STEAMER WAVERLEY ASHORE AT PATEA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8042, 9 December 1887, Page 2

STEAMER WAVERLEY ASHORE AT PATEA.

The small twin-screw steamer Waverley, which plys regularly between Wellington and Patea, went ashore at the mouth of the latter port at 3 p.m. on Thuisday, while trying to make the river entrance. A heavy sea must have caught her and carried her round 'tho breakwater or training wall on tho south side of the river mouth, for a telegraphic message stated that she was carried ashore just behind tho wall, where she was left high and dry (on the tide receding, no doubt). There were 90 tons or so of cargo on board.

A Press Association telegram from Wellington Bays :—: — Information has been received here that tho steamer Waverley has gone ashore at Patea. She loft here with a full general cargo, and in attempting to take the bar took the ground, where she remained fast. The work of discharging her is proceeding, and it is expocted the vessel will float off to-day (Friday).

Captain Russell declares that the whole tendency of elections, hiring halls, etc., is an indirect form of bribery, and should not be allowed. This remark caused Mr W. P. Reeves, who is a quondam newspaper man, to interject, "What about tho press?" whereupon the member for Hustings proceeded to say that for evidences of bribery couitnond him to the press. He believed that moro monoy was extracted from hon members' pockets in the shape of eleotiou advertisements than the game was really worth, and said that in his own electorate he found that newspapers were most expensive, almost extortionate, o£ all the claims upon his purse. Mr Reeves defonded his friends of the " fourth estate " in an exceedingly witty speech. It may be remarked that if Captain Russell spoke his mind, the proprietor of the Hastings paper must bo a very fortunate individual, tor in other districts the outlay on advertising on the part of candidates during the recent election was small Indeed,