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Grey River Argus, Volume XXIV, Issue 3988, 10 June 1881, Page 2

The Lioness, after towing ont four schooners, lodged herself on the "hard" on Cobden side of the river, for the purpose of having her bottom painted. The Sea Breeze, Mary Campbell, Crest of the Wave, and Owake left yesterday morn* Ing for different destinations loaded with coal. The Anchor line i.s Murray leaves Mo* tueka to-morrow, with a cargo of potatoes for Greymouth. The Uhion Company's 8. B Hero leaves Melbourne on the 24th lost for Sydney; Auckland, and West Coast. From a series of tables constructed at Lloyd's 'for the purpose of showing the arerage lengths of voyages from all parts of the world i o the United Kingdom during the twelve month* ending June 30, 1880, we extract the following as affording information of inteießt to these Colonies :— From South Australia — 125 vessels, average passage 128 days Froaa Melbourne— 7o vessels, average pass* age 108 days Fr^m Hydney— 49 vessels, average passage 106 dys ••• The lon cut passage from South • nstralia was 167.- days and the ah Vtest 90 days; from Melbourne it was 143 days and 83 • ay*.; atd from Sydney 141 days and 77 days respectively.