CO129-121 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [3-4] — Page 230

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226

Gup nock

10

: beroet with fishing

be

Bouts.

light

Gup

I would propose placing

an elevation

took a fixed light of the 125 class as to power, but only of sufficient to render it visible, from small vessels, at a distance of

20 miles.

Note... It is desirable to

have the lights on as

low elevations as

possible on account of the fog

or mists which so

frequently

hang about the coasts,

and it

is advisable to have them of high power to show through

these mists, and also to distinguish

them from the frequently brilliant lights shown from fishing boats in the neighbourhood of Henghing.

For the

Waglan light

for guidance of vessels coming from the eastward, I should

recommend

a

2nd class revolving

light, to be visible 20 miles,

on the comparatively

low flat

island of Waglan - which has

deep water close to it and would

be

safe and convenient to make. By steering for the light vessels would pass to the southward

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226 Gup nock 10 : beroet with fishing be Bouts. light Gup I would propose placing an elevation took a fixed light of the 125 class as to power, but only of sufficient to render it visible, from small vessels, at a distance of 20 miles. Note... It is desirable to have the lights on as low elevations as possible on account of the fog or mists which so frequently hang about the coasts, and it is advisable to have them of high power to show through these mists, and also to distinguish them from the frequently brilliant lights shown from fishing boats in the neighbourhood of Henghing. For the Waglan light for guidance of vessels coming from the eastward, I should recommend a 2nd class revolving light, to be visible 20 miles, on the comparatively low flat island of Waglan - which has deep water close to it and would be safe and convenient to make. By steering for the light vessels would pass to the southward
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226 Gup nock 10 : beroet with fishing be Bouts. light Gup I would propose placing an elevation took a fixed light of the 125 class as to power, but only of sufficient to tender it visible, from somall wessels, at a distance of 20 aniles. Note... It is desirable to hts on as have the lights low elevations possible on account of the fogo or mists which so hang frequently about the coasts, and ip is advisable to have them of high Grower to show through these mists, und also to distin lights listengaist them from the, frequently brilliant shown from fishing bouts in the neighbour hand of Henghing. For the Waglan light te quidance of vessels coming from the eastward, I should recommend We 2. class revolving light, to be visible so miles, low flat on the compar ritively islandt of Naglari - which has deep water close to it and would be safe and convenient lo make. By steering for the light vessels would pass to the south werd
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226

Gup nock

10

: beroet with fishing

be

Bouts.

light

Gup

I would propose placing

an elevation

took a fixed light of the 125 class as to power, but only of sufficient to tender it visible, from somall wessels, at a distance of

20 aniles.

Note... It is desirable to

hts on as

have the lights

low elevations

possible on account of the fogo

or mists which so

hang

frequently

about the coasts,

and ip

is advisable to have them of high Grower to show through

these mists, und also to distin

lights

listengaist

them from the, frequently brilliant shown from fishing bouts in the neighbour hand of Henghing.

For the

Waglan light

te quidance of vessels coming from the eastward, I should

recommend

We

2. class revolving

light, to be visible so miles,

low flat

on the compar

ritively

islandt of Naglari - which has

deep water close to it and would

be

safe and convenient lo make. By steering for the light vessels would pass to the south werd

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