AUCKLAND NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 529, 9 June 1909, Page 9

AUCKLAND NOTES.

: (#T Tr.nmjrn.—sricut. <!nHnr.ironTi*KT.> < '■ Auckland, Juno 8. A party of Auckland yachtsmen had an exciting experience: in Waiheke Channel.. The party, which consisted, of four, Messrs.reorce'(2) and two others, loft , Putiki Bay, Waihoko, for Auckland about 3 p.m. on Sunday,'in a 26ft. keel yacht, owned by Mr. W. Pearco. A strong : s'outh-west wind was blowing, and when tie;yacht was about a mile off Maraotai she sprang a leak". All hands wore kept busy balfrigher.out, but the leak inoreased and'the little craft soon filled with water. Fortunately for thoso on board, the Northern Company's steamer Waimarie, bound from-Auckland to Paaroa, was sighted, atvd; signals:of. distress' w<*re atonoo given. Tliese were noticed by 'Captain Bettis, of the Waimarie, who immediately steamed to the assistance of the leaky .yacht, and towed-her over to llaraatai,; . wnere she was, moored .alongside the.wiarf: -The Waimarie then proceeded on her.voyage. Later in tho day tho Northern Company's paddle steamer Kopu, which'had been ajlvised of the .mishap, called at Jlaraetai on her wiy . from Kopu to Auckland,;and brought the yacht's crew on to town, where. they wero safely landed. -

- The question as to which provides the best actorrrmodntion travellers", an hotel or a boardinghousej was a .subject for some dieenssion -at: the Manukau Licensing Committee's meeting yesterday. A witness stated that- ho had travelled over most of tho Dominion . and''he .was Convinced that travellers did' not get nearly as much . attention in .boardinghouses 4s ,in hotels, especially in country towns. - He had onco attempted to sleep in; a country bqir'dtaghouso and had been compelled to finish the night out .under the sky.. Police inspection and the fear of licensing . -committees, tlie witness . added, forced notclkeopera to provide good accommodation.. "Would not the placing of boatdinghcusos under similar poDco' investigation got;'or<ir the'difficulty?" "asked a member of the committee. "That-would he almost im"pdssible," replied Mr, F. Earl, "since the question of defining .what is and;,what is not a' bonrdinghouso would be almost an impossibility."- Boardinghouses in country districts, he added, were ghastly-failures as far as his experience went. '."What about: tho boirdinghouses at RotoruaP" asked Mr. Northeroft, 5.51. "They are altogether different," replied coimsel, "as tfh-ey cater for a class of tourists. In the country the hotels must' bo prepared to put on good meals at nil hours at an exceedingly moderate tariff:"