1688
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 66

Kelp, where 14 fathoms are marked on the chart, bearing from Cecil Islet S. 80° W. true (S.W. ⅔ W. mag.), 700 yards, also off the north-east end of Cecil Islet.

Kelp, where 13 fathoms are marked on the chart, between the two southernmost islets off Mamalilaculla, ½ mile S. 13° W. true (S. by E. e’ly mag.) from the centre of the more easterly Indian Island.

Kelp, on the west side of Elliott Passage off the south-east extremity of the more easterly Indian Island, north-east of the 24-fathom sounding.

The rock shown 1,200 yards S. 83° E. true (E.N.E. ⅔ E. mag.) from the easternmost Ridge Islet and that shown off Bare Hill cover at high water.

Kelp, where 19 fathoms are shown, between the islets off Bare Hill.

Rock off Sail Island, Retreat Passage, uncovers at low water. Distant 400 yards S. 15° W. true (S. ⅔ E. mag.) from the rock shown off the north-west end of Sail Island.

Kelp patch off Saddle Hill, immediately south of the rocks west of the 27-fathom sounding.

Kelp close northward of the 20-fathom sounding shown off False Cove, northward of Saddle Hill.

Rock on which the steamer “Coquitlam” struck off Islet Point, Retreat Passage, in the entrance to Cramer Passage, close south-eastward of the 40-fathom sounding shown on the chart.

Lat. 50° 44′ 02″ N., long. 126° 34′ 20″ W.

Rock, uncovering at low water, in Penphrase Passage, 300 yards off Sir Edmund Head bearing from Vigis Point S. true (S.S.E. ¼ E. mag.).

Shoal ground extending 200 yards off the bluff nearly midway between Steep Point and Vigis Point, Wishart Peninsula.

Rock marked with kelp with less than 6 feet over it in the middle of Moore Bay, Kingcome Inlet, where 55 fathoms are marked on the chart.

Reef reported by Captain Monk of the steamer “Coutli” in the middle of Sharp Passage from which the north tangent of Moore Point bears N. 73° E. true (N.E. ¼ E. mag.), and the east tangent of Stackhouse Island N. 15° E. true (N. ⅔ W. mag.).

Rock awash at high water off Cardale Point, Sutlej Channel.

841. BRITISH COLUMBIA.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND.—NEW CHANNEL.—CHRISTIE PASSAGE.—BALAKLAVA ISLAND.—SCARLETT POINT.—LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHED.—A lighthouse has been erected by the Government of Canada on Scarlett Point, Balaklava Island, north-west point of the entrance to Christie Passage, and the light was put in operation on 12th April, 1905, when the temporary light described in Notice to Mariners No. 3 (94) of 1905 was discontinued.

Approx. position: Lat. 50° 51′ 50″ N., long. 127° 37′ 30″ W.

The lighthouse stands 100 feet back from the water’s edge at the small depression in the eastern extremity of the point. It is a rectangular wooden building with a hip roof, surmounted by a square wooden lantern rising from the middle of the roof. The sides of the building and lantern are painted white, and the roofs red. The lighthouse is 37 feet high from its base to the ventilator on the lantern.

The light is a fixed red light, elevated 90 feet above high-water mark, and should be visible 10 miles from all points of approach by water. The illuminating-apparatus is dioptric of the 7th order.

842. BRITISH COLUMBIA.

SCHOONER PASSAGE.—UNCHARTED ROCK.—Captain Hughes, master of the steamer “Princess Beatrice,” reports having struck a pinnacle rock in Schooner Passage between Dolphin and Spicer Islands where the chart shows 29 fathoms.

Approx. position: Lat. 53° 45′ 52″ N., long. 130° 23′ 53″ W.

This rock carries 12 feet, and from it the extreme south end of Dolphin Island bears S. 61° W. true (S.W. by S. mag.), and the south end of Spicer Island in line with small island bears S. 13° E. true (S.E. ½ S. mag.).

843. BRITISH COLUMBIA.

DOUGLAS CHANNEL.—UNCHARTED ROCKS.—Captain Hughes, master of the steamer “Princess Beatrice,” reports the existence of two uncharted rocks in Douglas Channel—the one immediately west of a line drawn between Halsey Point and the extreme west tangent of Hawkesbury Island, in latitude 53° 30′ 00″ N., longitude 129° 13′ 30″ W., ½ mile off-shore, marked by kelp; the other half-way between this rock and the shore on a bearing N. 24° W. true (N.W. ¼ W. mag.). The latter dries at extreme low water. Positions are approximate.

844. SWEDEN.

GULF OF BOTHNIA.—DIURSTEN.—FOG-BELL ESTABLISHED.—The Swedish Government has given notice that a fog-bell, worked by machinery, has been established at Diursten. It is sounded every 15 seconds during thick and foggy weather.

