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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21st APRIL, 1888.
(Voor het Land.)
I.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 9.
Hydrographic office. Batavia.
China Sea, Southern portion.
Reefs reported off the Natuna islands.
The Commander of H. N. M. S. "de Ruijter" reports the existence of the undermentioned reefs off the Natuna islands :
a. Reef in Royalist haven. Island Serasan. S. Natuna ist”.
This reef, with less than 4 fathoms water over it, lies about 11⁄2 cable N. by W. from the bearings:
East point of Simpson island
South point "Gordon
Point between David-and Park point
..S. by W. W.
W. by S. ....S. E. by E 4 E.
b. Reefs off the S. W. coast of the island Great Natuna. Two extensive reefs, distant from each other about 600 yards E.-W. with 3 feet least water on them, lie off the S. W. coast of Great Natuna. From the eastern reef the following bearings were taken:
West point of P. Koembang
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N. W.
Boeroeng Sedanong Tandjong Batang
.N. E. 7 N. ..S. by W.
W.
..N. N. W.
W.
..S. 4 W.
C.
Reef Soengot between the islands Kemoedi and Djantch.
Great Natuna, E. coast.
A reef, with rocks showing above water and over which the sea breaks, lies between and outside of the islands Kemocdi and Djanteh in approximate lat. 3° 48,'5 N., long. 108° 24′ E.
Great Natuna, E. coast.
d. Reef Penoengoel between the island Kemoedi and Devonport rock. This reef, marked on the chart "Westkust Borneo blad I" in lat. 3° 52′ 30′′ N., long. 108° 28′ 30′′ E., lies W. ‡ N. about 1,100 yards from the bearings:
Bearings true.
Island Kemoedi Senoebing point
Singapore Strait.
...S. W. & W.
.N. N. W. & W.
II. Shape and colour of the beacon on Po. Angoep.
According to "Avis aux Navigateurs" no. 10/59, Paris 1888, the beacon on Poe. Angoep (Tree island) in the western approach to Singapore Strait, is an open worked black ball on a frame work, apparently of iron.
In China Sea Directory vol. I, page 96, this beacon is stated to be of stone with red cage.
BATAVIA, 17th March, 1888.
Voor het Land.}
The Vice-Admiral, Commanding the Naval forces in N.-I.
BINKES.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 11.
Hydrographic office. Batavia. Sumatra, East coast.
Buoyage of river-entrances and of the Boenja banks.
With reference to "Notice to Mariners" No. 30, H. O. Batavia 1887, on the position of the outer-buoys off the en- trances to Langkat-, Deli-, Asahan- and Panei-rivers, the bay of Kompei and of the buoys of the Boenja banks, these buoys lie on the following bearings:
a.
h.
C.
Outer-buoy of the Langkat-river, in fathoms at low water spring, on the bearings:
Outer-buoy of the Deli-river, in 44 fathoms at low water spring, on the bearings:
Island Langkat Toeal
Right shore of the Langkat-river
Tandjong Gebong
Batoe Chama point
Balawang Paoling
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....S. S. E. § E.
..S. 3 E. ....S. § W.
W. N. W.
.S. S. W. 1 W.
..S. by E. § E.
.N. 28° W. .N. 62° W. ..S. 3° E.
.S. 8° E.
.S. 87° W.
.3. 70° W.
Outer-buoy of the Asahan-river, in 5 fathoms at low water spring, on the bearings:
Island Salahnama.
Tamoentoe'ang point
West point of river entrance
d. Outer-buoy of the Panci-river, in 5 fathoms at low water spring, on the bearings:
Tandjong Pasir
Moeara
East point entrance of Kewaloe-river
Tamian point
South point of the island Kompei
Entrance of Pasitan-river
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Outer-buoy at the entrance of the bay of Kompei in 41⁄2 fathoms at low water spring, on the bearings:
.N. N. W. § W.
.S. W. § W. .S. by W.
.S. W. § S. .E. S.
Buoy on the N. W. edge of the Bocnja banks, in 4 fathoms at low water spring, on the bearings:
Serdang point Berhala island
g. Buoy on the S. E. edge of the Boenja banks lies in 5 fathoms at low water spring, on the bearings:
Berhala island
Conspicuous tree .........
..E. 3 N.
.S. S. E. 3 E.
Bearings true.
BATAVIA, 19th March, 1888.
The Vice-Admiral,
Commanding the Naval forces in Neth.-India,
BINKES.