THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH JANUARY, 1890.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 12.
The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.
By Command,
A. LISTER,
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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th January, 1890.
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Government of Japan.
Notification, No. 232, of Department of Communications.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
WITHDRAWAL OF TWO BUOYS.
IN
HAKODATE HARBOUR.
Notice is hereby given that the following Two Buoys in Hakodate Harbour will henceforth be discontinued. The Buoy, about 3 cables North of Custom House.
The Buoy, about 14 cables to the Eastward of Custom House.
Tokio, 14th December, 1889.
COUNT GOTO SHOJIRO, Minister of State for Communications.
NOTICE TO MARINERS
(No. 419 of the year 1889.)
Japan-Inland Sea.
(1153) Naikai (Setouchi)-Nagato Strait-Correction of Magnetic variation.
On October 1889, the variation of the compass observed by Lieut. D. YASUOKA I.J.N., at Nagato Strait is 4° 40′ westerly. Thenceforth the charts and sailing directions should be so corrected.
This notice affects the following Hydrographic office charts Nos. 143, 183, and 196.
(1154) The same place as above-Extension of Moji Bank.
With reference to Notice to Mariners No. 408 ou' 14th September 1889, on the existence of a shoal approaching Moji Bank:-
It has recently been ascertained by a survey of Lieut. T. SUZUKI I. J. N., that Moji Bank has a tendency of gradual extension to south-westward, and it has extended about 24 cables in the same direction from the position of Moji buoy which now lies with Telegraph office bearing N. 55° 10′ W., and Moji-saki bearing N. 37° 5′ E. Hence it is found that the buoy has been moved southward about one cable from the position marked on the Hydrographic office chart No. 196.
The south-western extremity of this shoal with a depth of 22 fathoms (bottom shell) at low water springs lies with Telegraph office bearing N. 30° 30′ W., and Moji-saki bearing N. 41° 50′ E.
NOTE: The depth of water off Moji Bank changed considerably since 1884; also a shoal with a depth of 2 fathoms has been found in a N.EE. direction for a distance of about cable from Moji buoy. Mariners are therefore cau- tioned to exercise the great care in navigating in the vicinity of Moji buoy.
(The bearing are magnetic and variation 4° 40′ westerly in 1889.)
This notice affects the following Hydrographic office charts Nos. 143, 183, 196.
HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, Tokyo, Japan,”
November, 22nd 1889.
Captain K. KIMOTSUKI IJ.N., Hydrographer.