Sept. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1813

41° W., through S. and E., to N. 49° W.; and red from N. 49° W. to N. 85° W.; elev. 90 ft. above H.W., R. 15 miles, is to be exh. from a metallic tower on screw piles, in 10° 15¼' N., 106° 47¾' E., on the muddy sandbank on the N. side of the entr. to Kua tieu. Also, a F. and Fl. white Lt. “Kua dong trahn Lt.,” showing quick Fls. from N. 54° W. to N. 13° W.; F. from N. 13° W., through N., to N. 8° E.; quick Fls. from N. 8° E. to N. 35° E.; and F. from N. 35° E. to S. 55° E.; elev. 73 ft. above H.W., R. 14 miles, is exh. from a metallic tower on base of masonry, in 10° 22¾' N., 106° 52¾' E., on the Ern. pt. of entr. Jan.

A shoal carrying 3¼ fms., on which the s.s. “Ranza” struck, lies in approx. 10° 19¼' N., 107° 4' E., at the entr. to the river, with Cape St. James Lt.-H., N. 62° E., 9½ cables, and Kangio Pile Lt.-H., N. 37° W. A red buoy has been moored on the edge of the shoal. Aug.*

A F. green Lt., elev. 26 ft., R. 7 miles, is exh. in approx. 10° 42½' N., 106° 46¼' E., near the mouth of the Rach Gioi. Jan.

ANNAM.

Tourane Approach.

On 14th Dec., 1898, a F. white Lt., vis. seaward over an arc of about 185°, elev. 492 ft., R. 8 miles, was to be exh. exper., in approx. 16° 8¼' N., 108° 18¾' E., on the E. side of Tien sha penin. Feb.

TONG KING.

Norway Isls. (Sui nong tao) Lt.

This Lt. (20° 37½' N., 107° 8¼' E.) has been altered from Fl. white every 2 mins. to Fl. white every min. April.*

CHINA.

Canton River.

A black conical buoy, exh. a F. green Lt., is moored in 22 ft. L.W. springs, in approx. 23° 2¼' N., 113° 25¼' E., on the N.-Wrn. edge of Junk Rk., Blenheim passage. [Note.—Vessels should pass Wrd. of this buoy.] Jan.

Mirs Bay.

A rocky ledge, with a depth of 2 ft. on its extr., in approx. 22° 28' N., 114° 17½' E., extends for 200 yds. N.-Erd. from Knob Reef, Tolo Chan. May.

Lamocks Lt.

The high Lt. (23° 15' N., 117° 17' E.) has been altered to an Occ. white Lt. every 20 secs., elev. 241 ft., R. 22 miles. Aug.*

Turnabout Lt.

In 1899 this Lt. (25° 26¼' N., 119° 56' E.) is to be altered from F. to an Occ. white Lt. every 15 secs. Jan.

Gutzlaff Lt.

In 1899 this Lt. (30° 48½' N., 122° 9¾' E.) is to be altered rom F. to a Fl. white Lt. every 5 secs. Jan.

Yang tse Kiang Entr.

Shaweishan Lt. (31° 25¼' N., 122° 13¾' E.) has been altered from F. to an Occ. white Lt. every 15 secs., elev. 229 ft., R. 22 miles. June.*

The Lt. of Kiutoan Lt.-vessel (31° 13' N., 121° 49' E.) has been altered from F. to a Fl. white Lt. every 30 secs., elev. 35 ft., R. 11 miles. July.*

Tungsha Lt.-vessel “Newchwang” (31° 8¼' N., 122° 0¼' E.) has been replaced by a new Lt.-vessel, hull red, with “Tungsha” in white on sides, one mast surm. by a black ball, exh. a group-Fl. white Lt. showing 3 Fls. in quick succ. every 45 secs., elev. 38 ft., R. 11 miles, also a riding Lt. from the forestay, and carrying a fog-siren sounding two blasts, first a low and secondly a high note, every 1½ mins. If the siren is disabled, a gong will be sounded at the same interval. When out of position the Lt. will not be exh., but a F. red Lt. will be shown at the bow and stern, and a red flag hoisted above the ball until the latter is struck. June.*

AUSTRALIA.

South Coast.

King George’s Sound.—A newly discovered patch of foul ground lies Wrd. of Michaelmas Reefs, with a least depth of 21 ft., rk., in approx. 35° 3' S., 117° 59¾' E., with centre of Gull Rk. N. by E., 15¼ cables, and King Pt. Lt.-H. W. by N. ¼ N. A red buoy, surm. by a staff and cage, is moored 1¾ cables Wrd. of the rk. Mariners should give both this buoy and that marking the Michaelmas Reefs a wide berth in passing. Aug.

