A Bough Trip.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 574, 24 February 1891, Page 2

A Bough Trip.

At 7.30 on Sunday evening the locallyowned cutter Venus arrived in pure from Napier, after an exceptionally rough passage. She left the Spit on Wednesday morning, and on getting clear of the heads she encountered a very severe gale, which increased in violence when the vessel was off Portland Island on Friday morning. The Venus was brought to an anchorage under the lee of the island, and Captain Wug took a run ashore, and found that the lighthouse keepers were short of provisions, not having any flour, potatoes, A'o, but he says there is no fear of them starving, as there Is plenty of sheep on the island. The captain provided the men with as much provisions as he possibly could snare, On Sunday morning a terrific gale was blowing, and the Venus had to put to sea again, At 5 o'clock, when the vessel was off the bay, the wind freshened to hurricane force, and carried away tjie mainsail and main lifts, There was a tremendous sea running at the time, and Captain Wug wisely headed the vessel tor the bay, sailing right into the river and berthing his vessel alongside the wharf, A heavy sea was breaking on the bar at the limo, but fortunately no further damage was done. Mrs Wug and child were also on board, The Venus brings 12,000 posts, Common Shelton and Co.; 4000 ft timber, Clayton and Sawyer; »00 posts, 40 strainers, Kennedy and Evans.