being terminated in a rapid lowering of the tone, giving the effect of a “grunt.”

Charts affected.—Nos. 695, 1212, 1423 (plan), 2054, 3629.

Publications.—“New Zealand Pilot” 9th edition, 1919, page 114; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac” 1927, page 243 and page 184; Admiralty List of Lights, 1924, part 6, No. 2592.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

Officiating Ministers for 1927.—Notice No. 11.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 12th April, 1927.

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:—

The Methodist Church of New Zealand.

The Reverend Cyril G. Burton.
The Reverend Albert B. Chappell, M.A., F.R.E.S.
The Reverend John Burton Churchward.
The Reverend William Charles Jenkin.
The Reverend Norman Peter Larsen.
The Reverend John Leslie Mitchell.
The Reverend Herbert William Payne.
The Reverend Athol Roy Penn.
The Reverend Ivo Mervyn Raynor.
The Reverend Archie Wharton Ellesmere Silvester.
The Reverend Harry Victor Utting.

Ringatu Church.

Mr. Koura Teepa.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Officiating Ministers for 1927.—Notice No. 12.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 12th February, 1927.

IT is hereby notified that the names of the following Officiating Ministers have been removed from the list of Officiating Ministers under the Marriage Act, 1908, by request:—

The Methodist Church of New Zealand.

The Reverend J. W. Cocks.
The Reverend J. C. Draper.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.