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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1106, 29 August 1871, Page 4

’ NOTICE TO MARINERS. Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, June 22, 1871. following Notice to Mariners, announo* Ipg the exhibition of a Harbour Light at Na* eier, prepared from information received from the Provincial Engineer, is published for ge npn] information. Heney Sewelx,. NOTICE TO MARINERS. PORT AHURIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This Light shows Red on the Tania 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 seacard :-rRed From S.E. by S. to S. by E.|E. White ... From S. by E.|E. to S.W. by S.^S. Red ... ... From S.W. by S.£S. to S.W.iS. Tlie 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 eye. The Pania Hock 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 5| fathoms at low water springs. All bearings arc magnetic. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPH. LIST OF STATIONS. The following List of Telegraph Stations in this Colony, with the hours during which the offices are open, will be of value to many of our readers : pn Supdays, Public Holidays, and ■withip eaph Province the Anniversary pfsuch Province, rom 10 a.m. to 10,30 ffiSh ‘&pcl from 6 p.i to 30 p.pn