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Evening Post, Volume LVI, Issue 153, 27 December 1898, Page 4

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Melbourne, 26th Deoember Arrived — Monowai, from Bluff and Hobart Nelson, 25th December Arrived— Haupiri (5 am) and Takapuna (5 pm), from Pictou; Waverley (5.15 am) and Kennedy (6.10 am), from Wellington 27th December To sail. 7 pm — Wainui, for Wellington via Picton; Charles Edward (8 pm), for Wellington L-vTTEi/roN, 25th December Arrived, 12.30 pm— Mokoia, from Wellington 26th December Arrived, 3 pm— Queen Margaret, from Napier 271ih December To sail, 10.20 pm— Botomahana, for Wellington Auckland, 24th December .Arrived— Wanaka (6 pm), fiorn Calcutta tind Singapore. Westralia (9.46 pm), from Sydney. Passengers for Wellington— Messrs Rurahorp, Tracey Sailed, 5.45 pm— Mariposa, for Honolulu 26th December Arrived, 4 pm — Kotokino, from Fiji New Plymouth, 27th December Arrived, 5.55 am — Botoiti, from Onekunga ; connected Sailed, 9.35 am— Eotoiti, for Wellington Westpobt, 24th December Arrived, 4.20 pm — Poherua, from Wellington 27th December Sailed, 10 am — Poherun, for Wellington Blenheim. 27th December To sail, 3 pm — Ponia, for Wellington Napieu, C7th Deoember Arrived, 6.45 am — Te Anau, from Wellington Bluff, 27th December Arrived, 6 am — Waikare, from Melbourne and BLobart. Passengers for Wellington— Misses Irving (2), Clark, Ash win, Pitt (2), Brookman, -~ Black, Smith, Kelly, Douglas, Colem, Mesdauies Ash wiu, Pitt, Brookman, Shindy Colem and child, Douglas, Oliver, Messrs Willianiß, Hardy, Craig, Ashwin, Studry, Boulter, Campbell, Brookiuau (3), Coultie, Oliver

The barque Norfolk Island, from Adelaide, was oil the Heads on Sunday, but was blown out to sea by the strong northerly wind. She wag sighted by the Beautiful Star yesterday off Capo Palliser. The ship Pleione sailed for London yesterday. The "Wanaka, which arrived at Auckland on Saturday evening from Calcutta and Singapore, will leave the northern port for Wellington tomorrow night. The local office of the Union Co is advised that the Talune and Pukaki left Sydney on Saturday for "Wellington, at 3 pin and 7 pm respectively. Advices were received from Westport last night to the effect that the Poherua and Haupiri were detained through bad weather. The Ponexua left for Wellington at 10 this morning, and the Haupiri would probably sail later on.