THE NEW COAST LIGHTS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XVI, Issue 2197, 24 August 1875, Page 2

THE NEW COAST LIGHTS.

After referring to the proposed transfer to . Hokitika of the lighting apparatus intended ", for Tory Channel, Mr Keynolds, in his recent v Btatement in the House of Representatives, said : — ...-.■ "Having. obtained all the requisite information, as to the Bites arid class of lights required, an order was sent to England, in t February last for the necessary apparatus for lights to be erected on the Brothers in Cook's Straitej at Puysegur Point and Centre Island, .in Foveaux Straits, at Mokohino Island,, in the Hauraki Gulf, and at Cape Maria Van Piemen, at the extreme north of the .North Island, and at Portland Island, of the Mania Peninsula. Advices have been received from the engineers of Great Britain that the con%he lanterns' and apparatns'haje been let, and no iinie wil be lost in erecting the necessary buildings, so that they may be sTeaay}r6r'"Aearly soj to receive- the lights .wh'eri ithey -arrive 'in' the Colony; ■» Arb'ad •party lias been' for some tune' >ai work formiarigfia'fxb'M: from Puys'egur ■Point :to-: Otago -iftetreatjt ait', the entrance ' ix) : Preservation xilhlefr,Hthe , Nearest 'convenient, harbbr, and J a xoadihas aTso^beeri' formed to 'the Bite of Cape .•SWolwirid lighthbuse;! l'The materialsfo^thia lightbbtise >are!partily in;the Colony,' atid.the, , remainder MofaV the- way ' from 'England 1 , 'and i.preparittion isvbflirig for I 'the erection 'ofthej tower arid^dwellingsVi iThe'Goveinment^pr'oj i'po's'e' ordering 'lit an eatlyidate lights if ofi the « followiiigiplacasfy— Moeraki, 1 Cape Saundefsj - Akaroa. Readß^^ffd^a'- site yet 'to be .fixed -mearitheaeas'tewa^htonce' to j Haufak'i Gulf. 1 Your concurrence will be'aekedHoiiheserproi -ipysals'nivh'elietifa'ieltlmates' 'are uHde^ <conl i: sideratidn,'iid*3sl|(d to provide for the' erection aaofileadingiiligbiayfof Tory 1 Channel, 1 and: for i*teire'«oval:of-ilJeiMaria lsland lighttoJoap4 ■vEgmbnt.T'?rh« latter will have to aw»ife;tbe light Ota 'the sßrotheri;iand the ae<ju{fing'of'al saitable 1 site > bqt the land titteii^^ative^rop^rtywquifesfurtheractibri to^be taken by my colleague -the Native c -Mfniste.rj' r <As «evejQf ?with' the-'prefient ntffliber of lighthouses considerable^ inconvenience •cjap xb«eb'Jcatiße;drikt-times ! 'through tbe'serjcivices of the Luna' not being available : fof-tbe Uiriflefpf thaiMarine^Deparfcmefatf 1 and- as both -J during ' arid 1 'after the erection' of the pro: posed lighthouses it will be absolutely neces- ' 'eary to have a steamer for the sole use of the -Marine Department, an order has been sent ' to England, for a"Bteamer 'suitable for rise as V"a lighthoriae "tedder, and also for lifting buoys ) mdoriiigs.^ r:J^'' ■■'••'» '■'->'' n -'- i "• ■ '