On the bought of a lighthouse in the Fraflare Island, I need not dwell. It will prevent disasters by warning the mariner that he is drifting close to
the reefs,
drifting
reefs, so when situated properly he will be enabled to come to a comparatively safe anchorage near the Island. It will allow him to get correct bearings, when otherwise persistently foggy weather could afford him perplexity. "for weeks, while the light of neither Sun, nor Stars, nor Moon, visible
was,
The cost and expense are matters of great importance, in order to enable
to ascertain the means required. A substantial building, with Lanterns 80 feet above the level of the island, dwellings for an Officer and twelve men with their families, including the expense of transporting the granite
and other material, the labor, the construction of whaleboats, and of a small craft
of the
Leaving
keep up communication pat Homkong, - I am assured by practical men may be led at a cost of $ 57,000, while the yearly outlay in salaries, oil, repairs, &c., may be estimated at $5,000, exclusive of interest. Iwards then shens - which, if required to be doubled, I feel certain could be favourably responded to by public subscription - every Mercantile Office in England, on the Continent, and in America, could willingly contribute, to remove
the risks in these waters, and every Merchant, and every Shipowner
China should be glad to Subscribe."
A True Extract Minutes Colonel Secretary.
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