SIGNAL STATION, MOUNT ALBERT.
The following are the Signals used at the Flag Staff at Mount Albert. A Square denotes a Ship, "] When theA Cros 8 « a Barque, Egg. A Circle " a Brig, \ , n „ A Triangle " a Schooner, r* B£*§ A Diamond " a Cutter, \% & A Parellelogram" a Steamer, J lowered. Remarks. —A White Flag at Mast Head denotes a sail in sight; when the class is ascertained, the descriptive Signal will be hoisted at the Yard Arm. English vessel of war, Union Jack at Masfc Head. Foreign vessel of war, Union Jack at Mast Head, with white Pendant. Government brig, white Pendant under descriptive Signal. When a vessel is at anchor, either inside or outside the Heads, the flag is lowered to half mast. A vessel in distress, or on shore, descriptive signal half mast. Fore and aft schooner, a triangle, hollow in, the centre.
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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume I, Issue 22, 8 March 1845, Page 4
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145SIGNAL STATION, MOUNT ALBERT. New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume I, Issue 22, 8 March 1845, Page 4
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