THE ADMIRAL HOPEFUL. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 381, 29 June 1889, Page 5

THE ADMIRAL HOPEFUL. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

Auckland, June 26. It appears that Admiral Fairfax has reason to hope thafe, notwithstanding the finding of one of the Dart's boats, and a number of lifebelts, etc., near the North Cape, the vessel herself may be safe. On, the news being communicated to Admiral Fairfax by cable he forwarded a reply to Sir Harry Atkinson, through Lord Carrington, Governor of New South Wales. He expressed the opinion that the boat and lifebelts had probably been washed overboard, and gave as his reason for supposing that the vessel might be safe, that lifebelts are generally carried in a boat kept in readiness for lowering in case of an emergency arising. 1 The steamer Tarawera; which arrived from . Sydney to-day, reports having seen nothing <of the Dart or wreckage of any sort during "her passage across, or - while >ih the neighbourhood of the North Cape. She experienced strong westerly winds on 'the run -across till' the' North Cape was, rounded, and this weather, which had, been prevailing' for some time, would be instrumental in" considerably delaying the,progress of the little vessel. She' could ,only steam seven knots, and' Under* favourable' circumstances would have < ;taken eight or • nine- days on' the ,voyage across.-' * Very 1 > heavy 1 - weather- > .and > terrific seas wereexperie'nced' by' tile niail steamer Alameda on her recent -passage 'over 'here from Sydney,' and the Dart must have "fallen in » with 11 this. The ;-,b,acL weather experienced * by> ? other • 'Vessels,. in>the vicinity oV thG North * would, seem to bear. "out 'the supposition * thaj; the

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; ST ATBMBJSTT. BY/ ( MR .'* YATEjSI * ' { Mi\Thomas Hill, Collector iOf.Customb a*,> thisporfc, has received from Mrßisliop^ RiM> of Mangonui, some additional particulars, supplied by Mr S. Yabes,'o£ Parengareiiga, as follows :— ~, > •";?.,■ *r < - >■ '. Mangonui.' To Collector of Customs, Auckland,— < ' I have jusfc received fche following state" men t from Mr S. Yates, J.P., of Pdrenga" renga :—": — " In the early part of last' week a life- boat washed ashore at Tom Bowlin's Bay, apparently belonging to ont^of/H.M.' ships, being' branded, with the 'broad arrow. Some two or three days afterwards, a life buoy was picked up branded ' H.M.s. Dare' ; ,On the l4bh msb, I was on bhe Coast, some ten miles south of Cape Maria,, and picked up soven life belts, an oar, and a tin of corks, also a boat's masb. There was a steamer cruising along the coast, evidently looking for somothing. t I made a signal to her which' I think she recognised, as shostopped steaming fora minute or two and then went on. She had a whibo funnel. I took her to be the Hinemoa. Ido not think anyone would have ventured there but Captain Fairchild. The boat is in possession of the natives in Tom Bowlin's Bay. She was very slightly damaged, and has been repaired by the natives. Theywill deliverher upwhencalled upon to do so, bub will probably expecb a trifle." Please procure me the requisite authority to have the foregoing articles brought to Mangonui. The life belts, etc., are in Yates's possession. (Signed) H. W. Bishop, R,M.

Wellington", June 26. CAUSE OF THE DELAY. It appears from a wire received by the Minister for Marine, with reference to the Dart's boat found on the 14th inefc., that the delay which took place in the news reaching headquarters was owing to there only being a fortnightly mail service between the North Cape and Mangonui.

Ma> T GONui, June' 26. SEVEN LIFE -BELTS WASHED ASHORE. The Maoris picked up a boat marked H.M.s. Darb, with a bag of provisions, a life buoy, carpenters' tools, and mast on board, at Tom Bowlin's Bay, near Che North Cape, about a week ago. Mr S. Yates picked' up seven life-belts marked with the broad arrow on the West Coast about ten miles past Cape Maria Van Diemen. Quantities of vegetables were seen all along the West Coast beach. The Maoris have got the boat, and Mr Yates of Parengarenga baa gob the lifebelts.

RM YATES'S REPORT. Mangoxui, June 26. The Sbaffa has arrived here from the North. The captain and Mr Yates report that early last week a lifeboat was washed ashore ab Torn Bowlin's Bay branded with the broad arrow. Two days afterwards a life-buoy came ashore, on which was painted "H.M.s. Dart." On the 14th Mr Yates went to the West Coast, and ten miles south of Cape Maria Van Diomen picked up seven life-belts, an oar, one tin of casters, and a boat's mast and 'water keg. The boat is in the possession of the natives and is very little damaged. They will deliver her up when called on, and also the life-belts, water keg and life-buoys. He also reports a steamer seen close in amongst the rocks, but could not make her out or what she wanted. He thinks it may have been the Hinemoa as she was in on the beach and inside some rocks. This was. however, probably the Csnbennial. Constables Moar and Wright have been here to make>further search.

NO FURTHER NEWS. Wellington, June 26. Further correspondence in reference to the supposed Dai't disaster has passed between the Marine Department and the officers in charge of the Customs at) Mangonui, but very little light is thrown upon the affair. It. appears however that the boat and its appointments were not discovered together as vyas conveyed by the information received yesterday. On the contrary, they , were scattered about the beach ot Tom Bowling's Bay, while the separate life belts were found rigrhb away on the West Coast of the island, 10 miles south of Cape Maria Van Diemen and more than 30 miles round the coast from the point where the boat appeared. It is not expected that arty further information as to the search of the coast will be received until Sunday as the messengers have a large area to traverse. The Dart could not have been moving very rapidly for though she left Auckland, on sth, she did not pas 3 Wangarei till i-he 7th, and would.be about North Cape till the next day, about the time when the very stormy weather occured, and the hope is still cherished by the authorities that it will prove that the boat \ras simply washed overboard.