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connected, and all such connections shall be efficiently main-
tained to the satisfaction of the Board or of the Inspector
approved by the Board for that purpose.
With the consent of the owner of any premises so connected
such cost may be commuted for the payment of such annual
sum as may be agreed upon between the Board and such
owner.
57. SCALE OF FEES FOR INSPECTIONS OF BUILDINGS UNDER
SECTION 71 OF ACT.
The fee to be paid by the owner or occupier of any buildings
for inspection of such buildings under the provisions of
section 71 of the Fire Brigades Act, 1926, shall be according
to the following scale:-
Building to seat not more than two hundred per- s. d.
sons ... ... ... 5 0
Building to seat more than two hundred but not
more than three hundred persons ... 7 6
Building to seat more than three hundred persons 10 0
The owner or occupier of any such building shall be severally
liable for the payment of the proper fees according to the
above scale.
58. The charge for services of members of the brigade at
theatres, music halls, and the like shall be for each member
3s. 4d. for each performance, not more than two firemen
allowed for each theatre.
59. PAYMENT OF FEES.
All fees payable under these by-laws shall be payable to
the Secretary of the Board on demand.
W. G. BRYCE, Chairman.
H. M. TANSLEY, Secretary.
The foregoing by-laws of the Waipukurau Fire Board are
approved, this 3rd day of November, 1928.
F. H. D. BELL,
For Minister of Internal Affairs.
Notice to Mariners No. 74 of 1928.
Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 5th November, 1928.
NEW ZEALAND.-NORTH ISLAND.-HAURAKI GULF,-TIRI
TIRI MATANGI.
Shearer Rock Buoy re-established.
Former Notice : No. 72 of 1928 (temporary) ; hereby
cancelled.
Position : Off Tiri Tiri Matangi. Lat. 36° 36' S., long.
174° 54' E. (approx.).
Details : The red buoy off Shearer Rock reported in the
former notice to have been washed away has been replaced
in position.
Charts affected : 1998--3565--2543.
Publication : New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 183.
Authority : Superintendent Mercantile Marine, Auckland.
2/11/28.
G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.
(M. 3/3/162.)
Notice to Mariners No. 75 of 1928.
Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 5th November, 1928.
THE following Notices to Mariners, which have been
received from the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service
and Department of Defence, Melbourne, are published for
general information.
G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.
LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE.--No. 19 OF 1928.
AUSTRALIA--SOUTH COAST.--BASS STRAIT.--POINT
LONSDALE.
Alteration in Fog Signal.
Mariners and others are hereby notified that the fog signal
at Point Lonsdale was altered on the 1st October, 1928.
Previous Notice : 1928 No. 10.
Position : On west side of entrance to Port Phillip.
Lat. 38° 17½' S., long. 144° 37' E., on Chart No. 2747.
Description : A diaphone fog-signal apparatus has been
established giving two blasts every thirty seconds, thus : Blast,
1¼ secs. ; silence, 3 secs. ; blast, 1½ secs. ; silence, 24 secs.
Charts affected : Admiralty Chart No. 2747-Entrance to
Port .Phillip; Admiralty Chart No. 1171-Port Phillip;
Admiralty Chart No. 1695B-Bass Strait, Western Sheet;
Admiralty Chart No. 3169-Port Phillip to Gabo Island.
Publications affected : Admiralty List of Lights and Time
Signals, Part VI, 1927, No. 2808. General Notice to Mariners
respecting Navigation in Victorian Waters.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.---No. 29 OF 1928.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, FREMANTLE HARBOUR AND GAGE
ROADS.
Shoal reported.
Position : Lat. 32° 03' 44" S., long. 115° 42' 54" E.
Remarks : A shoal, extent unknown, with a least depth of
about 21 ft. over it, exists in the above position (215 degrees
6 cables from North Mole Light).
Charts affected : 1700--1058.
Publication : "Australian Pilot," Vol. V, page 348.
Authority : Secretary, Fremantle Harbour Trust.
No. 31 OF 1928.
SOUTH PACIFIC, FIJI GROUP.-OVATAU AND MOTURIKI.
Shoals reported.
Position : Nymphe Shoal (Chart 1249). Lat. 17° 37' 12"
S., long. 178° 47' 27" E.
Shoal water is reported to exist in the following positions.
All bearings and distances from centre of Nymphe Shoal-
(a) 2·54 miles 294 degrees 1½ fathoms.
(b) 2·40 ,, 291 ,, 6 ,, ,
(c) 2·48 ,, 290 ,, 4½ ,, ,
(d) 2·47 ,, 288½ ,, 5 ,, ,
(e) 3·73 ,, 287 ,, 2½ ,, ,
(f) 3·85 ,, 285½ ,, 3 ,, ,
(g) 4·24 ,, 270 ,, ,
(h) 4·24 miles 268 degrees 2½ fathoms.
(i) 3·08 ,, 260 ,, ,
Remarks : A rock awash at L.W.O.S. exists in this
position.
Remarks : A rock awash at L.W.O.S. exists in this
position. This latter is the amended position of the
rock awash already charted close westward. The above
area should be given a wide berth.
Charts affected : 1249--905.
Publication : "Pacific Pilot," Vol. II, page 377.
Authority : H.M.S. " Veronica."
Notice to Mariners No 76 of 1928.
Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 5th November, 1928.
NEW ZEALAND.-NORTH ISLAND.-WEST COAST.-MANUKAU
HARBOUR.
Puketutu Island : Light to be established.
Position : Reef at western end of Puketutu Island with
Shag Point bearing 277° and Cape Horn bearing 006°.
Abridged Description : Fl. ev. sec. 10 ft. 7 m. (U).
Character : Flashing white every second, thus-Flash,
0·1 sec.; eclipse, 0·9 sec.
Elevation : 10 ft. (3m0).
Visibility : 7 miles.
Remarks : The light will be exhibited on and after 30th
November, 1928, and will be unwatched.
Chart affected : 2726 (plan).
Publication : New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 74.
Authority : Auckland Harbour Board, 26/10/28.
G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.
(M. 3/3/211.)
Public Offices closed at Noon on Wednesday, the 14th
November, 1928.-Electoral and Licensing Polls.
Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 31st October, 1928.
T is hereby notified for general information that, pur-
suant to section 128 of the Electoral Act, 1927, the
offices of the Public Service throughout the Dominion will be
closed at noon on Wednesday, the 14th November, 1928, the
date fixed for the general elections.
P. VERSCHAFFELT,
Public Service Commissioner.