450 Proceedings. 
Revell-street was flooded, and I am informed by Mr. Marks, a resident for 
several years at the Haast, that at that date (the 4th August) the sea forced 
itself as far inland as the position of the wreck, although that was the only 
time in five years he had seen such a sea on the coast. As to the actual 
time the piece of wreck reached New Zealand shores, or when it left the 
scene of disaster to the “Schomberg,” nothing definite can be arrived at, 
but from Moonlight-Head to the point at which it was found, the distance, 
by the route by which it is supposed it came, is approximately 1,200 miles, 
and taking an average of the drift of the three vessel’s logs, which is only an 
approximation the daily drift would be (16-4 miles), and the lone voyage 
would be accomplished in seventy-three days nearly. 
By the kindness of Mr. Mueller, Chief Surveyor of the Province, I am 
enabled to further illustrate by map the action of the ocean currents in the 
direction already mentioned. On this map the set of the various currents 
between Australia and this coast are clearly shown, and I have also sketched 
out the course taken by the schooner “ Sarah and Mary” on her last trip 
from Melbourne, as defined by the ship’s log during a thick and rough 
passage of eleven days, here showing by a line marked black where the 
vessel should have been according to the ship’s reckoning, and where, by 
the line marked red, the ship was when the land was first sighted off this 
coast. 
In conclusion, I may be allowed to say that, in presenting this paper to 
the Institute, I do so with no pretensions to its possessing any literary or 
scientific merit, but as a humble endeavour in a somewhat rough, nautical 
way to throw such additional light on the subject of ocean currents, in con- 
nection with the discovery of the wreck referred to, as my daily avocation 
and recent enquiries have thus enabled me to do. 
HAWKE'S BAY PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE. 
Ara meeting held 21st February, 1876, the President, his Honor T. D. 
Ormond, Esq., in the chair, it was resolved, on the motion of the Vice- 
President, the Bishop of Waiapu :—‘‘ That one-third of the annual revenue 
for 1875, or £20, be granted and laid out for the formation of a Scientific 
Library.” 
Through the illness of some, and absence (on public duty) of others, of 
the officers, and through no member sending in to the Secretary the re- 
quired notice of haying any paper ready, no meetings were held during the 
period of the session of 1875. Many valuable zoological and other speci- 
mens were, however, collected, and papers by members are promised for 
the present year. 
