DEPARTURE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5345, 1 April 1879, Page 4

DEPARTURE.

March 27— Mary Wadleyi schooner, for Newcastle. March 27— Fairy, s.s., for the coast. March 28— Wanaka., s .s.. for Southern ports. Passengers— M_ r and' Mrs Welsman, Mrs and Mrs Gorton . Messrs Orr, Anderson, and 30 original. March 29.— Eotoj.m, s.s,, for Sydney, via lyorthem ports. Passengers — Mesdames Leonard, Walder aa& 2 children; Miss button, Messrs " Wlaite, Western, Wilson, Jacobs, and Kell' /; Master McCarthy, Father -Keigmer ; 7 ste eJW g e and 76 original.

The s.s. p^aka, Captain M'Gillivrav, arrived in tl* afc 6 am . on morning, and we s tendered at once by the Bella, winch bro g^ her passenger ashore. The J ,ag aitton Friday afc x p . ra . f or the c . &.«» Clyde, Captain Peterson, arrived on Jj day afternoon from the Wairoa. . J -* 1 ' & ■schooner Atlantic has discharged her m ™ <rd cargo, and is taking in ballast > J .'he s.s. Fairy, Gaptain Campbell, returned * rf jm. the coast on Friday morning. She is 10 Ading up again -with grass seed and station f stores for the coast. , The s.s. Rangatira, Captain Evans, arrived "in the roadstead at 10 o'clock on Sunday • morning. She left Wellington at 12.30. On Saturday experienced heavy S.E. swell until rounding Cape Palliser, thence fine weather until arrival, after a good run of 21£ hours. The schooner Loetitia, which arrived in the Bay on Friday night, is from Lytfcolton, with a full cargo O/f colonial produce. The s.s. J&otorua, Captain Carey, arrived in the Bay o>n Saturday at 5 o'clock, and was immediatelj r tendered by the Bella for the inward pasr jengers and cargo, she taking the outward p assengers off at the same time, in order to give the Eotorua quick despatch. The Rote ,rua was crowded with passengers, saloon ar .d steerage. The following is the report, ]■■ jndly furnished us by Mr JR. B. Pringle, purser, to whom we are also indebted for files, & c . :— Left Hobson's Bay, on 18th at 3.30 pr ,n, ; arrived at Hobart Town on 20fch at noo n . sailed at 7 p.m., and experienced moder a t e variable winds throughout ; arrived at Bl' jfi a t noon of 2dth, and sailed at 6 p.m. ; arm e d at Port Chalmers at 7 p.m. of 25th, an< * sailed at 6 p.m. of 26th 5 arrived at Lyt,on on 27th at 12.30 p.m. , and proceeded . a 8 am at 9 p.m. ; awived at Wellington at n oon of 28th, and left at 8 p.m., arriving at - tfapier at 5 p.m. on the 29th. Had strong northerly winds and sea from Otago to Lyttelton; fresh southerly winds to Kaikornae ; light northerly wind across the Straits ; strong south-east wind and sea from Wellington to Cape Palliser ; light north-west wind remainder of passage. The Eotorua steamed for the Iforth at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday evening. She is due here from Sydney on April the 22nd. The s.s. Southern Cross, Capt. Helandcr, arrived on Saturday night from Auckland. She has a good cargo for this port. We understand that the p.s. Manaia is still blocked up at the Wairoa. The s.s. Lady Bird, Captain Malcolm, is due here to-day from the Southern ports, and leaves again in the evening for the North.