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No. 59.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD APRIL, 1875.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notices to Mariners from the Portmaster at Brisbane, Queensland, are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 1st April, 1875.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

BEACONS-INNER ROUTE TO TORRES STRAITS.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

Beacons are now erected upon the following reefs and islands in the Inner Route:-Vessels bound southward are to pass those which are red and triangular, on the starboard hand; and those that are black and square, on the port hand.

Red and Triangular.

Black and Square.

Hope Islands.

a. Reef north-west end

b. Reef west end

C.

north end

e.

""

""

west side

d.

centre

"

r.

Reef

Cole Islands, and Howick Group.

d. Reef east end

c.

centre

f.

centre

Heath Rocks centre

Chilcott

22

s. Reef west side

Pipon Islands. 1

S.E. extremity of reef

Claremont Islands.

c. South-west extremity

g.

""

i. West side

m. ""

""

No. VI reef south-west end

No. VII islet west side

Reef in 15° 18′ 30′′ S. Lat. west side

tt. Reef west side

v. Reef south-west end

A detached reef about a quarter of a mile long, and sixty yards wide, lies a quarter of a mile north-east of the r. reef marked on the chart as lying off the Cole Islands, and upon which the beacon is placed.

Upon the eastern end of the d. reef, to the westward of the Flinders Group, is a second sinaller beacon to the north- ward of the beacon now erected, which will assist in distinguishing the reef.

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,

Department of Ports and Harbors, Brisbane, 2nd November, 1874.

Portmaster.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

HARRINGTON SHOAL, INNER ROUTE.

The following is the position of the south end of "Harrington Shoal," as fixed by Captain Nares, of H.M.S. Challenger:-

Right summit of Turtle Island..

Left summit of Albany Rock

Summit, Albany Island.......

The shoal patch is of small extent, and the least water upon it is two fathoms.

.South.

.N.W. .N.W. by W.

The western extremity of Adolphus Island, kept just open of Albany Rock, gives a mid-channel course past this danger.

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,

Department of Ports and Harbors, Brisbane, 12th November, 1874.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

BEACONS, TORRES STRAITS AND INNER ROUTE.

Portmaster.

The following additional Beacons are now erected in the Inner Route and Prince of Wales Channel, Torres Straits. Vessels bound eastward through the Straits, and southward in the Inner Route, will pass those which are Red and Triangular on the Starboard hand, and those that are Black and Square on the Port hand.

Red and Triangular.

Sand Bank dry with rocks E.S.E. 2 miles from Point

Lookout. Ipili Reef.

Black and Square.

X Reef north-west side.

Z Reef west side.

N.W. Reef, Hammond Rock, bearing S.W. Ince Point

E. by S. 1S.

A small Red Beacon is also placed upon a portion of wreck lying N.N.E.4 mile from the Ipili Reef. The Beacon referred to in the Notice to Mariners issued from this Office on the 2nd November, 1874, as being placed on r. reef, off the Cole Islands, has been since shifted to the detached reef lying mile further to the N.E.

Department of Ports and Harbors, Brisbanc, January 22nd, 1875.

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,

Portmaster.