THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JANUARY, 1891.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 15.
The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.
By Command,
F. FLEMING, Colonial Secretary.
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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th January, 1891.
Government of Queensland.
NOTICE TO MARINERS. No. 34 of 1890.
FITZROY RIVER.
DISCONTINUANCE OF LIGHTS IN OLD CHANNEL, CENTRAL ISLAND.
Notice is hereby given, that after this date the Lights in the Old Channel at Central Island, Fitzroy River, will he discontinued.
The directions for the New Channel, as contained in Notice No. 24 of this year, continue in force.
Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 24th November, 1890.
T. M. ALMOND, Portmaster.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 35 of 1890.
MAGNETIC SHOAL.
NORTH-WEST COAST OF AUSTRALIA.
The Commander of Her Majesty's surveying vessel "Penguin" reports as follows:-
"When leaving Cossack, on 6th instant, "Penguin" passed over a Magnetic Shoal about one mile in diameter. On examination it was found that the focus or centre of Magnetic attraction was in latitude 20 degrees 32 minutes 35 seconds S., longitude 117 degrees 13 minutes 2 seconds E., directly in the track of vessels visiting Cossack.
"From this focus, which is not more than fifty feet in diameter, the summit of Bezout Island bears S. 79 degrees 25 minutes W. distant 2.14 miles, and Jarman Island Lighthouse S. 2 degrees 40 minutes E. distant 6·52 miles.
"All compasses were deflected 55 degrees to the right and 23 degrees to the left when passing over the focus. The angle subtended by the extreme points of Bezout Island was 16 degrees. Sonnding fathoms; sand bottom. It seems probable that this area of Magnetic attraction may be one of many around the coast of Australia.”
T. M. ALMOND,
Portmaster.
Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 26th November, 1890.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 36 of 1890.
PIONEER RIVER.
LEADING BEACONS FOR CROSSING THE BAR.
Notice is hereby given, that in consequence of the growth to the southward of the extremity of East Point, the two large white leading beacons with their respective lights have been shifted 420 yards to the southward of their former posi- tion, or about 14 miles to the southward of the Pilot Station, the line of lights bearing due east and west.
The directions already in use are still to be followed, except that a checkered red and black buoy placed on a sandbank which dries 18 inches at low-water springs, and is situated about 50 yards to the southward of the line of lights, may be passed on all sides at a distance of not less than 200 feet.
Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 27th November, 1890.
Government of China.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 241.
CHINA SEA.
TAKOW DISTRICT.
Anping Light.
T. M. ALMOND, Portmaster.
Notice is hereby given that the Fort Zelandia Light, No. 18 in the published List of Chinese Lighthouses for 1890, was discontinued on the 3rd November 1890; and on the same date a new Sixth Order, Fixed, Dioptric, white Light, to be known as the Anping Light, was exhibited upon an iron lattice mast, painted white, which stands at a distance of about 340 yards to the N. 56° 15′ W. from the tree on top of the mound in Fort Zelandia.
The Light illuminates the arc of the horizon from S. 381° W. round by west and north to N. 51° W.
The bearings are magnetic and from seaward.
The Light is elevated 32
nautical miles.
Approximate position :-
feet above the level of the sea, and in clear weather it should be visible at a distance of 10
Latitude.... Longitude
23° 0′ 40′′ N. ....120° 9′ 45′′ E.
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