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Tenders.

THE following schedule of tenders passed by the Public Works Department is published for general information:—

F. W. FURKERT, Engineer-in-Chief and Under-Secretary.

Public Works Department, Wellington, 28th December, 1928.

Notice to Mariners No. 81 of 1928.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 31st December, 1928.

THE following Notice to Mariners, which has been received from the Comptroller of Customs, Suva, Fiji Islands, is published for general information.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

Customs House,
Suva, 5th December, 1928.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

It is the intention of the Government to mark the following dangers in Nadi Waters, Vitilevu :—

Curacoa Rock, in approximate latitude 17° 46′ 17″ S., longitude 177° 18′ 15″ E.

Turtle Patch (Emlynian Shoal), in approximate latitude 17° 48′ S., longitude 177° 19′ E.

2. Each danger will be marked by a concrete beacon surmounted by an A.G.A. unattended light as follows:—

Curacoa Rock—Single flash every 3 seconds, thus: Light ·3 seconds + eclipse 2·7 seconds.

Turtle Patch—Single flash every 1·5 seconds, thus: 0·15 seconds light + eclipse 1·35 seconds.

Range of lights: 6·75 miles.

3. It is not anticipated that these lights will be exhibited before July, 1929.

Chart affected : No. 845.

Notice to Mariners No. 1 of 1929.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 3rd January, 1929.

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

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

ADMIRALTY NOTICE TO MARINERS NO. 1802 of 1928.

SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.—FIJI GROUP.

Ovalau : Existence of Rock Northward of.

Position : At a distance of 1·73 miles 019½° from Tumuna summit. Lat. 17° 37′ S., long. 178° 48′ E. (approx.).

Depth : 1¼ fathoms (2⅓), rock.

NOTE.—On some copies of the charts a beacon was shown in the above position; the beacon no longer exists.

Charts affected : Nos. 1249—905—440—2691.

Publication : Pacific Islands Pilot, Vol. II., 1918, page 377.

Authority : H.M.S. Veronica, Hyd. Note No. 6. (H. 6438/28.)

Result of Election of Trustees of a Drainage District.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 4th January, 1929.

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, Under-Secretary.

WIRI DRAINAGE DISTRICT, COUNTY OF MANUKAU.

George Edward Hedger.

Arthur Samuel Holmes.

Philip Henry Alexander Holmes.

David Alexander McNutt.

Thomas Edward Robinson.

(I.A. 19/78/72.)

Transmitting and Receiving Officer for the Service of Notices by Telegraph.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 24th December, 1928.

IN pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by the Post and Telegraph Act, 1908 (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), and by the regulations made on the 12th May, 1914, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 21st May, 1914, the following officer, at the address set against his name, is hereby appointed Transmitting and Receiving Officer for the purpose of dealing with all notices by telegraph sent under the said Act or regulations, and of signing such certificates in relation to the service of any such notices as are required or authorized to be signed or given under the said Act or the regulations aforesaid.

Francis Halliday Garth, Postmaster, Milton.

JAS. B. DONALD, Minister of Telegraphs.

Regulations Respecting the Blue Ensign of H.M. Fleet (Naval Reserve Flag).

ADMIRALTY REGULATIONS (ARTICLE 126).

WITH reference to clause 1 (b) of the above regulations, as published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 51, dated 29th July, 1926, the number of reservists who must form part of the crew in order that a ship may be eligible to fly the Blue Ensign will, for the year 1929, be seven.

By direction of the Naval Board.

E. N. R. FLETCHER, Naval Secretary.

Navy Office, Wellington,
22nd December, 1928.