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Return showing the Number of Notices to Mariners relating to Matters within the Colony issued by the Marine Department during the Year ended 31st March, 1904.

Descriptive Return of New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses.

Port or Place. Subject of Notice. Auckland Harbour .. ; Man-of-war anchorage defined. „ .. Dredging operations, Queen Street and Railway Wharves. Bluff Harbour .. .. Blasting operations, Western reef and Mid-channel rock. Cape Maria van Diemen .. i Weather-forecast signal-mast broken. East Cape .. .. , Sunken rock off Wharariki Point. .-. Banks off Cape, reported by H.M.S. " Penguin." Foveaux Strait .. .. j Shoal reported off Dog Island. „ .. .. I Telegraph cable laid to Stewart Island. Kahurangi Point .. | Exhibition of light (two notices). Kaipara Harbour .. New channel over bar. Kawhia Harbour .. ] Erection of beacons and exhibition of leading-lights. Kerraadec Islands .. ! Soundings by H.M.S. " Penguin " on reported shoal south of islands. Lyttelton Harbour .. Telegraph cable laid to Ripa Island. Nelson Harbour .. .. Removal of buoy, Bolton Hole. North Island .. .. Magnetic variation on coast. Otago Harbour .. .. Alteration in position of light-vessel. .. Substitution of pile-beacons for buoys. .. Warning masters of vessels to work North Channel only. „ .. .. Shoal off entrance to harbour. Timaru Harbour.. .. ! Light on eastern extension of breakwater carried away. Wellington Harbour .. ! Result of survey by H.M.S. " Penguin " of fairway to Port Nicholson. .. Alteration of interval between explosive fog.signals at Penoarrow Head. i

Name of Lighthouse. Order of Apparatus. Description, Period of Revolving Light. Colour of Light. Toweibuilt of IDwellings 1 built of , Date first lighted. Cape Maria van J Diemen 1st order dioptric Revolving Fixed 1' White Red, to show over Columbia Reef. White White, with red arc over Flat Rock White and red White Timber Timber 24 Mar., 1879 1st order dioptric 2nd Flashing Fixed 10" Stone Iron Timber 18 June, 1883 1 Jan., 1865 Moko Hinou Tiritiri Ponui Passage .. Cuvier Island East Cape Portland Island j 5th 1st 2nd 2nd Revolving Flashing Revolving Fixed 30" 10" 30" Timber Iron Timber 29 July, 1871 22 Sept., 1889 9 Aug., 1900 10 Feb., 1878 Red, to show over Bull Rock. White Iron Timber 27 Oct., 1897 1 Jan., 1859 1 Aug., 1881 1 Sept., 1874 1 Dec, 1884 24 Sept., 1877 Cape Palliser Pencarrow Head.. Capo Egmont Manukau Head .. Kaipara Head .. Brothers .. I 2nd order dioptric 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd Revolving Fixed Timber Flashing 10" 10" Fixed Red, to show over Cook Rook. White .. 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., 1865 Cape Campbell .. | Godley Head Akaroa Head Moeraki Taiaroa Head Cape Saunders .. Nugget Point Waipapapa Point Dog Island 2nd order dioptric 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st order catadioptric 1st order dioptric Revolving Fixed Flashing Fixed Revolving Fixed Flashing Revolving 1' i6" 'i' Red '.'. '.'. White Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone io" 30" C entre Island Fixed White, with red arcs over inshore dangers White Timber Timber 16 Sept., 1878 Puysegur Point .. Cape Foulwind .. Kahurangi Point.. 1st 2nd 2nd Flashing Revolving Fixed .. 10" 30" White, with red sector to Bhow over Stewart Breaker White White, with red arc over Spit end White, with red arc to mark limit of anchorage Red and white, with white light on beacon White .. Iron 1 Mar., 1879 1 Sept., 1876 30 Nov., 1903 Jack's Point Farewell Spit 4th 2nd Revolving i' Building. 17 June, 1870 Nelson 4th Fixed 4 Aug., 1862 French Pass 6th 1 Oct., 1884 Stephen Island .. 1st Group flashing t 29 Jan., 1894 * Flashing twice every half-minute, wii ivery half-minute. ;h interval if three sei sonds between flashes. t Two flashes in quick succession