ARRIVAL OF THE MAORI.
Wei welcome the arrival of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's cargo iteamer Maori, from London, which arrived off the heads on Friday at 2.30 a.m. fully two days in advance of horclue time. The Maori is still under the command of dptain Moffafct, who is tj b» congratulated on the excellent passage he has made, only 48 days having elapsrd from port to port, including a stoppage of 12 hours off the Snares, which she passed at 6 p.m. on the 17th inst., and on passing saw a light on the beach at Boat Harbour, and answer*^ the same by sending up blue lights. There being no response Captain Moffatt, at 8 p.m., decided to lie off the inland all night. The whistle was blown frequently and rockets let off, and at 7 a.m. on the 18th the vessel steamed close in along the island, but saw nothing with the exception of a schooner which was evidently a sealer, and the Maori was ag*in put on her course. She brings a large cargo, some 6000 tons, 30u0 tons of which including transhipments, being for this port,and the remainder for Lyttelton. She left the Royal Albert docks at 7.30 a.m. on June 1.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2161, 25 July 1895, Page 43
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207ARRIVAL OF THE MAORI. Otago Witness, Issue 2161, 25 July 1895, Page 43
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