Notice to Mariners.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1197, 14 December 1871, Page 4

Notice to Mariners.

Department Wellington, June 22,1871. JTjBE following Notice Jfco slariners, ahnouno* tlie exhibition .Ojt a Harbour Light at: Napier, prepared from information received froui Proyincial Engineer, is published for general information. Se^em.; PORT AHURIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This Light shows Red 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 extremity of the' Eastern Spit Port Ahnriri, and' will be seen on the following bearings from sear '"''" "' '"' ''*""' '"Red FromSJUyiS. .to S. by E.£E. White ... PrdmS. by E.fE. to" S.W. by 'S.£S. &ed ... ... From S.W. by S.£S. to S.W.f S. 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 eye. The Pania Rock is in the centre of the south-western red light, which will be seen one quarter of a mile ' f (nautical) on each side of the rock. Vessels approachiing 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 jthe Auckland Rock,' which has' only 14 feet on some portions of it at low witter springs. This patcli exlends 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.