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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 70

Officiating Ministers for 1928.—Notice No. 32.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 18th September, 1928.

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 information:—

Brethren.

Mr. Charles John Drake.

W. W. COOK, Registrar-General.

Notice to Mariners No. 52 of 1928.

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

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—HAURAKI GULF.—FIRTH OF THAMES.

Piako River Entrance Light: Change in Sectors.

Previous Notices: Wellington Notices Nos. 42 and 94 of 1927, and 9 of 1928.

Position: At the outer entrance to Piako River. Lat. 37° 10′·3 S., long. 175° 29′·4 E. (approx.), on Chart No. 1108.

Details: A red sector of 15°, visible between 138° and 153°, has been introduced to show the entrance channel through the mud-flats.

Remarks: This beacon has been painted white.

Charts affected: Nos. 1108 (plan)—2543.

Publications: List of Lights, Part VI, 1927, Nos. 3417 and 3418; New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 216; New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables, 1928, page 156, No. 24, and page 292; New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables, 1929 (in press), page 159, No. 24, and page 301.

Authority: Captain J. Bollons, Government Steamer “Tutanekai,” 5/9/28.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

(M. 4/303.)

Notice to Mariners No. 53 of 1928.

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

THE following Notices to Mariners, which have been received from the Admiralty, London, are published for general information.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.—NIUAFOU, BANK REPORTED SOUTH-WESTWARD OF.

Position: (a) Lat. 16° 09′ 30″ S., long. 176° 57′ 00″ W.
(b) About 2 miles 256° from (a).
(c) About 2 miles 256° from (b).

Depth: (a) 85 fathoms (155ᵐ⁴).
(b) and (c) 90 fathoms (164ᵐ⁶), in each case.

NOTE.—The above positions are to be encircled by a 100 fathom (182ᵐ⁹) line on the charts, but the depth at (a) only is to be shown. This bank is to be marked “Repd. (1928)” on Chart No. 1829.

Remarks: It will be observed that the centre of the above bank is about 11 miles south-eastward of the reported position of Zephyr shoal.

(Notice No. 1113 of 1928, dated 23rd July.)

Charts affected: Nos. 1829—780.

Publication: Pacific Islands Pilot, Vol. II, 1918, page 463.

Authority: H.M.S. “Diomede,” Remark-book. (H. 2324/28.)

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.—GILBERT ISLAND.—TAPETEUEA (DRUMMOND) ISLANDS.—AMENDED POSITIONS.

Position: Utiroa, lat. 1° 15′ S., long. 174° 46′ E. (approx.).

Details: The accompanying reproduction of portion of Chart No. 731 shows in red the amended positions of Tapeteuea Islands.

The caution under the title of the chart “A berth of 15 miles . . . through coral” is to be expunged; the necessary caution is now shown close southward of the islands.

Remarks: On the plan of Peacock anchorage, the beacon shown about 1½ miles westward of Utiroa is to be moved to a position at a distance of 1·05 miles 193° from the residency flagstaff and the notation “(P.A.)” expunged.

The notation “Bn.” is to be substituted for the anchorage symbol in the astronomical position under the title of the plan, which is to be amended to read—
“Bn. Lat. 1° 15′ 27″ S., long 174° 44′ 51″ E.”

(Notice No. 1130 of 1928, dated 25th July.)

Chart affected: No. 731 (with plan).

Publication: Pacific Pilot, Vol. II, 1918, page 574; Supplement No. 7, 1927.

Authority: Captain M. Johnstone, master of s.s. “Nauru Chief.” (H. 1055/28.)

Notice to Mariners No. 54 of 1928.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 18th September, 1928.

NEW ZEALAND.

Special Signals which may be displayed by Seine-net Fishing Vessels on the Coasts of New Zealand.

THE following symbols and lights have been agreed upon by the Auckland Seine-net Fishermen’s Association for use on seine-net fishing vessels, when actually fishing with seine-nets, for the purpose of protecting their gear from injury by other vessels:—

Between Sunrise and Sunset: To be exhibited erect, in the forepart of the vessel, and where it can best be seen, as high as is practicable, but so as to be at a not less height above the rail than the breadth of the vessel at its greatest width, one black conical shape being not less than 2 ft. in diameter at its base, and its length being not less than such diameter.

Between Sunset and Sunrise: To be exhibited forward, horizontally disposed athwartships not less than 4 ft. apart and at a height of not less than 6 ft. above the coloured sidelights, two red lights visible for a distance of not less than one mile. These lights are to be used in conjunction with the coloured sidelights when running the gear and without the coloured sidelights when hauling the gear. In neither case should the mast-head light be shown.

In addition to the foregoing signals the dinghy used in conjunction with a seine-net fishing vessel for marking its base of operations shall exhibit at a height of not less than 3 ft. above its gunwale so as to be visible all round the horizon—By day—a similar black conical shape not less than 1½ ft. in diameter; and—by night—one white light visible not less than one mile. In cases in which a buoy is used in lieu of a dinghy these signals shall be shown at a height of not less than 3 ft. above the buoy.

The above signals will indicate that a vessel is engaged in fishing with a seine-net, in order that other vessels approaching may give the seine-net fishing vessel a wide berth.

The warps and net may extend for a distance of three-quarters of a mile, and a seine-net fishing vessel when running her gear may attain that distance from the dinghy or buoy marking the base of her operations before turning back towards it.

All ships should give a seine-net fishing vessel a wide berth, and should not attempt to pass between a seine-net fishing vessel and the dinghy or buoy marking her base of operations.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

(M. 13/1300.)

The Education Board of the District of Wanganui.

ELECTION OF MEMBER.

IT is hereby notified that at the election of a member of the Education Board of the District of Wanganui to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the North Ward caused by the death of Mr. A. J. Joblin, the number of votes recorded for each candidate was as follows:—

Dukeson, Richard . . . 158
Hickford, Arthur . . . 86

The total number of valid votes recorded was 244.
The number of votes rejected as informal was 6.

I hereby declare Richard Dukeson elected a member of the Board for the North Ward.

W. H. SWANGER, Returning Officer.

Wanganui, 12th September, 1928.