DUNEDIN NOTES.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8780, 28 April 1894, Page 7

DUNEDIN NOTES.

April 27.

The Star says—Parliament meets on J une 14th, or a week later. Among the earliest measures to be introduced is the amending Corporations Bill, which will largely extend the municipal franchise.

There will be no Melbourne steamer between May 3rd and 17th, as the Manapouri goes through to Sydney. The brigantine Sarah and Mary, with a cargo of wheat, from Lyttelton for the Bluff, rau inside the Heads for shelter yesterday evening, and anchored off the Pilot beach Captain SiniEh reports leaving Lyttelton on the 14th mat. He carried light and variable winds until the 23rd, being then about twenty-five miles east of the Bluff; when the wind set in from the westward!, increasing to a hurricane, which continued during the whole of Monday and Tuesday. During the gale the whole of her sails—foresail, topsail, jibs, mainsail, and staysail — were blown to ribbons, find for several hours her lee rail was level with the water. On Tuesday night Captain Smith was compelled to run the vessel before the gale •to clear the centre of the cyclone, which was fast approaching upon her, and she was kept running before the gale to the N.E., until midnight, when she reached tho margin of Ithe etorra. She was then hoaded in towards the land, arriving off the Heads early on Wednesday morning, when blue lights were burnt aud four .rockets sent up for assistance, and signals hoisted for a tug. There being no reapouae, and the current setting the vessel to the northward, Captain Smith ran her under the Moeraki Peninsula for shelter, and anchored thbre until yesterday morning, wiien somo light sails were set and/she got under way with a northerly breeze and ran inside Taiavoa Heads, anchoring off the Maori Kaik ?.t dusk. As soon as a fresh supply of sails is . procured ' she will sail again for the Blufi".