Wreck of a Barque.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3035, 23 October 1888, Page 2

Wreck of a Barque.

Auckland, Tuesday. j j Captain Lane of the 1 soliooner Maile states th&t Witiifoon JJaiboi at 7 wri? on jUc- ,, r A toboi 11 he sighted tbebaiqueEleotra"' r 1 Captain Fisher, 880 tons, anchored close to a icef Shoitly'after CapLane noticed a signal at tlio Electia'a mainmast and the ensign seised,, upon which lie nnmcdiatelyput oft to tlio baique, and Mint on boaid. It was tliui found J sho was agiound tlio loef and bumping heavily, In "a'little time she commenced to fill lapidly, ami about noon oapsizod bodily ovei to maid,, The Captained. 01W then abandoned hor/audWhatclies being washed oif, tho caigo, winch consisted of 600 tons of copra, was speedily floated out of the' hold.. When the Maile left 011 the 12th flflrV Electa showed signs of breaking up fasti • :

Finally Settled' * I Grevjiouiu, October 22." The dispnto existing between, tho ■ ■ Trustees: of the Catholic Church and tliO:contractors,,-for building the new. • church?,has'fatllengthi&en akicabjy.. > settled, the contractors waiving small portion of the amount awarded theui by. the Coart of Arbitration. Substantially, however, tho award of; • the Court has beet, maintaindd, as tho v. money .was not paid on the 18th', the dato fixed for paying, Preparations . 1 wero. made for testing the matter in :■ the Vj- ;

Cashpoint Road Board. ." ' . A meeting of the Board was held ■ - oil Saturday last. 1 ' Present' 'si The Chairman, Messrs Laugdou, Elder, and.Andrew, The .minutes of the s • previous meeting'were'read and'cOnfirmed, j The Treasureivreported balanco in biiiik £Bl7, ' aiid balance: / available Mailable for future expendi- , ' V ; lure £6O. ■ Letters inwards were read from Mr Harding requesting his namo to be placed oil the Mo 801 l for a property in thoTinui townsliip.-From tho Colonial Treasurer, advising that the Board could now proceed to tiiako special order to strike a&pecial.rato: ; to secure payment of interest on'lokn ' of .€BOO for Uriti road. /ft'om'Comv wmmw ('row Lands - '£ 10 had : been. pa,id to "Board's) credit for, survey, of. road tosectipii 86S,'part : IL- ; Prom County ..Clerk re timber ' ' üßed iuTiimi bridge repairs, > From : B. A. Nicliolis applying' for a graiit ; ■ towards, opeiijrig up u-track; to his scctio^B'fro^.Upper'taueru. From • Property - plying with prpvißiops of Crown and .; Nating Lands Eating Aot, 1868. The Chairman stated that he had obtained ■ • Mr Kawson to suryoy the road to Rewa Eowa through tho Messrs : v, Liuigdon's proporty. ; . Resolved that.'" \ ■ tho COT^rCoupl^ii^pji^^; •': with its proposal, be'paid for"ib(rteeu -a That Bp| be' demoted to.w|ir|a itliolraof to MiiWmt:''';'' specmi|. : i)r'de|. |(§ Ipadej IfJ ' Bpecial|ratOiitß fsllui;o|pyMn| <if ; " ' MesV fAMw