Narrow Escape at Great Barrier.

Colonist, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8148, 17 January 1895, Page 3

Narrow Escape at Great Barrier.

Wellington, January 16

Captain Shaw, of the Bteatno. Star cf Victoria, which tea mtiy ar-ived frora Sydny, via Auckland, reports tint the vessel lefs Sydney for Auokland on tho 2nd of Z%x uary, ai d oncoun'ered strong easterly winds and head ee.s to tbe New Zf-aland co.st. The wind then moderated, and went no:t„-.ast, accompanied by viiy thick we-sihar nnd figs, but es tbe ve3sel came tj the Boath-e^-t the weather saem.ei ti clear. L:ni fcfing sighted on the starboard bow, Captain Shaw wbb under the _ impre_sion that i« wa 1 ? the mainlmd, but it hia sinoe proved to hay. been the Great Barrier. As Captain Shaw was unable to piok op Tiri Ti i, he decid d tj stand ont ta ses, and w'< ci ablo to distinguish tho Cuvier Island light took 3 frejh departure, which enabled hica to verify his position and shape a oor_ect course. It should ba stated tbat Cap' ain fchaw, after sighting the New Zealand ooast. kt-pfc on a

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course Bimilar to that followed on previous occ.sions when coming from Sydney. He gives a. bi. reason for being near'y tbirty mil.s to the ea.'.ward oai of tbe track that it is possible be may have kept the Bteamer a litt'e further out than usual, and the strong entrant runnim? through Haura_i Galf must have oaught the ttjam r on the eta- board bow and pushed her .till further out. In vi-w cf the Wairarapa dieaste r, tho above ie of special iotarest.