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No tender will be considered unless the person tendering produces a receipt that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the sum of $25 as a pledge of the bona fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if such person shall refuse to carry out his tender, should the tender be accepted.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.

26th November, 1915.

No. S. 280.

NOTICES TO MARINERS.

W. J. TUTCHER,

Superintendent.

No. 603.

CHINA SEA.

CHEFOO DISTRICT.

Gulf of Pechili.

Langkow Harbour.

Establishment of Chimatao Light, Bar Leading Marks, and Spar Buoys.

NOTICE is hereby given of the establishment of a Light on Chimatao Promontory, which was exhibited for the first time at sunset on the 3rd November, 1915.

The illuminating apparatus is Dioptric, of the Sixth Order, showing a group-occult- ing white light every 30 seconds, thus:

Light

16 seconds.

Eclipse

Light

Eclipse

Light

Eclipse

Light

Eclipse

2

20 20 20

31

"y

35

"

The Light-tower is situated near the western extremity of Chimatao Promontory, and the Light, which is elevated 198 feet above the level of the sea, should be visible in clear weather at a distance of 10 miles. The tower is hexagonal, of brick, painted white, with a total height from base to lantern vane of 37 feet.

This newly established Light replaces the previously existing unofficial light. Notice is also given of the establishment of Leading Marks and Spar Buoys to mark the channel across the Bar as follows:-

Leading Marks, to be known as the Lungkow Bar Leading Marks, have been erected about mile to the northward of the town of Lungkow. The front, or low mark, is a pole surmounted by a triangular shape. The rear, or high mark, which is 1,415 feet inshore from the front mark, is a pole surmounted by an inverted triangular shape. These Marks in line lead through the channel across the Bar, which has a least depth of 8 feet at low water of spring tides.

A black Spar Buoy, surmounted by a spherical day-mark, to be known as the Entrance Buoy, has been moored in 14 feet of water at low water of spring tides in the outer approach to the Bar. From the Buoy, Chimatao Lighthouse bears N. 421° W., magnetic, distant 4.07 miles.