Notice to Mariners.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1262, 1 March 1872, Page 4

Notice to Mariners.

Customs Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, June 32,1871. 3?HB following STptipe to Mariners, announcing the exhibition of a Harbour Light at Napier, prepared,from information; received from the Provincial Engineer, is published for ge 9§raJ information. Henet Sewbll.

PORT ABUJtJBI HARBOUR I«IGHT, This UgM shows Red on the Pama Mo.c%. On and after the Ist day of July, 1871, a fixed Red and White Jaght will be exhibited from a mast on the western extremity of the : Eastern Spit, ¥art Ahuriri, and will be seen cm the following bearings from seated :,=-- Red From S.E. by S. to S, by E.fE. White ... From S. by E.|E. to S.W. by S.£S. Red From S.W. by to S.W.^S. The light will be about %1 feet above high water, and should be visible,; iu clear, weather, about 9 nautical miles, allowing 10 feet for the height of tUe observer's eye. The Pania Rock is in the centre of the south-western fed light, which will he 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 poming from the southward will find this light no guide for them, and must use all prelautions as heretofore to avoid the rocky patch called ifcheAuckland 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 black puoy which is moored off the northei n edge of the patch, and which lies in 5f fathoms at low water Springs. All bearings are magnetic.