EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3938, 29 June 1877, Page 2

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Wanaka, s.s., from Auckland, Tauranga and Poverty Bay Star of the South, s.s.,' from Auckland Sir Donald, s.s., from Wellington Go- Ahead, s.s., from Auckland and Poverty Bay Jane Douglas, s.s., from Poverty Bay Kenilworth, schooner, from Mercury Bay Opotiki, schooner, from Poverty Bay

Thebk were no departures irom the port yesterday. This is to be attributed to the unusually heavy break on the bar, which was very heavy in the morning, though it; went down considerably towards the evening. The 5.5,,. Kiwi; was already to steam for Wellington,* But it was thought a hazardous attempt 'iicf cross the bar ; she therefore is a prisoner here until this morning. The s.s. Result, the s.s. Fairy, and the s.s. Bella had steam up for the purpose of lightening the vessels in the roadstead, but nothing could be done as the wall of breakers was "between the pot and the above-named locality, they were therefore detained in the pot ; and in the case of the first-named steamer the "boiler was allowed to cool. The schooner Jessie is loaded with ballast, and was to have sailed yesterday, but was debarred from doing so owing to the heavy sea. ■ . THe p.s. Manaia is ready loaded for the Wairoa, and when the sea goes down at this port and at the port of destination she will take her departure. ; The s.s. Southern Cross, from Auckland, arrived in the roadstead at about 2 p.m. yesterday. No communication was held with her during the day. She will probably be brought inside at 8 a.m. to-day. A full list of passengers will be given in to-morrow's issueif. "-. . v 1 ' The s.s. Sir Donald left Wellington for this port on Wednesday at 6 p.m., allowing her twenty-eight hours to make this port, and it seems improbable that she could do it in. less, she should have put in an appearance here at 10 p.m. yesterday. The agent of the N.Z.S.S. Company received a telegram on Wednesday evening stating that the s.s. Eangatira had started for Wellington under sail at 2 p.m. on that date. A steamer was signalled from the barracks yesterday afternoon, but she did not put in an. appearance up till 5 p.m., at which time our reporter took his departure from the Spit.- It is remarkably doubtful what steamer this could have been ; it could not have been the Sir Donald, otherwise she has made a splendid trip for a vessel of her size, and we know of no other boat which was expected to arrive at that hour. We were informed by a persqn who saw the steamer from the hills, that she was under sail, and as far as he could make out, no smoke was issuing from her funnel ; this led us to surmise that it was the s.s. fiangatira, and yet it seems very improbable that she should make this port as such a course would make matters worse than if she remained at Castle Point. However, this morning will solve the question and throw a clearer light on thejsC*eiie]]fchan the strongest conjecture. The a. a, Ringarooma arrived in the Bluff harbor from Melbourne, with the Suez Mail, at 8 p.m. on. Wednesday.