SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR MANUKAU HARBOUR.

Taranaki Herald, Volume II, Issue 59, 14 September 1853, Page 2

SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR MANUKAU HARBOUR.

Minul.nn (li-aiU are riiiilv ilintin ym.lw.l , ihr ro.nl gradually limn,' from X iiparu lo Mniiikni. ivli( re the Inlli on the Noilh tlioru iku to the )ni(;hlof 1280 lee. 'I In Nmlhrrn Dmlnet ib an rx'cniive U'tcut, nliil^tnll tl.f cmtiilry fifing m-aivnid, n< nth ol the Ii irhnur, in prnilmi ly bnrx n lor 22 milcf . I!nf the moil remaiUthle ol je ti fir.t rUib'c from Ihr wr>lvrnii), at thrto (unii.il pe.iks ncir the North I lend, one forming tl.e in nnil ol'l'iirntuui, ttlncli mnj lir coufiidcrtil in Ihr North Hind Ii iiir connicted .it low «Mcr, and v JSO fict hljovc iha sea. A^nin, the '•outh Ilend pic-ditß a rnundidli rrrn fnrr nl brouu mil ni Ii table l.iud tMcmling KMilUmr.l 'I lie II ir, nimbi's very narrow (n r^hli) it three ml ri from ['.iralulni; Ihr It n»t w,it(r at low water i| lilies in Ul fed in lilt.- (hnnnd on the hir. S 'I hr .< undine* from t.'nward to tlio hai tl. cren«c re y Krinlually to 12 ftilhoios, »liub mil he on Mr on ir <di,r, nnil f■f ni dint ilrp'li it ( lio iln su.lilunly, ii.ui.u.ni; ngmii wiihin li- 17 f.uliouii. Ihr n.iliiral m.irkt, for leading mo .Mnnnliau are 4 ry uinsjiiiiioin. A k,c\ ciln.il llie Nn.r I'm, .SO fiet high, nuar Hi, |o« v. iti rof the Nurlh ll ( d 1> ii B Inoiight in line «ilh ihr ri(»ht cjjtrrme ol I'mn'iil.ii. A tbinl Kiiindrd point, l'opoiifn (within the hi.rhrur), will ilifii nlao luve ita right inngrnt \usi vi-ililc—hy Ktip m tin* luif N ,r), r ), r > X, m,i|!neiic, the »h nl» to thr Norlli nrc avoided, and I'opngna r >uhl not he ihni in by Paratutni. Tlir rhnnnel in nliout one mile broad, drereasini; to hnlf .i mile between Pnratutni and the midille or ■niith h.inlis, whore it it iinrroiv«at. 'J lie time courne lea«li brtworn Ihr Ornell and the middle bnnk ; bolh l)i ing ncrly dry at lon witi r, are niiva} 1 ! viiilih by tin hrenkem. I'tss h enlilc from ihe Nw c Pin to avmd a Band mi, 1 ut when il liran north oerr for and Itirp ai nc.ir to Par.itutai as convt merit. '1 up chamirl here v nnrroneit (lulf o mil'). A fpit(Ytrnd« from the South iltails tonaidi I'iuu" tm.i, tno^'lnrila of a mile. Alter passing lb.it, tlie chr.uncl io rlmr In Po pnngn, and gradually decrensct from 20 failinms It ii not adviinhli to anchor until rounding I'o. pon^a or Mnko Pon-t, but if necrmaiy tl c Hun lii ii I:-, nil <rd ananchurngc in "> oi G f.illiotui. liy krrp'iiig the Nine Pin ojii n i ff Paratntai. the Hum liiiik* uic cleared. The rhnnnel brtwci n l>,i]ion|ia. and the tnil of tie I).. tilts v luo-tlnrtU ol n mile broad, and the iwrhongc ii (.ond a< con« vemvnt after roundi g the point. With n linding vrind n vf'incl could proeppd m fur n* hliag Point, 5 miles nbovc il the hmki bip vinbU ; thr chau. übl l« ing about hall » nnlr b mil, niul ihi' course nlon; thr ccast, tuhing rare not to net nitl.in the line of point*. VcioU g«t"K lo Pipikura or W.iul.u i>lioiild prorced to an anch.,ia((. off Kiun Point, in 8 to 10 fiithom*. The courte n 11,t,i HncUn i,« m kirping thr south thurLonbairJ, oncfuuith uf a link from I liii.li vmtot i

Ait he channel from those points are about to h e Imuycd, diicctioiM will be frmiinl in ncordnnec lo their position ; nl nrment the i luinnrls should lit- nnvignteil T.hen ilic 'nlc iliows the bonks, or by lihtiiir bnatß r,-lirnd. ] 'Ilic tides in Hie rlinnnel* nt ipriiigc nver'RP two nnd n hnlf knoU oil I'oponjn, four knot-, oil I'.ir.i. lutni «ud (,ut<idc from one to two kno'n. On (he etißqt the flood neti to the nouthwnrd, llio ebb lo the nnrtliw in). The liden niibin tnkc llie i (Inert ion of the chnniiclß, nnil ardxcldnm Btrnii), on I (lie bank*, '.Miourli well covered, nliich is nnothcr I guide for nuvign'inn. For finlhcr inforinalinn re«pertin<r the harbour chnniu ls, vide the Report on M.inuUu Harbour. B^ron Dnuiiv, Commander nnd Surveyor.