Opening of the Auckland Graving Dock.
THE lONA FLOATED IN,
The rumour that the Graving Dock would be opened this morning, and the s.s. lona taken in, caused a large number of persons to assemble at the "dock to witness the docking of the first vessel in Auckland. The owners of the steamer were successful in their endeavours to obtain the use of the dock, and therefore all due and necessary arrangements were made by the Harbour Board. The steamer was floated in at high tide by Captain Burgess, Dock-master, without any difficulty, and the dock was then pumped out, the machinery working smoothly. There was no ceremony of any kind on the occasion. The lona is to undergo a thorough overhaul, and on completion of the same, several other vessels will be taken in rotation. Amongst these will probably be the Rotoniahaua, the Wellington, and others.
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Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2602, 20 August 1878, Page 3
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