THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH MARCH, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 95.
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It is hereby notified, that Mr. WILLIAM REINERS has reported his return to the Colony and the resumption of his duties as Consul for Russia from the 12th instant.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th March, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. -No. 96.
The following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th March, 1881.
Government of India.
MARINE BRANCH. MILITARY DEPARTMENT.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
(No. 2.)
BAY OF BENGAL-COROMANDEL COAST. MADRAS.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Rules for Regulating the Entry and Departure of Vessels Using the Harbour.
The following Notification, under Clause (a), Section 7 of the Indian Ports Act (XII of 1875), has been published by the Madras Government, and is now issued for general information :-
"Under the authority vested in him by Section 7 of the Indian Ports Act, 1875, the Right Honorable the Governor in Council is pleased to prescribe the following Rules for regulating the entry and departure of vessels using the Madras Harbour :-
(1) No vessel shall enter or leave the Madras Harbour between the hours of 6 P.M. and 6 A.M. without special
authority from the Conservator of the Port.
(2) Vessels about to leave the Harbour shall hoist Flag N of the International (Commercial) Code at the fore. (3) Vessels about to enter the Harbour shall hoist Flag F of the International (Commercial) Code at the fore. (4) Not more than one vessel shall enter or leave the port at the same time.
Under Clause 2, Section 42, and Section 67 of the Act, Masters or other persons in charge of vessels, disobeying any of the foregoing Rules, will, on conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred rupees for every such offence, and also to the payment of the costs of such conviction."
By Direction of the Government of India,
A. DUNDAS TAYLOR, Comdr. (late I. N.),
Superintendent, Marine Survey of India.
MARINE SURVEY Department, Calcutta, 10th February, 1881.
Government of South Australia.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 1 of 1881.
ALTERATION OF LIGHT
ON
Cape Northumberland.
The Marine Board hereby give notice that, on or about the 1st day of April, 1882, the character of the light at present shown at Cape Northumberland will be altered from alternate flashes of red, white, and green, to a revolving light of the first order, showing a bright flash every sixty seconds.
The Lighthouse and Keepers' Cottages will be removed a short distance to the eastward of the present position. Further particulars will be given as early as possible.
Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, 11th January, 1881.
NOTICE TO MARINERS:
No. 2 of 1881. SPENCER GULF.
New Light, Corny Point.
R. H. FERGUSON, President, Marine Board.
The Marine Board of South Australia hereby give notice that, on or about the 10th day of January, 1882, it is pro- posed to exhibit a fixed bright light of the third order from a lighthouse to be erected on Corny Point, Spencer Gulf.
Further information will be furnished in due course.
Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, 11th January, 1881.
R. H. FERGUSON, President, Marine Board.
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