Plumbers Registration Act, 1912.

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE, PLUMBERS BOARD EXAMINATION,
28TH AND 29TH OCTOBER, 1927.

THE following candidate, having passed the examination
of the Plumbers Board of New Zealand, held on the
28th and 29th October, 1927, his name has been entered in
the Register of Plumbers of New Zealand in pursuance of
sections 8 and 17 (b) of the Act:—

Reg. No. Name.
1861 . . . . . . . Hickey, Norman James.

J. A. YOUNG, Minister of Health.

Notice to Mariners No. 25 of 1928.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 13th April, 1928.

THE following Notices to Mariners, which have been
received from the Department of Defence and the
Commonwealth Lighthouse Service, Melbourne, are published
for general information.

B. W. MILLIER,
Assistant Secretary.

Department of Defence.
No. 11 of 1928.
AUSTRALIA, EAST COAST, QUEENSLAND.—WHITSUNDAY
ISLAND TO MAGNETIC ISLAND.
Submerged Obstruction reported.
Position : Lat. 19° 14½' south., long. 147° 30½' east.
Remarks : A submerged obstruction is reported to exist in
the above approximate position (040°, 7 miles from Cape
Bowling Green Light). No further details available.
Charts affected : 348—2349—2763.
Publication : Australian Pilot, Vol. IV, p. 158.
Authority : Captain G. R. Bruce, Torres Straits Pilot
Service.

Lighthouse Service.
1928. No. 6.
AUSTRALIA.—EAST COAST.—QUEENSLAND.
Lady Elliot Island.—Alteration in Light.
Mariners and others are hereby notified that the Flashing
White Light on Lady Elliot Island was altered on 2nd March,
1928.
Previous Notice : No. 19 of 1927.
Position : On south-west side. Lat. 24° 07' S., long. 152°
45½' E., on chart No. 345.
Alterations : The period and length of flash have been
reduced and the power increased as follow :—
Character : Flashing. White every five seconds, thus :
Flash ½ sec., eclipse 4½ secs.
Power : The power has been increased to 85,000 candles.
Visibility : 13 miles.
NOTE.—In other respects the light remains unaltered.
Remark : No further notice will be given.
Charts affected :—
Admiralty Chart No. 345—Sandy Cape to Keppel Isles.
Admiralty Chart No. 3623—Cape Byron to Lady Elliot
Island.
Publications affected :—
Admiralty Lists of Lights and Time Signals, Part VI,
1927, No. 3081.
Sailing Directions and other Information for the Ports
and Harbours of Queensland, 1927, page 27.

Notice to Mariners No. 26 of 1928.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 13th April, 1928.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—EAST COAST.—MATAKAWA
POINT LIGHT.
Normal Period restored.
Previous Notice : Wellington Notice No. 54 of 1927.
Position : Lat. 37° 33'.5 S., long. 178° 19'.3 E.
Details : The normal period of this light was restored on 18th
February, 1928.
Charts affected : 3500—2527.
Publications : List of Lights, 1927, Part VI, No. 3445 ;
New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 249 ; New Zealand Nautical
Almanac, 1928, page 156, No. 38 ; and page 293.

B. W. MILLIER,
(M. 8/9/210.) Acting Secretary.

Notice to Mariners No. 27 of 1928.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 17th April, 1928.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTHERN COAST.—GREAT BARRIER
ISLAND.—MINERS HEAD.
Sunken Rock reported.
Position : Lat. 36° 03½' S., long. 175° 19½' E. (approx.).
Details : A sunken rock is reported to exist at a distance of
three-quarters of a mile off Miners Head, and in a line with
the outer extreme of Moko Hinau Islands. A sounding of
seven fathoms was obtained in this locality, shortly after
which some white patches of rock, indicating a lesser depth,
were observed.
Remarks : It is intended a closer examination of this locality
will be made, after which further information will be issued.
Charts affected : 3565—2543—1212.
Publications : New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 219.
Authority : R. Shakespear, April, 1928.

B. W. MILLIER, Acting Secretary.
(M. 6/1/121.)

Nelson Education Board.—Election of Member.

IN connection with the election of one member to represent
the North Ward for the Nelson Education Board, I
hereby declare that the number of votes recorded was as
follows :—
Clay, Sidney Palmer . . . . . . 61
Thorp, Charles William . . . . . . . 65
Informal . . . . . . . . . Nil.
I therefore declare Charles William Thorp duly elected.
H. J. THORNTON,
Nelson, 11th April, 1928. Returning Officer.

Result of Election of Trustees of a Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 12th April, 1928.

THE following result of the election of trustees of a
drainage district has been received from the Returning
Officer, and is published in accordance with the provisions of the Land Drainage Act, 1908.

G. P. NEWTON,
Assistant Under-Secretary.

Otekaike Drainage District, County of Waitaki—
Peter Aitchison.
John Stoneman Adams.
William Gibson.
George Albert Guy Harrison.
Douglas Stewart.
(I.A. 19/78/30.)

Regulations under the Naval Defence Act, 1913, amended.

CHARLES FERGUSSON, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings at Wellington, this 4th day of
April, 1928.
Present :
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE J. G. COATES, P.C., PRESIDING IN
COUNCIL.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred on me by section twenty-five of the Naval
Defence Act, 1913, and of all other powers and authorities
enabling me in that behalf, I, Sir Charles Fergusson, Baronet,
Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting
by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the said Dominion, do hereby amend and supplement the regulations referred to in the Schedule hereto as
shown therein.

SCHEDULE.
REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND PAYMENT OF THE
NEW ZEALAND DIVISION OF THE ROYAL NAVY.
Boys entering the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy
as from the date of this Order are not to be given the rating
of ordinary seaman (2nd class), ordinary signalman (2nd
class), or ordinary telegraphist (2nd class) on attaining the
age of seventeen years; they are, however, to be paid at the
rates now authorized for ordinary ratings (2nd class). The
ordinary rating (2nd class) is to be allowed to die out.

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