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Return showing the Number of Notices to Mariners relating to Matters within the Colony issued by the Marine Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1900.

Descriptive Return of New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses.

■on or Lace. ijeci ;ice. Aotea Harbour Auokland Harbour Bay of Islands .. Cloudy Bay Dusky Sound East Cape Gisborne Harbour Hauraki Gulf Manukau Harbour Milford Sound .. Neleon Harbour New Zealand Ereotion of leading beacons. Alteration of buoy off Takapuna Head. Buoy placed off Poroporo Island. Safe anchorage during heavy gales in Cook Strait. Rook near anchorage in Cascade Cove. Exhibition of light. Back red leading-light raised 10 ft. Buoy on Sunday Rock, Waiheke Channel. Alteration of buoyage system. Mooring-buoy dragged out of position by s.s. " Waikare." Alteration of position of bar-buoy. Exhibition of weather-forecast signals. Magnetic variation on south coast. Signals at ports at which there is no flagstaff from which ball-signals oan be shown. Exhibition of lights on main-channel beacons. Signal at Taiaroa Head for open boats. Rock in shannel between Peter Island and next island to westward. Ofcago Harbour Port Abercombie, Great Barrier Patf a Harbour Port Nicholson Queen Charlotte Sound Tauranga Harbour Thames Harbour Wairau River Westport Harbour Whaingaroa (or Raglan) Harbour Soundings taken off roadstead. Exhibition of new light on Somes Island (two notices). Passage between Hawes Rock buoy and Blumine Island to be avoided. Buoys in Inner or Crooked Channel removed. Beacon erected at entrance to river. Buoy placed outside bar. Harbour lights and day and night signals. Erection of leading beacons.

Name of Lighthouse. Order of Apparatus. Description. Period of Revolving Light. Colour of Light. Tower built of Dwelling! built of Date first lighted. Cape Maria van J Diemen Moko Hinou Tiri-Tiri.. 1st order dioptric 1st order dioptric 2nd Revolving Fixed Flashing Fixed V 10" White Red, to show over Columbia Reef. White White, with red arc over Flat Rock White and red White Timber Stone Iron imber Timber 24 Mar., 1879 tone Timber 18 June, 1883 ron „ 1 Jan., 1865 Timber Timber Ponui Passage .. Cuvier Island East Cape Portland Island i 5th 1st 2nd 2nd Revolving Flashing Revolving Fixed 30" 10" 30" Timber Iron Timber imber „ 29 July, 1871 ■on „ 22 Sept., 1889 , „ Building, imber „ 10 Feb., 1878 Red, to show over Bull Rock. White Iron on Timber 27 Oct., 1897 1 Jan., 1859 1 Aug., 1881 imber „ 1 Sept., 1874 1 Dec, 1884 24 Sept., 1877 Timber Cape Palliser Pencarrow Head.. Cape Egmont Manukau Head .. Kaipara Head .. Brothers .. 4 2nd order dioptric 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd Revolving Fixed Timber Flashing 10" 10" Fixed Red, to show over Cook Rock. White Timber Stone Timber mber Timber 1 Aug., 1870 tone Stone 1 April, 1865 mber Timber 1 Jan., 1880 22 April, 1878 one Stone 2 Jan., 1865 mber Timber 1 Jan., 1880 one Stone 4 July, 1870 mber Timber 1 Jan., 1884 one Stone 1 Aug., 1865 Timber Stone Timber Cape Campbell .. Godley Head Akaroa Head Moeraki Taiaroa Head Cape Saunders .. Nugget Point Waipapapa Point Dog Island 2nd order dioptric 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st order catadioptric 1st order dioptric Revolving Fixed Flashing Fixed 1' i6" Revolving Fixed Flashing Revolving i ; Red '.'. White Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone i6" 30" Centre Island Fixed White, with red arcs over inshore dangers White Timber mber Timber 16 Sept., 1878 Timber Puysegur Point .. Cape 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 Red and white, with white light on beacon White .. Iron 1 Mar., 1879 1 Sept., 1876 an „ 17 June, 1870 Nelson 4th Fixed 4 Aug., 1862 French Pass 6th 1 Oct., 1884 Stephens Island .. 1st Group flashing :h interval of t 29 Jan., 1894 * Flashing twice every half-minute, wi( wery half-minute. + Two flashes in quick succession three se< :onds between flashes.