"WEST COAST EXPLORATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10599, 20 February 1896, Page 4

"WEST COAST EXPLORATION.

MR 1. MACKENZIE'S EXPEDITION.

(Pbb Usitkd Press Association.)

Westpost, February 19; The Hiwrnoa arrived at 2 a.m. .She- lfcf^ - Wellington \on January 23, called,at various lighthouses i,_i at the Snares, where Captain Allman and \lr Hales .exumined the site for a lighthouse selected by^a previous commission. The steamer also visited the, sounds and Imyi on the West CoW. -'~.. At one of the Western" Goulds,-she picked up Mr Thomas fin-k«nz'|e>a-'-exploring party. DuriDg their explbraJKftis' the weather w»b Mm roughest experienped on the coast for years. The Tarawera dropped the party near Andrew Island, in Dusky Sound, whence thoy mads their way to Pigeon Island, where Mr R. Henry joined them, and then proceeded bo thehcad of Dusky Sound, doing 60 miles by boat. Pushing inland they travelled from Daaky Sound behind Wet Jacket Arm to the back bf ths Broughtoa Arm in lhe Breaksea Sound; followed a river of ooniidcroble sizs, which was found to be navigable, barring occasional rapids, for 10 miles; and cut 16 miles of permanent hush tracks. , A new lake, two miles long, was discovered, also some grand waterfalls and mountains. Owing to the unexpected delay of the Hinemoa through stress of weather provisions ran short, and the explorer! lived for nearly a week almost entirely on fish. Ths party had an exceedingly rough and risky time, but are now in the bJot of health.

The Hinemoa leaves hereWmorrow.