The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, AUGUST 1, 1906 SIGNALLING VESSELS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1823, 1 August 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, AUGUST 1, 1906 SIGNALLING VESSELS.

1; Tun subject raiaO'l by Mr Harding at t the meeting of the Harbor Hoard on l Monday, as to tho signalling of vessels, \ has deep interest for tho general | public. Everybody is more or loss | interested in tho movements of the 5 shipping, and thero are few who have i not at some timo or other experienced | tho inconvenience alluded to. It is 1 ea-y enough to point out the inconj venience, but not so easy to devise a 1 method of signalling that would be satisfactory and at the same timo economical. Tho suggested station on Haiti hill would not in itself meet the requirements of tho position, for on the point visible from town a look-out man could not espy vessels coming from the North, and supplementary arrangements would have to bo made to obtam that information. In the

course of discussion it was mentioned that other ports had ample arrangements for signalling purposes, but the circumstances are very different, nearly all other ports having facilities for sighting that are not available at Gisborne. We would suggest that before the Hoard take further action in the matter of sighting steamers an en-» deavor should bo made to settle what is to be done about Tuahine light. Does tho Board mean to allow the de» struction of tho light that was placed

at 13 10 Point to definitely sottlo tho mutter, and to ooiiho troubling about tlio need of thin lirjlit 'i if further stops in tliat direction are to bo taken tho quention • of announcing; tho approach of stoaiuora could bo aatiahui

torily aeclod. An admirable look-out station eoidd In tirierigoi] lor at Tmihino, and the mnvoinontM trims mittod to town by telephone that could bo kept, available on Sunday as v.oll ns through tho night. It is not a simple matter othorvviso to doviso a system that would bo olloctivo without being ox<-osnivoly extravagant. A station on luiiti hill would not in itself ho sufficient.