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Descriptive Return of New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses.

Return of Steamers to which Certificates of Survey were issued in New Zealand during the Year ended the 31st March, 1891.

Name of Lighthouse, j Order of Apparatus. I Description. ' Period ■ ofEevoIving Light. Colour of Light. Tower built of Dwellings built of i Date first lighted. Cape Maria van | Diemen 1st order dioptric Revolving Fixed 1' White Bed, to show over Columbia Reef White White, with red arc over Flat Rock White and red White Timber Timber 24 Mar., 1879 Moko Hinou Tiri-Tiri.. 1st order dioptric 2nd FlashingFixed 10" Stone Iron Timber 18 Juno, 1883 1 Jan., 1865 Ponui Passage Cuvicr Island f Portland Island 5th 1st 2nd Revolving 30" 30" Timber Iron Timber 29 July, 1871 22 Sept., 1889 10 Feb., 1878 Fixed Red, to show over Bull Rock White Pencarrow Head Cape Egmont Manukau Head Kaipara Head Brothers .. -I 2nd order dioptric 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd Flashing i6" 10" Iron Timber Timber 1 Jan., 1859 1 Aug., 1881 1 Sept., 1874 1 Doc, 1884 24 Sept., 1877 Fixed Red, to show over Cook Rock White Cape Campbell Godley Head Akaroa Head Mocraki Taiaroa Head Cape Saunders Nugget Point Waipapapa Point .. Dog Island 2nd order dioptric 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st order eataclioptric 1st order dioptric Revolving Fixed Flashing Fixed I 1 Timber Stone Timber Timber Stone Timber 1 Aug., 1870 1 April, 1865 1 Jan., 1880 22 April, 1878 2 Jan., 1865 1 Jan., 1880 4 July, 1870 1 Jan., 1884 1 Aug., 1805 10" Revolving Fixed Flashing Revolving V io" 30" Red '.'. White .. Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone Centre Island Fixed White, with red arcs over inshore dangers White Timber Timber 10 Sept., 1878 Puysegur Point Cape Foulwind Farewell Spit 1st 2nd 2nd Flashing Revolving 10" 30" V White, with red arc over Spit end White, with red arc to mark limit of anchorage Red and white, with white light on beacon 1 Mar., 1879 1 Sept., 1876 17 June, 1870 Nelson 4th Fixed Iron 4 Aug., 1862 French Pass 6th 1 Oct., 1884

Name of Vessel. Tons Register. Horsepower of Nature of Engines. Engines. Nature of Propeller. Class of Certificate, Remarks. Ahuriri Akaroa Alexandra Alice Ant Antrim Aorere Arawata Argylo Australia Awarua Awhina .. ... Banks Peninsula Barstow Beautiful Star Bella Bon Lomond Birkcnhead Blanche Britannia Brunner Canterbury Charles Edward .. Chelmsford Clansman Clematis Colleen Coromandel Cygnet Daphne Despatch 31 43 73 8 5 36 45 623 129 260 100 5 34 32 146 12 33 55 18 108 333 17 23 30 4 G 30 16 600 45 77 80 50 62 24 30 12 15 16 9 40 95 24 60 24 99 4 18 25 3 2 6 Compound Screw Extended river Non-condensing Paddle Screw River Launch. Compound Paddle . Screw Sea-going Non-condensing Compound Non-condensing Compound Non-condonsing Paddle Screw Twin-screw Paddle Screw Tug. Left colony. Biver Sea-going Extended river River Triple-expansion Non-condensing Compound Paddle Screw Paddle Screw Twin-screw Screw Sea-going Extended river Sea-going 123 70 336 5 33 68 3" 1 Non-condensing Compound Stern-wheel .. Paddle Screw River Non-condensing Extended river River Launch. New launch.