Port Nicholson and the town of Wellington were seen for the first time. The port is too large to be sheltered, even from prevailing winds ; and it has a long narrow entrance from the open sea, between threatening and really dangerous rocks, making it... Hocken Library Facsimile - Page 161846Full view - About this book
| William Henry Smith - Ontario - 1851 - 698 pages
...the surprise and disappointment irii which Port Nicholson and the town of Wellington were seen forth* first time. The port is too large to be sheltered,...; and it has a long narrow entrance from the open sa between threatening and really dangerous rocks, making it almost i blind harbour. It is nearly surrounded... | |
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