Feb. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 443

PRINCE RUPERT HARB.—A radio-tel. station, with a radius of 300 miles, call letters P R D, is est. in 54° 17′ N., 130° 22½′ W., on Parizeau Pt., Digby Isl. This station is now shown on the new edition of Chart No. 2453, dated Sept., 1910. Nov.

SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN.—ANTARCTIC OCEAN.

FALKLAND ISLANDS.—SHAG RKS.—AMENDED POSITION.—The amended position of these rks. is 53° 43′ S., 42° 20′ W., about 40 miles to the erd. of the position now shown on the charts, and was obtained by Capt. T. Sinclair, master of the s.s. “Coronda,” in Nov., 1909. Capt. Sinclair also reports that the rk. charted to the erd. of Shag Rks. is actually about 9 miles, S. 73° E. (true), from them, in which position it has been charted, and marked “Rk. awash.” Nov.

ERRATUM.—On certain copies of Chart No. 2203, the Shag Rks. (53° 43′ S., 42° 20′ W.), wrd of S. Georgia, do not appear, although the name, height, and a note with regard to them are shown. These rks. should be inserted in the position given above. Nov.

ANTARCTIC OCEAN.

SOUTH SHETLANDS.—MIDDLE ISL.—The existence of this isl. chartered in 62° 46′ S., 59° 22′ W., has been in doubt for a considerable number of years, and the Olna Whaling Co. report that their steamers have frequently passed over and near the position of this isl. without any trace of its existence being obser. The isl. has therefore now been expunged from the charts. Dec.

Notice to Mariners No. 11 of 1911.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 30th January, 1911.

THE following extracts from Notices to Mariners, received from the United States Hydrographic Office, at Washington, are published for general information.

J. A. MILLAR

BRITISH COLUMBIA.

STRAIT OF GEORGIA.—CORTES ISLAND.—REEF POINT GAS- BUOY REPLACED BY GAS AND BELL BUOY.—The Canadian Government has given notice that the gas-buoy moored at the extremity of the ledge off Reef Point, Cortes Island, Georgia Strait, has been replaced by a combined gas and bell buoy moored in the same position.

The buoy is of steel, cylindrical in shape, painted red, and surmounted by a pyramidal steel frame, supporting the bell and lantern.

The light is intermittent white; the illuminant acetylene, generated automatically. The bell is rung by the motion of the buoy on the waves.

Approx. position: Lat. 50° 3′ 8″ N., long. 125° 1′ 32″ W.

FRASER RIVER ENTRANCE.—DISUSED LIGHTHOUSE RE- MOVED.—The Canadian Government has given notice that the old white hexagonal wooden lighthouse which stood on an iron-pile foundation on the sand-heads at the entrance to the Fraser River, near the north-west extreme of Roberts Bank, and about 1 mile south-eastward of Fraser River Lightship, British Columbia, has been taken down. The iron-pile foundation will shortly be removed.

Approx. position: Lat. 49° 5′ 30″ N., long. 123° 17′ W.

VANCOUVER ISLAND.—VICTORIA HARBOUR.—BUOY ESTA- BLISHED.—Referring to Notice to Mariners No. 41 (2635) of 1910, the Canadian Government has given further notice that the small can buoy temporarily moored to mark an uncharted rock, with 12 ft. over it, on the western side of the fairway in the inner harbour of Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, has been permanently replaced by a spar buoy painted red and black in horizontal bands.

GEORGIA STRAIT.—BURRARD INLET.—ENGLISH BAY.— FALSE CREEK.—LIGHTS ESTABLISHED.—A pole, with a cross- arm at the top, from which 2 fixed red electric lights, placed 6 ft. apart horizontally, are exhibited, has been erected at high-water mark at the southern end of Nicola Street, City of Vancouver, on the northern side of the entrance to False Creek, English Bay, Burrard Inlet, ⅗ mile north-westward of Granville Street Bridge. The lights are elevated 40 ft. above high water, and are visible seven miles from all points of approach by water.

