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No. 8.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH JANUARY, 1880.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th January, 1880.

The Port Officer, Madras, has south-westward. Masters of vessels

Government of India.

LITARY

MILITARY (MARINE) DEPARTMENT.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

(No. 27.)

BAY OF BENGAL-GODÁVERY DISTRICT.

COCANADA.

Black Buoy off Point Gordeware (Godacery).

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretar

given notice that the Black buoy of Point Gordeware (Godavery) has drifted to tl should therefore be extremely careful in rounding the Point to keep the lead going.

By Direction of the Government of India,

R. C. CARRINGTON, In charge of Office,

for A. DUNDAS TAYLOR, Cmdr. (late I. N.);

Superintendent, Marine Survey of Indi.

MARINE SURVEY DEPARTMENT, CALCUTTA, 21st November, 1879.

This Notice affects the following:-BRITISH ADMIRALTY Charts, Nos. 81, 71a, 70a, 828 and 829. 1172, 158, 15c, and 1034. Also Taylor's Sailing Dircetory, Vol. I, page 405.

INDIAN MARINE SURVEY Charts, Nos. 11

If this Notice is received on boardship, the substance of it should be inserted on the Charts affected by it, and introduced into the Sailing Directio

to which it relates.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

(No. 38.) CEYLON-EAST COAST. Butticaloa Light.

With reference to Notice to Mariners No. 16. of the 7th June 1878, on the establishment of a light at Batticaloa :-- The Master Attendant, Colombo, has given notice that the Batticaloa light which has hitherto been exhibited from th 16th February to the 31st October, will, until further notice, be exhibited throughout the year from sun-set to sun-rise.

By Direction of the Government of India,

R. C. CARRINGTON, In charge of Office, for A. DUNDAS TAYLOR, Comdr. (late I. N.),

Superintendent, Marine Survey of Indic

MARINE SURVEY DEPARTMENT, CALCUTTA. 1st December, 1879.

This Notice affects the following:-BRITISH ADMIRALTY Charts, Nos. 2031, 828, 70a, and 748h.; Light List for 1879. INDIAN MARINE SUI vey Charts, Nos. 156, and 103a; Taylor's Sailing Directory, Vel. I. page 442; Light List for 1879.

If this Notice is received on board-hip, the cubstance of it should be inserted on the Charts affected by it, and introduced into the Sailing Direction

to which it relates,

NOTICE TO MARINERS. (No. 89.)

RED SEA-GULF OF SUEZ. Leading Light in Suez Bay.

The Egyptian Government has given notice, that on 1st January 1880, a light will be exhibited on the north shore c Suez bay, as a leading light through the deep water channel westward of Newport rock, and the channel near the Sp buoy, thence to the anchorage in about & fathoms water:

The light will be a fired white light, elevated 40 feet above the sea, visible through an arc of 141, or between th bearings N. 104° E. and N. +4° W., and should be seen in clear weather from a distance of about 19 miles. Over the ba and its approaches, through an are of 3454°, the light will be obscured, and the obscuration will cover Kal-el-Kabireh shoa and the Spit buoy.

The illuminating apperatus will be dioptric, or by lenses.

The light will be shown from a mast (upper part for about 20 feet painted black) above a white dwelling, placed o the following bearings, tis.:---

South dock head, Port Ibraham (Observation spot).....

Newport rock light vessel...

Kal-dl-Kabirch shool beacon

Atakali quarry

Position lat. 90° 57′ 35′′ N., long, 32° 32′ 10′′ E.

S.S.E.4 E. S. AE. SP.

S. by W. 4 W., W. S.W. W., W.

NOTE--Approaching from the Southward, this leading light should he kept just open westward of Newport rock ligh and he steered for, passing the Newport rock light vessel at the distance of about 2 cables---the leading light must then b kept in sight till the Spit buoy is passed.

(The bearings are Magnetic.

By Dircetion of the

Fariation 43° Westerly in 1879.) Government of India,

R. C. CARRINGTON, Ia charge of Office, for A. DUNDAS TAYLOR, Comdr. (late I. N.),

Superintendent, Marine Survey of Indic

MARINE SURVEY DEPARTMENT, CALCUTTA, 1st December, 1879.

This Notice affects the following:-BRITISH ADMIRALTY Charts, Nos. 2718e, 2523, Sa. 757, 233 and 734; Sailing Directions, Red Sea Pilo 173, pages 10, 23 and 87; List of Lights for 1879. INDIAN MARINE SURVEY List of Lights for 1879; Also Taylor's Salling Directory, Vol. I, page 27 If this Notice is received on boardship, the substance of it should be inserted on the Charts affected by it, and introduced into the Sailing Direction

to which it relates.