Notice to Mariners.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1298, 13 April 1872, Page 4

Notice to Mariners.

Customs Department (Marine. Branch), Wellington,' Jutfe'22; 1871. The following Notice to Mariners, announcing the exhibition Of a Har ( bour Ilfght at Napier, prepared from information receiyed from the Provincial Engineer, is published for ge ueral information. Hen'sy Sewelx. PORT AHURIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This lAgM shows Bed on the Pania Bock. On and after the Ist day of July, 1871, a fixed Red »ud White Light w}ll.be exhibited from ; a roast on the western extremity of the Eastern Spit.JPqrt. Ahuriri, and will be seen o'd the following bearings from seairard:— Bed From S.E. by S. to S. by E.fE. White ... From 8. by E.fE. to S.W. by S.iS. Red From S.W. by S.£S. to S.W.JS. Thelightwill.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 red light, 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 prefautions as heretofore:to avoid the rocky patch called the 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 euoy which is moored off the northeiu edge of the patch, and which lies in 5J fathoms at tow water ipriqgs. All bearings are magnetic