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the entrance, at the head of which from (8) eight to | until the outer White Rock is well open South of
(10) ten feet of water is found at all times, with
room for two vessels to be moored.
The shoal banks within the entrance shift with
every fresh, making it impossible to give specific
directions to avoid those dangers, and rendering it
necessary for a pilot to be stationed here before any
attempt to open the navigation of this river could
be made with any prospect of success.
No outlying dangers exist off the mouth of the
Waiau-ua River, which can be approached boldly to
within (3) half a mile, when a depth of (4) four
and a half to (5) five fathoms, but vessels should
not anchor within (6) six fathoms, as the sea breaks
some distance from the land in southerly and S.E.
breezes.

Currents and Tides.

The flood tide sets to the northward, the ebb to the
southward, at the rate of (+) one-half to () three-
quarter knots an hour, but a northerly set is
generally experienced; the set of the current how-
ever is greatly influenced by the prevailing winds
in the offing.

GORE BAY.

Gore Bay is an indentation of the coast line
situated between the Waiau-ua and Hurunui Rivers.
latitude 42° 50'8" South, longitude 173° 21'45" East,
and it is the principal outlet for a large and valuable
tract of country, but the difficulties of shipment, on
account of the exposed nature of the coast, are very
great.

The present landing place is on the sandy beach,
lying between McLellan Point and the Jed River;
the beach is very flat and extends seaward an (4)
eighth of a mile, with not more than a (4) quar-
ter to () half a fathom of water, when it sud-
denly dips to (1) one and a half and (2) two
fathoms. With any swell from seaward the sea
breaks from this extreme to the shore with great
violence, and in gales from the S.E. it has frequently
been known to break nearly as far seaward as the
general trend of the coast line in (5) five fathoms water.

Every convenience that this landing place admits
of has been provided; the surf boats belonging to the
landing service are excellent and are manned by Kana-
kas from the Sandwich Islands; a good warping buoy
is laid down outside the break. Mariners must not
attempt to land in an ordinary ship's boat, but in fine
weather and on great emergency, it is possible to
land in a good whale boat; as a rule, however,
mariners are recommended not to venture in their
own boats but to wait the arrival of one of the fine
surf-boats from the shore, when they can land with
safety under the guidance of an experienced resident
boatman. The best landing is to be found in that
portion of the bay lying between Point McLellan and
Point Gibson, the S.E. point of Gore's Bay, which
has a steep beach and is well protected from the
southward; at present, however, this landing place
is comparatively unavailable, as until a road has been
made, it can only be approached by passing round
Point McLellan, at low water.

Anchorage.

The roadstead is open to all winds between the
S.E. and North, and the general shallow nature of
the bottom renders it available only for small
coasters; the holding ground is for the most part
good, sand and clay, but in some places foul ground
exists below the sand, necessitating a stout crown
rope to insure canting the anchor.

Vessels from the southward making for Gore Bay
must not approach within (1) one quarter of a mile
of Point Gibson on account of one or two dangerous
sunken rocks which lie to the northward and N.E.
of that point, but must stand on a Northerly course
the Wool-shed on the beach, they may then haul
up on a line of bearing the beacon under Cavern
Hill in one about W. N. with North Gable of
Summer House, leads clear of Mid Bay Rocks into
an anchorage within (200) two hundred yards of
the warping buoy, with (4) four fathoms. There
is at all times a swell in the roadstead, and a vessel
must be prepared to leave with the first symptoms
of a south-easter. Vessels can also anchor with
safety within about (4) cables lengths of the shore
in the southern bight, but much care would be
required in approaching this portion of the bay until
beacons have been erected to indicate the safe
entrance.

Currents and Tides.

In the offing strong currents setting to the north-
ward are experienced, often running (14) one and a
half knots per hour after S.E. gales. High-water,
fall and ebb 4h. 10m., springs rise (5) five feet.

G. A. WOODS,
Colonial Marine Surveyor.

BALANCE SHEET showing the Assets and
Liabilities of the Thames Crushing Company
(Registered), 30th June, 1868 :-

Liabilities.
To sundry Creditors ... ... ... £48 14 6
Total Liabilities ... ... ... £48 14 6
To balance ... ... ... 393 16 8
£442 11 2

Assets.
By machine site, comprising purchase
and clearing of land, excavating and
making ready for the erection of
building and plant ... ... £275 3 1
Plant ... ... ... 12 2 6
"" Amount due by the shareholders of
the "Bobbie Burns" claim ... 10 10 0
"" Cash at Union Bank, Australia ... 144 15 7
Total Assets ... ... ... £442 11 2

To paid-up capital on 30th June, 1868 ... £422 0 0
By Balance ... ... ... 393 16 8
"" Preliminary expenditure
in formation of Company 22 4 6
"" Books, stationery, and
incidents ... ... 5 18 10
28 3 4
£422 0 0

JAMES SMART, Manager.
J. TONSON GARLICK, Secretary.

We have examined the above balance sheet
together with the relative books and vouchers, and
find the same correct.

JAS. F. LEIGHTON,
J. W: DIDDAMS, } Auditors.

Auckland, 13th July, 1868.

I, the undersigned RICHARD KEALS, of Auckland,
in the Colony of New Zealand, architect,
hereby make application to register "The Home-
ward Bound Gold Mining Company, Registered,"
under the provisions of "The Mining Companies
Limited Liability Act, 1865," and I do solemnly
and sincerely declare that the following statement
is, to the best of my belief and knowledge, true in
every particular, viz. :-

1. The name and style of the Company is "The
   Homeward Bound Gold Mining Company, Registered."