Buckle  group,  consisting  of  Herbert  and  Bright  islands,  Prosser
rock,  and  several  other  islets  and  rocks,  is  situated  about  2|:  miles
northwestw^ard  from  the  Hedley  islands  with  a  clear  channel  be-
tween them  marked  by  Prosser  rock  on  its  NW.  side  and  Cecil  and
Malpas  rocks  on  the  SE.
Prosser  rock  is  3  feet  high  and  has  a  rock,  drying  3  feet,  100
yards  SE.  by  E.  f  E.,  and  a  2-fathom  head  lying  300  yards  E.  f  N.
from  it.
Herbert  island  has  some  trees  on  it,  and  is  108  feet  in  height  to
their  tops ;  it  has  no  dangers  close  to  it.
Bright  island  is  nearly  bare,  only  a  few  small  trees  being  on  it;
it  is  72  feet  in  height  and  has  a  small  detached  islet  close-to  on  its
eastern  side ;  foul  ground,  marked  by  kelp,  extends  300  yards  off  its
ESE.  extreme.
Almost  midway  between  Herbert  and  Bright  islands  are  three
rocky  islets,  the  highest  being  15  feet  high.
A  large  shoal  about  600  yards  long  in  an  east  and  west  direction
and  having  five  heads  that  are  uncovered  at  low  water,  lies  1,200
yards  N W.  J  W.  from  Herbert  island ;  there  are  depths  of  from  20
to  30  fathoms  close  round  the  shoal.
A  shoal  with  5  fathoms  least  water  over  it,  lies  NNW.  f  W.,
distant  1^^  miles,  from  Herbert  island.
