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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH MARCH, 1883.
In order to mark a reef making out from Minsener Old Oog, a red spar-buoy, surmounted by a ball, with HH painted in white ou its side, has been moored between the red spar-buoys, marked H and I. It is moored in six fathoms of water, on the following bearings:
Minsener Old Oog beacon
Schillighorn light-house Wangeroog light-house
.S. 78° 33′ W. .S. 29° 46′ W.
.N. 74° 18′ W.
The black nun-buoy, marked 4, has been moved to the eastward, and is now moored in 7 fathoms, on the following bearings:
Wangeroog light-house
Minsener Old Oog beacon
..S. 70° 31′ W. .S. 11° 53′ E.
In order to mark the southern edge of Jade flat, a black nun-buoy with 5/5 painted on its side in white, has been moored in six fathoms, on the following bearings:
Wangeroog light-house
Minsener Old Oog beacon
.N. 89° 35' W.
.S. 24° 05′ W.
(Bearings magnetic. Variation 14° westerly in 1882.) (Nachrichten für Seefahrer, Nos. 46 (1334) and 47 (1367), Berlin, 1882.) BALTIC GERMANY,
(13.) Change in buoyage of Plantagenet shoal. (N. M. 4-'83.)
Information has been received that, during the winter, the buoy marking Plantagenet shoal has been replaced by a spar- buoy with a black pole and two black flags.
(Nachrichten für Seefahrer, No. 45 (1312), Berlin, 1882.)
This Notice affects the following Charts, &c.;
British Admiralty:
(12.) No. 1875, Elbe, Weser and Jade Rivers.
Sailing Directions:
"North Sea Pilot." Part IV, 1878, page 193 (12).
"The Danish Pilot," 1853, page 527 (12); page 362 (13). "Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland," 1854, page 146 (13).
Kattegat, Sound and the Great and Little Belts," (U. S. H. O., No. 70), 1881, page 87 (13).
By order of the Bureau of Navigation :
J. C. P. DE KRAFFT,
Commodore, U. S. N., Hydrographer to the Bureau,
U. S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, Washington, D. C., January 9, 1883.
The substance of this Notice is to be inserted in red ink on the Charts affected by it, and introduced into the margin, or otherwise in the page, of the Sailing Directions and Light-list to which it relates.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
FOREIGN LIGHTS, &c.
[No. 5 of 1883.]
NORTH AMERICA-GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE.
(14.) Lights, St. Paul's island. N. M. 5-'83.)
Information has been received that in future the two lights on St. Paul's island, at the entrance to the gulf of St. Lawrence, heretofore exhibited all the year round, will be extinguished each season, on December 31, and relighted on April 1 following; suject to the condition that if, at any time during this interval, open water should be visible, or other circumstances occur to indicate that navigation in the vicinity of the island is practicable, the lights will be exhibited for the time being.
(Dominion of Canada, Notice to Mariners, No. 22, Ottawa, 1882.)
SOUTH AMERICA-EAST COAST-RIO DE LA PLATA.
(15.) Revolving light at Colonia (N. M. 5-'83.)
Information has been received that the intervals of revolution in the light at Colonia are not to be depended upon. The intervals are not three minutes, but vary from 35 seconds to 1 minutes.
(Nachrichten für Seefahrer, No. 47 (1388), Berlin, 1882.).
(15a.) ERRATA.-With reference to Notice to Mariners, No. 101, page 3, (567) affects H. O. charts Nos. 15 and 610, Bay of Fundy, Southern Part, and (566) also affects II. O. chart No. 15. (Hydrographic Office.)
This Notice affects the following Charts, &c. 1
Hydrographic Office:
(14.) Nos. 21, 5816, 15 and 611, Cape Breton Island and the SE. Part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. (15.) Nos. 23, 616, 504, 498, 505 and 503, Colonia Roads.
British Admiralty:
(14.) Nos. 2060B, 2666, 2516, 232A and 2727, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Sheet X.
(15.) Nos. 2039, 2544, 1749, 1751 and 2004, Colonia Roads.
Sailing Directions, &c. :
Newfoundland Pilot," 1878, page 136 (14).
• St. Lawrence Pilot," Vol. 1, 1882, page 39 (14).
South America Pilot," Part I, 1874, page 196 (15).
"Rio de la Plata,” (U. S. H. O,, No. 61), 1875, page 52 (15).
U. S. Light-list No. 1A of 1881.
No.
Page.
N. M. 5-83.
(14.)
61, col. of R.
17
(14.)
63, col. of R.
17
(15.)
922, col. of R.
165
By order of the Bureau of Navigation:
J. C. P. de KRAFFT,
Commodore, U. S. N., Hydrographer to the Bureau.
U. S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, Washington, D. C., January 9, 1883.