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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND MAY, 1896.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 162.

The following is published.

By Command,

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd May, 1896.

Government of Japan.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

(The bearings are Magnetic, and those concerning the visibility of lights are given from seaward.)

No. 779.

JAPAN.

(10) TAIWAN WEST COAST-ANPING HARBOUR-BEACONS ERECTED.

Information has been received from Commander G. Ilayazaki of H. 1. M. S. Kaimon, dated 6 February, 1896, that Anping being in want of all marks, five triangle white beacous, 38 feet high, and 24 feet wide at the bases, have been erected along the coast opposite Anping anchorage. (See appended plan. *)

This Notice affects the following Naval chart :--No. 291,

No. 780. JAPAN.

(11) NIPPON NAIKAI (INLAND SEA)-IYO NADA-PARTICULARS

OF A ROCK OFF WEST SIDE OF YASHIMA.

..

These

Referring to Notice to Mariners, No. 732 (1888) of 1895, the following particulars have been received through Lieutenant K. Takanose, dated 27 February, 1896, that there have been found dry rocks at north-eastward of the position assigned to Oiborino-se, while on this assigned position, a soundings of 30 fathoms with no indication of rock has been obtained. rocks (local name Sengai-ze) consist of three rocks extending about 1 cable in the west and east direction, and the West and East rocks of them dry respectively 6 feet and 2 feet at low water springs. From the West rock, Kuromuriiwa (the northernmost of the above water rocks extending northwestward from Furu-ura) bears N. E. 4 E., about 5 cables distant.

It appears probable that Oiborino-se is possibly the same one with the Sengai-ze. (See appended plan. *)

This Notice affects the following Naval charts :-Nos. 140, 158, 50.

No. 781.

JAPAN.

(12) TAIWAN NORTH COAST-KIIRUN KO (KELUNG HARBOUR)— DISAPPEARANCE AND MOORING OF BUOYS.

Information has been received from Lieutenant N. Yamada, dated 15 February, 1896, that a conical red iron buoy surmounted by a white spherical cage has newly been moored, on South-west edge of Inflexible reef, in 5 fathoms, as the old iron buoys (one red and other black) do now not exist, though it is uncertain when they have disappeared.

From this new buoy,,

Bush island beacon,. Image point,. Crag peak,

(Variation 1° Westerly.)

This Notice affects the following Naval chart:—No. 122.

Hydrographic Office, Tokyo, Japan, 26 March, 1896.

*Plans not printed.

.N. 23° E. ..N. 64° W.

..S. 35° W.

Captain K. KIMOTSUKI, I.N. Hydrographer.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 153.

The following Lot of Crown Land on the South side of Kennedy Road will be sold by Public Auction on Monday, the 11th day of May, 1896, at 4 P.M.

Inland Lot No. 1378.

For Particulars and Conditions of Sale see page 385 of the Government Gazette for 1896.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th April, 1896.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.