TIMARU. 2nd July.
An examination was held to-day on ¦ the barque George Noble, which arrived In the roadstead yesterday. The result was that it wa< found that the vessel had been so severely strained during the late gale that she was ordered to proceed- to S}dney-at once for repairs. ' ! The nautical inquiry into tbe wrrck of the brigautine Akbar, occupied nearly all day. The harbor-master stated that the vessel's cables were too light for an open roadstead, and he had informed her lato captain so. No further particulars of importance were elicited. '" v ' Light showers have been falling All day, but this evening a steady rain with a fresh southwest gale set iv, and further floods are feared. Tho tender of C. W. Cowburn, at £4556Vhas been accepted, for the new Post Office buildings.
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Evening Post, Volume XVIII, Issue 4, 4 July 1879, Page 2
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