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We were up betimes, and vigorous salvag- 
ing work on the car resulted in many valu- 
able parts being saved. She was fixed hard 
and fast in the rocks, the waves having 
turned her completely over, but tyres, mag- 
neto. accumulators, and other valuable ac- 
cessories were got out of her. The tyres, 
along with our personal effects, were loaded 
on the car from Kaitaia, the other parts 
being left in charge of Mr Watt, and about 
2 p.m. we left the scene of the disaster for 
our drive along the remainder of the beach 
‘to Ahipara, and then to Kaitaia, which we 
reached just before five o’clock, in time to 
permit of the dispa ich of some press and 
other telegrams giving a short account of 
what had occurred. 
Kaitaia to Whangarei, via Mangonui 
and Kawakawa.. 
Here we had a good dinner at the hotel, 
and were fortunate enough to meet three 
gentlemen who were endeavouring to 
arrange for a touring car to make the long 
journey from Kaitaia to Whangarei to catch 
the Manaia for Auckland. We joined forces, 
and started on our journey about 7 p.m., 
the party having been further increased by 
the addition of a young lady who is attached 
to the staff of the Northlander, a newspaper 
at Kaitaia. It was intended to proceed no 
further than Mangonui that night, and we 
pulled up at that pleasant little township 
on the shore of the upper reaches of Man- 
gonui Harbour at 8 p.m. Here we found 
two old Otago residents—Mr ‘Thompson, a 
son of the late Mr John Thompson, of Law- 
rence, and Mr W. Henderson, solicitor, 
formerly of Gore. We had excellent 
accommodation for the night at Mr 'Thomp- 
son’s commedious and well-appomted hotel, 
end, after an early breakfast, made a start 
at 8.30 on our long drive to Whangarei, 
which we expected to reach about 6 p.m., 
two hours before the Manaia’s departure 
from Onerahi, We had for some time 
after our start from Mangonui an interesting 
drive alone causeways built by the side of 
the Whangaroa waters, skirted by stretches 
of mangrove swamp, some of the trees 
being 15 or 18 feet high. Passing on, we 
reached the little township of Kaeo, one of 
