THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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No 13

obscured by the land, has been established at Point Fanny,
the south point of Boston Island, and exhibited from a
skeleton iron tower. It is placed 300 ft. north from L.W.
mark at the point, at an elevation of about 25 ft., and should
be visible in clear weather at a distance of about ten miles.
Approximate position : Lat. 34° 44' S., long. 135° 55½' E.

BOSTON POINT.

And that an unwatched fixed light has also been exhibited
from a skeleton iron tower on Boston Point, at an elevation
of 40 ft., and should be visible in clear weather at a distance
of about twelve miles. The light will show red from
S. 5° W. to S. 54° W. over Bolingbroke Point, Rabbit
Island, &c.; white, S. 54° W. to N. 16° W.; red from
N. 16° W. to N. 36° E. over Kangaroo Reef and Boston
Island; white from N. 36° E. to S. 5° W., except where
obscured by the high land of Boston Point.
Approximate position: Lat. 34° 39' S., long. 135° 56' E.
All bearings correct magnetic.
These affect Admiralty Charts 2389B and 784.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.
Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 3rd December, 1909.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

Spencer Gulf.

SOUTTAR POINT.

Masters of vessels and others are hereby informed that a
pile beacon, painted red, with circular head, has been placed
in 7ft. at L.W.S. on the eastern side of the 1-fathom
shoal patch west of Souttar Point. This beacon is placed
as a guide to the sheltered anchorage on the south-eastern
side of the shoal.
Approximate position: Lat. 34° 53½' S., long. 137° 11¼' E.
This affects Admiralty Chart No. 2389A.

LIPSON COVE.

Further, that a haul-off buoy, painted black, has been
placed about 60 fathoms N.E. from the end of the Lipson
Cove Jetty, in 16 ft. at L.W.S. The buoy is attached to an
anchor to north-eastward, and has a small chain to the jetty
to keep it in position.
Approximate position: Lat. 34° 15½' S., long. 136° 15⅞' E.
This affects Admiralty Chart No. 2389B.

ARTHUR SEARCY,
President of the Marine Board.
Marine Board Offices,
Port Adelaide, 24th November, 1909.

Notice to Mariners No. 9 of 1910.

TIDAL-STREAM OBSERVATIONS IN COOK STRAIT.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 3rd February, 1910.
THE following tidal-stream observations, taken by Cap-
tain Post when employed in cable-repairing work on
the Government steamship "Tutanekei" off Tongue Point,
in Cook Strait, are hereby published for the information of
shipmasters:—
Started grappling for cable at 7.50 a.m., 15th November,
on the flood stream. At 8.50 a.m. hooked the cable, tide
then slacking down. At 9.40 a.m. when cable was buoyed
ebb stream had made strong, the ebb stream must have
made at about 9.20 a.m., and continued running till 6 p.m.,
for 8 h. 40 m.
At 6 h. 20 m. p.m. the flood stream made,—
Barometer .. 8 a.m., 30-08; noon, 30·12 ; 6 p.m., 30-06.
Thermometer 8 a.m., 64°; noon, 65°; 6 p.m., 65°.
Weather fine. Strong N.W. wind in forenoon, calm in
afternoon. Sea smooth.

16th November, 1909.
5.20 a.m. Ebb stream just noticeable at No. 3 buoy, 4½ m.
N. 78° W. (true) of Sinclair Head.
5.50 a.m. Ebb stream about 1½ knots at No. 1 buoy, 9½ m.
west (true) of Sinclair Head.
6.10 a.m. Flood stream made at No. 3 buoy, 4½ m. N. 78° W.
(true) of Sinclair Head.
6.45 a.m. Flood stream strong No. 3 buoy, 4½ m. N. 78° W.
(true) of Sinclair Head.
11.30 a.m. Ebb stream made at No. 3 buoy, 4½ m. N. 78° W.
(true) of Sinclair Head.
Barometer .. 8 a.m., 30-09; noon, 30-06; 4 p.m., 30-05.
Thermometer 8 a.m., 63°; noon, 64°; 4 p.m., 65°.

