DIRECTIONS TO MASTERS OF VESSELS BOUND TO RIVERTON.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 13, 7 December 1863, Page 2

DIRECTIONS TO MASTERS OF VESSELS BOUND TO RIVERTON.

From the Provincial Government Gazette Nov. 21. The entrance to this port being intricate, a stranger should not, untfer any circumstances, attempt to sail fn without a pilot, "but should make fnst to tbe mooring buoy painted blark, which is placed in twenty-one feet at low water spring tides with the following bearings : Steep Head, S.E. by E. North-west end of Stewart's Island, on with Howell's Point, S. by W. half W. The flagstaff on Bailey's Point, W. half N. The mooring anchors of this buoy are placed four hundred and fifty feet apart, east and west from ea~h other; on each side of the buoy care should be taken in dropping an anchor near by, not to hook the moorings. On and after the Ist of November, 1863, between sunrise and sunset tho following signals will be made at the flagstaff, on Bailey's Point, viz. : — When a vessel is approaching the harbor b number from Marr-yat's code indicating in feet the depth of water on the bar at the time, will be hoisted at the north yard arm. A black ball hoisted above this number will show that the seais*too high on the bar for the pilot to get orE Two black balls without tlie miniber will mean that some recent change has tsiken place in the channel or that it is dangerous in the opinion of tlie pilot even for a coaster acquainted with the place to attempt to run in. Vessels outside the bar or at the moerinq: buoy, when the. pilot cannot get off may hold communication with him by means of Marryat's signals which in this case will be hoisted at the south yard arm. Tbe pilot who is provided with a boat and crew of four mpn will, when it is practicable, always put off in his boat on the approach of a vessel not having the exemption flag flying 1 . The deptli of water on the bar is at the highest tides fourteen feet, and there is rarely less than eight Feet at higli water lowest neap 1 tides. [ J. B. G-BEIG, Harbor Master. Harbor Office, Invprcargill, 24th October, 1863.