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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH DECEMBER, 1882.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 511.
HYDROGRAPHIC NOTICE.
The following Hydrographic Notice is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th December, 1882..
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
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Encounter," at Hongkong,
HYDROGRAPHICAL MEMO. No. 25.
20th December, 1882.
The following Notice has appeared in the Sarawak Gazette of the 1st December, 1882:- "The Lighthouse on Sirik Point is now lighted. It is situated in Lat. 2° 40′ N., and Long. 111° 21′ 30′′ E. and should be "visible at a distance of 15 miles. It is a clear fixed white light of the 4th order."
To the Commodore and the respective Captains, Commanders
and Officers Commanding Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels employed on the China Station.
(Signed)
GEORGE O. WILLES, Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 512.
NOTICES TO MARINERS.
The following Notices to Mariners, are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th December, 1882.
Government of Queensland.
NOTICE TO MARINERS. (No. 29 of 1882.)
LAKE SHOAL, WEARY BAY.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Captain LAKE has reported the existence of a rocky shoal in Weary Bay, which nearly dries at low-water springs. On further examination, this danger has been found to extend 3 cables North and South by one cable in width, its centre lying in the following position.
Entrance to Bloomfield River, North Head of Weary Bay,
W. by S. N. by W. W.
This Reef is out of the track of passing steamers, but is dangerous to sailing vessels working along the coast.
G. P. HEATH, Commmander R.N.,
Portmaster.
Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 14th November, 1882.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
(No. 30 of 1882.)
BLOOMFIELD RIVER, WEARY BAY.
The following information respecting the entrance to the Bloomfield River, has been furnished by Mr. Fahey, the Har-
bour Master at Cooktown.
The Bloomfield discharges itself into the southern end of Weary Bay. Its Southern Head is formed by a well timbered knoll, 150 feet in height; the North Head consisting of a low sand point, backed by scrub and a mangrove creek.
The outer edge of the bar-which is of sand-commences about mile outside the Heads, is about 3 cables in length and 80 yards wide, and has on it a depth of 3 feet at low water; the rise of tide being from 5 to 9 feet.
On the centre of the bar is a small sandy patch, which dries at low-water springs.
The channel is narrow and deep at the river mouth, carrying from 2 to 3 fathoms, while there is a depth of from 14 - to 2 fathoms at low water close alongside either bank. In going up the river a depth of 11 feet at low water can be carried for some 2 or 3 miles.
To cross the bar with the deepest water, keep a remarkable conical hill (Bauer Peak)—which is sparsely covered with timber-on with the foot of the South Head, bearing S.W. by W.
The proposed site for a wharf, is on the north shore about of a mile from the entrance.
Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 14th November, 1882.
G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,
Portmaster.