PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Issue 1984, 18 September 1874, Page 2

PORT OF BLUFF HARBOR.

ABBIVED. Sept. 16 — Otago, 9.9., 530 tons, M'Lean, from Melbourne. Cargill9, Gibbs & Co., agents. Sept. 16 — James Paxton, schooner, 61 tons, Gray, from Dunedin. Whittinghatn Bros, and Insfcone, ajrents. Sept. 16— Conflict, ship, 1171 ton 9, Hardy, from London, via Wellington. Calder, Blacklock & Co., agents. Sept. 16— Sea Gull, schooner, 122 tons, Best, from Dunedin. J. Waddel, agent. SAILED. Sept. 17— Otago, s.s., 530 tons, M'Lean, for Dunedin. Cargills, Gibbs & Co., agents. IMPOBTS. Per Otago — 54 pkgs, Buchanan ; 657 do, R . Tapper & Co ; 189 do, Coohran & Blackwood ; 137 do, H. T. Ross ; 134 do, Hare. Pratt & Co ; 40 do, Cowper & Wilson ; 2 do, Bain & Co ; 9 do, M'Donald j 92 do, Sfock & Co ; 55 do, Whittingham Bros. & Instone ; 1 do, Burrows ; 1 do, Baird ; 1 do, Broad ; 1 do, Scandrett ; 51 do, Cleave ; 2 do, Nichol & Tucker ; 1 do, Shephard ; 1 do, Capt. Tnvercargill Artillery ; 5 do, J. J. Taylor ; 2 do, Sloan & Sons ; 6 do, order ; 3 do, M'Caughan } 1 do, Bell ; 25 do, Hannah ; 16 horses, 1 hay rake, Lawsoa ; 7 horses, J. Crosby ; 3 rams, Nichol & Tucker. Per James Paxton— l267 pkgs merchandise, 40 do, Proudfoot ; 45 do, Davis ; 3 do, Vaughan ; 2 do, Cleave. Per Conflict— 2ol pkgs, M'Pherson &Co; 24 do, order; 900 springs, 481 cases, 6900 rail joints, 1560 rails, Hon. Minister Public Works ; 100 cases, Cargills, Gibbs & Co ; 1 pkg, {Cowper & Wilson ; 102 cases, E. Brunton. Per Sea Gull— 3o2 pkgs, order; 100 do, Cochran & Blackwood ; 50 do, M'Callum ; 4 do, Carols, Gibbs & Co ; 220 do, Stock &Co ; 100 do, Mitchell & Co. expohts. Per Otago— lo hhds beer, J. T. Martin; 2 kegs, M'Donald. PASSENGER LIST. Per Otago, from Melbourne— Mr, Mrs, and Master M'Caughan, Mr and Mrs Tapper, Mrs Cameron, Messrs M'Gibbon, Neill, Malway, Repton, Boyle, Quin, and Pope. Per Otago, for Dunedin — Mr and Mrs Topi and 2 children, Mrs Fielder and family, Messrs GUI, Calder, Warren, Lumsden, Bews, Rodgers, Mitson, and M'Donald ; and five in the steerage. The clipper ship Conflict, 1174 tons register, commanded by Captain Hardy, left Wellington on Monday, the 7th inst., with a fresh N.W. breeze, and experienced light variable winds during the run down. Passed Otago Heads at 6 a.m. on the 11th, and Cape Sannders at noon ; made Nugget Point on the 12th, and experienced a strong southerly gale, with showers of sleet and rain ; passed the Nuggets on the 14th, ■with a light N.E. breeze ; on the 15th the wind changed to westward, with a moderate breeze, and towards night hauled round to the eastward ; made Dog Island on Tuesday night, and tacked ship v .til daylight on Wednesday morning, when she ran into the Bluff and anchored at the lower anchorage until afternoon, when she dropped up to the wharf. The Conflict is chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company, and brings part of her original cargo from London. The brigantine Sea Gull, Captaiu Best, left Port Chalmers Heada on Monday, tho 13th inst., with a light N.E. wind. Experienced li»ht variable winds until off Waikawa on the morning of the 16th, when a strong S.E. wind came in, which brought her into the Bluff at 7 p.m. The s.s. Otago was detained here until daylight on Thursday morning, not being able to get out of harbor before dark.