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No. 59.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MARCH, 1880.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd March, 1880.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
Government of Queensland.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 28 of 1879.
REVOLVING LIGHT, CAPE CLEVELAND.
ON and after this date, a Revolving Light of the 4th order will be exhibited from the Light-house placed near the extremity of Cape Cleveland.
The illuminating apparatus, which is dioptric, stands at an elevation of 210 feet above the sea level, and the Light, which attains, its greatest brilliancy every twenty seconds, is visible from the deck of a small craft about 19 miles.
The light shows red through an arc of about 16 degrees, the centre of which is in line with the Salamander Reef. Ves- sels from the soutward, after passing through the red sector, will, while the white light is in sight, be clear of that danger.
The tower is painted white, and is 35 feet in height.
Department of Ports and Harbours, Brisbane, December 13th, 1879.
G. P. HEATH, Commander, R.N.,
Portmaster.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
No. 1 of 1880.
SINGAPORE ROCK, K İSLANDS AND OUTLYING DANGERS, KOCKS OFF
CAPE CONWAY, AND REEFS IN REPULSE BAY.
THE following information relative to Singapore Rock, the K Islands, and outlying dangers, Rocks off Cape Conway, and Reefs in Repulse Bay, has been supplied by Staff Commander Bedwell, R.N., the Admiralty Surveyor,
Singapore Rock-This danger, which is of very small extent, uncovers at ordinary spring tides, and lies half-a-mile south of the west point of L. 1 Isles.
There are from 9 to 18 fathoms close to.
Clearing mark-Linné Peak, seen through the passage or gap between M. Isles on a N.W. N. bearing, leads two- thirds of a mile outside Singapore Rock.
K1 Isle (Peak) and outlying dangers.--East 14 miles from K 1 Island lies a rock 3 feet above high-water springs, and nearly in the passage between these is another rock, uncovering at low-water neaps.
This latter danger bears E. by S. S., 14 miles from the Peak.
There are 17 to 28 fathoms round these dangers.
A dangerous reef, nearly 4 miles in circumference, with 3 feet of water on its shallowest parts, and 21 to 29 fathoms close around, exists 16 miles E. & N. from K 1 Island.
E. by N. 4 N., 18 miles from K 1 Island is another dangerous reef about 3 cables in extent, which covers at a quarter Hood, with 20 to 30 fathoms within a cable's length. The detached reef shown on the chart, bearing E. by N. 4 N. 21 miles from K 1 Island, may possibly be intended for this latter danger.
The shoal shown as sand and rocks on the Admiralty charts, bearing E. by N., distant 124 miles from K Island, was found to be a low sandy cay of small extent, covering at H.w. neaps, forming the northern edge of a coral reef 1 mile in circumference. It bears E. N., 9 miles from K Island; the old position being 3 miles too far to the NE. There are from 25 to 30 fathoms close to the edge of this reef.
K 44 Island, about 2 cables in extent and 93 feet high, with a few bushes on the summit, was found to be 1 mile E.N.E. of the position assigned to it on the charts. It bears E.N.E., distant 9 miles from K. Island.
This islet lies at the western edge of a large encircling coral reef, covering at a quarter flood, 6 miles in circumference, the north extreme of which is 1 mile north of the islet. On the same reef, and near the western edge, of a mile north of K 4å Islet, is a low bushy islet not shown on the chart. It is fronted by a white sandy beach.
K 4 Island is less than a quarter of a mile in extent, and bears N.E. 4 N., distant 94 miles from K Island,
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