Approximate position on H.O. Chart No. 1408: Latitude 49° 16′ 38″ N., longitude 123° 7′ 47″ W.

SECOND NARROWS.—BEACON DESTROYED.—The Canadian Government has given notice that the eastern wooden-pile beacon recently established on the edge of the shoal-ground at Seymour Creek, Second Narrows, Burrard Inlet, has been destroyed.

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

MOLOKAI.—MAKANALUA PENINSULA.—INTENDED CHANGE IN CHARACTERISTIC OF LIGHT.—About 1st January, 1911, the characteristic of the light on Makanalua Peninsula, north coast of Molokai Island, Hawaiian Islands, will be changed from 1 white flash every 20 seconds to 1 white flash every 10 seconds.

Approx. position: Lat 21° 12′ 20″ N., long. 156° 58′ 25″ W.

URUGUAY.

MONTEVIDEO APPROACH.—BRAVA POINT LIGHT.—INFORMA- TION.—The master of the British steamer “Ikola” reports that the lighthouse on Brava Point, Montevideo approach, Uruguay, can not be made out readily during the daytime on account of the lack of distinguished colour.

The master also reports that owing to the existence of other fixed white lights in the vicinity this light can not be easily recognized at night.

Approx. position: Lat. 34° 56′ S., long. 56° 9′ 30′ W.

CHILE.

MAGELLAN STRAIT.—FIRST NARROWS.—BAXA POINT.— WRECK.—FURTHER INFORMATION.—Capt. R. McKenzie, of the British steamer “Strathbeg,” reports that the wreck of the steamer on the southern side of the western entrance to the First Narrows, Magellan Strait, is resting upright, as if anchored, with funnel and foremast gone.

This is probably the wreck of the German steamer “Ut- gard.”

(See Notice to Mariners No. 36 (2216) of 1910.)

Notice to Mariners No. 12 of 1911.

BUSHETT SHOAL, OFF CHEVIOT COAST.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 30th January, 1911.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 7 of 1911, issued by this Department on the 24th January, 1911, Captain Bollons, of the Government s.s. “Hinemoa,” reports, after further examination of the rocks reported by Mr. C. Bushett, of the fishing-vessel “Wairoa,” that the patch of foul ground extends 500 ft. in an E.S.E. and W.N.W. direction, and 200 ft. N.N.E. and S.S.W., carrying from 12 to 16 fathoms of water on its outer edge, and from 5 to 10 fathoms towards the centre, from which rise several pinnacles, two of them having only 15 ft. to 17 ft. of water over them at low-water spring tides.

These rocks are free of kelp.

The bottom between these rocks and the four-fathom shoal is rocky, carrying from 18 to 19 fathoms of water.

This dangerous reef lies S. 27° E. (true), distant three-quarters of a mile from the south end of the four-fathom shoal, and its position is indicated by the following true bearings taken from the 15 ft. pinnacle rock:—

Gibson Point extreme … True S. 38½° W.
Medina River … ,, S. 55½° W.
Amuri Bluff extreme … ,, N. 4½° E.

J. A. MILLAR.

Notice to Mariners No. 13 of 1911.

AUCKLAND HARBOUR.—PROTECTED ANCHORAGES FOR YACHTS.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 1st February, 1911.

REFERRING to Notice to Mariners No. 132 of 1910, and page 312 of New Zealand Nautical Almanac, the Auckland Harbour Board have notified that it is intended to move the black buoy off St. Barnabas half a cable’s length to the eastward. This alteration will take place as from 2nd instant.

Clause 2 of the above-mentioned notice will then read:—
The area enclosed by a line running due north for 2·1 cables from Resolution Point, position marked by a small black buoy; from this buoy by a line running N. 84½° W. for 5½ cables to another black buoy 3 cables N. 9° E. of St. Barnabas; a line S. 9° W. to St. Barnabas encloses the area.

Bearings are true.

Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Plans Nos. 1896 and 1970; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chap ii, page 39.

J. A. MILLAR.