The Harbor Master figures conspicuously in the Herald of the 4th inst., assuring the public that four years after discovery he has buoyed a rock. We have not the least hesitation in saying that such energetic despatch in the execution of duty is deserving of the highest praise. If a rock can be buoyed in four years, how long will it take to wreck a ship? Ra Macky says the statement made by the Harbor Master to the Herald, as quoted, is stupidly and misleadingly wrong.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1070, 6 May 1882, Page 2
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86Untitled Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1070, 6 May 1882, Page 2
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