Oct. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2591

Notice to Mariners No. 51 of 1929.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 27th September, 1929.

PUBLICATION OF THE NEW ZEALAND NAUTICAL ALMANAC AND TIDE-TABLES FOR THE YEAR 1930.

THE New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables for the year 1930, compiled at the Nautical Adviser’s Office, Marine Department, will be published at Wellington on the 1st November, 1929, immediately following which the book will be purchasable from Government Shipping Offices throughout New Zealand and from the Marine Department at Wellington.

This publication will, as formerly, contain the following information:—

Tidal Predictions, giving the daily times of high- and low-water and the tidal heights for the ports of Auckland, Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, New Plymouth, Wellington, and Westport.

Time Differences, by the application of which the approximate time of high- and low-water at 104 places within New Zealand may be obtained; and a Tidal Range table.

Tidal Stream Predictions, showing the approximate time when the streams are slack at French Pass and Tory Channel, for every tide throughout the year.

Daily sunrise and sunset time predictions for Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington; and time differences by which approximate sunrise and sunset times may be ascertained for Invercargill, Nelson, New Plymouth, and Westport.

Magnetic Variation (Variation of the Compass) at places throughout New Zealand for 1930; List of latest dated Admiralty Charts of the Coasts and Harbours of this Dominion, &c.; List of New Zealand Lighthouses and Fog-signals; New Zealand Time Service for Chronometer-rating; Standard Times of the World; General Harbour and Visual Storm-warning Signals; Railway Map and Distances; Table of Coastal Distances; Customs Controlling Ports; Radio Direction-finding on ships; Radio Telegraph Stations; Wireless Weather Bulletins; Meteorology of the New Zealand Region; Pacific Ocean Date Line; List of Licensed Adjusters of Compasses and Coastal Pilots, and Ports at which Compulsory Pilotage is in force; System of Buoyage; Closing of British Ports; Provision-depots for Castaways.

Descriptions and plans relative to ports of New Zealand; Important Notices to Mariners issued by the Imperial Board of Trade; Information of general use to Navigators and others; Changes on the Coasts of New Zealand of importance to navigators which have taken place since the publication of Supplement No. 8 of the “New Zealand Pilot,” 1919; and Late Information relating to adjacent Pacific Islands.

Astronomical Ephemeris required for use by Navigators, embracing the Quantity R and the Quantity E recently introduced in the “Admiralty Nautical Almanac abridged for the use of Seamen”; Useful Nautical Tables with the necessary explanations; Principal Articles of the Calendar, Holidays, &c.; Phases of the Moon; Astronomical Phenomena, Eclipses; Mean Places and Meridian Passages of Stars, &c.

Prospective purchasers, especially those desiring a number of copies, should make early application for such so as to ensure receiving a supply from the first issue coming to hand from the Printer; as some weeks may elapse between first and subsequent issues.

Published by direction of the Hon. the Minister of Marine, Price, 3s. 6d.

(M. 7/3/27.) G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

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Notice to Mariners No. 52 of 1929.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 30th September, 1929.

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

General Harbour Signals re-established.

Former Notice: Wellington Notice No. 34 of 1929 (hereby cancelled).

Position: Lat. 35° 32′ S., long. 173° 23′ E. (approx.).

Details: The signal staff at the signal station on South Head has been repaired, and exhibition of the General Harbour Signals has been resumed.

Charts affected: 1091A—2525—1212.

Publications: New Zealand Pilot, 1919, pages 12 and 46; New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables, 1929, pages 134 and 249; and 1930 (in press), pages 132, 268, and 324.

Authority: Officer in Charge, Hokianga, 27/9/29.

(M. 3/13/222.) G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

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Notice to Mariners, No. 53 of 1929.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 30th September, 1929.

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—EAST COAST.—HAWKE’S BAY.

Waikokopu Harbour: Buoy disappeared.

Position: Lat. 39° 04′ S., long. 177° 50′ E. (approx.).

Details: The buoy at the south-eastern corner of a patch of rocks situated 700 ft. N. 25° E. off the Railway Wharf end, has broken adrift, and is to be replaced. No further notice will be issued.

Charts affected: 2528—2527.

Publications: New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables, 1929, page 211; and 1930 (in press), page 225.

Authority: Waikokopu Harbour Board. 30/9/29.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

(M. 6/2/31.)

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Notice to Mariners No. 54 of 1929.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 2nd October, 1929.

(PRELIMINARY.)

NEW ZEALAND.—NORTH ISLAND.—WEST COAST.

Cape Egmont Light: Date of Intended Alteration postponed.

Former Notice: Wellington Notice No. 12 of 1929, (hereby cancelled).

Position: Lat. 39° 17′ S., long. 173° 46′ E. (approx.).

Details: The alteration of the existing fixed light to group-flashing showing three flashes every forty seconds, will be carried out during November, 1929. Further notice will be issued.

Charts affected: 2535—2054—1212—788.

Publications: List of Lights, Part VI, 1927, No. 3518; New Zealand Pilot, 1919, page 94; New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables, 1929, page 161 No. 75; and 1930 (in press), page 163 No. 84, and page 323.

G. C. GODFREY, Secretary.

(M. 8/15/10.)

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School Colours.

Education Department,
Wellington, 1st October, 1929.

THE following school colours have been registered in accordance with the regulations published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 12th August, 1915.

T. B. STRONG, Registration Officer.

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URENUl PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Colours: Navy blue and old gold.

Monogram: Letters “U.P.S.”

Cap: Navy blue with old gold edging ¼ in. wide and monogram in old gold on front.

Hat Band: Width 2 in., with alternate diagonal stripes of navy blue and old gold each ½ in. wide; the monogram in old gold to be worn on front of band.

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New Zealand Dairy-produce Control Board.

DECLARATION OF RESULT OF ELECTION OF PRODUCERS’ REPRESENTATIVES FOR WARDS 6 AND 9.

I, WILLIAM CHARLES ROBINSON, Returning Officer for the purposes of the Dairy-produce Control Election Regulations, 1926, do hereby declare the result of the election of producers’ representatives for Wards 6 and 9, which closed on the 13th day of September, 1929, to be as follows:—

Ward 6.

Candidate. Tonnage Votes received.
Davies, Philip .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 187½
Iorns, William Augustus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 595½

Ward 9.

Dunlop, John .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 187½
Timpany, Thomas Marr .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 138½

I therefore declare the said William Augustus Iorns, and John Dunlop, who received the greatest number of tonnage votes in each respective ward, to be elected.

Dated at Wellington, this 20th day of September, 1929.

W. C. ROBINSON, Returning Officer.