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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 51. It is hereby notified that sealed tenders in duplicate, which should be clearly marked "Gin Drinkers Bay-Pak Tin Pai Road", will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Monday, the 12th day of March, 1917, for the construction of the earthworks and bridges on the Gin Drinkers Bay--Pak Tin Pai Section of the Shamshuipo - Castle Peak Road.
No work will be permitted on Sundays.
For form of tender, specification, and further particulars apply at this Office.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
No. S. 52. It is hereby notified that sealed tenders in duplicate, which should be clearly marked “Tender for concrete channels at Cheung Chau Island", will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office until Noon of Monday, the 12th day of March, 1917, for constructing Concrete Channels at Cheung Chau Island.
No work will be permitted on Sundays.
For form of tender, specification, and further particulars apply at this Office.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
W. CHATHAM,
23rd February, 1917.
No. S. 53.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 1 OF 1917.
Time Ball.
Director of Public Works.
Madras.
THE new Time Ball now having been completed and brought into use, the old semaphore which has hitherto been utilized as a Time Signal is discontinued from this day.
The new Time Ball is of the usual standard pattern painted vermillion, and is situated on the Signal Tower of the Madras Harbour Office in
Latitude, Longitude,
.13° 04′ 42′′ 5 N.
...80° 19′ 56′′ E.
The Time Ball is dropped every day at 1h. 00m. 00s. Indian Standard Time which being five and one half hours ahead of G.M.T. corresponds to 19h. 30m. 00s. Greenwich Mean Time.
In case of failure to drop correctly at 1 p.m. the International Code Signal M.Q.T. (failed) will be hoisted immediately and kept flying for half an hour, and the Time Ball will be dropped again at 2 p.m. Indian Standard Time corresponding to 20h. 30m, 00s. Greenwich Mean Time.
A Gun is fired from Fort St. George at Noon and 8 p.m. Indian Standard Time.
C. W. SHEARME,
Commander, R.I.M.,
Presidency Port Officer.
MADRAS, 1st January, 1917.
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