BLUFF HARBOR.

Southland Times, Issue 7018, 5 January 1885, Page 2

BLUFF HARBOR.

Jan.' B— Waihora, S.&, 1(K?4 tons, Mclntosh, from PorfcOhalmers. Union Steam Ship Company ."agents. Passengers— Misses Tamer' and TurnbuLL, Mr Hewitt Gazelle, barque, 836 toni,- Wigmore, from Brisbane., W; S. Waterston, agent. Jan. 4 — Te Anau, 8.5.. 1028 tons, McGee, from Melbourne. Union Steam Ship Company, agents... Passengers— Misses Hood and' Downing, Messrs J. S. Cunningham, \W. Pennington, W Grace, Remenyj, Hemmer, Luckstone, C. E. Peake; 5 steerage^ ] Awarua, ps... 100 tons, Cunningham, from London (38th May). j * _ ' SAILED. ' Jan.' 3— Waihora, s.s., 1064 tons, Mclntosh, for Melbourne. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. , Passengers— Messrs Bonnie, Lovell, Close, Burton, and White. Ulva, cutter,. Joss, ior Stewart. Island. Bravo, cutter, Goom'es, forSteVart Island. Rapid, cutter, Newton, for Stewart Island. - Rosa, cutter, Harming, for Stewart Island. Annie, cutter, Robertson, for Stewart Island. Flying Scud, cutter, Mingo, for Stewart Island. Alarm, cutter, Parker, for Stewart Island. Nautilus, cutter, Cross, for Stewart Island. Kent, cutter, Williams, for Stewart Island. Rimu, cutter, Scollay, for Stewart Island. . . »XP«OTKD ARRIVALS. From Northern Ports— Manapouri From Melbourne— Rotomahana ■ : ; ,■ ' \ „; '■ V VBBBHLS IH PORT. *" ' ' Ship— Pareori, Oamard ; -• Barquentine— Hopeful, Gazelle. Ketca— Anna. , Ship— Oamaru ■-• ' '' - IMPOBTB. Per . Waihora— l pkg, U.S.S. Co; 1 do, