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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1052, 9 December 1871, Page 2

Tha police in the Waikouaiti and PalmerSton districts h-»ve been engaged during the last few days in watching for any portions of the cargo of the ss. Ahuriu that might "be w : asned ashore. On Friday evening Conbtable Finnigan stationed at Palmerston, reached the mouth of the Pleasant River, and found there some bags of flour, which had been washed ashore. They had been cut open, and the dry portion of the flour removed. Further search resulted in there being found, concealed in tlie scrub about half -a-mile from the beach, nine cheeses and twobagß of flour, the latter being evidently the portion removed from the bags already found. The cheese was removed to a place of safety, and the flour allowed to remain. Early next morning the constable again visited the place, when he found thab the bags had been removed in a spring; cart. He traced the cart to Flag Swamp, w iere he found it in the possession of a man named Ryan, who was taken to Waikouaiti and locked up. He admits taking the flour and planting the cheess. A watch for anything that might come ashore was kept up on Saturday and Sunday, between the Shag and Pleasant Rivers. About twenty bags of flour drifted in, seven to a spot whence they might be carted away with little difficulty, and the remainder under the cliffs, where it is scarcely possible to reach them, except in calm weather.in.ji boat. The wool is strewn in small quantities, entangled in the kelp, all along the coast. Some portions of tne wood work of the vessel also drifted ashore, hv'o were so much shattered as to be quite valueless. Portions of a buggy that was on board have also been fonnd. Oh another part of tho coast, near Waikouaiti, a number of articles have drifted ashore. They consist of frpm.fifty to sixty bags pf flour, a mast, a large spar, two chests, a ship's boat, three scalls, and .two hundredweight of cheese. The two chests were ascertained to be the property of Messrs Holly and Clark, of the American Excelsior Minstrels, now in Dunedin. The vessel is still in the same position, under water ; and it is quite impossible to ascertain her condition. Hone of the 74 bales of wool on board has drifted ashore, but wool is strewed about in all directions for .a considerable distance, which doubtless occonnts for this in some degree. Two empty wool bags have also been picked, up. — Daily Times, Nov. 28.