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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 54

WASHINGTON.

WILLAPA BAY.—WHISTLE-BOUY TO BE REPLACED BY GAS AND WHISTLE BUOY.—BUOY TO BE CHANGED.—About 1st May, 1912, Willapa Bay Outside Bar whistle-buoy, Willapa Bay, Washington, will be replaced by a combination gas and whistle buoy showing an intermittent white light of about 820 candle-power every 8 seconds—thus, light 4 seconds, eclipsed 4 seconds.

The combination buoy will be conical, with pyramidal skeleton superstructure.

Approx. position: Lat. 46° 40′ 30″ N., long. 124° 11′ 15″ W.

On 18th March, 1912, the letters N.C. on inner buoy, a perpendicularly striped first-class nun, were removed.

GRAYS HARBOUR.—LIGHT ESTABLISHED.—COLOUR OF LIGHT CHANGED.—On 3rd March, 1912, North Channel light A, a fixed white post-lantern light of about 45 candle-power, was established on the northern side of the North Channel, Grays Harbour, Washington, about ⅔ mile 252° from the outer end of Grays Harbour City Wharf. The light is exhibited 14 ft. above the water from a white cross-arm on a 7-pile dolphin erected in 2½ fathoms of water, on the following bearings:—

Hoquiam, Blagen Mill, burner, 80°.

Lone Tree, 265° 30′.

Neds Rock, 311°.

On the same date the colour of lower light, located about ⅔ mile 223° from the outer end of Grays Harbour City Wharf, was changed from white to red.

WILLAPA BAY.—INTENDED LIGHTS.—BUOY TO BE DISCONTINUED.—About 1st May, 1912, the following lights, each a white post-lantern light of about 45 candle-power, shown from a cross-arm on an unpainted pile dolphin in about 2 fathoms of water, will be established to mark the channel in Willapa Bay, Washington:—

Cedar River Flats Light.—About 400 yards eastward of the outer end of the wharf at Toke Point.

Approx. position: Lat. 46° 42′ 10″ N., long. 123° 57′ 50″ W.

Long Island Shoal Light.—About 2 miles northward of the northern end of Long Island.

Approx. position: Lat. 46° 31′ 45″ N., long. 123° 59′ 10″ W.

On the same date Cedar River Flats buoy 3½ will be permanently discontinued.

Bearings will be published later.

Notice to Mariners No. 58 of 1912.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 12th June, 1912.

THE following Notices to Mariners, received from the Board of Trade, London, are published for general information.

GEO. LAURENSON.

UNITED KINGDOM.

SIGS. TO BE MADE BY VESSELS APPROACHING DEFENDED PORTS WHEN INCONVENIENCED BY SEARCHLIGHTS.—Any vessel approaching a defended port in the United Kingdom when searchlights are being worked, and finding that they interfere with her safe nav., may make use of the following sigs., either singly or combined: (a) By fl. lamp, 4 short fls. followed by 1 long fl.; (b) by whistle, siren, or fog-horn, 4 short blasts followed by 1 long blast. Whenever possible, both fl. lamp sigs. and sound sigs. should be used. On these sigs. being made, the searchlights will be worked so as to cause the least inconvenience, being either doused, raised, or their direction altered. The sigs. should not be used without real necessity, as unless the vessel is actually in the rays of the searchlight it is impossible to know which searchlight is affected. Note.—These sigs., which will come into force after 14th March, 1912, are designed to assist mariners, and do not render the Government liable in any way. March.

AFRICA.

E. LONDON HARB.—AMENDED POSITION OF LT.—The F. green lt. is in 33° 13′ S., 27° 55¼′ E., on head of nrn. breakwater, and not on head of srn. breakwater as at present shown on the charts. Note.—A new edition of Chart No. 1843 is shortly to be published. April.

TABLE BAY.—NEW EXAM. ANCHORAGE LIMITS.—(a.) On the N.E., by a line 320° (N. 13° W. mag.) from breakwater Lt.-h. (33° 54′ S., 18° 24¼′ E.). (b.) On the N.W., by a line 0° (N. 27° E. mag.) from Green Pt. Lt.-h. (c.) On the S.W., by a line 290° (N. 43° W. mag.) from Breakwater Lt.-h.

(d.) On the S.E., by a line 60° (N. 87° E. mag.) from Green Pt. Lt.-h. The limits of the former exam. anchorage have been erased from the charts. April.

CHINA SEA, ETC.

HAINAN STRAIT.—HAINAN HEAD.—The s.s. “Shantung” is reported to have struck on a rk., estimated as carrying 18 ft., in 20° 10′ N., 110° 41¼′ E., N.-wrd. of Hainan Head, 8 cables 330° (N. 31° W. mag.) from the summit (173 ft.) of Hainan Bluff. April.

