✨ Lighthouse Notices, Bank Statement
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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 7th March, 1854.
His Excellency the Officer administering
the Government, has directed that the
following notice, relative to a Lighthouse re-
cently erected on Gabo Island, off Cape
Howe, on the coast between Sydney and
Melbourne, should be published for general
information.
By His Excellency's command,
ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Sydney, 29th December, 1853.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
His Excellency the GOVERNOR GENERAL
directs the publication, for general in-
formation, of the subjoined notice, containing
a description of the Light which has been
established at Gabo Island, and which he has
been pleased to designate the "Flinders
Light," in honour of the late Captain Mat-
thew Flinders, Royal Navy, and in testimony
of the eminent services rendered by him to
the Australian Colonies, by the numerous
hydrographical surveys which he made of the
Coast and Harbours.
By His Excellency's command,
E. DEAS THOMSON.
FLINDERS LIGHT, GABO ISLAND.
The Lighthouse on Gabo Island, off Cape
Howe, is situated in
Latitude . . . . . . . . . 37° 34′ 20″ South.
Longitude . . . . . . . 149° 54′ 40″ East.
It was completed and lighted on the 28th
November, 1853, and a light will in future
be exhibited from sunset to sunrise.
The Lighthouse is a skeleton timber erec-
tion, painted White; the roof and framing of
the Lantern painted Red; and the Ventilating
Ball painted Yellow.
It stands nearly in the centre of the Island,
about three-quarters of a mile from its south-
ern point, upon a sand hill 157 ft. 6 in. above
the sea. The centre of the Light is 21 ft.
6 in. above the sand, making a total of 179 ft.
above the sea.
The following Magnetic Bearings are taken
from the Lighthouse :--
Cape Howe. . . . . . . . . . N. 32° E.
Ram Head. . . . . . . . . . S.W.
Variation of Compass . 11° E.
The Light is a fixed White Light of the
First Class, consisting of 24 Catoptric Lamps
in 2 ranges, illuminating the whole horizon.
The Light is eclipsed by a small range of
sand hills from S. 15° E. to S. 4° W. (in all
19 degress), to a distance averaging about 2
miles out to sea.
It is estimated that the Light can be seen
20 miles distant in clear weather.
COLONIAL BANK OF ISSUE.
Total Amount of Notes in circulation at the
Office of the Colonial Bank of Issue, at
Auckland, on the 4th day of March,
1854, being the close of the preceding four
weeks.
£5 and upwards.......... £4,415
Under £5 ...................... 2,622
Total...................... £7,037
Total Amount of Coin held by the same
office on the same day.
Gold ........................ £5,207
Silver ........................ 75
Total...................... £5,282
I, Alexander Shepherd, the Colonial
Treasurer, do hereby certify that the above is
a true account, as required by the Ordinance,
No. 16, Session 8.
A. SHEPHERD.
Colonial Treasurer.
Dated at Auckland, this 6th day of March,
1854.
Printed and Published by WILLIAMSON & WILSON, for the New Zealand Government.
NZ Gazette 1854, No 6
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🏛️ Publication of notice regarding Gabo Island Lighthouse
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration7 March 1854
Lighthouse, Gabo Island, Publication directive, Cape Howe
- Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary
🏛️ Description and naming of the Flinders Light on Gabo Island
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration29 December 1853
Mariners notice, Gabo Island, Flinders Light, Latitude, Longitude, Fixed White Light, Captain Matthew Flinders
- Matthew Flinders (Captain), Honoured by naming the light
- E. Deas Thomson
💰 Colonial Bank of Issue statement of notes and coin circulation
💰 Finance & Revenue6 March 1854
Bank notes, Coin holdings, Circulation statement, Auckland, March 1854
- Alexander Shepherd, Colonial Treasurer