PORIRUA.
On Friday last, the road party station, ed at Stocka le were compelleil to leave the stockafle, which is ereoted near Ja to the heavy r.iins flooding the river, wliich completely tva-shud them out. The party foil 15a kon the en. campmeiit at Paramatta, biit we are.sori'y: to say that, during the march, two friendly' native*,' who were employed baggage, were dfowned by falling into the stream. Their bodies were discovered on Saturdiy, and conveyed to Taupo Pah for interment. .
The little dfhjiy, bolonging to the Fidele, wae lost on Saturday in Porirua harbour* It appears that ona of tlio mtfn of "the Ca'.liopJ took the boat wfthoiit leave, and tliat i» aftempiug to cr>iss thi harbour, she capsize 4 and was loßt. The man was fortiinately saved.
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Wellington Independent, Volume II, Issue 71, 17 June 1846, Page 2
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