Notice to Mariners.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1234, 29 January 1872, Page 4

Notice to Mariners.

(Marine, Branch), '" June 22,' 1871. fallowing Notice to Mariners, announcing the exhibition of a.Harbonr Light at Na|Dier» prepared from information received from 'fie Provincial Engineer, is published for ge serai inforaiation; ]Eenby Seweli.. PORT AHURIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This Light shows JtecZ on the Pania Bock. ,On and after the Ist day of July, 1871, a fixed Red and jFhitie 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 : Red From S.E. by S. to S. by E.fE. White ... From S. by, E.|J3. to S.W. by S.£S. Red From S.W. by S.iS. 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, allpwing 10 feet for the height of the observer's eye. The Pania Rock is in the centre of the south-western red lighj, 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 Jhe Auckland Rock, which has only 14 feet on some portions of it at low water springs. This patch exfends at least one cable to the southward of the black ouoy which is moored off the northern edge of the jpatch, and which' lies in B'f fathoms at low water Springs. All bearing 3 are magnetic.