Notice to Mariners

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1231, 25 January 1872, Page 4

Notice to Mariners

Customs Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, June 22,1871. following Notice to Mariners, announcing the exhibition of a Harbour Light at JHa©ier, prepared from information received from ProvincialEngiheer, is published for ge sieral information. ~ Henby Seweh. PORT AHUMRI HARBOUR LLGHT. This Light shows Red on the Pania Rock. ,Qn and after the Ist Jay 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 fee' seen on the following hearings from seaward: ' • fe ■■■"■ '• : •■'■•-■ ■-,-.-...-., Red EromSJE. 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 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 (nautical) on each side of the rock. Vessels approaching from the iioVthward should keep j!a 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 Jhe Auckland Rock, which has only' 14 feet on some portions of it at low water springs. This patch expends 1 at least one cable to the southward of the black nuoy which is moored off the northei n edge of the patch, and which lies ih 5f fathoms at low water Springs. - All bearings are magnetic.