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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1087, 5 August 1871, Page 4

NOTICE TO MABINER9. Customs Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, June 22,1871. T#e following Notice to Mariners, announcing the exhibition of a Harbour Light at Napier, prepared from information received from jfche Provincial Engineer, is published for ge ppraj information. Heney Sewell. NOTICE TO MARINERS. PORT AHURIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This Light shows Red on the jPania Rock. 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 •■— Red From S.E. by S. to S. by E.f-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 about 27 feet above high water, and should be visible, in clear weather, about 9 nautipal miles, allowing 10 feet for the height of the observer's 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 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 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 n edge of the patch, and which lies in 5f fathoms at low water Springs. AH bearings are magnetic. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPH. LIST OP STATIONS. The following List of Telegraph (Stations in this Colony, wit ft the hours during which the offices are open, will be of value to many of our readers ; Name. Alexandra ... 9 Alexandra ... 9 Auckland ... 9 Balclutha ... 9 Bealey 9 Blenheim ... 9 Bluff ./ 9 Brighton ... 9 Cambridge... 9 Castle Point.. 9 Cheviot 9 Christchurch. 8 Charleston ... 9 C1yde......... 9 Cromwell ... 9 Dunedin.„.... 8 Featherston.. 9 Gvt. Buildgs. 10 Grey mouth... 9 Greytown ... 9 Hokitika ... 9 Hamilton ... 9 Havelock ... 9 Hutt 9 Inyercargill.. 9 Kaiapoi 9 Kaikoura ... 9 Lawrence ... 9 Lyttelton ... 8 Marton 9 Masterton ... 9 Mercer 9 Napier , 8 Newcastle ... 9 Nelson ...... 8 Oamaru 9 Onehunga ... 9 Otaki .., 9 Palmerston... 9 Patea 9 Picton ...... 9 Port Chalmers 8 Queenstown.. 9 Roxburgh ... 9 Selwyn ...... 9 Bpit,PortAhuriri 9 Temuka ...... 9 Thames 9 Timaru ...... 9 Tpkomairiro.. 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 jgton Wellington West! and Wellington Westland Auckland Marlborough Wellington Southland Canterbury Marlborough Otago Can terbury Wellington Wellington Auckland Hawke's Bay Auckland Nelson Otago Auckland Wellington Otago Taranaki Marlborough Otago Otago Otago Canteibury Hawke's Bay Canterbury Auckland Canterbury Otago Wellington Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Wellington Otago Nelson Marlborough On Sundays, Public Holidays, and within each Province the Anniversary pf such Province, rom 10 a.m. to 10.30 a.m s and from 5 p.i to 30 p.m.