Notice to Mariners.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1269, 9 March 1872, Page 4

Notice to Mariners.

Customs Department (Marine Pranch), Wellington, 1 June 22,1871. O-Vp following Jfotice-to Mariners, announc-

ing the exhibition of a Harbour tight at Napier, prepared from information received from fhe Provincial Engineer, is published' for ge fleraj information. Henb? Sewelj,. PORT AIIURIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This JAght shows Red on the Pania Rocls. On and after the Ist day of July, 1871, a fixed Red pnC White Light will be exhibited from a mast on the Western extremity of the Eastern Spit, Port Ahuriri, and will be seen on the follpwiug bearings from seated :-*. Ked ~. ~. From S.E. by S. to S, by E.fE. White ... From S. by E.fE. to S.W. by S.£S. Red ... ... From S.W. by to S.W.JS. The light will be about ?7 feet above high water, should be visible, in clear weather, about 9 nautipal miles, allowing 10 feet fpr the height of the observer's eye, The Pania Rock is in the centre of the south-western fed light, whiph 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 find this light no guide for them, and must use all precautions as lieretolbre to avoid the rocky patch called the Auckland iipck, which has only 14 feet on some portions of it at lpw water springs. This patch exfeuds 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 hearings are magnetic.