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boundaries of that lake to the south-western side of Auburn Street; thence along the south-western side of Auburn Street to and across Northcroft Street; thence along the south-eastern side of Northcroft Street to the north-eastern side of Burns Avenue; thence along the north-eastern side of Burns Avenue to and across Esmonde Avenue; thence along the south-eastern side of Esmonde Avenue to the south-western side of Eldon Street; thence along the south-western side of Eldon Street to Harley Street and by a right line across Harley Street to the westernmost corner of Lot 56 of Section 28, Parish of Takapuna; thence along the western boundaries of Lots 56 and 46 to Hart Street; thence along the northern side of Hart Street to the north-eastern boundary of Section 27, Parish of Takapuna; thence along the north-eastern boundary of that section to Jutland Road; thence across Jutland Road and along its southern side to the eastern side of Northboro Road; thence along the eastern side of Northboro Road to Eversleigh Road; thence along the northern side of Eversleigh Road to the highwater-mark of Shoal Bay; thence along the highwater-mark of Shoal Bay to the south-western corner of Section 68, Parish of Takapuna; thence along the south-eastern and south-western boundaries of that section and the south-western boundaries of Sections 92, 103, and 104 to Archer Road, the place of commencement.

W. NOSWORTHY,
Acting Minister of Internal Affairs.
(I.A. 19/45/23.)

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 18th June, 1928.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration to Quartermaster (Major) P. Mackenzie, the Otago Regiment.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Defence.

Plant declared to be a Noxious Weed in the Takaka County.
Notice No. Ag. 2724.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 15th June, 1928.

The following special order, passed by the Takaka County Council at a special meeting held on the 3rd day of April, 1928, and confirmed at an ordinary meeting held on the 5th day of June, 1928, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908.

O. HAWKEN, Minister of Agriculture.

SPECIAL ORDER.

That in exercise of the powers conferred on it by the Noxious Weeds Act, 1908, the Takaka County Council hereby resolves and declares, by way of special order, that the plant mentioned in the Schedule hereto (being a plant mentioned in the Third Schedule to the said Act, as extended from time to time by the Governor-General in Council) is a noxious weed within the County of Takaka.

SCHEDULE.
Barberry.

Notice to Mariners No. 38 of 1928.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th June, 1928.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—HAWKE'S BAY.—WAIKOKOPU.

Rear Leading Beacon Light temporarily discontinued.

Former Notice : Wellington Notice No. 14 of 1925.
Position : Lat. 39° 04' S., long. 177° 50' E. (approx.).
Details : The rear leading beacon light has been temporarily discontinued for the purpose of overhauling and readjustment.
Remarks : Further notice, conveying the date on which this light is to resume its functions, will be issued.
Charts affected : Nos. 2528—2527.
Publications : List of Lights, 1927, Part VI, No. 3469 ; New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 270; New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide Tables, 1928, page 199, and plan facing page 200.
Authority : Wairoa Harbour Board, 9/6/28.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.
(M. 6/2/31.)

Notice to Mariners No. 39 of 1928.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 19th June, 1928.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—WEST COAST.—KAIPARA HARBOUR.

Mangawhare : Wharf Light established.

Position : Lat. 35° 57' S., long. 173° 52' E. (approx.). Details: A fixed red light at a height of 12 ft. (approx.) is exhibited at the south-eastern end of the Northern Wairoa Dairy Company's wharf at Mangawhare.
Chart affected : No. 2614.
Publications : New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 63 ; New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide Tables, 1928, page 236.
Authority : Harbourmaster, Kaipara, 7/6/28.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.
(M. 4/678.)

Sufferance Wharf appointed at Wellington.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 16th June, 1928.

In exercise of the powers vested in me for this purpose by section 23 of the Customs Act, 1913, I, George Craig, Comptroller of Customs, do hereby appoint the Burnham Wharf, within the Port of Wellington, as a sufferance wharf for the loading and unloading of—(a) motor spirits imported in bulk in ships' bottoms ; (b) goods which have been delivered from the control of the Customs; and (c) goods of New Zealand produce and manufacture.

GEO. CRAIG, Comptroller of Customs.

Interim Return of Sheep in the Dominion on the 30th April, 1928.—Notice No. Ag. 2728.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 19th June, 1928.

The following particulars are published for general information:

APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION ON THE 30TH APRIL, 1928.

NUMBER OF SHEEP IN THE DOMINION AND EXPORT OF MUTTON AND LAMB FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS.

• Interim return.

O. HAWKEN, Minister of Agriculture.