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Descriptive Return of New Zealand Coastal Lighthouses.

Name of Lighthouse. Order of Apparatus. Description, Period of Eevolving Light. Colour of Light. Tower built of Dwellings built of Date first lighted. Gape Maria van I Diemen 1st order dioptric Eevolving Fixed .. 1' White Red, to show over Columbia Reef. White Timber Timber 24 Mar., 1879 Gape Brett 1st order dioptric Group flashing Flashing Iron .. Timber 21 Feb., 1910 Mokohinou Chicken Island (Marotiri) Tiritiri .. 1st Acetone-acetylene (unwatohed) 2nd order dioptrics 10" Fl. |", eel. 8&" Stone Iron .. j 18 June, 1883 28 April, 1913 Fixed .. j White, with red arc over Flat Rock White and red White Timber 1 Jan., 1865 Ponui Passage Guvier Island Bast Cape Portland Island \ Castle Point 5th 1st 2nd 2nd Revolving Flashing Revolving Fixed .. 30" 10" 30" Timber Iron .. 29 July, 1871 22 Sept., 1889 9 Aug., 1900 10 Feb., 1878 ! , m t ■, Timber 2nd order dioptric Group flashing Revolving Fixed .. t Red, to show over Bull Rock. White Iron .. Timber 12 Jan., 1913 Cape Palliser Pencarrow Head.. Cape Bgmont Manukau Head .. Kaipara Head Brothers .. -I 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd t a • • • • I „ Timber 27 Oct., 1897 1 Jan., 1859 1 Aug., 1881 1 Sept., 1874 1 Dec, 1884 24 Sept., 1877 Flashing io" 10" Fixed .. Red, to show over Cook Rock. White Cape Campbell .. Godley Head Akaroa Head Jack's Point Moeraki Taiaroa Head Cape Saunders .. Nugget Point Waipapapa Point Dog Island 2nd order dioptric 2nd 2nd 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st order oatadioptric 1st order dioptric Revolving Fixed .. Flashing Fixed .. X' io" Red White Iron .. Stone Timber Iron .. Timber Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone Timber Stone 1 Aug., 1870 1 April, 1865 1 Jan., 1880 1 July, 1904 22 April, 1878 2 Jan., 1865 1 Jan., 1880 4 July, 1870 1 Jan., 1884 1 Aug., 1865 Revolving Fixed .. Flashing Revolving i , J io" 30" Centre Island ".. Fixed .. White, with red arcs over inshore dangers White Timber Timber 16 Sept., 1878 Puysegur Point .. Gape Foulwind .. Kahuraugi Point.. 1st 2nd 2nd Flashing Revolving Fixed .. 10" 30" White, with red sector to show over Stewart Breaker White, with red arc over Spit end White, with red arc to mark limit of anchorage Red and white, with white light on beaoon White I Iron .. 1 Mar., 1879 1 Sept., 1876 30 Nov., 1903 Farewell Spit 2nd Revolving l> 17 June, 1870 Nelson 4th Fixed .. 4 Aug., 1862 I French Pass 6th •• 1 Oct., 1884 Stephens Island .. 1st Group flashing * 29 Jan., 1894 ♦ Two flashes in quick succession eve twice every half-minute, with interval of thi >ry half-minul ree seconds bi ;e. atween fl; ■ Three white flashes evi ishes. >ry forty-five seconds. t Flashing