A TORNADO AT AUCKLAND.

The New Zealander gives a graphic description of a severe hurricane which occurred at Auckland on tue 4th November. The tornado which arose suddenly about four o'clock in the afternoon of the day mentioned, proceeded from the North Shore, took its course across the harbor and along the north-east side of the Parnell-road, causing a large amount of injury to property. In the harbor the main boom of the Petrel was carried away, and a man was washed overboard, but picked up by a waterman's boat tending the Albatross, which was getting under weigh at the time. The Derwent Hunter narrowly escaped being capsized, and the Tyburnia, a large sized vessel, canted over down to her scuppers. A boat astern of the Ganges was swamped, and on reaching Mechanics' Bay, a small vessel was capsized in the shallows. The tornado then took its course across Mr. Nicola ship-yard, unroofing a small iron building; from thence it apparently took a straight course in the direction we have pointed out. A house on the west side of the road, in the occupation of and owned by Mr. Gilbert, was first touched, and the chimney knocked down. The premises of Mr. George, the butcher, appear to have next felt the force of the hurricane. The chimney: of the house was destroyed, and a large stable at the rear of the house, of some 30 feet in length, with a loft above, was removed bodily some 3 feet from its original position. It is rather remarkable that a horse in the stable at the time escaped injury. Mr. Water's premises, known as the Rutland House, had the windows in the front shop, and various parts of the house smashed in a most singular manner. Mr. Hoben's windows sustained similar damage, the chimney was toppled over, and the wall in the back part moved more than a foot out of position— as to a coachhouse, not a vestige remained. The house of Mr. George, grocer, suffered equal damage. The whole of one of the large shop windows (and nearly the whole of the other) was utterly demolished, the bins at the back of the counter were removed from, the wall, the chimney was thrown down, and the house shaken from top to bottom. The Windsor Castle hotel did not sustain so much damage as other buildings; the roof was somewhat injured-—the back premises more so. Passing along, the tornado visited several smaller and more fragile tenements with considerable severity, hurling down chimneys and bursting in windows and doors.' Mr. James Canning's back premises were materially injured, a large store, carriage house, bakery, and chimney were thrown into complete ruin. A very neat and substantial scoria built house belonging to Mr. Frazer sustained considerable injury; a verandah at the back of the house was broken to pieces, the chimney was thrown down, the lead was torn off and the roof greatly damaged. Mr. Dillon Bell's premises next felt the force of the hurricane—which, if anything, seemed to have increased in intensity—and we were informed that although it is a strong and well built scoria house, the kitchen, dining room, and other portions were literally smashed.

The house adjoining was occupied by Captain Ord, whose lady and some servants were in the house at the time. This was a brick building, and it is scarcely possible to convey a correct idea of the injury inflicted. The walls of the kitchen were thrown down, one inwards, the other outwards.

The largest amount of destruction to property seems to have culminated here, for a few yards beyond the houses above mentioned were some valuable buildings in course of erection by Mr. Alexander Hunter—intended for a sash and door steam-manu-factory. A boiler with lofty flue and engine had. been fixed and a large quantity of valuable machinery. The'whole of this was involved in one general vym of ruin.

The library of Bishop Selwyn happily escaped with a touch of the tornado, a small piece of the ridge was carried off, as well as the cross on the top of the pinnacle. The block-house, of galvanized iron, recently erected in the neighborhood, was hurled over the fencing, and iron and wood were literally scattered to the winds. Fragment* were to be seen hundreds of yards away. The amount of injury sustained by owners of property we fear will be found to be rery considerable. Mr. Hunter's loss, alone, we believe, is estimated at more than £1000. ; '^ No life has been lost, butone man was lifted offhu feet and dashed in the road, a boy aged nine, was

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