Notice to Mariners.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1291, 6 April 1872, Page 4

Notice to Mariners.

Customs Department, (Marine; JJranob), " l Wellington, June 22,1871. The following Notice" to' announcing the exhibition of a HafbOuf Light at Napier, prepared from information, wfcsited from the Provincial Engineer, is published for general information. Sewell. PORT AHURIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This Light shows Red oti' the Pania Mock On and after the Ist day of July, 1871, a fixed Red and White Light will he exhibited from a mast oa the western extremity of the Eastern Spit, Port, Ahuriri, and will be seen on the following bearings from seaJrard:— Red From S.E. by S. to S. by E.fE. White ~. From S. by E.|E. to S.W. by S.^S. Bed , Efom 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 Pahia !Rock is in the centre of the south-western red light, which will be seen one quarter of a mile Jnautica|); 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 prelautions as heretofore to avoid the rocky patch called lihe Auckland 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 mioy which is moored off the northern edge of the patch, and which lies in 5f fathoms at low water Springs. All bearings are magnetic.