Notice to Mariners.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1267, 7 March 1872, Page 4

Notice to Mariners.

Customs Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, June 22,1871. The following Notice to Mariners,-announc-ing the exhibition of a Harbour Light at Napier, prepared from information received from the Provincial Engineer, is published for ge neral information. Henby Sewell. PORT AHURIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This light shows Red on the Pania Bock. 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 Almriri, and will be seen on the following bearings from seaIrard : Red From S.E. by S. to S. by E.£E. White ... From S. by E.fE. to S.W. by S.£S. Bed From S.W. by S.±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 Rock is in the centre of the south-western redlh»ht, which will be seen one quarter of a mile (nautical) on each side of the rock. Vessels approaching from the north ward 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 prelautions as heretofore to avoid the rocky patch called theAuckhmd Hock, which, has only 14 feet ou some sortious 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 patch, and which lies in 5f fathoms at low water springs. All bearings are magnetic.