PILOT SIGNALS FOR GREY RIVER.
1. Ball and red nag at mast-head — High water, take the bar. 2. Ball and bluo flag, half-mast—Half-flood, wait for tide ; when tho bar may safely be attempted at half-llop"d the red flag will be at mast-head. 3. Ball upon lower-mast cap with white flag — Ebb tide, bar dangerous. 4. No signal — Dp not attempt to take the bar. 5. Arm pointing to the right hand entering from seaward — More to tlje south. 6. Arm pointing' to the left hand entering from seaward — More to the Nprth. 7. Arm up ftnd d,p.wii with signal mast — As you go. - 8. When moVe than one vessel ;s crossing the bar the foremost vessel will be piloted by the signals, $he others following in her wake. ' 9. The beapon Rearing a pole with a red flag and the flagstaff in qne' leads over, the bar. • ' THOS. TUKNBULL, Harbor Master for Westland.
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Grey River Argus, Issue 251, 22 August 1867, Page 2
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153PILOT SIGNALS FOR GREY RIVER. Grey River Argus, Issue 251, 22 August 1867, Page 2
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