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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PAR APRIL, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 149. . The following Hydrogram' 'e Mmces are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th April, 1885.
Government of Queensland.
NOTICE
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 4 of 1885.
MIDDLE CHANNEL, MORETON BAY.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secreta.
Notice is hereby given, that in consequence of recent changes in the Banks, vessels are recommended not to use the Middle Channel until further notice.
Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 7th February, 1885.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 5 of 1885.
G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,
Portinet,
ADDITIONAL LIGHT, TANGALUMA, AND ALTERATION OF COWAN COWAN LIGHT, MORETON BAY.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of a Notice issued from this Office on the 15th ultimo respecting an alteration in the lighting of the North Channel into Moreton Bay, the new Light at Tangaluma was exhibited on the 4th instant, ani the Light at Cowan Cowan opened out so as to show to the eastward of the Floating Beacon.
Vessels from the southward will, after shutting in the red sector from Comboyuro Point, open out the Light at Tanga- luma as a faint light, clear of the high land of Moreton Island on a S. E. bearing. The Light will increase in power until it bears about S. by E. southerly; its full brilliancy extending over a sector of about 10°.
The Cowan Cowan "Light opens out when in line with the position of the Lighthouse at Comboyuro Point.
When vessels are meeting one another with the Lights in line, the vessel inward bound is, in passing, to keep the Lights open to the westward.
G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,
Portmaster.
Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 7th February, 1885.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 6 of 1885.
ADDITIONAL LIGHTS, KEPPEL BAY.
Notice is hereby given that, on and after this date, the following additonal Lights will be exhibited in Keppel Bay :- Two white lights on Balaklava Island, which, when in line on a S. by W. W. bearing, will lead just to the westward of the Timandra Bank buoy. These lights are catoptric, are 1,763 yards apart, and stand at an elevation of 87 and 30 feet respectively.
Two catoptric lights, 54 and 25 feet high respectively, and 860 yards apart-the more northern being red—will b exhibited from the western shore of Port Alma, south of Eupatoria Point, and when in line on a S.W. W. bearing, will lead through Sea Reach (with not less than 19 feet at low-water) and Port Alma, the line passing close to the position the Lightship, and cutting the line of lights on Balaklava Island in 7 fathoms of water.
A third pair of lights will be exhibited from Cardigan Point. These lights are similar to those at Port Alma, being 52 and 25 feet high respectively, and 850 yards apart, and will lead on a "West" southerly bearing to the northward the Lightship and into Rocky Point reach abreast Flat Island.
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Directions by Night.-After rounding the Timandra Buoy, open the two lights on Balaklava Island slightly to the westward, and keep them in that position until the obscured sector of the light on Little Sea Hill is passed, then open lights slightly to the eastward and keep them in that position until the lights on Eupatoria Point are nearly in line, the steer for them and bring them into line, which direction will lead to a point just below the new Government wharf at Port Alma.
If going up the Fitz Roy River, after getting the Eupatoria Point Lights in line, keep them in that position until the red and white lights on Cardigan Point are getting into line, when haul up and steer with them in that position until steep bank of the channel in Rocky Point Reach is neared, when that shore is to be kept on board and the channel followe as formerly.
The Lightship at the Elbow will be shortly removed, the elbow of the bank being then marked by a red buoy carryin
a cage.
G. P. HEATH, Commander R.X.,
Portmasti
Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 7th February, 1885.