✨ Maritime and Education Notices
SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR AOTEA HARBOUR.
On approaching the harbour of Aotea, the entrance looks like a great gap, with sand hills on either side; the South point (Kupua te mauna) is 4 miles north of Kawhia, and its summit is darker than the rest of the hills on the coast.
The North Head is a low point formed by a gradual slope of the sand hills.
The high water marks between the heads are ½ mile distant.
From the North Head a long sand-spit, dry at half-tide, runs to the southward for 1 mile; and ¾ mile to the southward of the South Head, the south spit runs off, and outlines the north spit, and dries out at low water about ½ of a mile.
In steering for the Bar, two small triangular patches of yellow cliff, to the right of the south point, will be seen; these patches in line with where the summit of the dark hill meets the sand hill (or where they appear to join), bearing E. ¼ N.
After crossing the Bar, in 11 feet low water, haul in along the spit (E.S.E.), until abreast of the tail of the north spit (always showing); you will then gradually have to haul up, keeping the north spit on board to the North Head—still keep the north shore on board (as there is an extensive sand bank on the south shore), until abreast of the abrupt termination of the sand on the north shore; when steer for the red cliffs on the south shore, and anchor off them in from 4 to 6 fathoms.
The depth of channel from the Heads to this point is from 2 to 4 fathoms, which continues to the eastward ¾ of a mile towards the White Bluffs, when it turns to the northward, and divides into three small channels: the westernmost one leading to the Mission Station, above which it is dry; the middle, towards the Pakaka creek, dry at low water; and the east one to Makamaka Creek also dry at low water.
Latitude of South Head, 37d. 59m. 52s. S.
Longitude ditto, 174d. 47m. 16s. E.
High water on Bar, at full and change, 9h. 30m.
Rise and fall, 12 feet.
The tide runs between the Heads from 3 to 5 knots.
There are two rocks lying to the northward of Aotea, about a mile off shore. The north one is a wash at low water, and is nearly always breaking; the south one about ¼ of a mile from the other, breaks only in heavy weather—one cable inside is 4 fathoms.
The bearings of the first are—from North Head W. ¾ N., and from the Bar N.W. ¾ N. 1½ miles: the one which seldom breaks is ¼ of a mile south of the north one.
All bearings magnetic.
BYRON DRURY,
Commander and Surveyor.
SEVERAL Schoolmasters will shortly be wanted to take charge of the District Schools to be established by the Provincial Government.
Persons desirous of applying for such situations are requested to send in their applications to the Rev. O. Mathias, Commissary of the Lord Bishop of New Zealand.
Every application must state the age, and previous occupation of the applicant; and must be accompanied by testimonials as to character and qualification.
To take charge of some schools, married couples would be preferred.
The salaries will be determined by the Government according to the number of
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1854, No 15
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🚂 Sailing Directions for Aotea Harbour
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- Byron Drury, Commander and Surveyor
🎓 Recruitment of Schoolmasters for District Schools
🎓 Education, Culture & ScienceSchoolmasters, Recruitment, District Schools, Application Requirements, Salaries
- Rev. O. Mathias, Commissary of the Lord Bishop of New Zealand