THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH JULY, 1876.
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The substance of this Notice, as soon as it is received on board, is to be inserted in red ink on the Charts affected by it; and introduced into the margin or otherwise in the page, of the Sailing Directions to which it relates. See Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, p. 172.
NOTICE TO MARINERS. [No. 44.]
JAPAN-NIPON, WEST COAST,
Flashing Light on Tsuno-Sima (Kado-Sima).
The Japanese Government has given Notice, that on the 1st March 1876, a light would be exhibited from a lighthouse recently erected on the northwest point of Tsuno-sima (Kado-sima) west coast of Nipon.
The light is a flashing white light, showing a flash every ten seconds, visible seaward over an are of 240 degrees, or between the bearings of N. 3 W. and S.W. by W.; it is elevated 142 feet above the level of the sea, and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 18 miles.
The illuminating apparatus is of the first order.
The lighthouse, 100 feet high, is circular and built of granite. Position, lat. 34° 21′ 30′′ N., long. 130° 50′ E.
[All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 41° Westerly in 1876.]
By Command of their Lordships,
FREDк. J. EVANS
Hydrographer.
Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, 18th April 1876.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts:-Nipon, Kiusiu, &c., Nos. 2347 and 358; and Pacific Ocean, No. 781: Also, Admiralty List of Lights in South Africa, Japan, &c., page 30; and China Sea Directory, Vol. IV., page 313.
No. 132.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.
By Command,
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th July, 1876.
Government of India.
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
[No. 2.]
BAY OF BENGAL-COROMANDEL COAST.
Hope Island Light.
With reference to Notice to Mariners, No. 9 (for No. 9 read No. 1), dated the 12th January 1876, on the temporary discontinuance of Hope Island light during certain repairs to the lighthouse column :--
The Madras Government has given further Notice, that the light will not be discontinued, as the repairs can be effected without extinguishing the light.
The above Notice, therefore, is hereby cancelled.
By Direction of the Government of India,
A. DUNDAS TAYLOR, Superintendent, Marine Surveys..
MARINE SURVEY DEPARTMENT, CALCUTTA, 22nd January 1876.
This Notice affects the following Admiralty Charts-Bay of Bengal, No. 70 a; Coromandel Coast, No. 71a; and Coringa on Cocanada, Bay, No. 81: also Admiralty List of Lights in South of Africa, China, &c., 1875, page 12, and Taylor's Sailing Directory, Vol. I., page 463.
If this Notice is received on board ship, the substance of it should be inserted on the Charts affected by it, and introduced into the Sailing Directions to which it relates.
Government of India.
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
[No. 4.]
SUMATRA-MALACCA STRAIT-NORTH ENTRANCE.
(1.) Pulo Brasse Auxiliary Light.
The following information has been published by the Hydrographer to the British Admiralty
With reference to Notice to Mariners, No. 144, dated 9th October 1875, on the establishment of a light on the north point of Pulo Brasse, and the intended exhibition of an auxiliary light.
The Netherlands Government has given further Notice, that the auxiliary light is now exhibited below the principal light.
The auxiliary light is a fixed red light, visible through an arc of 90 degrees, between the bearings of S. by E. E. and E. by N. N., elevated 430 feet above the level of the sea, and in clear weather should be seen from a distance of 8
miles.
The illuminating apparatus is dioptric or by lenses, of the fourth order.
The light indicates the positions of the islands and shouls that lie to the north-west of the lighthouse.
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