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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, February 28th, 1857.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to direct that the following
"Notice to Mariners" respecting a Lighthouse
erected at Cape Moreton, and containing sail-
ing directions for the North channel into More-
ton Bay, should be republished from the Go-
vernment Gazette of New South W[ales].

By His Excellency's command,
F. WHITAKER,
In the absence of the Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

DESCRIPTION OF THE LIGHTHOUSE
AT CAPE MORETON.

The Lighthouse at Cape Moreton is situated
in-
Lat......... 27° 0' 3" } By Flinder.
Long....... 153° 26' 30" }

And
Lat......... 27° 2' 54" } By Yule.
Long....... 153° 28' 46" }

It is a white stone Tower, 67 feet in height,
including the lantern, and shows a white revolv-
ing light of the first class, on all points of the
horizon seaward, having intervals of 70 seconds
between the brightest points.

The Light consists of 21 Catoptric lamps of
three faces of 7 lamps each, placed in three
rows, the upper one containing 2 lamps, the
middle 3, and the lower 2.

The Lighthouse stands on the summit of the
eastern projection of the north-east part of More-
ton Island, and a little more than a mile distant
from the north extreme of the Island, bearing
N.W. by compass.

The centre of the light is 391 feet above the
sea at high water, and its estimated range is 26
nautical miles.

The following magnetic bearings are taken
from the Lighthouse:----

Flinder's Rock, N. E. 3 miles.
Buoy A.-W. by N.
Light Vessel,-W. N.
Variation of compass,-91° E.

J. C. WICKHAM,
Government Resident.

Sailing directions for the North Channel into
Moreton Bay.

Cape Moreton is the north-eastern point of
Moreton Island, and is visible from a ship's deck
at the distance of eight leagues.

When first seen from the southward, it ap-
pears to be detached, as the land which con-
nects it with the higher parts of the island is
very low.

The Light House is a conspicuous object on
the summit of the Cape.

With the exception of Flinder's Rock, which
bears N 3 E from Light House, and N.N.E. 3
miles distant from the north projection of the
Cape, there does not appear to be any out-
lying danger.

Vessels entering Moreton Bay by the north
channel should, in coming from the southward,
pass about a mile from the north projection of
the Cape, and steer W. N. until the N.W.
extreme of the bushes at point Camboyuro is on
with "Ship Patch" and bears S. by E.

The Light vessel will then bear a little to
the Southward of S. W. by W., and the Light-
house E. by S. S.; the depth will then be 7
fathoms at low water, and the black buoy at A
(vide chart) will bear about S.W. W. a
mile and a third distant.

The Glass House Hills will be seen (in clear
weather) as on the sketch, with the highest
(Burwa) bearing W. 4° S., but too far distant
to be used as a leading mark.

From this point, a course about a degree to
the southward of W.S.W. will carry a ship
about of a mile to the northward of the Light
Vessel; stand on this course until the Light
Vessel is on with Mount Tempest, (the highest
part of Moreton Island,) bearing S. 38° E.,
you will then be to the westward of the east
banks, and may steer a course S.E. S for
Moreton Island, or with Mount Tempest a
quarter of a point open on the port bow, keep
ship's course. The Light Vessel may be pass-
ed on either side, she is moored S. by W. 3
cables distant from the N.W. shoulder of the
eastern banks. The breadth of the channel
between the east and west banks is about of
a mile, and the banks are plainly discernible
from a slightly elevated position.

There is a good anchorage for nearly a mile
from the Light Vessel, in a north westerly di-
rection, in from 4 to 5 fathoms, where an anchor
may be safely dropped in the event of wind or
tide failing, or in the event of a vessel reaching
thus far before dark, as it would not be safe to
proceed further in the absence of daylight.

Camboyure Point is bold of approach and
may be passed at a cable's length distant;
stand past it until the extreme of the bushes
bears north, and then steer south until the
"Ship Patch," (sand slope) at Tangalooma
Point bears E.N.E. a mile and 3 quarters dis-
tant, when a S.W. S. course may be steered
to an anchorage off the Bar of the River Bris-
bane, in 4 and 4 fathoms, muddy bottom:-
the highest trees on "Mud Island" bearing
east.

A direct course S.W. by S. to an anchorage
off the Bar may be steered from Cowan Cowan
by passing to the westward of the Middle Bank
off Tangalooma, but as the distance off shore
can be more correctly estimated by passing to
the eastward of it, the track shewn in the plan
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