Notice to Mariners.

General Post Office,
Auckland, 8th December, 1864.

THE following Notices, issued by the Marine Board, relative to the Lights on the Coast of New Zealand, viz.:

• Dog Island, Foveaux Straits;
• Tairora’s Head, entrance to Otago Harbour;
• Godley Head, entrance to Port Lyttelton;
• And Mana Island, Cook’s Straits;

are published for general information.

J. L. C. RICHARDSON,
Post-master General.

Dog Island, Foveaux Straits, Lighthouse.

Dog Island Lighthouse is situated on a small island of that name in Foveaux Straits, off the entrance to the Bluff Harbour, in 46° 39' 35" South latitude, and 168° 24' East longitude, as measured on the Admiralty chart.

The light will show all round, and will be a Holophotal Dioptric Revolving White Light, of the first order, attaining its greatest brilliancy every half-minute.

It will be elevated about 150 feet above the level of the sea, and will be visible in clear weather about 20 nautical miles, allowing fifteen feet for the height of the observer’s eye, and at lesser distances according to the state of the atmosphere.

The Tower is built of native stone of a grey colour, and will be 118 feet in height from the ground to the top of the lantern.

This light is expected to be ready for permanent exhibition not later than April, 1865.

Chas. Sharp,
President Marine Board.

Marine Board Office,
Wellington, 24th November, 1864.

Mana Island, Cook’s Straits, Lighthouse.

Mana Island Lighthouse is now in course of erection, on the North-western promontory of Mana Island, off the entrance to Porirua Harbour, on the Eastern shore of Cook’s Straits, in 41° 5' South latitude, and 174° 48' East longitude, as measured on the Admiralty Chart.

The light will be a fixed Dioptric White Light of the second order, and will be seen in every direction where not intercepted by land.

The light will be elevated about 450 feet above the level of the sea, and will be visible in clear weather about 20 nautical miles, allowing fifteen feet for the height of the observer’s eye, and at lesser distances according to the state of the atmosphere.

The Tower will be seventy feet in height from the base to the vane.

This light is expected to be ready for permanent exhibition on and after the night of Monday, January 2nd, 1865.

Chas. Sharp,
President Marine Board.

Marine Board Office,
Wellington, 24th Nov., 1864.

Godley Head (Banks’ Peninsula) Lighthouse.

Godley Head Lighthouse is situated on Godley (or Cachalot) Head, forming the North-western entrance of Port Lyttelton, Banks’ Peninsula, in 43° 35' 32" South latitude, and 172° 49' 30" East longitude, as measured on the Admiralty Chart.

The light will be a Fixed Dioptric White Light, of the second order, is elevated about 450 feet above the level of the sea, and illuminating an arc of 200°. It will be visible from seaward, in clear weather, about 29 nautical miles, and at lesser distances, according to the state of the atmosphere, from E. ¼ S., round by the North to about N.N.W. ¼ W.

The Tower will be thirty feet in height from base to vane.

This light is expected to be ready for permanent exhibition about March, 1865.

Chas. Sharp,
President Marine Board.

Marine Board Office,
Wellington, 24th Nov. 1864.

Tairora’s Head Lighthouse.

Tairora’s Head Lighthouse is situated on the head-land bearing that name, on the East or seaward side of the entrance to Otago Harbour, in 45° 47' South latitude, and 170° 45' East longitude, as measured on the Admiralty Chart.

The Light will be a fixed Dioptric Red light of the 3rd order, and will be seen to seaward from about E. ¼ N., round by the North to about N.W.; and up the harbour it will show from about W. ½ S. to about S.W. ¼ W., the latter line indicating the turning point of the Cross Channel.

The light will be elevated about 196 feet above the level of the sea, and will be visible in clear weather about 20 nautical miles, allowing 15 feet for the height of the observer’s eye, and at lesser distances according to the state of the atmosphere.

The tower, which, together with the dwelling houses, will be painted white, will be 39½ feet high from the ground to the top of the lantern.

This light is expected to be ready for permanent exhibition on and after the night of Monday, January 2nd, 1865.

Note: All the bearings given in the above notices are compass bearings from the Lighthouse.

Chas. Sharp,
President Marine Board.

Marine Board Office,
Wellington, 24th Nov., 1864.