PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 43, 7 April 1863, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Oth A run,, 1803. : TIDITS. Tfifjh watrr at F-lul" !f u-'vir a' full r.n.l elntijo 2^i>:~ViT, -r> four t> <']S.i: W'-'K l!i','".i w .;!cr i;t j N> a Ki-..-r Men ! s .'ii- !:•:•!,• s.. ,n.-i-: tl, •-•:••' ;.Ot<uv- j ;-.■->••. v-i". ii-i'c diiV.-rfnc.-OvMVf.-i t!iM : i,:,. >>t bi^li ] v ;!!,.■• >,i !':■,.' h-11l nf I lie Ultlif .llli! (i'.i- ic'-Vlit ■ j ,■•.-,, Y^U. * ' ! jiAii.Y TAirr.n. I a.m. l'.ni. April 7_Ti: 4 V v „..;• 4 n ... Ijj .April «- .'<> -> ,!', ... •- -1 April U— d • o " ... 5 -2-2 mv.m nt s. April 2 to I —Nil. O'JT'.V >.!:!'?. April 2 to 4 — Vll. INWA!::>S i :••.'•. iTWIS''.. April I— Tita:.in. l'J tons. Jurv.-y. f.-.rti Duv.odin. April " rind H — Nil. Ar.ril -1— Aj;br:- -ia. V 7 t:,r.<, Chevru-, fr^rn In- (>••• u\rill. nvT'.v \v;,3 CO SSTV.T 5 !!-:. April 2 — Tii!i:.'i.-i. !■)■) tons, Jarvcy, for Ir.vcrrnr^iii. rraiFCTrn pi:p.u?tui!i:3. T- 1 !!^ .TLciict, for M/i^ourne, on or about Bth m?! a I,!. r.\v::c-TT.T> aerivat.f. 5.5. r;..thon'ijin-o-, fro:a Dimcliii f-u- Mi-lbourne. 7!! i April. Cifv r.f n'oV.irt, fi-- .th Dunedin for Mclbuurnc, < iirly 71 h msl. P.^'. Air.- title, from Dunc.lin and northern ports ii ■•iii'ly. Sir VTilliain Eyre, from Glasgow, daily. SAILKI). April 2 — Mida«, mv .Melbourne. April s—Sir5 — Sir Gcoi-^e Pollock, for Dunedin TheCilv of ITc'.arl f.mvcd from nl>out ']■ ]).m. on the '2r.d in-t.. niid as usual came close round the Pilot station and p.ctosp tlio Jiro-bor. but never I'-'i.l to or even slackened steam, although Bevera! p:i>-3pn^ors wanted to t^o to ln-vercar^-li. an A tin 1 jioommlpv sent a boni (AY to i f-ntrarice for the mail, but. nfW waiting i'or above an hour, coul'l not jrnt aloncrsidc. The Oir.fo pass^ij th') UiniT about G p. m. ori the 3rd, an 1 upwards of 40 pti^sen^ers stai-'e-l to £:••! on board, but the steamer kepi on her wav never oven nritifiosr this fcitrTinK; hoisted at the I'ilot station. TTpwards of fifty jiassen^crs arc now waiting'for piissajjp* to Mi'lUoiivnc, and several ot Ibom I have been here for n iortniijbt fit considerable c-x---pense. and. worse siiil. <-.vo rnnila have also been •waiting at the l'oint for sever ■' dnys. S'ich is the present aceomnio'bition i'or n (■', ;ncc of to Melbourne from t lie F-'outiiland, Ports. It i? indeed time that we had a r-»ulni- steamer trading between Melbourne and Southland; wo can nowonly depend on tho Alhainbra. Al'lin^a and City of Ilobart. I cannot, think that it is" the wish of the owners of theso steamers that tho Bluff should be passed by m this manner. Are the masters frightened of the Bluff? If the Alhnmbra, Aldin^a or City of Ilohart can call m m all weather, why n t the others? The time is drawing near when ;-. will be a cause of regret to the owners of pf comers that they have not done more for Southland m the way oi encouraging and lowering a passenger trade. In conclusion, I. would mention a significant fact, namely, that the whole of the steamers trading between Melbourne and Otago, can find their wny to the Bluff, aye, and m bad weather, when iv want of shelter, or fuel, or to overhaul. The Airedale has not yet been sighted, Monday Oth, 9 a.m.