Sailing Courses and Distances.

Coast of New Zealand.

These courses are magnetic, and may be depended upon as correct, if tides and currents are carefully noted from the sailing directions, and due allowance made for their influence on the vessel.

Three Kings (Cape Morton) to North Cape E. by S. 49 miles, 6 miles S. of W. King to North Cape E. by N. easterly 53 miles.

North Cape to Rangaunu S.E. by S.' 30 miles—to off entrance Doubtless Bay S.E. ½ E. 37 miles, to Whangaroa S.E. by E. 48 miles, to outside Cavalli Islands E.S.E. 58 miles, to outside Cape Brett E.S.E. 78 miles.

Cape Brett to outside Poor Knights S.E. by E. ½ E. 26 miles, to outside Poor Knights Rocks S.E. 31 miles, to outside Moru Tiri S.E. ½ S. 50 miles, to inside Little Barrier S.E. ½ S. 74 miles, to Channel Islet off Cape Colville (passing Horn Rock at 78 miles) S.E. 90 miles.

Tiri Tiri Light to Channel Islet N.E. ½ E. 23 miles.

Channel Islet to entrance Rangitoto Channel S.W. by S. 33 miles, to N. extreme Red Mercury E. ½ S. 31 miles (passing within ½ mile at 24½ miles from Channel Islet a rock 20 feet high), to Richard's Rock (dangerous) uncovered at low water E. easterly 31 miles.

Red Mercury to Kati Kati S. by E. ½ E. 50 miles, to Tauranga (inside Alderman Island) S.S.E. 60 miles, to Matata S.E. ¼ E. 83 miles, to Whakatane Se. ¼ E. 91 miles, to Opotiki S.E. ¾ E. 103 miles, to White Island S.E. by E. ½ E. 79 miles, to Matakawa, Hicks' Bay. by S. 125 miles.

East Cape Islet to Waiapu River S.S.W. ½ W. 7 miles, to Tokomaru Bay S. by W. 29 miles, to Tologa Bay S 43 miles, to Ariel Rock S. ¼ E. 64 miles.

Off Pompey's Pillar, Banks' Peninsula to Cape Campbell N. ½ E. 137 miles, to Otago Heads S.S.W. ¼ W. 151 miles, to Oamaru S.W. by 8. 115miles, to Kaikoura N. by E. 90 miles, to Flat Point (North Island) N.N.E. 207 miles.