THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1888. 873
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 393.
The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office. Hongkong, 1st September, 1888.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
Government of Japan.
NOTIFICATION No. 125 OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Mooring Buoy off Naga-ura.
Notice is hereby given that a MOORING BUOY has been laid by Kanagawa Kencho off Naga-ura for Mooring the Quarantine Vessel.
The Buoy is Cylindrical in shape and painted WHITE. It lies in 31 Fathoms of water, and West of a line drawn from Kanonsaki Lighthouse to Honmoku Lightship.
Its distance from Futsu Buoy (Saratoga Spit Buoy), is about 14 Miles and its Magnetic Cross Bearings are as follows :—
Kanonsaki Lighthouse bears,
East end of Sarushima bears,
North end of Natsushima bears..
.S. 23° E.
.S. 45° W.
.N. 62o W.
Mariners should navigate this part of the Gulf with caution not to run feul of the Mooring Buoy, as the Quarantine Vessel may not be there sometimes.
Tokio, Bth August, 1888.
Government of India.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
CEYLON, SOUTH COAST.
VISCOUNT ENOMOTO TAKEAKI,
Minister of State for Communications.
Notice is hereby given that the Buoy marking Whale Rock off Galle has been re-moored in position, viz.. in 16 fathoms S.S.W. of the rock, distant 3 cables.
Master Attendant's Office, Galle. July 25, 1888.
J. TRUSCOTT, Acting Master Attendant,
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