PORT OF HOKITIKA.

West Coast Times, Issue 4872, 23 March 1885, Page 2

PORT OF HOKITIKA.

High Water (ttaji day)— 2.lS a.m,; 2,?7 p.m. ' March J#.— • itapigxim&tp dfpoi qf yr&l&r on the bar, lift; seayougfi'. PHASBB OF THE MOON,— MARCH. Calculated for New Zealand, Mean TJOtf,

Apogee, 10d. 8b. a.m. Perigee, 24d. Bh. a.m. ARKITED. March 21—Waipara, Bignell, from Grey* mouth. Bonar, agent. March 22— Kennedy, Furneaus, frpm northern ports. Churches, pgenj;. SAILED. March 21— Zephyr, Smith, for Gireymoufcli. Chesney & Co,, agents. Wanganui, Graham, for Greymouth Churches, agent. PASSENGERS. Per Kennedy — Mr Kiernan. IMFOBT3. (A special charge is made for consignees' announcements in this column.) Per Kennedy— 9 cases fruit, Ido tomatoes, Churches; 13 kegs butter, Perry; 13 pkge, Spkot & Co.; 7 kegs butter, Paterson Michel & Co. ; 7 cases fruit, Kirwan; 8 do do, 1 do tomatoee, W. H. Wbbb, 35 eaokß chaff, Vibtue; 56 pkgs, order. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Napier, from northern ports, this day. Isabella Anderson, from Dunedin, early. Annie Hil), from Dunedin early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Napier, for southern ports, this day. Kennedy, for northern ports this day. VESSELS IK PORT. Waipara and Kennedy.

The Wauganui and Zephyr were both towed to sea by the Waipara on Saturday. They are bound for Greymouth where they load up coal for Dunedio.

The Waipara returned from Greymoutb with, a load of coal, on Satnrday morning.

The Napier left Westport for Greymouth about four o'clock on Saturday afternoon; she may therefore be ezpectei to reach here this morning- On arrival she will load up cargo for southern porte, and take ' her departure immediately.

The Kennedy arrived from Nelson and Weßtport yesterday, and leaves again at 12.30 p.m. for northern ports.

The Mahinapua left Wellington on Saturday for Greymoutb, aad is expected to reach that port this morning, sailing again on Tuesday. The Waipara is announced to leave the Hokitika wharf about 12 o'clock to-day to connect with her.

The Isabella Anderson sailed from Dunadin for this port yesterday. She may therefore be expected to show up here shortly.

The Koranui leaves Timarn to-day for West Coast ports, calling at Lyttelton, Wellington and Nelson.

Commander Edwin wired as follows on Satnrday :—": — " Bad weather expected after ten hours from now, between N.E. and N. and W.; glass further fall with considerable and increasing sea and rain."

The manager of the Seamen's Home at Auckland has received a letter from a seaman at Hong Kong, in which it i 3 stated that tbe ship East Lothian (Captain Cruss), which was in Auckland some IS months ago, has been lost with all hands.

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