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Return showing the Notices to Mariners relating to Matters within the Dominion issued by the Marine Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1909.

Return showing the Orders in Council which have been issued during the Year ended 31st March, 1909.

Port or Place. Subject of Notice. Auckland Harbour Cable across Waiheke Channel. Light-buoys, Rangitoto Channel. Yachts and other vessels prohibited from anchoring in channel. New beacons with leading-lights. Night signals from Stirling Point Lighthouse. Error in regard to light on new light-vessel. Fog-signal. Cable to mainland. Fog-signal. Harbour night signals. Wreck of s.s. " Hawea." Dredging. Set of currents off Kaikoura Peninsula. Helensville River Beacon. Pouto Point Light, red sector. Leading-beacons. Buoyed cable. Dredging-operations. Change in position of buoy. Correction re Greymouth Harbour Lights. Dredging-operations. Flagstaff. Sunken rock off Taumaki or Open Bay Islet, West Coast, South Island. Eastern channel between Harrington Point and Black Head closed. Signal light for Victoria Channel. Beacon, Black Head. North Mole light discontinued. Red buoy, main channel, Port Chalmers to Dunedin. New beacons, Waipaoa River. Rook in Half-moon Bay. Light on Anglem Point. Extension of shoai and alteration in position of buoy. New beacons. Changes in the channel and beacons. Alteration in position of leading-light. Places where exhibited, and explanation. Exhibited on Stephens and Centre Islands. Lambton Harbour, light on Jerningham Point. Azimuth Tables, &c, published. Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables published. Dredging on Falcon Shoal. New position of man-of-war buoy. Longitude difference between old and new charts. Bluff .. Cuvier Island Dog Island Godley Head Greymouth Kaikoura Kaipara Harbour Kawhia Harbour Little Akaloa Bay Lyttelton Harbour Napier Harbour New Zealand Nautical Almanac .. Oamaru Harbour Open Bay Islet Otago Harbour Poverty Bay Stewart Island Tauranga Harbour Waimakariri Harbour Wanganui River Weather-forecast signals.. Wellington

Date of Order. Purpose of Order. 1908. tpril 1 Approves plan of C. Gothard's stable on foreshore, Whangaroa Harbour. Authorises C. Gothard to ocupy foreshore, Whangaroa Harbour, as site for stable. Approves plan of wharf for E. T. Field on Northern Wairoa River. Licenses E. T. Field to occupy foreshore, Norther Wairoa River, as site for wharf. Fixes dues for Opotiki wharves. Authorises Waiapu County Council to exercise powers of Harbour Board, and defines limits of Port or Harbour of Tokomaru Bay. Approves of plans of proposed improvements to Waipu River. Approves plans of Hobson County Council's wharf at Tangiteroria, Northern Wairja. Licenses Hobson County Council te occupy foieshore, Northern Wairoa River, as site for wharf. Approves plans of F. Iredale's whaif and shed on Awakino River, Northern Wairoa. Licerses F. Iredale to occupy foreshore, Awakino River, as site for wharf and shed, and prescribes dues and rates for wharf. Approves plans of shelter-shed for W. Towler on foreshore, Otago Harbour. Authorises W. Towler to occupy foreshore, Otago Harbour, as site for shelter-shed. Approves plans of and authorises Horowhenua County Council to construct bridge across Manawatu Rivetnear Shannon. Makes regulations for perch and trout fishing in Taranaki Acclimatisation District. Authorises W. H. Saies to occupy part of foreshore, Totara North, as site for building for stores. Makes additional rules re life-saving appliances on ships. Approves plans of wall and approaches to store-shed at Waikokopu. Amends regulations for trout-fishing in Whangarei Acclimatisation District. Extends trout-fishing season in Rotorua Acclimatisation District. Approves plans of Dunedin Amateur Boating Club's shed. Licenses Dunedin Amateur Bpating Club to occupy foreshore, Otago Harbour, as site for boat-shed. Approves plans of Eastbourne Borough Council's culvert at Rona Bay. Licenses Mitchelson Timber Company to occupy foreshore, Aoroa, Kaipara, as site for wharves. Approves Karitane Domain Board carrying out certain works of improvement. Revokes regulations for carriage and stowage of ballast, and makes others. 4 11 25 25 25 25 lay 2 2 2 ,, 2 „ 18 21