3356
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 75

Notice to Mariners No. 66 of 1927.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 21st October, 1927.

THE following notice to mariners, which has been received
from the Department of Trade and Customs, Melbourne,
is published for general information.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

TASMANIA.—NORTH COAST.—CIRCULAR HEAD.

Light to be discontinued.

Mariners and others are hereby notified that the fixed white
light with red sectors (U) on Circular Head will be discontinued
on or about 1st November, 1927.

Position: On rocky point north-westward of head. Lat.
40° 44′ S., long. 145° 17½′ E., on Chart No. 3687.

NOTE.—Further notice will be given when the light has been
discontinued.

Charts affected: Admiralty Chart No. 3687—Albatross
Island to Rocky Head. Admiralty Chart No. 1695B—Bass
Strait, western sheet. Admiralty Chart No. 1079—Tasmania.

Publications affected: Admiralty List of Lights and Time
Signals, Part VI, 1927, No. 3282; Australia Pilot, Vol II,
first edition, 1918, page 286.

Notice to Mariners No. 67 of 1927.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 25th October, 1927.

THE following notices to mariners, which have been
received from the Navy Department, Washington,
and the Hydrographer, London, are published for general
information.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.—COOK ISLANDS, AITUTAKI.

Maina, Extension of Reef westward of.

Position: Maina, lat. 18° 55′ S., long. 159° 48′ W. (approx.).

Details: Information has been received that the western
edge of the reef off Maina extends from a position at a distance
of 3·1 miles 223° from the observation spot + on Aitutaki, in
a 205° direction for 7 cables, thence 149° for 2·5 cables, thence
103° for 3·5 cables.

The reef is to be extended on the chart accordingly, and the
note “Reef repd. to extend further West. (1925)” is to be
expunged.

(Notice No. 1509 of 1927, dated 3rd September.)

Chart affected: No. 1264 (plan).

Publication: Pacific Islands Pilot, Vol. III, 1920, page 54;
Supplement No. 6, 1927.

Authority: H.M.S. “Veronica” Hyd. Note No. 6 of 1927.
(H. 5315/27.)

(3688.) SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.—SAMOA ISLANDS.—TUTUILA
ISLAND.—TAPUTAPU ISLAND.

Light established.

On August 28, 1927, a flashing white light every 10 seconds,
flash 1 second, eclipse 9 seconds, was established on Taputapu
Island.

The light is exhibited 290 ft. above high-water from a white
pyramidal structure, and is visible 15 miles. Approx.
position: 14° 19′ S., 170° 51′ W. (See Notice to Mariners
37 (3582) of 1927.) (N.M. 38, 1927.)

(Notice to Mariners, Lighthouse Service, Superintendent,
19th District, August 29, 1927.) H.O. Charts 2924, 87,
2021, 825A. H.O. Light List, Vol. I, 1927, No. 1670A.
U.S. Light List, Pacific Coast, 1927, No. 12063. H.O.
Pub. 166, 1926, page 304.

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.—TONGA ISLANDS, HAANO ISLAND.

Amended Position of Light.

Amended position: Near north-western extremity of island
and about 6½ cables northward of charted position. Lat.
19° 38′ 48″ S., long. 174° 18′ 04″ W.

Abridged description: Unaltered.

Description: Flashing white light, as described in the List
of Lights.

(Notice No. 1429 of 1927, dated 22nd August.)

Charts affected: Nos. 3099—2421—1829.

Publications: List of Lights, Part VI, 1927, No. 3747.
Pacific Islands Pilot, Vol. II, 1918, page 514; Supplement
No. 7, 1927.

Authority: H.M.S. “Veronica,” Hyd. Note No. 3 of 1927.
(H. 5016/27.)

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.—TONGA ISLANDS, VAVAU GROUP.—
NEIAFU HARBOUR.

Information re Lights.

(a) Light on light-float discontinued.

Position: On southern side of entrance to harbour
and about 1½ cables north-eastward of Muitafuni
flagstaff. Lat. 18° 39′ S., Long. 174° 00′ W.
(approx.).

Details: The fixed green light on this light-float,
marked “Unreliable,” is to be expunged from the
charts.

(b) Light occasional.

Position: On outer end of wharf at Neiafu and about
4½ cables eastward of (a).

Details: The fixed light with red and white sectors, is
only exhibited occasionally and is to be marked
“Occasl.” on the plan.

(Notice No. 1451 of 1927, dated 25th August.)

Charts affected: Nos. 3097 (plan)—3098 (a).

Publications: List of Lights, Part VI, 1927, No. 3741.
Pacific Islands Pilot, Vol. II, 1918, pages 525, 526; Supplement No. 7, 1927.

Authority: H.M.S. “Veronica” Hyd. Note No. 4 of 1927.
(H. 5017/27.)

AUSTRALIA.—QUEENSLAND, INNER ROUTE.—LADY ELLIOT
ISLAND.

Caution re Position.

Position on Chart: Lady Elliot Island, lat. 24° 07′ S.,
long. 152° 44′ E. (approx.).

Caution: Attention is called to the following note, which
is to be inserted near the above island on chart No. 2763:
“Lady Elliot I. and adjacent Shoals are repd. to lie 2 to 3
miles west of their charted position.”

Remarks: The above correction has been included in new
editions of charts Nos. 345 and 346 dated 19th August, 1927.

(Notice No. 1457 of 1927, dated 27th August.)

Chart affected: No. 2763.

Publication: Australia Pilot, Vol. IV, 1917, page 63;
Supplement No. 8, 1926.

Authority: H.M.A.S. “Moresby.” (H. 1331/27.)

Notice to Mariners No. 68 of 1927.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 25th October, 1927.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—WEST COAST.—NEW
PLYMOUTH.

Breakwater-end Light altered to flashing white.

Date of alteration: On 22nd October, 1927, without further
notice.

Position: On Breakwater, Lat. 39° 03′ S., long. 174° 03′
E. (approx.).

Alteration: The fixed green light at the breakwater end
has been replaced by a flashing white light every 3 seconds
thus: Flash, 0·3 sec.; eclipse, 2·7 sec.; elevation, 48 ft.
(14m6); visibility, 3 miles. The arc of visibility is
uninterrupted.

Details: The light is shown from a stand elevated 36 ft.
above the level of the breakwater, at a position from 50 ft.
to 150 ft. back from the breakwater outer end. The light is
to be moved forward as the breakwater construction pro-
gresses.

Remarks: It is intended to increase the visibility to 5
miles at a later date.

Chart affected: No. 2535 (plan on).

Publications: “New Zealand Pilot,” 1919, page 89;
“New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1927, page 256 and plan
facing page 258; 1928, page 219; Admiralty List of Lights,
Part VI, 1927, No. 3521.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

Officiating Ministers for 1927.—Notice No. 36.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 25th October, 1927.

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 informa-
tion:—

The Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called
The Church of England.

The Reverend Ernest Hanna.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.