WAIROA.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 386, 18 June 1866, Page 4

WAIROA.

[FEOM A COKEESPOYBENT.] Friday', 15 th June. The Queen, schooner, arrived here on Saturday morning, 9th inst.; finished discharging cargo on Sunday by 10 a.m. ; and left for Turanga at noon,—being at anchor the very short time of only twenty-sis hours. Everything was landed in good order*, being a perfect wonder, as all the cargo had to be landed by boats. Between last Saturday night and Sunday morning a private of the 12th Kegimeut was found dead in the Block House. He had been'drinking hard for some days previous to bis death, and was even drunk at the time of the melancholy occurrence. A few of his comrades were about to put, him to bed, when he was found to be quite dead. Everything is very brisk, owing greatly to the arrival of the Queen on Saturday last. Every store in the town was completely empty up to her arrival. Yesterday there was about two inches of water on the bar, and the river rose about three feet; but Uiifunanately there is a very large opening to-day. It is nut so broad as it was some time hack; -still as lung as it remains as it is at present, there is no chance of any vessel getting in or out. If Toha had been at home on Friday, they would have attempted to open the river in the newly proposed entrance. Major Fraser, Lieut. St. George, Sergeant IVliltty, and G. B. Wcrgan left here for Waiapu by the p.s. Sturt on Monday lust.