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Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7237, 18 February 1889, Page 4

The 8.8. Tekapo is due February 20th from Newcastle direct with fall cargo of «oal to the order of Messrs Geo. Mcqa*«M» aad Company. 3t»e Ctttoa Company's steamer Botoroa, Captain Seville, armed at 7.45 aun. on S&tnrday from Onehnnga, Taranaki, Napier, Pkion, and Wellington. Her parser, Mr Thos. Patersan, reports fearing Ouebunga at &30 p.m. and crossed Hanuk&u bar at 7.15 p.m. on th 12th. Arrived. at New Plymouth at 11-30 a.m. on the ISth. Left agatd »t- 7.15 pan. and arrived at Nelson at . 1030 a-m. on the 14th- Left again at 7.30 juEo- called at Picfcon, and arrived at WJemogton at 10 aan. on the loth. Sailed 2.15 p.m. and arrived as above. SSpedeoced strong southerly winds aeottop&nied with head aeae from MannSac to Nelson, thence -to arrival fresh aortfcerly winds and fine weather. She steamed for Wellington, Nelson and Pieton at 9 pan. For Rockhampton, with a cargo of wheat, oats, &c the schooner John Bell •ailed oat of the harbor on Saturday

evening. Übe schooner Alert, from Waitara, arzive&jn port on Saturday night. Qα Saturday evening the barque Lurfixte, under charter to the New Zealand Sbipoinir Company, was towed out to sea #oa soiled tot London, taking a-large and valuable cargo of produce for the Home The Lamne is a smart sailer, tnA should not be far away from the aineiies on arrival. With* cargo of timber from the Thames, the schooner Orpheus arrived in port yesterday morning. She has been unforla meeting with adverse winds oa the coast, and her passage here was of eighteen days* doranoa. Yesterday morning the β-s. Kiwi arrived in Port, from Gore Bay, with a cargo of wool for transhipment to the ship 'Wemogton for London. She was moored alongside that vessel on arrival and comaeSeesto discharge to-day^^ The Union Steamship Company's as. Mahinapoa arrived in Port from Dunedin ■via, intermediate ports, at 1 p-m. yesterday. She left the head-quarters on Friday evening, and worked Tlmam the following day, calling at Akaroa early yesterday morning, and arriving here as stated abovz, haeviag experienced fine weather fchroagbont. Oa Saturday the Kaikoura trader s.s. Wakatu arrived in Port from the Coast; sbe transhipped wool to the ship Wellington, and in the evening steamed on the return trip to coastal stations and Wellington. From Akaroa the s.s. Akaroa arrived in Port oa Saturday evening. A barque was signalled from the South as our despatch left Lyttelton last night. It will most probably torn out to be the Conference, now due from Stewart's Early on Saturday morning the barque Pactole was signalled from Newcastle. She comes to tnis port with a cargo of cools consigned to Mr G. G. Stead, on whose account she loads for Sydney with teroduce. Captain Wood reports bavins Vad a fine run to Cape~Farew«n of aeroi •ays, and thence to arrival variables. «Oth strong head winds. She waa seven: fcwa day* over the passage.