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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH JULY, 1885.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 283.

Tenders will be received at this Office, until Noon of Tuesday, the 4th August, 1885:-

1. For repairs to Government Wharf.

2. For constructing a post and rail fence on the North side of the Cricket Ground. For form of tender, specification, and further particulars, apply at the Surveyor General's Office. The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th July, 1885.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 284.

The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th July, 1885.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Government of Queensland.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

(No. 13 of 1885.)

ALTERATION OF TIDAL SIGNALS AT THE SIGNAL STATION, ROSS CREEK,'

CLEVELAND BAY.

Notice is hereby given that, on and after the 15th proximo, the following Code of Signals will be substituted for that

now in use:—

Depth of Water.

By Day.

By Night.

ft. in.

Under 4

5

6

6

77

7

8

8

9

9

10

10 6

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Ball east yard-arm

11

21

dipped

Ball west yard-arm

6

dipped

Cone east yard-arm

dipped

""

>>

Cone west yard-arm

6

dipped

Inverted cone east yard-arm

""

""

**

dipped

寥寥

"

west yard-arm

6

Ball'

"

•

dipped

19

11 11 6

0

"

"

"

east yard-arm, cone west yard-arm

Ball west yard-arm, cone east yard-arm

""

>>

"

cone dipped

17

12 0

12 6 13 0

cone dipped Ball east yard-arm, dipped; cone west yard-arm Ball west yard-arm, dipped; cone east yard-arm Cone at each yard-arm

13 6 14 0 14 6 15 0

east cone dipped

>>

""

"2

27

"

west cone dipped

Ball at each yard-arm,

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"I

""

east ball dipped

White light. Red

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Green "

Red over white. White over red. Green over white. White over green.

Red over green. Green over red. Two white vertical. Two red vertical. Two green vertical. White east, red west. Red east, white west. White east, green west. Green east, white west. Green east, red west. Red east, green west. White each yard-arm. Red Green White over red east, white west. White over red west, white east.

""

""

A red flag will be hoisted at the mast-head during flood tide.

Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 15th May, 1885.

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,

Portmaster.