THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10311, 19 March 1895, Page 1

THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

The Gothic sailed from Capetown for Wellington, iVia Hobart on the afternoon of the 15th inst. She is due at Wellington on the Bth pro*.

The U.S.S. Company's steamer Manapouri, Captain J. Anderson, left the tongue wharf at 8 a.m. yesterday, and steamed down to Port Chalmers. After embarking passengers and mails phe left again in the afternoon for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart.

.The n.e. F!ora left the Rattray street wharf yesterday afternoon with passengers and cargo for northern ports. The S.S. Herald discharged cargo at the Jetty street wharf yesterday. . The s.s. Invercargill steamed up from Port Chalmers yesterday and landed cargo at the Battray street wharf. During the week ending March 17 eight vessels, ■with a total of 6878 tons register, arrived at the Duaedin wharves, and nine vessels, with a total of 7072 tons net, left them. The s.s. Talune vra3 floated into the graving dock yesterday morning ior cleaning and repainting. \ The B.S. Invercargill transhipped 312 bales wool to the barque 'Waiinea yesterday. The 8.8. Napier discharged a quantity of cases of cheese at the George street pier yesterday forenoon. , -

The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's ship Canterbury has now on board 2161 bales wool, 6 do basils, i do horns, and 10 tons of spelter. There is also a quantity of wool in the shed for shipment. Tl>e Naw Zealand Company's barque Waimea is getting on well with her loading for London, having now on board 3288 bales w001,i!2 do sheepskins, 65 do rabbitsldns, 1 do basils, and 6 casks zinc ashes.