 The light sat 150 feet above the medium sea level and could be seen by ships within 18 nautical miles.In February 1846, Governor John Harvey employed Oke, now a harbourmaster, to protect the English fishery.Oke took command of the armed schooner "Caledonia", outfitted as a revenue cutter, from which he was to collect duty and supervise the trade in bait fish (prevent smuggling by the French) on the western coast under the provisions of the Pickled Fish Act.