PI LO T SIG NA LS FO R GREY RIVER.
. J, Ball and ted ilag at; mast-head— -High w»fer,. take the bar. ■" ~ ..2, Baj[l ; and blue • flag, haK-masWHalf-flood,.#aitfor tide: whon the bar may safely be attempted at Imf.-flood the red fl^g will be at mast-head. , ■ 3. Ball upon lower-mast cap with white flag — Ebb tide, bar dangerous, 4. No signal— Do not attempt to take the bar. • ■ . " ■ ■ ■■ . 5. Arm- pointing to the right hand enter- j ' ing from seaward-^More to the south, b.- Ami pointing' to the left hand entering from seaward— -More to the North, > 7. Arm up and. down with signal masfe^ As you go, 8. When more than yne vesseHs crossing the bar the foremost vessel will be piloted by the signals, the others following in her wake, 9. The beacon bearing a pole with a red flag and the flagstaff in one leads over thebar. . . THO3, TUItNBULL,. v ■ -Harbor Master for Westland,
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Grey River Argus, Issue 97, 25 August 1866, Page 2
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156PILOT SIGNALS FOR GREY RIVER. Grey River Argus, Issue 97, 25 August 1866, Page 2
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