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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3903, 11 May 1877, Page 2

There were no departures at the port yesterday. The p.s. Manaia arrived in this port from Wairoa at 9 p.m. on the 9th, having been cooped in the Wairoa river for a period of three weeks. She brings 100 cords of firewood, collected during the time she Avas blocked in the river, and 10 tons of apples. The s.s. Result arrived from the Wairoa on Wednesday evening. Captain Baxter did not attempt to cross the bar as there was only a depth of three feet and a half of water, which, as she was loaded heavily, would have been inadequate to float her. Captain Baxter, therefore, landed what cargo he could on V.i-- h-r^h. He succeeded in putting out a little more than half of his cargo, when a heavy sea set in, and he was compelled to leave for Napier. The Result leaves again for Wairoa, taking passengers and freight at high water, this evening. The Union Company's s.s. Wanaka, in charge of Captain M'Gillivray, arrived in the -roadstead from Wellington, at 9a. m., yesterday. Upon her arrival she was tendered by the s.s. Sir Donald and the lighter Three Brothers ; the passengers were landed by the former boat at 1 p.m., this was in consequence of her having such a large cargo for this port, as no time could be spared in discharging it into the lightei's, and the regular passenger steam launch Bella being laid up for repairs. The Wanaka brought ISO tons of general cargo, which she was busily engaged throughout the whole of yesterday in discharging. The s.s. Sir Donald left the wharf with her outward passengers at 4.45 p.m., though it was thought the Wanaka would not be able to get away until 9 p.m. The Sir Donald was some time getting away, owing to the heavy westerly gale combined with a strong current, which kept her stationary in the stream for some time. She managed, however, after about five minutes hard steaming, to make her way out. We are indebted to Mr Scott, purser, for files and the following report of the Wanaka : — Left Port Chalmers on the Gth ; arrived at Akaroa at 5 p.m. on the 7th ; left again at 10 i>.m. on the same day, and arrived at Lyttelton at 2 p.m. on the Sth; left at 1 p.m. on the 9fch, and moored alongside Wellington wharf at 10 a.m. on the following day ; left for Napier at 1 p.m. on the 11th, and arrived at 9 a.m. yesterday. She lias therefore come up in twenty hours from Wellington, which is a very fair passage. From Dunedin to Lyttelton she had a strong N.E. breeze with heavy sea, from Lyttleton to Wellington a strong S.W. wind, and from the latter place to Napier a strong S. W. breeze changing to N.W. with heavy sea. Among the passengers inwards by the Wanaka were Messrs Baker and Farron, who open here in the Oddfellows' Hall, this evening. Mr L. O. Beal, the manager of the Dunedin branch of the Colonial Bank, was also a passenger by her. The following is a list of j'assengers leaving by her for the North .- —Mr and Mrs T>yer, Mr Hadfield, 10 original and 2 aboriginals. The s.s. Eangatira, Captain Evans, left Wellington for this port with a large miscellaneous cargo, at 1 p.m., yesterday. She may be expected here about noon to-day. She brings the Wellington Theatrical Company, who are to perform in conjunction with Messrs Baker and Farren, this evening. Upon her last trip from Wellington it was found that she was making water, and it was surmised that she had knocked some rivets out of her bottom when crossing the Napier bar. She was taken on the slip ; the damage done was found to be very trifling, two or three z-ivets had been knocked out. Mr Keeble, the Napier agent of the N.Z.S.S. Company, received a telegram from the purser of the s. s. Rangatira, yesterday, which stated that she had received no particular injury. She is advertised to "leave for Poverty Bay at 3 p.m., to-morrow. The s.s. Go-Ahead is now in a fair way of bjing floated. The Pretty Jane on her last trip to Poverty Bay brought several casks, by the aid of which Captain Cooper anticipates floating her without difficulty, The s.s. Pretty Jane is to bring down the Go-Ahead's cargo for this poi*t. The s. s. Star of the South is making a very lengthened voyage from Auckland. In all probability Captain Carey is at present engaged in viewing the delightful scenery to be met with at the Mahia peninsula. The Star is noAV out five days.