PORT MOLYNEUX.

Bruce Herald, Volume III, Issue 84, 9 November 1865, Page 4

PORT MOLYNEUX.

(From our own Correspondent.}

On the morning ot Thursday last, the 2nd instant, the long-looked-for steamer Tuapeka made her appearance and crossed the bar most successfully at 10.25, a little before half-tide, having made an excellent trip round from Bunedin ! in fact, had the weather been made for her it could, not have been better.. She was visible at about a quarter to seven, corning* ufcder easy steam, so- that she might not havJe to wait long at the bar for the tide. I hope: that now she has returned the settlers will do all they can to support her, and keep her on the river, so that next year we shall not be hen ring of produce spoiling in every direction- for want of means of transport, as has been the case latelyy and also-that the Council will grant a subsidy to the S. S. N. Company, as without that it is ' very doubtful whether the amount of traffic on the river will be sufficient to pay expenses^ a.t any rate for the ensuing year. The coasters Midlothian and William and Margaret came in on the same day as the Tuapeka> both having been at sea during the terrific gale which-we had on the 27th of October, which seems to have partaken of the nature of a cyclone, the wind sliilting gradually round, and in* spite of its violence, having only a slow onward movement, the extreme strength being felt-here about 3 a.m., and otf the Taieri not until 7 a.m. The roof of the Alfexandra Hotel, belonging to the Messrs. Begg", was completely blown eff, a chimney at the back having fallen through it, admitting tbe wind, which seems to have made short work of it, the whole iront being placed on the ground in front, cbe back lying on the ceiling joists. Unfortunately since- the 'oss of the roof we have had a considerable quantity of \ rain, which has done much damage to the paper in the various rooms, which otherwise were not at all injured, however the roof has been already replaced with the exception of the shingles, and I believe the proprietors intend to finish the chimnies with iron tops which will prevent such a catastrophe in future. With dm exception no damage was done here,. ■-itlhough few of the inhabitants slept much that night, fearing each o»e for his own. housi. There is a. fresh in. the Molyneux now making the road to tiie original part of the Town, by the Signal Station almost imjKissiJbk) in. consequence ot the inroads made* by the river, and we may naturally expect a much heavier fresh before long,, wlien the probabilities are that the unfortunates who ha^e purchased these sections under the idea that Government, when stlling town sections, provides some proper means of jieeess to .that town, will be . unable to pass to and fro during a considerable part of the day, even supposing- they are indifferent about walking up to their knees in mud. I hope' that after the next sitting- of the Provincial Council this evil will "be remedied, and that those parties who luxuriate in marine residences will hot be obliged to become amphibious,