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in the interests of Humanity, of
safety of vessels.
vessels of War, and
the
Commerce be lighted property .
(2) Aitherto until quite lately
no
to
attempt whatever has been made light them.
(3) I have visited the
Light
Houses towels on Green Island and
(both
Case d'Aquilar ( both shortly to be Munimated) _ the lights when
exhibited will be of of
the best description ( one of the First the other of the
Yourth order koptee ) and very useful, but at the same time it is evident that until there is
a
light on "Waglan Seland" to the -Eastward and on the "Gap" rock
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(or Reef Island) to the Southward there will be no security against.
wrecks.
(4) The Sunfor wrecked close
to the Gap.
and the
so late as March 1894,
Japan seriously injured (nearly lost a vice
few
on a rock inside the Tap show how dangerous the approaches are, but if the lights about to be~.
Green Island and fape.
even
exhibited
d'Aiguilar had been lit they would not have prevented either of these
accidents.
(5)
I was a Member of the Royal Commission on Light Houses which sat for about two
two years