MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 8, Issue 707, 9 December 1865, Page 6

MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.

£V _ __ — TjRE Lady Bird left Wairoa on Monday last, 4th inst, and had a fine run down, entering the Iron Pot at 5 p.m. Oapt. Baxter reports the river to , be very dry ; also, the launoh of the new vessel 5 belonging to the Hau Haus, which was named the Pai Marire. We are sorry to observe from the Wellington > papers that the useful little steamer Sturt has been sold by the government to a gentleman in Nelson for the sum of £4,000. The Vivid left Mahia on Sunday, 3rd inst,, at 8 p.m., and had a fine passage down. Brought up in, the roadstead on the 4th at 7.30 p.m., and, on the sth, went alongside the Sunbeam and discharged 40 bales of wool, When at Mahia had some heavy weather and was o ompelled twice to leave the anohorage and seek shelter — the first time at Wangawehi and the second under Black reef. When there the vessel had a narrow esoape. Owing to the hawse pipe giving way, bo muoh time was lost in getting under weigh that the vessel, as she wore round, just cleared the reef. The Queen, s.s., left Wellington on Monday the 4th at 4.20 p.m., with a strong N.W. After rounding Cape Palliser had fine weather, whioh continued during the remainder of the passage. Brought up in the roadstead on Tuesday at noon, with ensign flying at the main, the signal for police. It proved that Oapt. Benner had a stowaway to give in charge, Capt. Benner reports the St. Kilda as ready for sea, and likely to leave for this port on Thursday last, in charge of Capt. Kennedy. The Lord Ashley left Auckland on the 4th inst,, at 4.16 p.m., having been detained 4$ hours for the English mail, whioh was brought from Nelson to Auckland by the Airedale. On the night of the 4th, wbb enveloped in a dense fog, rendering it prudent that the vessel should go at half speed only, whioh considerably lengthened the passage. Bounded East Cape on the sth, at 4.30 p.m. ; passed Portland Island on the 6th at 6 a.m. with strong breezes ; and brought up in the roadstead at 11 a.m. S The s.s. St. Kilda was launohed from the N.Z.S.N. Company's Slip, Evans' Bay, on Saturday last, and was brought round into the harbor on Saturday afternoon. The repairs required by the St. Kilda have been executed in the most creditable manner by Mr. Charles Seagar, whose engineering skill it has so frequently been our duty to commend to the notice o£ our readers. We believe that it has not been yet finally settled who is to have command of the St. Kilda. In the meantime, however, Capt. Kennedy, Master Warden of the Marine Board, holds honorary command. — JV. Z. Advertiser, Deo. 4.