EXPORTS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 3251, 17 January 1879, Page 2

EXPORTS.

Per St. Kilda, for Oamsra : 180 tons coal, 10 tons coke. Shippers— Girdwood, L»hman, and Co.

The schooner Dunedin left Wellington on 6th inst, and experienced light head winds till arrival in the roadstead on 13th inst A heavy gale coming on was com. pelled to run to sea again, and to best off and on till yesterday forenoon, when she returned to the roadstead and was brought to the wharf by tbe p.s Dispatch, . gThe as Bt. Hilda was towed over the. bar yesterday afternoon by the p.s Dispatch^ and while on the outer break the tow-line parted, whioh compelled the St. KUda to* diverge a little from her straight course, by! whioh she grounded for a few minutes, but; hoisting her head sails she got off easily andj stood out to sea. The Dispatch then fol-; lowed, and by aid of » heaving line sot her tow-line back on the tug, the St Kilda sailins off with the signal flying *• all right." i The p.s Charles Edward returned from: Westport yesterday afternoon. On making the roadstead here on Wednesday last she made a good offing and came to an anchor, but the sea increased so rapidly that the cable broke, and she had to ran to Westport,. leaving her anchor and 40 fathoms of cable behind. She left Westport at 5 a.m yesterday, and made the roadstead at 11 a.m, when she at once begun to grapple for the anchor, and luckily succeeded in securing it and; the lost cable. The Charles Edward leaves here to-night for Westport, Nelson, and Wellington. The s.s Maori arrived at Iselson yesterday on her way round the coast, and should reach here on Sunday, sailing for Dunedin via Southern ports on Monday. The s.s Kennedy, which, left Nelson on Wednesday, is due here to-morrow via Hokitika. The dredge Hapuku, which has been undergoing some alterations and repairs, recommenced work yesterday afternoon. The fine brigantine Circe with a cargo of coal from Greymouth anchored in port on Saturday night She left tbe Grey on the Bth inst, with a light S.W wind, whioh carried her to Cape Farewell, when it veered to the westward, bringing her through the Straits, thence a northerly breeze to entering the harbor,— Press, Jan. 13. The barque Examiner, (Captain Scouilsr, ran up the harbor on Saturday, afternoon, and dropped her anchor off the breakwater. Sbe is from Greymouth, with a cargo of ooal, consigned to her owner, Mr C. W. Turner, Captain Scoullar reports leaving on Tuesday last, tbe day before the Circe ; had a calm shortly afterwards, of several honrs* duration, then a light southerly wind which continued until making Farewell, thence a wind strong from the south-west, which veered to the westward off Stephen Island ; passed the Brothers and caught a strong northerly wind, with which Kaikoura was made ; thence a light northerly wind, into port The barque Southern Cross, Cap* tain Boon, hence for Newcastle, was spoken off Cape Campbell on Friday afternoon. — Ibid.