DUNGENESS.
At this port much damage was done by the gales in the early part of the year. The beach which formerly protected the pilot station buildings has been greatly encroached upon by the sea, and at one time fears were entertained for the safety of the dwelling-houses. Happily, however, the only damage done was the destruction of the boatshed and the loss of a few stores. The Custom-house and telegraph station, which adjoin the pilot station, are being removed to a new site; and I think it advisable that the pilot station should also be removed, as, with a renewal of last year's weather, the buildings may be lost altogether. The destruction to buoys and beacons was very great, and the approaches to the Herbert River have altered very much. All damage to buoys and beacons has been made good, and the channels, which retain their former depths, re-marked.