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Grey River Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 3907, 7 March 1881, Page 2

The 8.8 St. Kilda arrived on Saturdayfrom Dunedin, via Wanganui, with a general \ cargo and a bbridgnmentdf cattle, andsailed agaih yesterday on Irar retutti trip -■:•■■. Latterly the vessels have hid quick deipatch from Greymouth, arriving one day In , MllMt aad sailing the next:<eoal. laden being the role instead of the exception. During fhe last week vessels with large bottoms have been unloaded and reloaded as quickly as possible. An instance of this Was afforded. in the last arrival—that of the Eliza Firth. This fine vessel arrived at the: wharf on Saturday about noon,' and, her ballast having been taken out, Messrs Kennedy Bros, lost lu> time in commencing to re-load her, whioh th«y mffoated on Saturday, and on Sunday . the was despatched on her journey to Dun«din. ! :\\- ■-■■■. ■},'. ■■:-.■: : --H -.: ■-:.■ ■■ j The 8.8 Murray tailed for Westport and Nelson on Saturday. J i . -Thiß ii Waipara was despatched for south on Saturday. ] The schooner Reward,, after taking in a carge of coal, was towed to sea by the Lioness OH Saturday. 'Uf :'..-/: ; :^ ' '■■ -n, i Judgement was given on Thursday at the . Residftnt Magistrate's Court, Lyttelfebri, into the cause -of the collision between the p.js Lyttelton and the Aspaeia. The following is the judgment; :— «• That the collision was the, result of negligepce^ or want, of caution on the part each vessel. That the look-out . board the Lyttelton was inesfSoient. As : what ia eyery-on's duty la no one's duty, a look-put Bhould be kept by ft man delegated: for the purpose, ■ thd evidence showing that yuoh; a course is necessary.: The light on" board the sohooner, sufficient of itself, was not hoisted where it could be best seen. The coats of the enquiry would be divided : between the parties interested, >