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Spit should not be less than 10 ft., and on the eastern edge
of the green sector not less than 11 ft., at low water spring
tides.

On and after April 15, 1903, the outer bar signals will
indicate the depth of water on the line when Wusung light
and the red light placed on Princes’ Wharf are in transit.

Caution.—From 2 ft. to 3 ft. less water than that signalled
will be found between the above-mentioned 10 ft. buoy and a
point 700 ft. north of the Lismore wreck light-boat. Vessels
taking up an anchorage outside Wusung will be requested to
avoid doing so near the line of the outer bar leading-marks.
(N.M. 21, 1903.)

(Notice to Mariners No. 167 (special), Imperial Maritime
Customs, Shanghai, April 6, 1903.)

Hydrographic Office charts: Nos. 529, 1305, 1445, and
1696.

British Admiralty charts (issued to U.S. vessels): Nos.
1199, 2809, and 1601; H.O. Light List, Vol. ii., Nos. 141 and
141a; China Sea Directory, Vol. iii., 1894, page 431.

(1074.) NEW CALEDONIA.—CAPE N’DUA RANGE LIGHTS.—
VISIBILITY.—The commander of the French man-of-war
“De la Meurthe” reports, under date of January 14, 1903,
that the rear light of Cape N’dúa commences to be visible to
a vessel coming from the northward running along the coast
at 10 miles from the reefs, when it bears S. 40° W. true
(S.S.W. ½ W. mag.). It is obscured by a small hill between
the bearings S. 45° W. true (S.W. ⅞ S. mag.) and S. 49° W.
true (S.W. ½ S. mag.). See Notice to Mariners Nos. 37
(1340) and 46 (1809) of 1902.
(N.M. 21, 1903.)

(Avis aux Navigateurs No. 99, Paris, 1903.)

Hydrographic Office charts: Nos. 825a and 2027.

British Admiralty Charts (issued to U.S. vessels): Nos.
936b and 2906; H.O. Light List, Vol. ii., No. 635a; Pacific
Islands, Vol. ii., 1900, page 302.

(1091.) ARGENTINA.—RIO DE LA PLATA.—WRECK BETWEEN
INDIO POINT AND BANCO CHICO LIGHT-VESSELS.—The Argen-
tine Government gives notice that the steamer “Vera” was
totally wrecked between Banco Chico and Indio Point light-
vessels, Rio de la Plata, in (approximately) latitude 34° 57′ S.,
longitude 57° 18′ W.; and about 437 yards from it, S. 41° W.
true (S.W. ⅞ S. mag.), lies the wreck of the steamer
“Alacrity,” with her bow awash and stern afloat. This
danger is marked by two gunboats anchored north-west and
south-east from each other with the wreck of the “Vera”
between them. By day the wreck is distinguishable by hav-
ing her masts and smoke-stack out of water. The gunboats
marking the wreck carry the regulation lights of vessels at
anchor, but have in addition two red vertical lights.
(N.M. 22, 1903.)

(Avisos á los Navegantes, Buenos Aires, April 6, 1903.)

Hydrographic Office charts: Nos. 1132, 1130, 616 and 930;
H.O. Publication No. 88, East Coast of South America, 1894,
page 308.

(1097.) CALIFORNIA.—SAN FRANCISCO BAY.—BLOSSOM
ROCK TO BE REMOVED.—Notice has been given by the
U.S. Lighthouse Inspector of the 12th District that work
has commenced under the contract for the removal of Bloss-
om Rock, San Francisco Bay. Mariners are cautioned to
give the rock a berth of at least 1,000 ft. on both sides to
avoid all danger of disturbing the contractor’s buoys and
becoming entangled in the guy-ropes.
(N.M. 22, 1903.)

(Notice to Mariners, U.S. Lighthouse Inspector, 12th Dis-
trict, May 16, 1903.)

Coast Survey charts: Nos. 5600, 5500, and 5532; Pacific
Coast Pilot, 1889, page 188.

(1098.) WASHINGTON.—ADMIRALTY INLET.—ADMIRALTY
HEAD LIGHT-STATION.—INTENDED CHANGE IN POSITION.—
On or about June 25, 1903, the 4th order fixed white
light will be moved to and established, without change in
characteristic, at the new station recently built about ⅓ mile
northerly from its present station on Red Bluff, Admiralty
Head, Whidbey Island, eastern side of the entrance to
Admiralty Inlet. The focal plane of the light will be 127 ft.
above mean high water and 32 ft. above the base of the
structure, and the light will be visible 17·3 miles in clear
weather. The light will illuminate 270° of the horizon, and
will be visible from points in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and
Admiralty Inlet from S. 22° E. true (S.E. mag.) to N. 45° W.
true (W.N.W. mag.). The approximate geographical posi-
tion of the light, as taken from Chart No. 6450 of the
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, will be latitude
48° 9′ 40″ N., longitude 122° 40′ 46″ W.; Bush Point Post
Light, S. 22° E. true (S.E. mag.), distant 8⅓ miles; Point
Wilson Lighthouse, S. 71° W. true (S.W. ¼ W. mag.), dis-
tant 3⅓ miles; New Dungeness Lighthouse, N. 87° W. true
(W.S.W. ¼ W. mag.), distant 17¼ miles. The station con-
sists of a semi-detached cylindrical tower surmounted by a
black cylindrical lantern, and connected to the north-western
corner of a two-story dwelling by a covered passage-way
15 ft. long. The structures are of brick, plastered with
cement, natural colour; roof of dwelling, brown; white gal-
vanised-iron oil-house, with brown roof, about 50 ft. southerly
from dwelling.
(N.M. 22, 1903.)

