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Press, Volume XXX, Issue 4078, 22 August 1878, Page 2

Messrs McMeckin, Blackwood, and Co 's sB. Arawata, commanded by Captain Underwood, arrived iv harbor from Melbourne, via South, at 7.30 yeMeroay morning, witli the Engli.h mail, via Sjutha-apto- aud t_ri«-lisi. on board. She left the Sau-tridge Hallway Pier nt 3.15 p.m. on the ltth instant, aud olesreil _ ort i?hillii) Heids at 5.45 p.m. Passed Wilson's Promontory at 1.20 a.m., and Swan Isliudat 11.40 a.m. next day. Strong winds prev.iiled for the first two days ont, and light southerly wiods afterwards. Passed tbe Solanders at 1.40 p.m. on tha l_t_t. and arrived at Bluff Harbor at 7.30 p.m. same day. after a very fast run of four days. S liled again at 5.30 p.m. on the lPth, and arrived at Port C-___er_atS.-o:a._i. on the 2f_h. Sailed again at 4.5 p.m., and arrived as above. She brought 200 sheep, consi .nedto Dalgety, Nichols, and Co. Tlie Arawata landed «0 and loaded 15 tons of cargo at the Steamers' Wharf, and Bailed yesterday for Wellington at 3.45 p m. Messrs McMeekan, Blackwood, and Co.'s s.s. Alhambra, commanded by Captain Malcolm Mnir, -arrived in harbor from Melbourne, via West Coast, Nelson, and Wellington, at 11.45 a.m. yesterday. She left Melbourne on the Sth tartan., at 2.30 p.m., arrived at Hokitika on the 14 lh, at 2a.m.; left 16th at 11p.m.. arrived Grey_uon_li on the 37th, at 1 _.__.,- left at 2 a.m.; arrived Nelson on ISth. at 2 turn.; left on the 19th, at 1.15 p m. : arrived Wellington 11.3-J p.m. same day; left on 20th, nt 3 p.m., for Lyttelton, aud arrived as above. She experienced stro___. S.W. and N.W. winds to arrival at Wellington, the.c. very strong head winds. She sails for Melbourne, via S uth, at II a.m. this day. Tbe Iri<t arrived at Newcastle from Lyttelton on Anenst -th. .The Hrieu- Angler, and Alex. McNeill were loading __t Nesr York for New Zealand on June 2tfth. The Planter arrived at Newcastle hence on Ang. Sth. anl th . Belle on the Pth. Messrs Grnbb and Son have pnrchased the schooner Wild Wave. Captain John Grnbb will be in command. Ths schooner proceeds from here to Charleston. Tha Prospector, Speedwell, and Kate McGregor sailed yesterday evening. Abr gantine from the North was signalled yesterday, but had not arrived at an anchorage at dark last nig-tt.