NEW ZEALAND.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2451, 13 February 1882, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

Cube pebbs association/] BATH A, February 13. The s s Wakatu.

The s.s. Wakatu, Captain Greagor, when proceeding outwards on Saturday afternoon failed to answer her helm and drifted stern on to the breakwater. Tho Wales of her propeller were broken, and she was carried out to tho cud of tho breakwater and washed

outside of it with three feet of wa^ er l *,,__. | hold, the two port plates being torn by P 1 >ng- Her cargo, about ten tons tor ' ganui, was taken out somewhat damaged. At high water seas were breaking oyer , ’ Hopes are entertained that at spring line e can be got off; if not, she will be repaxrea and launched over the breakwater ln * :0 ™, river, as the Jane Anderson was. Tne Wakatu was built in Nelson three 7 ea ” She is 70 tons register, and insured in the South British and re-insured m tne National and Union. Captain Bendall, tne underwriters’ inspector, is expected to- ay. A survey is being made for the owners, n principal one being Mr J. S. Cross, o Nelson. NELSON, February 13.

Firß. . A fire broke out during church hour las evening in the centre of a range of stables occupied by Mr. Orewdeon, tramwoy proprietor ; Mr Thomas, cab proprietor; and Mr Picard, storekeeper. Mr Orewdaon had one horse burnt to death, and one tramcar was partially burnt. The stables wore completely destroyed, and Mr Crowdson’s dwellinghouaa and another building were with difficulty saved, which was due to the splendid force of water only. The insurances are £IOO in the Liverpool and London and £SO in the South British. Gold Discovery. The discovery of a gold bearing reef, five feet thick, at Mount Owen, about eighty miles from the town by the present road, is reported.