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No. 171.
THE HONGKOng governmENT GAZETTE, 4TH AUGUST, 1877.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Hydrographical Notice, received from the Government of Mauritius, is pub for general information.
A Copy of the Plan of Port Victoria, Mahé, shewing the position of the Light Hous Moorings for Mail Steamers, can be seen at the Harbour Master's Office.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th August, 1877.
No. 51 of 1877.
CECIL C. SMITH Acting Colonial Secre
His Excellency the Governor directs the publication, for general information, of the following Hydrographical received from the Chief Civil Commissioner of Seychelles, relative to the erection of a Light House on Mahé Island, : Exhibition of certain lights from it from the 1st March 1877, and containing also directions for entering the Harbour Victoria, Mahé.
Colonial Secretary's Office, 19th April 1877.
HYDROGRAPHICAL NOTICE.
MAHÉ ISLAND, SEYCHELLES.
LIGHT HOUSE.-A. Light House has been erected on the N.W. edge of the southern reef at the entrance to Port Victoria from which, after 1st March 1877, will be exhibited a fixed red light at an elevation of 37 feet above H.W., visible in clear weather at a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The light is catoptric and will shew an unbroken arc of 142° of illumination between the bearings of S. 1° E. and N. 39° W.
Vessels outside St. Anne's and the other outlyi
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will have the light visible between the following bearings only, viz. :
W. H. MARSH, Acting Colonial Secret
NOTICE HYDROGRAPHIQUE.
ILE MAHÉ, SEYCHELLES.
PHARE-Un phare a été placé sur la Pointe S récif-dit récif du Sud-à l'entrée de Port Victoria. Il depuis le ler Mars 1877 un feu rouge fixe à 37 pieds au-dessus de la mer à la haute marée, visible de { avec un atmosphère claire.
Le feu est catoptrique et il éclaire un arc de 142 les relèvements S. 1° E. et N. 39° 0.
Les navires en dehors de l'île de Ste. Anne et des fles qui se trouvent à l'entrée du Port-Victoria ouvri "feu" entre les relèvements qui se suivent seulement
Entre S. 1° 20′ E. et
between S. 1° 20′ E. and S. 62° 40′ W.
S. 87° 20′ W. N. 89° 20′ W.
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S. 89° 20′ W. N. 85° 0′ W.
N. 80° 40′ W.
N. 80°
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N. 77° 40′ W.
N. 75° 20′ W.
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N. 70° 20′ W.
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N. 66° 30′ W.
N. 49° 30′ W.
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N. 48° 0′ W.
N. 47° 20′ W.
N. 46° 0′ W.
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S. 62° 40′ 0.
S. 87° 20′ 0.
S. 89° 20′ 0.
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N. 89° 20′ 0.
N. 85° 0' 0.
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N. 80° 40′ 0.
N. 80° 0' 0.
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N. 77° 40′ 0.
N. 75°30′ 0.
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N. 70° 20′ 0.
N. 66°30′ 0.
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N. 49° 30′ 0.
N. 48° 0 0.
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N. 47° 20′ 0.
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N. 46° 0 0.
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N. 40° 10′ W. N. 39° 0′ W.
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the remainder of the illuminated are being obscured by land. A fixed red light from the same Light House will also be shewn towards the anchorage in Port Victoria (called the Inner Harbour).
LIGHT HOUSE, MAHÉ. The Light House is situated in Lat. 4° 36′ 48" S. Long. 55° 31′ 0′′ E. is 42 feet from base to vane, built of granite on a foundation of concrete, and painted white.
DIRECTIONS.--Entering St. Anne's Road at night, give the N. W. point of St. Anne's Island a berth of three cables and steer S. W. mag: taking care to keep the Port Victoria Light (Red Fixed) between the bearings of S. W. b. W. and S. W. b. W. W; until the south point of St. Anne's bears E. S. E.-then steer S. W. S. mag: and anchor with the Light bearing between W. b. S. 2 S. and W. b. S.
With the Light between these latter bearings the channel for entering Port Victoria (Inner Harbour) will be open, but should never be attempted by strangers at night without a pilot.
MOORINGS.-Moorings have been laid down for the Messageries Maritimes Steamers, at the entrance to Port Victoria, and an Iron buoy painted red supports the bridles, from which the Light House bears S. 55 W. 34 cables.
Ships, anchoring in the vicinity of this buoy should give it a berth of half a cable to avoid fouling the moorings, the anchors for which are placed East and West nearly.
Note.-Bearings given are magnetic Var: 4° 30′ W.
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N. 40° 10′ 0. N. 39° 0' 0.
ce qui reste de l'arc de "feu" étant obscurci par la te
Un feu rouge fixe (émanant du même Phari,) aussi le mouillage de la Rade de Port Victoria (dite Intérieure).
PHARE DE MAHÉ.-Le Phare est placé :
Latitude Sud 4° 36′ 48" et
· Long. Est. 55° 31′ 0′′
Il a 42 pieds anglais de hauteur mesurés de la t Il est construit en granit avec un soubas cimenté. Il est blanchi.
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INSTRUCTIONS.-Pour entrer dans la Rade Ste pendant la nuit, il faut passer la pointe N. O. de l'î Anne à une distance de 3 encablures et gouverner mag-ayant soin que le feu de Port-Victoria (rou se tienne entre le S. 56° O. et le S. 61° 52′ O. jus que la pointe Sud de l'île Ste. Anne reste au S. 67° on pourra alors gouverner S. 39° 22′ 0. et aller au mo tenant le feu entre S. 70° O. et le S. 79° 0. En te feu ainsi le Chenal de Port Victoria (Rade Intérieur ouvert, mais un étranger ne devrait jamais le tenter p la nuit, sans un Pilote.
CORPS-MORT.-Un corps mort a été placé p Steamers de la Compagnie Messageries Maritimes à l de la Rade de Port Victoria et une bouée en fer pei rouge et attachée aux chaînes. De la bouéé situé encablures entières du Phare, le feu se relève au S. Les navires ne doivent pas laisser tomber l'ai re voisinage du "Corps-mort" des Messageries à moins distance d'une distance d'une demie encablure pour rencontrer les chaînes qui se trouvent "placées à peu | l'Est à l'Ouest." Les relèvements sont tous magné "La variation est de 4° 30′ 0."
C. S. SALMON, H. M. Chief Commissic