Notice to Mariners.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1257, 24 February 1872, Page 4

Notice to Mariners.

Customs Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, June 22,1871. •JpE following Notice to Mariners, announcing the exhibition of a Harbour Light at Naoipr, prepared from information received from the Provincial Engineer, is published for ge information. Henbx Sewelii. PORT AHURJRI HARBOUR LIQHT. This Light shows Red on the Pania BocJc. On and after the Ist day 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 be seen, on the following bearings from sea{yard :-- Red From S.E. by 3. to S. by E.fE. White ... From S. by E.fE. to S.W. by S.£S. Red ... ... From S.W. by S.£S. to S.W.fS. The light will be about 27 feet above high water, and should be visible, in plear weather, about 9 nautical miles, allowing 10 feet for the height of the observer's eye. The Pania Ropk is in the pentre of the south-western fed light, which will be seen Que quarter of a mile jnautical) on each side of the rock. Vessels approach|pg from the nprthward should keep in the white light. Masters pf vessels poming from the southward will find this light po guide fpr them, and must use allprejautions as heretofore to avoid the rpcky patch called yhe Auckland Rock, which has only 14? feet pu some portions of it at low water springs. This patph extends at least one cable to the southward of the black puoy whioh is mopred off the northern edge of the patch, and which lies in 5f fathoms at low water Bprings. All bearings are magnetie.