(Notice to Mariners No. 46, Lighthouse Board, Washing-
ton, 1903.)

Coast Survey charts: Nos. 6300, 6450, and 6405; U.S.
Lighthouse Board List of Lights on the Pacific Coast, 1903,
No. 181; Pacific Coast Pilot, 1889, page 589.

(1125.) SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.—VICINITY OF ELLICE
ISLANDS.—EXISTENCE OF DOUBTFUL REEF CONFIRMED.—
Captain J. D. S. Phillips, master of the steamer “Aorangi”
of the Canadian-Australian Royal Mail Line, reports that while
making a voyage between Honolulu and Fiji, on March 21,
1903, he passed close to the reef marked E.D. (1899), latitude
5° 37′ S., longitude 174° 2′ W., on B.A. chart No. 780, and
P.D. on H.O. chart 825a. The weather was perfect and
excellent observations were obtained, with the result that he
placed the position of the reef in latitude 5° 53′ 15″ S., longi-
tude 173° 49′ 45″ W. It is of horse-shoe formation, none of
it being above water, and extending ½ or ¾ of a mile north-
north-east and south-south-west on the western side. This
danger lies 20 miles to the westward of the track of the
steamers of the Canadian-Australian Royal Mail Line going
between Honolulu and Fili.
(N.M. 22, 1903.)

(Weather Report Extract, B.R.M.S. “Aorangi,” Sydney,
April 3, 1903.)

Hydrographic Office charts: Nos. 1283, 1500, and 825a;
Pacific Islands, Vol. ii., 1900, page 250.

(1126.) SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN.—NEW HEBRIDES.—ARAGH
ARAGH (PENTECOST) ISLAND.—HOMO BAY.—INFORMATION.—
The commanding officer of the French man-of-war “Protet”
gives the following information under date of February 6,
1903, regarding Homo Bay, Aragh Aragh (Pentecost) Island.

Landmark.—The building of the agency of the New
Hebrides Society serves as a landmark into Homo Bay.
Between this house and the beach there are two white
posts, forming an alignment of S. 70° E. true (E. ⅞ S. mag.).
The house is also on this bearing.

Lights.—Two fixed white lights are exhibited from the
posts when a vessel is expected.

Directions.—The alignment of the posts or the agency
house bearing S. 70° E. true (E. ⅞ S. mag.) leads to the
anchorage, about 225 yards from the beach, which is steep-
to. In good weather a landing is easily made.
(N.M. 22, 1903.)

(Avis aux Navigateurs No. 107, Paris, 1903.)

Hydrographic Office chart: No. 2027. British Admi-
ralty Charts (issued to U.S. vessels): No. 1570; Pacific
Islands, Vol. ii., 1900, page 445.

Importation of Bones, Animal Manures, and Hides into
Tasmania.—Notice No. 788.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 26th June, 1903.

It is hereby notified for public information that the
following regulations of the Tasmanian Government
are now in force with reference to the importation of bones,
animal manures, and hides into Tasmania.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister for Agriculture.

1. The word “Inspector,” whenever used in these regula-
   tions, shall include the Chief Inspector of Stock and any
   Inspector of Stock appointed under the Stock Act, or any
   superior officer of police.

2. Raw bones, bone-dust, bone-meal, animal manures, and
   hides from Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South
   Australia, West Australia, New Zealand, the United King-
   dom, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Russia, Egypt,
   Arabia, Persia, Beloochistan, India, Ceylon, Burmah, Siam,
   Malay Peninsula, China, Straits Settlement, and the Argen-
   tine Republic shall not be landed in Tasmania, except at the
   ports of Hobart, Launceston, Devonport, Ulverstone, Pen-
   guin, Burnie, Wynyard, Duck River, and Stanley. Pro-
   vided that nothing in this regulation contained shall be
   construed as permitting the importation of hides from
   Queensland into Tasmania.

3. The consignee or importer of all raw bones, bone-dust,
   bone-meal, and animal manures lawfully imported into Tas-
   mania shall, when landed, at his own expense cause the
   same to be immediately removed by trucks or other
   carriages approved by an Inspector to some place approved
   by the Inspector, and there be sterilised by steaming under
   at least a 30 lb. indicated steam-pressure equal to 250
   degrees Fahrenheit for at least two hours. Provided that
   this regulation shall not apply to any raw bones, bone-dust,
   bone-meal, or animal manures which shall be proved to the
   satisfaction of an Inspector, by statutory declaration made
   in accordance with the law in force in the country or State
   whence the same are exported, or such other evidence as he
   may reasonably require, to have been sterilised in the
   manner aforesaid in the place of exportation.