17th November, 1909.
5.40 a.m. Ebb stream just noticeable at No. 3 buoy.
6.5 a.m. Ebb stream about 1 or 1½ knots at No. 1 buoy.
6.40 a.m. Flood stream about 1 knot at No. 3 buoy.
7.30 a.m. Flood stream about 2 knots at No. 3 buoy.
8.20 a.m. Flood stream making strong at No. 3 buoy.
8.40 to 9.15 a.m. Buoy run out of sight, cage showing
occasionally.
Captain Post estimated from the speed that the engines
were going that the current must have been running 7 knots,
but the strength of the tide only continued for a little over
half an hour, and then gradually slackened down to its
usual rate.
Mean of the three observations for flood stream gave flood
started to make O h. 32 m. before high water at Wellington.
Mean of the two observations for ebb stream gave ebb
stream started to make 2 h. 2 m. before low water at
Wellington.
Mean of five observations taken in September, 1909, 5 m.
S. 75° W. of Cape Terawhiti, gave flood stream started to
make 0 h. 43 m. before high water at Wellington; and
Mean of three observations taken at same date and
position gave ebb stream started to make 0 h. 42 m. before
high water at Wellington.

J. A. MILLAR.

Notice to Mariners No. 10 of 1910.

LIGHT-VESSEL ON NEW SHOAL IN AUCKLAND HARBOUR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 4th February, 1910.
NOTICE is hereby given that a small light-vessel,
showing a bright light all round the horizon, has
been placed on the shoal in Auckland Harbour 7¾ cables
north-east of North Head on which the s.s. “Kaipara”
struck. A large red buoy will be moored close to and outside the light-vessel.
The following magnetic bearings mark the position of the
shoal:
Mount Victoria Flagstaff . . . . . S. 62° W.
Bean Rock Lighthouse . . . . . S. 30° E.
Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Plans Nos. 1970 and
1896; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter ii,
page 36.

J. A. MILLAR.

Notice to Mariners No. 11 of 1910.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 2nd February, 1910.
THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the
Board of Trade, are published for general information.

INDIAN OCEAN.
COLOMBO.—Ona Gala buoy, in 6° 59' N., 79° 50¼' E., in the
approach to the harb., is to be replaced by a lt.-buoy, exh.
an occ. white lt. ; and the bell buoy, in 6° 57¼' N., 79° 50¼' E.,
in wrn. entr. to the harb., marking head of breakwater ex-
tension, is to be replaced by a lt.-buoy, exh. a F. red lt.
When the lt.-buoy with F. red lt. is est. the occ. green lead-
ing-lt. for the wrn. entr., near the inner end of the slipway,
is to be disc. Dec.
The limits of the sectors shown from the Clock Tower lt.
(6° 56' N., 79° 50½' E.) have been altered, and the lt. now
shows quick fls. from S.W. to S. 19° W.; 1 quick fl.
from S. 19° W. to S. 13° W. ; quick fls. from S. 13° W. to
S. 5° W. ; 3 quick fls. from S. 5° W., through S., E., and N.,
to the land srd. of the harb. In other respects the lt. is un-
altered. Dec.
The F. white lt. exh. from the Guide Jetty has been replaced
by 2 F. green lts., vert., elev. 18 ft. and 24 ft. Dec.
RIVER HUGLI.—THE SANDHEADS.—Between 9th Nov., 1909,
and about 12th Feb., 1910, a number of surveying-buoys are
to be temp. moored at the Sandheads in the river between
the parallel of the ern. chan. lt.-v. (21° 0½' N., 88° 12½' E.)
and the parallel of Eagle Sand, and are in addition to the
ordinary chan.-buoys. During the early part of 1910 certain
of these buoys are to be marked by small lt.-buoys placed
near them, or by a vessel anchored in their vicinity. Dec.
THE TERRIBLES.—On 14th Sept., 1909, a volcanic upheaval
took place in 19° 21' N., 93° 22' E., S.-erd. of the Terribles.
CAUTION.—Until this locality has been exam. it should be
nav. with great caution. NOTE.—A note to the above effect
has been charted. Dec.