Taranaki Provincial Gazette – 1859 – No. 5

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✨ Maritime Notices and Weather Report

Superintendent's Office,
Wellington,
February 21st, 1859.

SIR,—I have the honor to forward to you a Gazette containing two notices relative to the Lighthouse recently erected on Pencarrow Head, and shall feel obliged by your inserting them in the Gazette of your Province.

I have the honor to be, Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

(Signed) I. E. FEATHERSTON,
Superintendent.

His Honor
The Superintendent,
Taranaki.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
PENCARROW LIGHTHOUSE.
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 7th Dec., 1858.

Notice is hereby given, that on and after the First day of January next, a new Light will be exhibited on Pencarrow Head at the entrance of Port Nicholson (Wellington), Cook’s Strait, New Zealand.

The new Light will be of the second order (Catadioptric system), with eclipses at intervals of two minutes; it will be 420 feet above high-water mark; and visible in ordinary weather at a distance of thirty English miles.

The following are the magnetic bearings and distances of the new site of the Lighthouse:

From Baring Head, N.W. by N., 3¼ miles.
From Sinclair Head, E. by N. ¼ N., 6½ miles.
From Outer Rock of Barrett’s Reef, S.E. by E. ½ E., 1 mile.
From Steeple Rock, S.S.E., 2 miles.
From Cape Campbell, N.N.E. ¼ E., 33 miles.

The Lighthouse is in latitude 41° 22′ 0″ S., longitude 174° 51′ 15″ E.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
PENCARROW LIGHTHOUSE.
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 26th January, 1859.

Notice is hereby given that, on and after the First day of September next, the Light exhibited since the First day of January last—on Pencarrow Head at the entrance of Port Nicholson (Wellington), Cook’s Strait, New Zealand, will be a Fixed Light, and not subject to eclipses at intervals of two minutes, as described in the following notice, bearing date the 7th of December, 1858.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.

ERRATUM.—In No. 3, page 9, for “Reserve O in the Hua Village” read “Reserve C in the Hua Village.”

Provincial Secretary’s Office, 28th February, 1859.

THE following Notes and Table of the Weather for the year 1858, furnished by E. L. Humphries, Esq., are published for general information.

I. N. WATT, Provincial Secretary.

ABSTRACT OF NOTES ON THE WEATHER AT NEW PLYMOUTH, TARANAKI, DURING THE YEAR 1858.

The Highest Temperature in the Shade 87°
" Lowest " 28°
" Mean " 56.8
" Average daily range 14.6

BAROMETER.
" Highest, 30.35; Lowest, 29.15; Mean, 29.79
" Nos. of Fine Days 235
" " Showery, 94; Rainy, 36 = 130
" Prevailing Wind, South-West, 111 days
" Fresh Winds 91
" Nos. of Fresh Gales 27
" Whole " 6
" Prevailing Fresh Gales South-East
" Whole " North-West
" Moderate, Light Winds and Calms, 233

Rain, 77.09 inches; Thunder on 8 occasions; Frost on 11 occasions
Three Earthquakes in the months of January and November

Above 5½ inches rain fell on the 5th and 6th March and
1¼ " " 10th March—7 inches in three days
3 inches fell on the 16th and 17th May
2½ " " 1st July
3¼ " " 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th July
3 " " 2nd November
2¾ " " 15th and 16th December

VUW Te Waharoa — Taranaki Provincial Gazette 1859, No 5

The Taranaki Provincial Council building (depicted) was on lower Brougham Street in New Plymouth.

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🏛️ Correspondence Regarding Lighthouse Notices

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated21 February 1859
KeywordsCorrespondence, Lighthouse, Pencarrow Head, Wellington, Taranaki
👩‍💼 Officials

I. E. Featherston, Superintendent

🚂 Notice to Mariners: Pencarrow Lighthouse Activation

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated7 December 1858
KeywordsLighthouse, Pencarrow Head, Wellington, Navigation, Maritime Safety
👩‍💼 Officials

William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary

🚂 Notice to Mariners: Pencarrow Lighthouse Light Change

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated26 January 1859
KeywordsLighthouse, Pencarrow Head, Wellington, Navigation, Light Change
👩‍💼 Officials

William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary

📰 Erratum Notice

Domain📰 NZ Gazette
Dated28 February 1859
KeywordsCorrection, Erratum, Reserve C, Hua Village

🎓 Weather Report for New Plymouth, Taranaki

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Dated28 February 1859
KeywordsWeather, Temperature, Barometer, Rainfall, Wind, Earthquake, New Plymouth, Taranaki
👱🏽 Names

E. L. Humphries (Esquire), Furnished weather notes and table

👩‍💼 Officials

I. N. Watt, Provincial Secretary

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