Spencer Gulf.—The shoal patch, marked by a red buoy, moored in 2½ fms. L.W. springs, and on the S. edge of the shoalest water, in approx. 33° 54¼' S., 137° 35¼' E., S. of Riley Shoal, is of larger extent than charted. Within a radius of 200 ft. from the buoy there is in places not more than 2¼ fms. L.W. springs, which quickly deepens to 4 fms. to the N., S., and E. To the Wrd. (over a narrow ridge about 100 ft. wide) the water gradually deepens from 17 ft. to 23 ft. for a dist. of 3 cables. Feb.

The beacon about 2 cables S.-Erd. of Commissariat Pt., Snapper Reach, Port Augusta approach, has been removed. A red buoy surm. by staff and ball is moored in 16 ft. L.W. springs, in approx. 32° 36½' S., 137° 46¼' E., about 1½ cables E.S.E. of the black buoy off the above pt. to mark the Ern. side of the chan. June.

Gulf of St. Vincent.—Early in Jan., 1899, a beacon, black tripod with circular head, elev. 21 ft. above H.W., was to be est. on the Ern. edge of Marion Reef, Macdonnell Sound approach. It has been charted in approx. 35° 9¾' S., 137° 49¼' E., with Troubridge Shoals Lt.-H., N. ¼ E., 2¼ miles, and N. extr. of Hungry Pt., N.W. by W. ¼ W. Also, a F. red Lt., vis. from N.W., through N., to N.E., over the Marion Reef, R. 5 miles, was to be exh. at the base of Troubridge Shoals Lt.-H. Feb.

Special Warning to Mariners.—Causes of Wreck at the Port Phillip Heads.—A careful inquiry into the casualties which have occurred at the entr. of Port Phillip has shown that in nearly every case they have taken place in consequence of the vessels either attempting to enter the Heads at night without a pilot or against a strong ebb stream, which, it must be remembered, runs partly athwart the entr. with great force, frequently at the rate of 7 knots, causing a high confused tumbling sea, which in Sly. or Wly. gales often breaks from pt. to pt. The mariner must not suppose that because he has a fine fair wind outside the Heads he can always force his vessel against the ebb. To this error is attributable the loss of several vessels. The wind, although fresh outside, frequently falls light just as the vessel gets into the tide-ripple between the Heads, when she becomes unmanageable; and even with a strong breeze vessels often sheer athwart the tide, which hereabouts forms a series of strong irregular eddies.

Port Albert.—The Wrn. or Snake Chan., Port Albert, having silted, is closed to nav.; the buoys marking that chan. have been withdrawn. The tidal sigs. made at Snake Isl. (38° 45' S., 146° 38' E.) now refer to the Ern. Chan. only. May.

East Coast.

Jervis Bay.—On 1st May, 1899, a group-Fl. white Lt. showing 3 Fls. every 20 secs.—Fl. ¾ sec.; ecl. 2 secs.; Fl. 1¼ secs.; ecl. 2 secs.; Fl. ¾ sec.; ecl. 13¼ secs.—vis. seaward from N. by E. ¼ E., through N. and W., to S.W. ¼ S., elev. 304 ft. above H.W., R. 20 miles, is to be exh. from a Lt.-H. in 35° 5½' S., 150° 50' E., on Perpendicular Head, entr. to the bay. On the same date, the Lt. (Alt. white, red, and green) on Cape St. George is to be disc., and the tower will shortly be removed. May.

Pioneer River Entr.—On 23rd Dec., 1898, the Lt. exh. from the leading-beacons (21° 9' S., 149° 16' E.) on the S.W. end of Flat Top Islet was to be altered to show red from N.W. by N. to N.W. ½ W., and green from N.W. ¼ W. to W. by N. ¼ N.; the red sector leads through the Flat Top anchorage to the Fairway Buoy, and the green sector leads over the shingle spit and line of tel. cable. Two yellow conical buoys mark the line of the tel. cable. Feb.

On 2nd Feb., 1899, the red triangular beacon on Dangerous Reef (21° 7¾' S., 149° 16¼' E.), off Mackay, was down. It was to be replaced as soon as possible. April.*

Revised Regulations with Respect to the Entry of Naval Cadets into the British Navy.

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Defence Office,
Wellington, 13th September, 1899.

THE following revised regulations with reference to the entry of naval cadets into the British navy, received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, are republished for general information. The regulations published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 63, of the 22nd July, 1897, page 1345, are therefore cancelled. The attention of applicants for nominations for cadetships is drawn to the necessity for applications for any year reaching the Defence Department not later than the 1st October of the preceding year, and also that the local examinations will no longer be held in March, July, and December, as heretofore, but some weeks earlier, according to the distance of the particular station from the United Kingdom.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Defence.

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REGULATIONS RESPECTING NAVAL CADETS.

[For the Information of Candidates.]

1. APPOINTMENTS to naval cadetships will be made by limited competition, with the under-mentioned exceptions:—

Six cadetships given annually to sons of gentlemen in the colonies, on the recommendation of the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Service cadetships, the total number of which is not to exceed seven in any one year. Service cadets will be selected by the Board of Admiralty from (a) sons of