ARRIVALS AT PORT CHALMERS.
Nov. 25. —Eureka, from Melbourne, 264 passengers. —Houghton, agent. Nov. 26.—Margaretta Roessiner, from Newcastle, with 99 horses. Nov, 26.—Alcyone, from Newcastle, with coals. —Webb & Co., agents. Nov. 26.—Tyra, from Melbourne, with horses and sheep. Nov. 26.—Athol, from Newcastle, with general cargo. India (barque) and Mount Alexander, were towed out by the steamer Samson. Wind, NE., blowing fresh. The whole of the Derwentwater's cargo is consigned to Lyttelton, she however brings an addition of 93 souls to our population. Passengers for Otago per " Derwentwater" from London. First cabin : Mr. E. R. Anderson, John Murdock, David Garnick, Mr. and Mrs. Birch, James Ogilvie. Second Cabin : R. Worthington, J. Worthington, D. Glasgow, wife and 4 children, H, C. Burns, W. E. D. Bigsiey, David Girdwood, J. B. Carlisle. Steerage : Mary Norton, B. Johnston, wife and 5 children, Alexander Thompson and wife, Martin Winter, George Green, and 75 assisted passengers in steerage. Passengers per " Jane Lockhart" from Sydney. Cabin : Mr. Parker, Mr. Hay, Mr. Bowtell, Mr. Coleman. Steerage : Young, Lewis, Allidge,' Scanlar. Per "Barnett" from Sydney. Cabin M. C. Hoonlight, J. Sant, N. Peters, Mrs. M'Dougall and 2 children, W. Olloway, G. Hardy, A. Rowley, Alexander Stewart, G. Waters, W. Wilson, A. Maidman, F. Cramer, J. Manta —one in the steerage,. J. Jones. The Kembla.—Captain Mailler reports the Kembla as a first-class sea boat, and that there would be no difficulty whatever in making the trip to Otago in four and a half days. We believe that she has every chance of being employed for the monthly mail service between that place, Sydney, and Melbourne, in answer to a tender from the New Zealand Government, a position to which her immense speed would of necessity give her a preference.— Sydney Herald. The following vessels are lying in the Bay :■ — Astrea, Winged Arrow, Lady Young, Versailles, Eureka, Hound, William Watson, Fanny A'Garrigucs, Eliza Goddard, Fortune, Gil Bias, Margaretta Roessiner, Alcyon, Tyra, Athol. The Eureka.—This vessel has made a good passage of ten days from Melbourne. The passengers were highly delighted with the treatment they experienced from Captain Benjamin F. Cutten, and on leaving the vessel they cheered him heartily. They also presented him 'with a flattering testimonial, to which were attached over a hundred signatures. The first mate, Mr. Parker, is also highly complimented in it. Thb Hekmione. —This vessel, with stock from Wellington, consigned to Vf right, Robertson, and Co., was suxiposed to be in sight yesterday evening.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 11, 27 November 1861, Page 2
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408ARRIVALS AT PORT CHALMERS. Otago Daily Times, Issue 11, 27 November 1861, Page 2
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