Notice to Mariners.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1250, 16 February 1872, Page 4

Notice to Mariners.

Customs Department (Marine Branch), June 22,187 t •Jhe following Notice to fanners, announcing the exhibition of a Harbour.Light at Napier, from information received from ibe Provincial Engineer, is published for ge aergj information. Henb* Sewei*.

PORT AHURIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This Jaght shows fted on the Pania Bo.c&. Off and after the Ist day of July, 1871, a fixed Red and White Light will he exhibited-frpm a mast on the western extremity of the Eastern Spit, Port Ahuriri, and will be seen qn the following bearings from seaWArd ;^* Red ~. „. From S.E. by S. to S. by E.fE. White ~. From S. by E.£E. to S.W. by S.s3. Red ... ~. From S.W. by to S.W.£S. The light will be about 27 feet above high water, and should be visible, in clear weather, about 9 nautipal miles, allowing 10 feet for the height of the obser, Ver's eye. The Pania Rock is in the centre of the south-western fed light, whiqh 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 vessel? coming from the southward will (ind this light no guide for them, and must use all prer eautions as heretofore to avoid the rocky patch called Jbe 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 bjack puoy which is moored off the northern edge of the patch, and Which lies in 5f fathoms at low water iprings. AH bearings are magnetic.