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Return showing the number of Notices to Mariners relating to Matters within the Colony issued by the Marine Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1907.

Port or Place. Subject of Notice. Auckland .. .. .. Rock being deposited off Acheron Point, Freeman's Bay. .. Prohibitions with regard to anchorages within the harbour. .. Explosives anchorage. „ .. .. Lights on Railway Wharf. .. Erection of dolphin in Freeman's Bay. Bluff Harbour .. .. .. Lightship sunk. Place temporarily marked by black buoy. .. Substitution of pile beacons for buoys. Bream Island .. .. .. Awarua Rock and cluster of rocks off Ooean Bay. Bruce Bay and Jackson's Pay .. Uncharted rocks. Cape Egmont (265 miles therefrom) Temporary cable-buoys. Cape Kidnappers .. Error in oharted position of coast-line. Croixelles Harbour ... .. Telegraph-cable laid; Hauraki Gulf .. .. .. Uncharted rocks off Kawau and Little Barrier Islands. Hokianga River .. .. .. I Alteration in channel. Jack's Point, Timaru .. .. Alteration in lights. Kaipara Harbour .. .. Additional leading-beacon for harbour-entranoe. „ .. .. Light at Pouto Point. Little Barrier and Kawau Islands | Rock off north-west shore. Manukau Harbour .. .-. Depth of water in the channels. .. : Red light at signal-station when bar unsafe for vessels to proceed to sea. Manawatu Heads .. .. Alteration in position of lights. New Plymouth .. .. .. Alteration to lower leading-beacon. Oamaru Harbour .. .. Dredge-moorings. Otago Harbour .. .. Fog-signal, Taiaroa Head. .. Harrington Point: Old-channel buoy removed ; new channel-beacons and buov. Pelorus Sound .. .. .. Buoy placed over Dart Rock. Port Ahuriri .. .. .. Soundings off Pania Reef. .. Auckland Rock and buoys. ,, .. .. ■ .. ! Red leading-light on Breakwater Wharf. Three Kings Islands .. .. Non-existence of charted islets. „ .. .. Provision-depot. Tory Channel .. .. .. Telegraph-cable laid. Wairau Bar .. .. .. Mooring-buoy laid. Wanganui River .. Lights to be exhibited during carrying-out of harbour-works „ .. .. Directions for vessels entering. Wellington .. .. .. Lights for Taranaki Street Wharf. .. Low-level light at entrance to harbour. Westport .. .. .. Electric lights shown from Denniston. » .. .. .. Electric lights Bhown. Error in notice. General .. .. .. " New Zealand Nautical Almanac " published. Rktuen showing the Orders in Council which have been issued during the Year ended 31st March, 1907. Date of Order. Date of Order. "umose of Order. 1906. April 6 l f\f\a 6 6 6 6 18 18 18 30 30 30 May 8 8 8 4 1906. April 6 Approves plans of footbridge, boat-shed, and slip, Picton. Authorises Picton Borough Council to construct same. ,, 6 Approves plans of Mr. Thomas Begg's wharf, Anderson's Bay, Otago Harbour. „ 6 Licenses Mr. Thomas Begg to occupy foreshore, Anderson's Bay, Otago Harbour. ,, 6 Makes regulations for examination and licensing of colonial pilots. ,, li Licenses Borough Council to occupy foreshore for wharf-site, Akaroa Harbour, and fixes wharf dues. ,,' 18 Fixes dues for Sounds Co-operative Company's wharf, Paradise Bay, Pelorus Sound. ,, 18 Approves plans of wharf at Horeke. ,, 18 Licenses Hokianga County Council to occupy foreshore as wharf-site, Horeke. ,, 30 Prescribes oyster-license fee for North Island. ,, 30 Approves plan and authorises construction of tram-line from Otatara to Invercargill. „ 30 Approves expenditure by Westport Harbour Board of sums for waiting-room, Westport, and goods-shed, Seddonville. May 8 Approves expenditure by Westport Harbour Board for railway-carriage accommodation. ,, 8 Approves plans of Mr. C. Gothard's wharf, Whangaroa. „ 8 Licenses C. Gothard to occupy foreshore, Whangaroa, as wharf-site. ,, 4 Approves plans of outfall drain from Messrs. Dyinock and Co., and Banks' Co-operative Meat-works, Ngahauranga. „ 12 Revokes Order in Council licensing Joseph Fell to occupy foreshore, Hokianga Harbour. ,, 12 Extends close season for seals. ,, 23 Approves plans of removal of Thorndon Yacht Club's house, and construction of boat-slip. ,, 23 Approves plans of extension of Monck's jetty, Sumner, and construction of boat-skids by Lyttelton Harbour Board. ,, 23 Approves plans of Eastern Breakwater, Westport Harbour. ,, 23 Approves plans of Waitemata County Council's wharf, Deep Creek. „ 23 Licenses Waitemata County Council to occupy foreshore, Deep Creek, Hauraki Gulf. ,, 23 Appoints member of Greymouth Harbour Board. „ 23 Makes regulations under " Sea-fisheries Act, 1894." June 1 Approves plans of Devonport Steam Ferry Company's wharf, Brown's Island. ,, 1 Licenses Devonport Steam Ferry Company to occupy foreshore, Brown's Island, as wharf-site. ,, I Approves plans of boatshed and stage for Kaipara Union Amateur Boating Club, Te Kopuru. ,, 1 Licenses Kaipara Union Amateur Boating Club to occupy foreshore, Te Kopuru. ,, 1 Approves plan of Mangonui County Council's goods-shed and additions to Awanui wharf. 12 12 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 June 1 1 I 1 1