CUSTOMS ENTRIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 2237, 7 April 1869, Page 2

CUSTOMS ENTRIES.

OOTWAKDH-— COASTWIBK. April C-Huon Belle, 47 tons, Saundorß, master, for Catlin's River, in ballast. Master, agent. '' ■ " IMPORTS. PerJThree Brothers, fromOamaru J 80 bags oate, Wilson ; 180 do wheat, M'Parian©; 15 do wheat, 1!) do barley, Reonie and Macgregor. . ■ SHIPPING TELEGRAMS—TramnroAY. LvtTKLroK: April 0, 12.40 p.m—Phoebe, from Duncdin. Wellington : April 6, 7.30 a.m—Lord Ashley, from Lyttclton ; 8.30 a.m—Gothenburg, from Lyttelton. Nblhon; April 6, 4 p.m—Airedale, from North. t- ' Bi.vvr ; April 6, 8 a.m—Rangitoto, from Dunedin ; 1 p.m.—Rangitoto, for Melbourne. Wksti'OUT : April o—Northern Light, for Melbourne. WEATHER T£LEGRAMB.--Yiwtkhday. Wellington": S., fresh breeze ; bar. 30.33, ther.150 ; overcast, pausing showers. Nelhon : Calm; bar. 30.22, thor. CO j fine. ■" " ■' "''" Blenheim : Calm; ban 80,30,, ther. 54; fine; riveirs low. LVrTKLTOKf: S.W., light} bar. 30.40/ ti»er. 62; fine. CiißTfiTCfHPnoii: 8.W., light; bar. 30.39, ther. 55; fine. Timabu: Nf, light breeze j bar. 30.40, thor. 50 j fmo; aca ulight swe'l • Bealey s (?alm ; fine; rivers low. Grbvmooth : N.E., light; fine ; bar good. i Hokitika : S.E., Hght j bar. 30.29, ther. £2; fine; bar good. • Oamabu : Calm; cloudy; Beacalm. Bluff : E., light; bar. 30.40; fine. QuEENstowN : Calm ; fine. The p.ai Wallace sailed at her usual hour in the wrencwra for Oamara. Thotug Geelong made an attempt to tow the bngantino Emulous from the Rattray street Jotty.onyesterday's tide; but either o^ying to a neap, or because the channel is silting up, her efforta proved unsuccessful, and «he returned to Fort Chalmers. % , The bar«|uo. Laughing Water, having discharged her cargo, haa cleared out for Nowcastle, and will proceed to sea the first favourable opportunity.' '" The barque Duke of gdinbnrgh unmoored from the stream yesterday, and was hauled In aldngmide the hulk California, for the purpose ol discharging the remainder of her coal. The cutter Surprise ia being got ready alongside the. Pott Chalmers jetty, for theBhipraent of, salmon ova expected daily by by the Mi adora from London* The ketch lledcliff is now on the Carey's Bay (dip undergoing1 an overhaul and repairs. The schooner Queca of the Isles is in waiting to go on the clip when the Redcliffia finished. The schooners Esther Ann, Three Brothers,, and Anne, arrived from Oamarn and Moeraki yesterday, with cargoes of produce and atone. The masters report the weathoi1 aa having: been very heavy along the coast, with a'hign confused son. The Midlothian, lying at Oatnaru, had to ajLip her anchor and run. into Moeraki for uhelter during the gale,! Several ve»seis have sustained filighi damage.— - Thff cutter Advance, also arrived from Waikouaiti. "' ' , " " The" schooner Swallow, belonging to Mr E. Recce, has lately been placed, on Messrs Orubb, and Allen's slip, to b© fltripped,' receive a. thorough overhaul, and be re-cop-percd^ On Tuesday, morning, Mr Girubb noticed a liard attbdtance .projeotinj? from the aide of the vcbscl, on the starboard aide, and about-14 inchca from the keel. ,The oaptaui, who was present, said he thought it was ft piece of coral, tho vessel haying tooched on a coral reel iwhea at fcho Fiji Islands. The piece was knocked off, when it was discovered that it was not coral, and on a .farther inspection it was found that it was a sword of the awordfiaii broken into the voaael, On tracUig thei cdtt|«e;of theiweapon,! ii,w»ievident that the fish, attacked the vessel from the bottom,; and drove itaflword npwawU t it pierced throngh -,tho vessel'ii copper, ft 2iii kauri plaiik,* and imbedded itaelif for 4in into the port ooveK " Tho block was too hard for it*4» be drawn put, again, •;>ad ao, donbt thp fish, in trying toirdeMe its weapon,' got it brflfken off. A portibja of tae s iirood Eftd to be cut oat with a chiael before a por<

tion of the wcsiiwn cootdbe got enk It w»» a fortunate tiling for the vessel that the fish* struck it where it did; aainch or soto«!SbBr v sideVoald hj^o caused « great leak, which it wottUi haW been ii&pbcaibto to; fito]?,— Xyttelton Ifitaw, April <]*i \