T HE THREE KINGS LIGHT
MINISTER AND THE SHIPMASTERS By'ToleijfaplL—Press iUeociatlon—Copyright Auoktand, April 6. Xiso controversy between the Hon. P. M. B. Msher, Minister of Marine, and the Auckland shipmasters on the prac-t-ienbilit.v of lighting tHo Three Iviugis' locks wa-9 advanced a further , stage tonight, when the Minister met the shipmasters, and a- long conference with them. Tiie shipmasters stoutly su.i)nortod the- light on the big King, while Mr. Fisher pointed out that a light there would be- very expensive, while itt :t fog it would bo invisible from the vicinity of the West King, over five miles away, and the real danger point. Considerable argmnent took place as to whether a fog signal on the big King could be- heard far enough away, to give a warning to ships approaching the West King. Mr, Fisher referred again t<i his wireless compass proposal Iwt Captain Iloss pointed out that trireloss operators argiiod that it would be impossible to pick up messages from a warning station on _ the Three Kings when tho Awn-md wireless station was working. Eventually, tho Minister promised to give the wiiolo- matter (m----t-hor consideratioii.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2117, 7 April 1914, Page 6
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187THE THREE KINGS LIGHT Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2117, 7 April 1914, Page 6
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