Natice to Mariners.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1186, 1 December 1871, Page 4

Natice to Mariners.

pustoms Department (Marine Branch), June 22,1871. &he following Notice" .to Mariners, announcing the exhibition of "a Harbour Ligh ; t at Napier, prepared from information received from $6 provincial Engineer, is published for ge information/ ' -"' Henb? Sewell. PORT AHURIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This Light shows Red on the Pernio, Rook. Pp and after the Ist day of July, 1871, a fixed Red Jand 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 seayard:—r ' "" '' '• '" "" Ked From S.E. by S. lo S. by E.|& White ... From S. by E.fE. to S.W. by S.£S. Red From 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 6ye. '' The Fania Rock is in the centre pf the south-western red light, which will be seen one quarter pi a mile on each side of the rock. Jessels approaching from the north ward 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 rpeky patch called [the Auckland Bock, which has only 14 teet on some portions of it at low water springs. This patch exlends at least one cable to the southward of the black buoy which is moored off the northern edge pf the patch, and which lies in 5| fathoms at low water Springs. • All bearings are magnetic.