BY TELEGRAPH. Bluff, 31st December.

Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 309, 2 January 1879, Page 2

BY TELEGRAPH. Bluff, 31st December.

Arrived — Tararua, from Melbourne via Hobart Town. She left the former port on the 84th inst. Passengers for Wellington— Misses Chambers and Birch. Mrs. Lang, Masters Hill (2), Messrs. Bailey, Hill, Warrington, Meredith, and lAng; 4 steerage. Bxdnst, Ist January. Sailed— W*katipu, for Wellington. Wanoanui. Ht January. Arrived, 2 p.m.— Manawata, from Wellington. Onehttnga, Ist January. Sailed— Taiaroa, for the South. Blenheim. Ist January. Arrived, ia.Soa.rn.— Napier, from Wellington. —2 pjn., Moa, from Wellington. lirmiiiTON, 2nd January. Arrived— Charles Deering, barque, from New York, 116 days out— Star, brigantine, from NewoMtle. She reports the loss of a seaman named Thomas Walker overboard on the puwago. ?

The Wellington arrived from Nelson vii Ficton yesterday morning, and left again samf morning with excursionists for Ficton, return ing to Wellington at 1.30 this morning. Sh< •ailed again this afternoon for the North. The us. Ladybird left Danedin on Monday . ' , tad' Lyttelton at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, arrivinj here at 12.30 pjn. yesterday. She returned tc Southern ports this afternoon. The steamer Stormbird, from Wanganui, ar rived yesterday, at 3.33 pan , and returns tc sp.me port to-night Th« e.s. Go-Ahead, from the East Coast, witt ft oargo of wool, arrived at 8.30 last evening Bhe goes to Wanganui this evening. The steamer Hula left Foxton at 3.30 pjn yesterday, and arrived hers at 1 o'clock thii morning. She leaves for Wanganui to-mqirow The a.H. Bangatira, from Napier and Povertj Bay, cnme into port at 9 o'clook this morning and retoftu to same ports to-morrow. A handsomely modelled cantre-board topsai schooner the Laurel arrived in port tliis morn ing from Hobart Town. Captain Lane report* caving left Hobart Town on the 17th De comber, and experienced strong N.W. anc northerly gales on the passage, whioh prevented her from making good her northing, tberebj causing a somewhat protracted passage of If days. The Laurel is nearly a new vessel, bull) by Mr. T. Inches, of Shipwrights' Point. She carries a large cargo on a very light draught oi water, ifi a very fast sailer and a good sea boat The vessel is consigned to Captain Bendall, and is for Bale or charter. The 8.3. Wanaka, horn Auckland via the Easi Coast, will arrive tomorrow, and sail Soutt snmeday.