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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 219, 17 November 1866, Page 2

The W. C. Times of the 30th ult., has the following relating to the "harbor at Pakihi : — The arrival of the Bruce has placed us in possession of authentic particulars respecting the so-called harbor of Pakihi, which we publish for the benefit of our seaman readers. The information is but scanty, as the stay of the Bruce is of necessity exceedingly short. Pakihi is a mere cove, situated about 9 miles to the southward of the Steeples, and immediately under and to the northward of Robinson's Point, which forms one side of the entrance to it. To the uorfch the entrance is bounded by another bluff poiut, but of a less altitude than Robinson's. The passage between the two is not more than 50 feet wide, and 120 yards long. The cove is in shape nearly a perfect oval, but of no extent, not beiug more than 300 yards iv length from north to south, by about 150 yards in its widest part, which faces the entrance. It is surrouuded by a sandy beach, and at low water is quite dry. There is, hower, a rise and fall of about 6 feet, so that small vessels can enter, but, of course, lie high, and dry when the tide is out. At the mouth of a small creek, which runs into the cove on its southern side, is a large rock, aud the only one it contains. As we have before observed, the entrance is extremely narrow, and at low water is not navigable, excepting to boats, as two rocks jut out from either side and nearly overlap each other. These are covered at high water to a depth of about 5 feet. A hugh mass of rock, which at a former period must have beeu detached from Robinson's Point, lies at the foot of it, but separated from the main laud by a narrow channel. Outside this ' rock is good anchorage in 5 fathoms, and there the Bruce lay during her few hours' stay off this place. Of course it is merely au open .roadstead, fully exposed to gales from S.W. to N.N.E. The cove is sheltered from all but a westerly blow, a nasty swell, however, rolls round the point during heavy S.W. weather. The coast to the northward of the cove is low and sandy, as a beach, extends for nearly nine miles towards the Steeples. To the southward tiie coast is bold aud rock-bound. It is said that a good size river, navigable to a vessel of a light draught of water, joins the sea about three miles north of the cove. When the Bruce left, the cutter Dart was lying iuside the Pakihi discharging, and at half: tide the diggers were walkiDg round her.