PROVINCE OF TARANAKI.

New Zealand Government Gazette.

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

Vol. XVII.] NEW PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1869. [No. 12.

No. 9 Road Board,
Omata, 24th September, 1869.

THIS is to certify that we have this day appointed

Mr. C. F. CRAWFORD,

to be Poundkeeper for this District.

J. THREWEK, \ Road Commissioners,
W. H. FREE, \
J. JURY, /

[From the New Zealand Gazette.]

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 23 of 1869.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 18th September, 1869.

THE following Special Night Signals are authorised to be used at the Ports of New Plymouth and Waitara.

JAMES M. BALFOUR,
Colonial Marine Engineer.

SPECIAL NIGHT SIGNALS, NEW PLYMOUTH.

From the Shore.

A Boat will come off.—Two red lights vertical (instead of white lights, as appointed by the General Harbour Regulations, 1868.) See Notes A and B.

From Vessels in the Roadstead.

A Pilot wanted.—Two white lights horizontal, with one red over, forming a triangle. (See Notes A and B.)

SPECIAL NIGHT SIGNALS, WAITARA.

From the Shore.

Take the Bar.—Two red lights, vertical. (See Notes A and C.)

Bar Dangerous.—Two lights vertical, red over white. (See Notes A and D.)

From Vessels off the Waitara.

Want to come in before Daylight.—Two white lights horizontal, with one red over, forming a triangle. (See Note B.)

NOTE A.

In all signals described in the General Regulations and in these Special Regulations as two lights vertical (of whatever colour), the two lights will be so arranged as to serve for leading lights, the upper light being on the flagstaff in each case, and the lower light at some distance in front of it.

At New Plymouth, the two lights will appear vertical when a vessel is in the line of the anchorage, the flagstaff bearing S.½E. magnetic.

At the Waitara, the two lights will appear vertical when the centre of the channel is in line with the flagstaff, the post carrying the lower light being shifted, in accordance with the shifting of the channel.

The ordinary signal "Wait for Daylight," white over red, will be kept up when vessels are expected or are seen approaching the Ports of New Plymouth and Waitara.

NOTE B.

Vessels approaching New Plymouth at night, and requiring a Pilot, or approaching the Waitara, and wanting to come in before daylight, should fire a gun and burn blue lights, if possible, to secure attention.

NOTE C.

The signal "Take the Bar" will not be shown except in answer to a signal from the vessel "Cannot wait" or "Cannot keep to sea" [see General Regulations], unless there is reason to expect very bad weather before morning.

In that case it will be put up as soon as the bar is fit to take, but masters of vessels must in all cases use their own judgment as to whether they will come in by night or not.

When the signal "Cannot wait" or "Cannot keep to sea" is made from a vessel approaching the Waitara at night before the tide serves for the bar, it will be acknowledged by covering the lower light of the signal which is up at the flagstaff for a short time. The signal "Take the Bar" will be made as soon as the tide serves; but if there is great risk in coming in, the signal "Bar dangerous" will be hoisted immediately before "Take the Bar," and the two together will mean that the tide is right but the bar is unsafe.

NOTE D.

The signal "Bar dangerous" means, either that the bar is rough, or that a strong fresh is running out.

JOHN H. HOLFORd.