By Night.

"The Native Reserves Amendment Act, 1863," it is amongst other things provided that "The New Zealand Harbour Regulations" shall—when it is intended that vessels at anchor should put to sea, two guns will be fired in addition to showing the proper lights.

If the vessel (or vessels) thus signalled to put to sea, she (or they) should repeat the proper signal (two white lights, horizontal with a red light between), to show that order has been received and will be obeyed. If any vessel fail to sea-from what-ever cause, let her show the proper reply (Canoist put to sea—two white lights, horizontal; with green light between them).

Such signals are to be as published in the Harbour Regulations.

J. H. Holroyd,
Harbourmaster.

June 27, 1867.

NEW DISCOVERED REEF OFF THE COAST OF QUEENSLAND.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 10th September, 1868.

The following Notice of a newly-discovered Reef off the coast of Queensland is published for general information.

James M. Balfour,
Colonial Marine Engineer.

Office of Superintendent of Pilots, Lights, and Harbours,
Sydney, 20th August, 1868.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Captain Paget, of the schooner "Marion Kenny," reports the existence of an extensive reef from lat. 18°52 S., long. 152°42 E., to lat. 19°10 S., long. 153°14 E., discovered on the passage from the South Sea Islands towards the Great Barrier.

The "Marion Kenny" ran along the weather-edge of the reef for four hours, the vessel going seven knots an hour; three sandbanks, large in extent, but not very high, were observed on the reef.

Francis Hixson,
Superintendent.

G. F. Bowen, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington,
the ninth day of September, 1868.

Present:
His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled "The Native Reserves Amendment Act, 1863," it is amongst other things provided that, under the provisions of "The Native Reserves Act, 1856," the assent of the aboriginal inhabitants is required to bring land under the operation of the said Native Reserves Act, 1856; the Governor may, by order in Council, declare such assent to have been ascertained, and thereupon the title of the aboriginal inhabitants in the land on which the same shall relate shall be deemed to be extinguished, and the lands shall, from the date of such Order in Council, vest in Her Majesty, for the purposes and subject to the provisions of the said Native Reserves Act, 1856, as attested by the recited Act, and that as effectually as if the same had been ceded and conveyed by such aboriginal inhabitants to Her Majesty.

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby declare that the assent of the aboriginal inhabitants to the bringing the piece of land described in the Schedule hereunder written under the operation of The Natives Reserves Act, 1856, has been ascertained.

Clerk of the Executive Council.

SCHEDULE.

All that piece of land situate in the Fitzroy Block, Taranaki, bounded towards the North by a roadway three thousand two hundred and twenty (3,220) links; towards the East by a roadway three thousand one hundred and forty-five (3,145) links; towards the South by allotment No. 9, one thousand six hundred and ten (1,610) links; and by allotment No. 18, one thousand six hundred and ten (1,610) links; and towards the West by allotment No. 9, one thousand five hundred and seventy-seven (1,577) links; and by a roadway one thousand five hundred and eighty-eight (1,588) links.

G. F. Bowen, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by "The Public Houses Act, 1868," it is enacted that whenever the Colonial Forces shall be employed for the purpose of suppressing rebellions or other disturbances in any part of the Colony, and shall be stationed at any place near to or within such part, it shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, by Proclamation, to declare that, from and after a day to be fixed therein, such part of the Colony as shall be defined in the Proclamation...