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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST JUNE, 1884.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 230.

The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st June, 1884.

FREDERICK STEWART,

563

Acting Colonial Secretary,

Government of Queensland.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 14 of 1881.

INNER BAR, ENDEAVOUR RIVER,

Notice is hereby given, that since the recent floods in the Endeavour River, an inner Bar-on which there is only nine feet at low-water springs-has formed between the inner black and outer red buoys, a depth which is one foot less than on the outer Bar.

Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 24th April, 1884.

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

Portmaster.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

No. 15 of 1884.

EAGLE FARM FLATS, BRISBANE RIVER.

Notice is hereby given, that to obtain the full depth of 15 feet at low water, vessels, when meeting or passing in the Cutting at the Eagle Farm Flats, must attend to the following directions:-

Vessels coming up the River are to keep the leading beacons in line, and vessels passing down the River are to keep the beacons open to the Eastward; the deepest part of the Channel extending from 50 feet to the Westward, to 150 feet to the Eastward of the line of leading beacons.

Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, 6th May, 1884.

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

Portmaster.

The substance of this Notice, as soon as it is received on board, is to be inserted in red ink on the Charts affected by it; and introduced into the margin, or otherwise in the page, of the Sailing Directions to which it relates. See Admiralty Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, pp. 312 & 313.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

[ No. 62.]

EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO.

JAVA-NORTH COAST.

(1) Shoal W.N.W. of Hoorn Island.

Information has been received, of the existence of a shoal lying about 3 miles W.N.W. of Hoorn island, Thousand islands, north coast of Java :-

This shoal (Besse shoal), on which the American barque W. H. Besse struck and remained for one tide, is stated to be of small extent, with 11 feet least water on it; and to lie with the following bearings :-

North-west point of Hoorn island,

South-east extreme of Babie island,..

Position approximate, lat. 5° 464′ S., long, 106° 25′ E.

.E. by S. 3 S. ................. W. by S. 4 S.