Notice to Mariners.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 19, Issue 1308, 25 April 1872, Page 4

Notice to Mariners.

Customs Department (Marine Branch), Wellington, June 22,: 1871. [?he following Kotice to Mariners, announcing the exhibition of a Harbour Light at Napier, prepared from information-Teceived from the Provincial Engineer, is published for ge neraj Information. Henby Sewelli. PORT AJHTOIRI HARBOUR LIGHT. This Light shows Red on the Pania Rock. Ov and after the Ist day of July, 1871, a fixed Red and White Light will he exhibited'.from a mast on the Western extremity of the pastern Spit, Port Ahuriri, and will be seen on the following bearings from seacard -. Red FromS.E. by S. to S. by E.fE. White ... Prom S. by E.fE. to S.W. by S.iS. Red , From S.W. by S.£S. to S.W.fS. 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 fed light, which 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 heretofore to ayoid the rocky patch called 'whe 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 ouoy which is moored off the northern edge of the patch, and which lies in 5|- fathoms at low water pprings. All bearings are magnetic.