THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH APRIL, 1878.
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Directions for Port Turton.-From the northward: From one mile S.W. of the south point of Wardang Island, the course is S.
E. 23 miles to near Point Turton Jetty. In working to windward in Hardwicke Bay, the east coast may be approached as near as one mile, or into five fathoms; and a vessel should stand off six or seven miles before tacking inshore. There is less tidal stream near the shore, than out towards the main waters of Spencer Gulf. From the southward: From one mile N.W. of Corny Point large vessels should steer N.E. by E. E. sixteen miles, keeping Corny Point bearing southward of S.W. by W. until Mount Gore bears south, then steer S.S.E. E. eleven miles for Point Turton Jetty.
Small vessels not requiring more than fifteen feet water, may from the above position off Corny Point shape a course E.N.E. for ten and-a-half miles, or until Mount Gore bears S.S.E.; keeping Corny Point bearing southward of S.W. by W. W. until then. From there steer S.E. by E. ten miles for Point Turton. Ketches with a fair wind may cross the shoals in ten feet least water, by keeping the extreme of Corny Point, bearing W. S. until abreast the west part of Souttar Point, or keeping slightly southward of the line joining Corny and Souttar Points. Keep half-a-mile off the latter in rounding at the west part of Point Turton, the three fathom line is only one cable from high water mark, north of the jetty it is two cables off and as the shore bights to the southward it increases its distance, being one mile off shore at less than a mile to the eastward of the jetty.
Anchorage.-A large vessel may anchor in twenty-one to twenty-three feet water, with the jetty bearing S. W. distant three cables, and a small vessel with the jetty in line bearing S.W. by W. one and-a-half cables distant in twelve to sixteen
feet water.
W. N. GOALEN,
Navigating Lieutenant, R.N., and Admiralty Surveyor.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—SPENCER GULF-EASTERN SHOAL.
Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, 31st January, 1878.
Mariners are hereby informed that, in accordance with a notice issued from this office on the 26th December, 1877, a fixed white light will be shown from a lightship, to be moored in nine (9) fathoms at low water to the westward of the north end of the Eastern Shoal, Spencer Gulf, in latitude 33° 3′ 15′′ south, and longitude 137° 46′ 30′′ east.
The light will be exhibited on the night of the 1st April, 1878, and will be visible, in clear weather, from a distance of about eight (8) miles.
R. H. Ferguson, President Marine Board.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Parcel Post to Haifong is suspended for the present.
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Persons who have received a copy of Government Notification No. 66 of the 5th instant, are requested to cross out the word Haifong to prevent errors.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 12th April, 1878.
ERRATUM.
In Government Notification No. 65 of the 5th April,
for "and twelve months leave of absence on half-salary' read “and nine months leave of absence on half-salary."
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ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster General.
NOTICE.
Owners of Tenements assessed to the Police, Lighting, Water and Fire Brigade Rates, are hereby informed that the Rates for the Second Quarter of the year 1878, are payable in advance, during and within the Month of April.
It is requested that such Rates may be paid before the 30th April, as after that date application will be made to the Supreme Court for the recovery of arrears.
CECIL C. SMITH, Colonial Treasurer.
Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 6th April, 1878.
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