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No. 116.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH MAY, 1879.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased

to sanction a Reward of Ten Dollars being paid to Shik Tái of the licensed boat San-fát-li,

No. 99u, who reported to the Master of the

British barque Aleppo the existence of the

sunken rock near Tytami Island, notice of which

was given in the Government Gazette of the 30th April, 1879.

By Cammand,

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 13th May, 1879.

Colonial Secretary.

己卯年 閏三月二十三日示

號六十一百一第報憲

督憲賞給洋銀一十大員與該渡 轅門報十七號刊報衆知現奉 大擔尾洲左近有一暗礁經在 遇英國帆船名理波者報以 第八號新發利渡渡夫石帶前 曉諭事照據無牌九十九號之

夫石帶爲止特示俾衆週知

No. 117.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Hydrographic Notice is publish-

ed for general information.

By Command,

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's

Hongkong, 13th

1879.

號七十

輔政使司馬

百

第報憲

篇

擔十

礁駛明六

三橋

及過見十避右五應為

大擔居洲二者之間探試水之深淺則有英尺四十八尺或六十尺等語現 此線該暗礁自東至西長英尺五十尺自南至北闊英尺二十尺由暗礁及 二洲頭離開大擔尾洲西南角爲北五度三十七分三十秒偏西方可駛過 七度偏東此視彼爲南六十七度偏西凡有船隻切勿駛向線北應俟明見 險法程應計自二洲之東南至鷄桓洲之中面水平直線彼視此爲北六十 一角爲北五十八度偏東朔望潮落時石上最淺之處水深英尺十三尺避 十九秒有一暗礁自礁視大擔尾洲左一角爲北三十度偏西視大擔尾右 知在緯線北第二十一度五十七分三十六秒經線東一百十四度七分五 照會爭照付現據本端都司京報稱沿海船隻駛進香港經大擔尾門者應

輔政使司馬篇

大英武師記度戰艦水師遊府祁

督憲札諭將已下

照得現本

通行曉諭事

北得

暗第現艦

印舟

印傳衆週知

舟之公文抄

關涉利便行

己卯年閏三月

貴經大此二

南十

角七

五度

二十三日示

香港輔政使司馬 貴司請爲遍示曉諭須至照 經詳察已上所考均皆準確爲此相應移照

自度

巳

外

年

閏

尺至

向彼

西北

月照

+

八

會

日

HYDROGRAPHIC NOTICE.

APPROACHES TO HONGKONG-TYTAMI

CHANNEL.

Position of Donger.

Latitude 21° 57.36 -

Longitude 114° 07'59" E.

Left extreme Tytanisland, ......N. 30° W.

Right extreme Tymi Island, ....N. 58° E.

Least Water on the Rock (réduced to Low Water* Springs) 13 feet.

Clearing Marks.

No vessel should stand to the Northward of a line join- ing the S. E. point of Yechau Island with the centre of Guyune Island (bearing respectively from each other N. 67° E. and S. 67° W.), until Echau Head opens clear of S. W. point of Tytami Island bearing N. 1 W.

This rock is about 50 feet long East and West, and 20 feet North and South.

Between the Rock and the Island the Soundings vary *from 8 to 10 fathoms.

Approved,

(Signed,)

G. L. KING-HARMAN,

Lieutenant & Navigating Officer, H. M. S. Mosquito.

(Signed,) GEO. A. G. GREY,

Lieutenant & Commander;

H. M. S. Mosquito.

Hongkong, 8th May, 1879.

This Notice affects Admiralty Chart No. 2212, and Sailing Directions fur the China Sea, Vol. III, page 73.