KWANG-TUNG PENIN.—A F. white elec. lt. (U), elev. 34 ft., R. 8 miles, is exh. from a white lt.-h. 29 ft. high, in 38° 56¼′ N., 121° 39¾′ E., on outer end of ern. pier extension, now completed, 2 cables 24° (N. 29° E. mag.) from the beacon on that pier. April.

Lt.-vs. when out of Position.—The following uniform sigs. indic. that a lt.-v. of the Chinese service is out of position: By day—a red flag hoisted at the mast-head or yardarm. By night—the usual lt. extinguished, and a red lt. exh. from each end of the vessel. In case of the usual lt. of the lt.-v. being red, or red and white, a white lt. instead of a red lt. is exh. from each end of the vessel. April.

KAP SING MUN.—KAP SING ISL.—About 15th April, 1912, a gp. fl. white lt., with gp. of 2 fls. every 20 secs.—fl. 2 secs., ecl. 3 secs.; fl. 2 secs., ecl. 13 secs.—vis. from 100° (S. 80° E. mag.) through E., N., and W. to 225° (S.W. mag.), elev. 124 ft., R. 5 miles, is to be exh. from a white frame lt.-h. 28 ft. high, in 22° 20¾′ N., 114° 3¾′ E., on srn. summit of the isl.; and a fog-bell struck 4 to 6 times every min. is to be est. at the lt.-h. April.

RIVER MIN.—A F. white elec. lt. (U), elev. 34 ft., R. 8 miles, is exh. from a white lt.-h. 29 ft. high, in 38° 56¼′ N., 121° 39¾′ E., on outer end of ern. pier extension, now completed, 2 cables 24° (N. 29° E. mag.) from the beacon on that pier. April.

AUSTRALIA.

PORT PHILIP HEADS.—LIMITS OF EXAM. ANCHORAGE.—(a.) On the E., by a line from a pt. 300 yds., 27° (N. 19° E. mag.) from Obser. Pt. Lt.-h. (38° 18¾′ S., 144° 41′ E.), in a 27° (N. 19° E. mag.) direction for 1,500 yds. (b.) On the N., by a line 297° (N. 71° W. mag.) from the nrn. extr. of limit (a) for 2,000 yds. (c.) On the W., by a line 207° (S. 19° W. mag.) from the wrn. extr. of limit (b) for 1,500 yds. (d.) On the S., by a line 117° (S. 71° E. mag.) from the srn. extr. of limit (c), to the srn. extr. of limit (a). April.

TASMANIA.

HOBART APPROACH.—LIMITS OF EXAM. ANCHORAGE.—(a.) On the N., by a line from a pt. 700 yds. 120° (S. 70° E. mag.) from the extr. of Cartwright Pt. (42° 56′ S., 147° 22′ E.), in a 90° (N. 80° E. mag.) direction for 1,500 yds. (b.) On the E., by a line 180° (S. 10° E. mag.) from the ern. extr. of limit (a) for 1,500 yds. (c.) On the S., by a line 270° (S. 80° W. mag.) from the srn. extr. of limit (b) for 1,500 yds. (d.) On the W., by a line 0° (N. 10° W. mag.) from the wrn. extr. of limit (c), to the wrn. extr. of limit (a). April.

TORRES STRAIT.—THURSDAY ISL.—NORMANBY SOUND.—LIMITS OF EXAM. ANCHORAGE.—(a.) On the E., by a line 0° (N. 5° W. mag.) from Black Rk. (10° 34¾′ S., 142° 10¾′ E.) for 950 yds. (b.) On the N., by a line 270° (S. 85° W. mag.) from the nrn. extr. of limit (a) for 2,000 yds. (c.) On the W., by a line 180° (S. 5° E. mag.) from the wrn. extr. of limit (b) to the coast of Friday Isl. April.

CAPE SCHANCK.—On 1st April, 1912, a ‘fog-rocket, fired every 5 mins., is to be est. at the cape (38° 30′ S., 144° 53¾′ E.). April.

Notice to Mariners No. 59 of 1912.

BLOCKADE OF OTTOMAN RED SEA.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 14th June, 1912.

NOTICE is hereby given that a communication has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies stating that the Italian Government has given notice that it has declared an extension of the blockade of the Ottoman Red Sea littoral from the 8th April last, from Ras Isa to a point off the coast north of Leheia, situated 15° 40′ north latitude and 42° 43′ longitude east of Greenwich.

Neutral vessels proceeding to the sanitary-station at Kamaran in connection with pilgrims to Mecca will be able to approach the island by a passage from the southern side under the supervision of the blockading squadron.

GEO. LAURENSON.