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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3105, 30 January 1879, Page 2

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Tuesday. A Gazette to-day publishes the receipts and expenditure of the public account for the quarter ending 31st December, 1878. The total receipts are £4,072,219; total expenditure, £4738,018, including five thousand unauthorised. Land revenue receipts, £322,961 against £388,714 in September quarter. The total receipts of the Public Works Fund from Ist July to 31s; December are £1,383,263; payments, £592,151. . .

Wednesday. Captains Gibbons and Holmwood drove down to the Hyderabad to-day, and found her apparently afloat, as she was rising and falling with the swell. Com* munication could not be had with those aboard till they floated off a tin can, in which was the following note:—"No chance of the vessel unless we get a powerful steamer at once. The ressel is all afloat, and has 18 feet water over her stern. The 45 fathoms shackle of chain on board the Glenelg is no good at all." She had just run up the signal "sinking," when the Glenelg was seen coming from the direction of Kapiti. She made a brief stay at the stern of the Hyderabad, and then steamed for the Manawatu bar, and went to where her coal was. It appears that a heavy swell being on the previous night she went to Kapiti and took in water, and she was growing light and very short of coals. It was deemed inadvisable to make any attempt to get the ship off. In reply to a signal from the ship "Take us in tow," she answered, "Not practicable," which was misread as "sinking." The Glenelg will take in 15 tons of coal this afternoon and about 20 tons of sand to give her more hold in the water, and will be ready for an early start to-morrow. Captain Gibbons himself will go on board and superintend the proceedings. This afternoon he tele* graphed for the use of the Hinemoa, if obtainable. As the Hyderabad was moved seaward yesterday another 130 feet, and is now clear of breakers, it is considered little difficulty ought to be experienced in getting her off. She tugged much easier than before. There is no apprehension of bad weather at present, as the barometer is rising. Captain Bendall is kedging off the Forest Queen, and has her now in the middle of the breakers and almost entirely afloat. A gang of Maoris are heaving at the windlass on board, and according to all appearances the ketch ought to be able to get clear to-night, or to-morrow.