Owing to the heavy sea on the bar jesterday there were no arrivals or departures. The s s Pokaki and Ohau should take there departure this morning (weather permitting), with full cargoes of ooal. The former sails for Fiji, and the latter for Wellington. The sohooner Ik» Vnka was to have left Auckland on the 2nd instant for this port to load, up with a cargo of co»l for Tonga, for the use of the surveying ship Egeria, of her Majesty's fleet. The a s Brunner arrived in the road■tead from Nelson yesterday morning. Owing to the bar being unworkable she could not get in. She is expected to arrive Alongside the wharf this morning. The smart little fishing smack Picton left Picton for Greymouth yesterday afternoon at four o'clock, and she may be expected to arrive here on Friday or Saturday. The s s Charles Edward may be expected to arrive this morning from Hokitika. She discharges her cargo, and sails on the ■ame tide for Weßtport. The s b Oreti left Wanganui for this Eort yesterday afternoon with a cargo of ye stock. She should reach here this evening. Commander Edwin wired "urgent" yesterday afternoon as follows :— " We*t to south and south-east gale ; glass further rue and weather colder, with heavy sea."
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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 6230, 6 September 1888, Page 2
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