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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 184, 3 August 1908, Page 5

The Post Office advise that ■ owing to the late arrival of the Mokoia from Sydney, there will be an over-counter delivery to-day between 7.30 and 5.30 p.m. The Union Company's steamer Hauroto, which arrived from the\ Eastern Pacific J.-i"iids yesterday, experienced exceptionally rough weather between Rarotonga and Auckland. At 2 a.m. on the 3Cth ult., a heavy S.E. gale was encountered, vßy 7 a.m. the sea had ri.s-n to such an extent Ifiat all the hatches had to be battened down. At 9 a.m. a heavy sea came on board, shifting all the deck cargo aft, and tossing all the cargo in holds to leeward, the vessel taking a heavy list. The ship was kept dead before sea, and oil bags were brought into use, but at 1 p.m. another heavy sea was shipped, which washed the lifeboat out of the chocks, nml sliorlly after the steamer was pooped, washing the wheel gratings away, and staving in the wheelbox. The ship was then hove-to. until 7 a.m. on the 31st, when the weather moderated sufficiently for her to be put on her course. Thence a moderate breeze and sea were met with, prevailing until arrival. J The new wing of the Government Sanatorium at Rotorua ha s just been completed. It is now Ueing furnished, and will be ready for patients in a week's time. This adjunct will accommodate twelve additional patients in a comfortable manner, as the old-time open ward system has been abandoned, and cubicles erected', which provide a greater degree of privacy for ea-ch patient.