NELSON.
August 17. It is reported from Farewell Spit that a quantity of wreckage is lying there, apparently torn from the bow of some vessel. There are pieces of rail 20ft. by 12in. by 4in., of bright hard wood like mahogany or teak, witli planking attached, on which are cut the letters ANTOFAG ASTA; also, a female figure-head, sft. high, painted white, with a wreath of roses round the head.
At the Queen Bee enquiry to-day, Captain Davis attributed the wreck to an error in the compasses, which never worked well all the voyage ; observations sometimes showing them to be two and a half points out.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 408, 18 August 1877, Page 2
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106NELSON. Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 408, 18 August 1877, Page 2
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