THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam.” DUNEDIN, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1862. Shipping Intelligence.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21940, 29 April 1933, Page 6

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam.” DUNEDIN, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1862. Shipping Intelligence.

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO.

i j PORT CHALMERS— April 28, The Eureka, from Melbourne, reported yesterday as at the Heads, lay there up till 4 p.m. to-day, when she made sail, and is now making up the channel before a stiff breeze from the sea. The breeze has been all day favourable to her coming up, but, with the tide flowing it is difficult for a vessel to swing head up, and she has consequently been de layed until the tide commenced to ebb. She has a considerable number of pas sengers on board, the majority of whom are women and children. Another warning has been added to the list and yet the City of Dunedin is without a Fire Brigade. The inhabitants of the city may wake any morning and. find the town laid in ashes, and yet in careless apathy people retire to their beds, knowing they are at the mercy of the merest accident or the most trivial act of carelessness. . . . Nero fiddled while Rome burned, and the people of Dunedin may banish care, and smile while a similar fate befalls their city. But who can predict what will be the awakening, when at some time, possibly not far distant, their finest buildings and most valuable property are destroyed, and a smouldering mass of ruins alone remains to tell the tale. ’ , From our own correspondent at Wai- I pori, we learn that there is a report of a rush to the Manuherikia, about sixty miles to the northward, and that several miners have already started from Waipon in that direction. . . It will be remembered that there was a report of a discovery of gold at Black’s station, Manuherikia, some time ago, but that it was found that nothing payable had been struck, and that the miners had knocked off and left the spot. It was in the same neighbourhood also that Mr Reyman was prospecting; the person who, it will be remembered, put forth a claim to have discovered a new goldfield some months ago. It is possible that this rush, if rush there be, may be occasioned by these reports having travelled round in some queer way, or of course, it may be, that the indications previously obtained may have led to valuable discoveries. Time will show. About 200 feet of the new jetty js completed and ready for use. The work appears to be of the most substantial character, and carefully constructed, and' reflects great credit upon the contractor. , . ,