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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12тH JUNE, 1875.
An Inspection of the Government Engines and Equipments was made on the 5th May, all were found clean and in order. The manual Engines were worked from the sea.
A Parade and Inspection of the Volunteer and Government Brigades was held on the 20th May. All the Engines were taken to the Praya and worked from the sea. No. 1 steam Engine was in good order, but one length of Suction Hose was found to be imperfectly air-tight, this was removed, and the Engine then worked satisfactorily; the defective length of Suction Hose has since been repaired. No. 2 steam Engine had one of the Boiler Tubes leaky, and this necessitated drawing the fire; a new Boiler Tube has since been put in. The manual Engines were all in order.
The inclemency of the weather prevented the ordinary inspection at the end of May. The manual Engines of the Chinese Volunteer Associations were present at the Parades of the 20th April and 20th May, and the Chinese Volunteers were in force on each occasion.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
C. MAY,
Superintendent, Fire Brigade.
The Honorable CECIL C. SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONG.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG.
Green Island Light.
Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Green Island on and after July 1st next. The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the Fourth Order showing a red light on the following bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.
1. From N. 16° E. to S. 18° E. (146°).
and showing a green light,—
1. From N. 16° E. to N. 44° W. (60°).
2. From S. 18° E. to S. 25° W. (43°).
The remaining portion of the whole circle is obscured by the island itself.
The focal plane of the light is 95 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 14 miles.
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.
Harbor Department, Hongkong, 8th June, 1875.
NOTICE.
The chequered Black and White Buoy has been replaced to show the position of the Bokhara Rock. The Buoy is anchored in 7 fathoms water about a boat's length inside or to the S. W. of the Rock which has 18 feet on it at low water springs.
The Buoy is placed with the East side of the rocky islet N. W. of Sun Kong just touching the West side of Sun Kong; the islets off Cape d'Aguilar an apparent boat's length open of N.W. extreme of Beaufort Island; and Tathong Rock well open of Cape Collinson.
Masters of Vessels are cautioned to give the Bokhara Buoy a berth of at least one and a half cables' length to the Eastward, as a foul patch with from 4 to 7 fathoms lies N.N.E. E. about 340 yards from the Buoy.
Tathong Rock shut in with Cape Collinson clears the patch.
Harbor Department, Hongkong, 10th June, 1875.
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.