WRECK OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN.

West Coast Times, Issue 51, 30 September 1865, Page 3

WRECK OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN.

Tho following official report of tho search made fov tho City of Dunedin has been laid before tho Assembly : — Dr. Hector has the honor to report to the Honorable tho Postmastor-Gonoral that J. W. Rayer sent, in compliance with instructions, to search tho Coast near Capo Torawiti, for traces of tho wreck of tho City of Dunodin, paddle-steamer, returned last evening, having examined tho shoro, from Lyall Bay to Ohariu Bay. 1. In bay -west of Tongue Point, ho found the back of a saloon seat with iron racks, painted greon, and quite uninjured. Within a few yards of tho samo placo was the top of a round tablo, a cork fonder, and lining-floats from tho inside of a lifeboat ; also, a staved water cask, a little further up tho coast. 2. On ninor Ohaoa Point, which faces northwards, ho found a second saloon soat back, but sovoroly injured and battered. 8, At Ohariu Bay, piecos of two boats, dno painted green, with black and white streaks, and tho other blue. 4- At Sinclair's Head, part of the rounded stern-rail of a vessel. b. flanks — as if of bulkheads, scattered along tho wholo^coasti . Examined thoso to tho north,. being most battered. Whon at Torawiti ho made inquiries respecting What had been scon by tho girl Macmanamarij itgdd fifteen-. Sho left Wellington to rido out to Torawiti on tho Saturday tho Oity df Dunedin left port, and when about a milo from homo, and just boibro dark) sho saw a steamer closo among tho rocks, and looking ns if it was going round and round, and would not stcor. Tho sailors wero pulliug tho sails up and down, and appeared to bo in confusion. On reaching homo sho asked hot* mother td cdmd dut And seo. but sho (her mothor) was busy, and did not go. l^ho manager df tho station had passed tho girl in the aftornddn in Happy Valley, dil itis way into towri, and somo timo after saw a steamer clear tho port on a westerly course"; Ho says it was a fino ovoning, but tho wind fresh front tho S.E. . * / On thd Monday following, a shephord named M'Lood saw from tho top of tho cliff what lobkod ' likd a sheep's enroaso floating in tho sea with a largo bird dn it. Ah ono df his dwh shoopllad slipped down tho cliff, hd thought it might havo boon it washed away», but, on descending tho cliff, ho found his sheep still thero. Rayor is to return at onco, ana contiriuo tlio search iiorlhwavds in Otaki, where thoro is a rdjldrt that a largo quantity of coals havd boon cast up on. tho shorci