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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29тh DECEMBER, 1866.
MARINE DEPARTMENT.
BOMBAY CASTLE, 20th November, 1866.
NOTIFICATION.
for general information:— The following Statement shewing the description of Lights that will be exhibited at the entrance of the Bombay Harbour on the 1st June, 1867, is published
Floating Inner Light.
Outer Floating Light Ship.
Fairway into Bombay Harbour.
Kundary or Kenery.
Kundary or
Kenery,
Island.
Colaba or Bombay.
As at present
18° 50′ N.
Colaba Point.
18° 53′ 39′′ N.
18° 42′ 20′′ N,
72° 46′ 50′′
72° 48′ 05′′ E.
72° 18′ 50′′ E.
One.
Fixed.
One.
One.
Revolving.
Fixed.
2 Minutes.
10 miles.
About 10 miles.
17 to 18
Sunset to Sunrise.
Sunset to Sunrise.
Red with ball at Mast-A white tower on South- end of Colaba Point.
head.
M
present
As at
1st June 1867.
As at present
Bright catoptric.
red flag is hoisted.
being signalled a
head and on a sail day from the mast-
night; a shown during the hours during the a red ball is
torch at the half every hour and a A blue light is burnt
signalled.
on a ship being
hoists a red flag her Mast-head and has a red ball at distant 4 miles; light N. E. N.
Bears from outer
A. R. HOSKINS,
Captain, R. A.,
Acting Deputy Secretary to Government.
Red catoptric.
119
93
Catoptric 2nd
bright.
Ditto.
25
Sunset to Sunrise.
An octagonal tower ris-
ing from centre of flat
roofed two storied arch- ed building.
161
75
1st June 1867.
class
Bright 1st class.
to seaward. round the horizon
Will be seen all
No.
Name of Light.
Place.
Latitude,
N.
Longitude,
E.
No. of Lights and relative position,
Fixed Flashing, Fixed & Flashing, Intermittent, Alternating, Revolving.
Interval of Revolution of Flash.
Miles seen in clear weather.
Time Harbour Light is shown.
Color or any peculiarity of Light House.
Height in feet. Centre of Lantern above High Water.
Height in feet of Building from Base to Vane.
Year lighted.
Character and Order of Illuminating Apparatus.
Remarks.
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