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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1079, 27 July 1871, Page 4

NOTICE TO MARINERS. .Customs Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, June 22, 1871. following Notice to Mariners, announcing the exhibition of a Harbour Light at Napier, prepared from information rcc.eiyed from jthe Provincial Engineer, is published for ge neral information. HENEY SEWELIi. NOTICE TO MARINERS. fORT AHURIRT HARBOUR LIGHT. This Light shows Bed on the Pania Bock. On and .after the Ist day of July, 1871, a fixed Red and White Light will be exhibited from a mast on the western extremity of the Eastern Spit, Port Ahuriri, and will be seen on the following bearings from seaward :—r Red From S.E. by S. to S. by E.JE. White ... From S. by E.fE. to' S.W. by S.£S. Red Erom S.W. by S iS. to S.W.iS. The light will be about 27 feet.above high water, and should be visible, in clear weather, about 9 nautical miles, allowing 10 feet for the height of the observer's t eye. The Pania Rock is in the centre of the south-western red light, which will be seen one quarter of a mile (nautical) on each side of the rock. Vessels approaching from the northward should keep iu the white light. Masters of vessels coming from the southward will find this light no guide for them, and must use all precautions as heretofore to avoid the rocky patcli called Jthe Auckland Rock, which has only 14 feet ou some portions of it at low water springs. This patch extends at least one cable to the southward of the black buoy which is moored off the northei u edge of the patch, and which lies in 5f fathoms at low water springs. All bearings are magnetic. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPH. LIST OF STATIONS. The following List of Telegraph Stations in this Colony, wit;: the hours (during which the offices are open, will be of value to many of our readers : Name. Alexandra ... Alexandra ... Auckland ... Balclutha ... Bealey Blenheim ... Bluff .......... Brighton ... Cambridge ... pastle Point.. Cheviot Christclmrch. Charleston ... C1yde......... Cromwell ... Dunedin,, Eeatherston.. Gvt. Bviildgs. (3-rey mouth... 0 ley town ... Hokitika ... Hamilton ... Havelock ... Hint ........ Invercargill.. Kaiapoi Kaikoura Lawrence ... Lyttelton ... Marton Masterton ... Mercer ...... Napier ..... Newcastle ... Nelson ...... Oamaru Onehunga ... Wanganui ... Province. Auckland Otago Auckland Otago Canterbury Marlborough Southland Nelson Auckland Wellington Nelson Canterbury Nelson Otago Otago Otago Welli jgton Wellington West land Wellington Westlaiid Auckland Marlborough Wellington Southland Canterbury Marlborough Otago Wellington Wellington Auckland Hawke's Bay Auckland Nelson Otago Auckland Wellington Otago Taranaki Marlborough Otago Otago Otago Cantei bury Hawke's Bay Canterbury Auckland Canterbury Oiago Wellington Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Wellington Otago Nelson Marlborough Qn Sundays, Public Holidays, and within each Province the Anniversary ftf such Province, r-om 10 a.m. to 10 30 fcBJ: S?A f 3 P-.T tp 30 p.m.