Notice to Mariners.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1259, 27 February 1872, Page 4

Notice to Mariners.

Customs Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, June 22,1871. {The following Notice to Mariners, announcing the exhibition of a Harbour Light at Naoier, prepared from information received from the Provincial Engineer, is published for ge information. Henjiy Sewelj,.

PORT AHURJRI HARBOUR WGHT. This Light shows Red on the Pania Rack. Ox 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 Stiit, Port Ahuriri, find will be seep on the following bearings from seacard ;~~ Red From S.E. by S. to S. by E.f-E. White ... From S. by E.%E. to S.W. by S.^S. Red From S.W. by S.J-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 Rook is in the centre of the southwestern Ted light, 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 fipd this light no guide for them, and must use all precautions as heretofore to avoid the rocky patch called ihe 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 puoy which is moored off the northein edge of the patch, and which lies in 5| fathoms at low water pprings. ' All bearings are magnetic.