PROJECTED PEPARTURES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1046, 7 May 1869, Page 2

PROJECTED PEPARTURES.

Lytteltou, p s.. for Wellington, to-day Ahuriri, s.s., for Wellington, early Lord Ashley, s.B-j for Wellington, 16th instant Jane Anderson, schooner, for Pelorus Sound

Thb cutter Gr^nwich left for Wairoa, Mohaka, and Waikari, on Wednesday. Tho N.Z.S.N. Co.'s s.a. Ahuriri, Flowerday, arrived in the roadstead at 11 a.m on Wednesday: and was at once brought into the Jfot. She left Wellingtor at 12.30 on Tuesday, and rounded Cape Palliser al 6 jj.m ; off Castle. Point at 11 p.m. ; rounded thi Kidnappers at 9,80 a,m. on Wednesday, and arrivec

as above. Experienced strong westerly winds on the passage. The Ahuriri left this port for Auckland at 1 p.m. yesterday. _ . The cutter Mahia, Hamilton, leffc for Waimarama and the coast on Wednesday. , „ . H.M.S. Challenger leffc Wellington for Auokland on Tuesday. H. M. S. T3lauohe arrived and anchored in tha roadstead on Wednesday afternoon. The schooner Jane Anderson will probably get away to-day. She cleared ab the Customs on Wednesday for the Pelorus Sound. The Blanche was to leave for Poverty Bay, TauraiiKa, and Auckland, this morniug at 4 a.m. The Colonial Government gunboat St. Kuda, Capt. Fox, arrived in the roadstead yesterday afternoon from Wairoa. We believe that she brought to that place Ropata and 130 Ngatiporou, from the East Coast. The Circular Saw Liner s.s. Lord Ashley, Captain Worsp, arrived in the roadstead at 1 p.m. yesterday. She leffc Wellington at 320 p.m. on Wednesday, and rounded Cape I'alliser at 630 p.m., and Cape Turnagain at 4a.m. yesterday; roundod the Kidnappers at 11*16. aud arrived as above. Capt. Worsp reports having had a severe westerly gale, and ver* heavy head sea, in spite of which the Lord Ashley made the trip in 21 hours. She leffc again for Auckland at 6 p.m., with a number of passengers. We understand that the p.s. Lyfctelton will leave for Wellington at noon to-day. The paddle steamer Lyttelton, Capt. Scott, arrived in the roadstead at 4 p.m., yesterday. The Lyttelton left Napier for Wairoa on Thursday, April 29fch, and arrived at Wairoa on Friday the 30th, having had strong S.W. wind with rain. Went up river beyond Tuparoa on Saturday j returned again same day ; also made a trip up and down on Sunday and Monday, to take up stores and ammunition. The Lyttelfcon left Wairoa at 10 a.m. , on Tuesday ; too much sea on the bar to cross, so lay at the heads till 10 a.m., yesterday, when she crossed the bar and arrived as above, having experienced strong westerly winds on the passage.