Approx. position: Lat. 60° 22′ 12″ N., long. 18° 24′ 30″ E.

853. CEYLON.

NORTH-WEST BREAKWATER.—SOUTH HEAD.—LIGHT ESTABLISHED.—The Government of Ceylon has given notice that on 15th April, 1905, a fixed green light of the 5th order has been established on the south head of the north-west breakwater, Colombo Harbour.

The light is exhibited from a slate-coloured cylindrical iron tower, 42 feet above high water, and is visible 10 miles.

Approx. position: Lat. 6° 57′ N., long. 79° 51′ E.

854. CHINA SEA.

RHIO STRAIT.—MESANA ISLAND.—SHOAL SPOT TO NORTH-EASTWARD.—The master of the German steamer “Magdeburg” reports that on 8th March, 1905, his vessel, drawing 25 feet, touched bottom in the southern entrance to Rhio Strait, north-eastward of Mesana Island, in (approximately) latitude 0° 26′ 15″ N., longitude 104° 35′ 00″ E. The sea was smooth at the time.

860. NEW ZEALAND.

NORTH ISLAND.—GREAT BARRIER ISLAND.—PORT ABERCROMBIE.—ROCK WEST OF SUGAR LOAF ISLAND.—Information, dated 24th March, 1905, has been received from Captain F. C. T. Tudor, H.B.M.S. “Challenger,” that a rock with a depth of about 2 fathoms over it exists in the entrance to Port Abercrombie in a position from which Sugar Loaf Island bears N. 87° E. true (E.N.E. ½ E. mag.), distant about 500 yards, and the west extreme of Peter Island S. 31° E. true (S.E. mag.).

Approx. position: Lat. 36° 09′ 45″ S., long. 175° 18′ 45″ E.

812. HINDUSTAN.

WEST COAST.—BOMBAY HARBOUR.—CROSS ISLAND REEF.—BEACON ERECTED.—The Port Officer, Bombay, has given notice, dated 12th April, 1905, that a stone cylindrical beacon, painted red, elevated about 13 feet above high water, has been erected on Cross Island Reef in a position from which south channel beacon bears S. 70° W. true (W.S.W. ¼ W. mag.), distant 360 yards, and Cross Island Flagstaff N. 14° E. true (N. by E. ¼ E. mag.).

Approx. position: Lat. 18° 56′ 30″ N., long. 72° 51′ 15″ E.

817. KOREA.

SOUTH COAST.—NAN HOW GROUP.—SODO ISLAND.—PROVISIONAL LIGHT WITHDRAWN.—PERMANENT LIGHT ESTABLISHED.—Referring to Notice to Mariners No. 5 (193) of 1905, the Japanese Government has given further notice that on 17th April, 1905, the provisional fixed white light exhibited at the southern extremity of Sodo Island has been replaced by a permanent light showing alternately white and red flashes, and visible from a distance of 25 miles.

Further notice will be given as to particulars.

Approx. position: Lat. 34° 00″ N., long. 127° 20′ E.

818. SAMOAN ISLANDS.

TUTUILA.—AU-NUU ISLAND.—LIGHT ESTABLISHED.—Information has been received that a fixed red lens-lantern light has been established on the highest point of the north-eastern promontory, a small island of Au-nuu. It is elevated 250 feet above the sea, and is visible 7 miles.

The light is exhibited from an iron support, painted white, and is located so as to illuminate the channel between Tutuila and Au-nuu.

Approximate position on H.O. Chart No. 90. Lat. 14° 18′ 45″ S., long. 170° 34′ 20″ W.

767. BAY OF BENGAL.

ANDAMAN ISLANDS.—PORT BLAIR.—LEADING-LIGHTS ESTABLISHED.—The Government of Bengal has given notice that on 8th March, 1905, the following fixed white leading-lights were established in Port Blair:—

ATALANTA POINT.—A front light, elevated 70 feet above high water, has been erected on this point in a position from which the port office jetty on Ross Island bears N. 81° E. true (E. ¾ N. n’ly mag.), distant 1,640 yards, and the eastern extremity of Perseverance Point N. 4° W. true (N. ⅔ W. mag.).

The rear light is elevated 144 feet above high water, and is situated at a distance of 300 yards S. 35° W. true (S.W. ⅔ S. mag.) from the front light. These lights in line S. 35° W. true (S.W. ⅔ S. mag.) lead into the harbour.

769. EAST INDIA ARCHIPELAGO.

MADURA ISLAND.—WEST COAST.—CAPE PIRING LIGHT TO BE MOVED AND CHANGED IN CHARACTER.—The Netherlands Government has given notice that the fixed white light at Cape Piring will be moved 61 yards S. 30° E. true (S.S.E. ⅔ E.