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RETURN showing the Quantity of Oil Consumed at the New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses during the Year ended 30th June, 1879.

DESCRIPTIVE RETURN of New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses.

RETURN showing the Number of Masters, Mates, and Engineers examined during the Year ended 30th June, 1879, distinguishing the Number of Successful and Unsuccessful Candidates.

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Name of Lighthouse. Gallons Consumed. Cape Maria van Diemen Tiritiri* Portland Island ... Nelson Penearrow Head* Manukau Brothers Cape Campbell ... Godley Head Moeraki Taiaroa Head Nugget Head Dog Island Cape Foulwind ... Farewell Spit* ... Centre Island Puysegur Point ... 239 466 528 252 513 481 680 488 321 492 403 674 644 550 405 681 334 Total 8,151 * These Iii ;hts burn colza, the others laraffin oil.

Name of Lighthouse. Order of Apparatus. Revolving or Fixed. Period of Revolving Light. Colour of Light. Tower, built of. Dwellings, built of. Date first Lighted. !ape Maria van \ Diemen J 1st order dioptric Revolving Fixed 1' White Red, to show over Columbia Reef White Timber Timber 24th Mar., 1879 'iritiri 'onui Passage 'ortland Island < 2nd „ 5th 2nd ,j 13 Iron Timber 1st Jan., 1865 29th July, 1871 10th Feb., 1878 Revolving Fixed 30" 3> Red, to show over Bull Rock White .> 11 a 11 'enearrow Head ... lanukau Heads ... irothers 2nd „ 3rd 2nd „ >. >> Flashing Fixed Revolving Fixed 10" ii Iron Timber . ) J) 1st Jan., 1859 1st Sept., 1874 24th Sept., 1877 i' Red, over Cook Rock White J) 1st Aug., 1870 1st April, 1865 22ndApril,1878 2nd Jan., 1865 4th July, 1870 1st Aug., 1865 !ape Campbell kidley Head loeraki 'aiaroa Head fugget Point log Island 2nd 2nd „ 3rd 3rd 1st 1st order catadioptric 1st order dioptric 11 n Stone Timber Stone 11 Stone Timber Stone 11 Red '.'.'. White 1* Revolving 30" ,, .. a ti it lentre Island Fixed White, with red arcs over inshore dangers White Timber Timber 16th Sept., 1878 'uysegur Point ... !ape Foulwind farewell Spit 1st „ 2nd „ 2nd „ Flashing Revolving 10" 30" 1' White, with red arc over Spit end White, with red arc to mark limit of anchorage White .) it >> 1st Mar., 1879 1st Sept., 1876 17th June, 1870 ii felson 4th Fixed Iron it 4th Aug., 1862 Lkaroa 2nd „ Flashing 10" Timber n In course of erection !ape Saunders 2nd „ Revolving 1' „ ii a i-

ID. .LING' ON. DtJNEDIN. Lv: :telti >1T. [ELSOj -OTAl Class op Certificate. n I fi I a fi »_ fi 13 fi i fi ti a 0 H ri 13 o ti "3 fi _ o S ti I fi _3 o -6 fi i 13 o T3 fi fi T3 0) "__ fi o foreign - going Masters and Mates lome - Trade Masters and Mates liver Steamer Masters !ea-going Engineers liver Steamer Engineers 12 14 26 5 4 9 18 2 20 35 20 55 12 3 15 13 7 20 5 5 30 10 40 3 4 6 3 4 6 1 5 1 5 2 4 4 2 4 4 "l 4 i 6 6 14 15 6 It 17 2 i i 2 Totals ... 37 17 54 24 11 35 I I 33 2 35 5 7 i l 100 32 132