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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