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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1081, 29 July 1871, Page 4

NOTICE TO MARINERS. jpustoma Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, June 22,1871. S)HE following Notice to Mariners, announcing the exhibition of a Harbour Light at Napier, prepared from information received from the Provincial Engineer, is published for ge peral information. Henkx Seweil. NOTICE TO MARINERS. PORT AHURIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This Light shows Red on the Pania Mock. 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 sea'jvard:— Red From S.E. by S. to S. by E.£E. White ... From S. by E.fE. to'S.W. by S.£S. Red From S.W. by S.£S. to S.W.|S. The light will be abont 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 eyfe. 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 in 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 patch called the Auckland Rock, which has only 14 feet on 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 northern 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, wifcn the hours during which the offices are open, will be of value to many of our readers :- Name. Onehunga Timaru 9 Tokomairiro.. 9 Wanganui ... 9 Waipukurau. 9 Waipawa ... 9 Wellington... 8 Waikouaiti... 9 Westport ... 9 White's Bay . 8 Province. Auckland Otago Auckland Otago Canterbury Marlborough Southland Nelson Auckland Wellington Nelson Canterbury Nelson Otago Otago Otago Welli igton Wellington West! and Wellington Westland Auckland Marlborough Wellington Southland Canterbury Marlborough Otago Canterbury 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 Otago Wellington Havvke's Bay Hawke's Bay Wellington Otago Nelson Marlborough Pn Sundays, Public Holidays, and each Province the Anniversary of such Province, pom 10 a.m. to 10 30 a..in. and. from 5 p.i to 30 p.m.