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GAP ROCK.
Owing to heavy weather conditions at this station the telegraph cable was broken close to the Rock on the 6th of April; an attempt was made some time later to effect a joining, which however proved abortive. On the 1st of August a temporary repair was made, and communication restored, the line in all respects worked well until the 18th of September when, owing to the collapse of the land lines in the Colony communication was cut off until the 24th of September. The cable was again parted by the typhoon of the 28th of September, and up to the 'present is still in that state; at that time other serious damage was done to lantern windows, lense, magazine, out-houses, derrick, &c., and owing to circumstances mentioned, the lamp could not be lit until the night of the 29th of September; meanwhile the light-keepers from the time of damage until the lamp was relit, strenuously did all that was possible in effecting the necessary repairs.
Owing to break-down in the cable, only 188 vessels have been reported as passing Gap Rock, in addition, 81 messages were sent, and 1,111 received, including the weather reports to the Observatory.
Six hundred and thirty-nine hours and forty minutes of fog were reported from this station during the year, and the fog signal gun was fired 3,954 times.
On one occasion the fortnightly relief could not be carried out owing to the rough sea
WAGLAN ISLAND).
In December this station was placed in telegraphic communication with the Harbour Office, and with the exception of a few days of interrupted service, the line has worked fairly satisfactorily.
During the year 492 vessels were reported as passing Waglan, in addition, 66 telephone messages were received and 46 sent, also 1,412 vessels were not reported owing to interrup- tions embodying 263 days.
There were five hundred and forty hours and twelve minutes of fog reported from this station during the year, and the fog signal gun was fired 5,576 times.
On one occasion the fortnightly relief was not carried out owing to rough sea.
GREEN ISLAND.
Telephonic communication with this station was abolished on the 30th of August from which date telegraphy has been substituted, and has worked satisfactorily.