Dec. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3649

Officiating Ministers for 1927.—Notice No. 41.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 6th December, 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 Church of the Province of New Zealand commonly called the Church of England.

The Reverend Samuel Douglas Elliott.
The Reverend Harold Harris.
The Reverend Leonard Ives.
The Reverend Hector Lionel Richard Isherwood.
The Reverend Henry Whitby James.
The Reverend John Reynell Neild.
The Reverend Hugh Northcote, M.A.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Notice to Mariners No. 82 of 1927.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 3rd December, 1927.

THE following Notice to Mariners, which has been received from the Commonwealth Navigation Service, Melbourne, is published for general information.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

VICTORIA: ALTERATION TO PORT RULES.

The rule respecting the navigation of Pt. Phillip Heads, published in the Government Gazette of 26/3/19 has been repealed, and a new rule substituted therefor. The Victorian Government Gazette of 19/10/27 should be consulted for details.—11/10/27 (Proclamation). Commissioner of Public Works.

Notice to Mariners No. 83 of 1927.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 5th December, 1927.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—EAST COAST.—BAY OF PLENTY.—TAURANGA.

(1) Railway wharf, opened to traffic.
(2) Railway wharf, lights established.

Former notice: No. 23 of 1925.

Position: Lat. 37° 41′ S.; long. 176° 10′ E. (approx.).

(1) Railway wharf opened to traffic;—
Details: This wharf is now used by ships visiting the port. The wharf is situated at the northern end of the Strand and opposite Monmouth Redoubt. It is a quay-wall structure, running north and south. It has a water frontage of 320 ft., and a berthage depth of 14 ft. at M.L.W.S.

(2) Railway wharf lights established:—
Details: The northern end of the wharf is marked by a pole from which is exhibited two lights, vertically disposed 5 ft. apart, green over white, the green light being 20 ft. above the wharf decking.
The southern end of the wharf is marked by a pole from which is exhibited one white light.
The wharf shed has two white lights.
All the white lights are 15 ft. above the wharf decking and situated in a north-south direction.

Chart affected: No. 2521 (plan).

Publications: New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 240; New Zealand Nautical Almanac, 1927, page 226, and 1928, page 188.

Authority: Tauranga Harbour Board, 18/12/27.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

(M. 4/1255.)

Notice to Mariners No. 84 of 1927.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 5th December, 1927.

NEW ZEALAND.—SOUTH ISLAND.—EAST COAST.—KAIKOURA PENINSULA.

Light: Further Information regarding Sectors.

Previous notice: No. 74 of 1927.

Position: At Point Kean, near the eastern extremity of Kaikoura Peninsula. Lat. 42° 25′.4 S.; long. 173° 43′.7 E. (approx.), on Chart No. 2529.

Details: This light shows white from 133° to 141°; red thence to 203°; white thence to 045°; obscured elsewhere.

Charts affected: Nos. 2178 (plan)—2529—3629—1212.

Publications: List of Lights, Part VI, 1927, No. 3585; New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 326; New Zealand Nautical Almanac, 1928, page 160, No. 113.

(M. 8/9/126.)

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

Notice to Mariners No. 85 of 1927.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 6th December, 1927.

THE following Notice to Mariners, which has been received from the Admiralty, London, is published for general information.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.—SAMOA ISLANDS.

Tutuila Island: Light established.

Position: On the centre of the islet south-westward of Cape Tapu Tapu, and at a distance of 7·75 cables 242° from Poloa church. Lat. 14° 20′ S., long., 170° 51′ W. (approx.).

Abridged description: Fl. ev. 10 sec., 290 ft., 15 M.

Character: Flashing white every ten seconds, thus: Flash 1 sec., eclipse 9 sec.

Elevation: 290 ft. (88ᵐ⁴).

Visibility: 15 miles.

Structure: White pyramid.

Remarks: The height of 230 ft. (70ᵐ¹), hitherto shown on the above islet on plan of Hubner Bay, is to be expunged. (Notice No. 1793 of 1927, dated 19th October.)

Charts affected: Nos. 1730 (with plan)—1829—780.

Publications: List of Lights, Part VI, 1927, No. 3725. Pacific Islands Pilot, Vol. II, 1918, page 544.

Authority: U.S. Hyd. Office Notice No. 3688 of 1927. (H. 6353/27.)

Notice to Mariners No. 86 of 1927.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 7th December, 1927.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—NORTH-WEST COAST.—CAPE MARIA VAN DIEMEN.

Radio Beacon.

(1) Speed of transmission in former notice corrected:
(2) Means of obtaining special transmissions amended.

Former notice: No. 65 of 1927.

Position: On Motu Opao, the double islet on which Cape Maria Van Diemen lighthouse is situated, and immediately westward of Cape Maria van Diemen. Lat. 34° 28′ 50″ S.; long. 172° 38′ 45″ E., on Admiralty Chart No. 2525.

(1) Speed of transmission corrected:—
Details: The characteristic fog-signal is transmitted automatically at a speed of 15 letters per minute.

(2) Means of obtaining special transmissions amended:—
Details: Radio-Awanui, VLA, is closed between the hours of midnight and 0800, New Zealand standard time, during which period any vessel requiring the radio beacon to operate for the purpose of obtaining a line of position should communicate by radio with radio-Auckland, VLD.

Remarks: Summer time (one hour ahead of standard time) is used during the period between 0200 on 6th November, 1927, and 0200 on 4th March, 1928.

NOTE.—Masters of vessels intercepting this fog-signal are requested to forward reports as to this signal’s effectiveness, and particularly as to the details of the bearings and distances at which observations were made, to the Secretary, Marine Department, Wellington, New Zealand.

Charts affected: Nos. 2525—1212.

Publications: List of Wireless Signals, 1927, No. 2620A; List of Lights, Part VI, 1927, No. 3361; New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 41; New Zealand Nautical Almanac, 1928, page 155, No. 3.

Authority: P. & T. Dept., 1/12/27.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

(M. 8/9/231.)

The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925.—Notice of Cancellation of Registration.

Department of Labour,
Wellington, 7th December, 1927.

NOTICE is hereby given that the registration of the Industrial unions mentioned in the Schedule below is hereby cancelled as from the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

W. NEWTON,
Deputy Registrar of Industrial Unions.