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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4219, 28 September 1874, Page 2

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PORT CHALMERS. September 27.—Arrived, 0 a.m. : Albion, from Bluff, with Suez mail. NELSON. September 2G.—Sailed : H.M.S. Blanche and yacht Blanche. , September 27.—Sailed, 9 a.m.: Taranaki, for Picton. The p.s. Manawatu, after being bar bound at Wanganui for several days, left at 9.15 a.m. on Saturday; experienced a fresh north-west wind all the way, accompanied, however, with a heavy sea, and arrived at the wharf here at 9.45 p.m. the same day, after a quick run of 12£ hours. Messrs. McMeckan and Blackwood's s.s. Tararua, which arrived at the wharf early on Saturday morning, left Hobson's Bay at 2 p.m. on the 17th, cleared the Heads at 5 p.m., and passed the Sisters at 9.30 a.m. on the ISth; experienced on the run across light winds first three days, afterwards strong easterly winds arriving off Hokitika at 8 a.m. on the 23rd; left Hokitika at 5 p.m. on the 23rd, and Greymouth at 8 p.m., not being tendered at either place on account of heavy bar, and arrived at Nelson at 4 p.m. on the 24th; left Nelson at 7.15 p.m. on the 23rd, and arrived in Wellington as above. The Tararua sailed again for Melbourne via the South, taking the outward mail, yesterday at noon. On Saturday the steamers Tararua from Melbourne via the West Coast, Rangatira from Napier, and Manawatu from Wanganui, arrived in harbor. Yesterday, the Stormbird, after an absence from this port of five days, arrived at the wharf ; the Phcebe also arrived from the South. This morning the Taranaki from Northern ports will arrive, and to-morrow the Albion, with the Suez mails, should be up, having arrived at Port Chalmers from the Bluff early yesterday. The projected departures to-day are the Manawatu and Stormbird for Wanganui, the Rangatira for Napier, the Taranaki for the South, and the Phoebe for northern ports. The s.s. Rangatira, which left Wellington last Monday at 5.39 p.m., arrived In Napier roadstead at 9.25 p.m. on Tuesday; experienced heavy beam sea all the way from Wellington, and on arrival at Napier received a signal that the bar was dangerous, consequently proceeded on to Poverty Bay, arriving there at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, and landed the mails and passengers with great difficulty on account of a strong north-west gale blowing ; left at 3 p.m., and arrived at Napier at 3 a.m. on Thursday ; left again at noon on Friday ; arrived at Castlepoint at 11.30 p.m., and proceeded at 1 a.m., and arrived in Wellington at 3.15 on Saturday. Experienced fresh westerly breeze from Napier to Flat Point, thence till arrival strong north-west gale The barque Ashburton arrived in harbor yesterday from Oeographe Bay, Western Australia, with a cargo of jarrah piles for the breastwork. Whatever delays occur in th« shipping business of this port are almost solely attributable to the great lack of wharf accommodation, as when vessels manage to secure berths their agents and the wharf lessees use the utmost despatch in having the cargoes discharged and the crafts again loaded when they take outward cargo. As an instance of this, the ship St. Leonards has been fourteen days berthed at the wharf, out of which, through bad weather, half-time on Saturdays, .and Sundays intervening, only eighty-four working hours were obtained : yet in that time 1500 tons of cargo were discharged. Thii was particularly smart work, considering that several other ships were discharging at the same time; and It gives proof that if only proper wharf accommodation existed ships and other vessels would get away in about half the time they now do. As it is, they frequently have to lie out in the stream waiting for a berth for as long a period as it would take them to discharge and be ready to sail again if they could get alongside on their arrival in harbor. The p.s. Charles Edward made a smart trip from Nelson. Leaving the Nelson wharf at 1.30 p.m. on Monday, she towed out the ship Adamant, and then steamed for this port, mooring at the Wakefield Street wharf at 9.15 on Tuesday morning. She brought a number of nominated immigrants transferred from ship Strathnavor at Wellington, for Greymouth.— Westpvrt Times, Sept. IS.