New Zealand Gazette AND WELLINGTON SPECTATOR. Saturday, January 13, 1844.

Mr. Ashdown arrived yesterday from Taranaki. He left that place on Wednesday nevening last, in tfyyJfarifffard, and landed at 'Kapiti 1 on '^Thursday a|tetnoon. He reports the to 4av¥ : -arrived at T^ranaki," and had sailed for Nelson before he reached the;former settlemeniu ; :She may dajly be' expeVted" herd. l "*'' * r Mr.- Ashdown did not hear the-day of the Himalaya's departure from England, Her j&ay. of was advertised* in the English papers for the 25th of August. Her 'dates"must therefore be the latest yet received in New Zealand. had forty- 1 five passengers, .'twenty, ipf 'wKorn -landed at New Plymouth. "\ ' 0 ' The Himalaya Had embarked all :{he whaling stores belonging to Messrs. Ridgways whaling station at Taranaki. Flour was quoted at from £30 to £45 per ton at New Plymouth ; other provisions were reasonable. The crops were looking well and the settlers generally very sanguine. They anticipated being able to export this year, as they believed the crops would yeild more than is sufficient for their own support. The Aurora was lying at Taranaki when the Vanguard sailed. The schooner Mana was totally ( wrecked at Mana. AH lives' were saved. She went to Mana to take in sheep. The Industry was at Porirua. . The Vanguard may be, expected in immediately. She had .not obtained any flax at Kapiti. - , • \ Since writing the -foregoing, we have been informed that Mr. Moss, of Nelson, also landed at Kapiti from the Vanguard, and came down yesterday by 'land. He states the Himalaya to have sailed from London on the sth or 10th of .September, and to have arrived at New Plymouth previous to Christmas. . The Himalaya sailed from Taranaki for Nelson last Wednesday week. That other vessels", besides the Himalaya had sailed for Cook's. Straits. That many vessels would be sent out to the Company's Settlements this season. That the New Zealand Company were proceeding with' great , activity. That they were- on very' friendly terms with the Government. And that the Scotch Settlement, with Captain Fftzro'y's permission, would be at Port Cooper. Though we have only rumours, it would appear that the New Plymouth settlers had been, greatly encouraged by the news received ; By the Himalaya from England. J