From Yesterday's Government Gazette ie 10 March 1848

Steam vessels are to be provided with three lanthorns, one of which shall exhibit a plain light on three sides, and shall be carried at the vessel's foremast head, on the collar of the fore-stay, to hang clear of any canvas she may have set, and shall be kept burning between the hours of sunset and sunrise, whether such steam vessel shall be at anchor or underweigh.

One to be fixed on the starboard paddle-box, on the fore part, which shall exhibit a plain light on two sides only, viz., on the starboard side and ahead.

One to be fixed on the port side, which shall exhibit a red light, and shall be a lanthorn of a similar description to the starboard one, and shall exhibit a light on two sides only, viz., the port side and ahead.

The last mentioned paddle-box lights shall only be exhibited when the steam vessel is underweigh. The plain light only at the foremast head being required when the vessel is at an anchor.

The lanthorns to be used in the foregoing signals by steam vessels shall be fitted with strong reflectors.

Steam vessels, while lying at their respective wharfs, either at Sydney, or the out ports of the colony, will not be required to hoist any lights.

J. Gibbes, Collector and Chairman.
Merion Moriarty.
W. S. Deloitte.
H. H. Browne.
R. Towns.

Approved.- C. A. Fitz Roy.

SG & SGTL Vol 5 ; Page 65

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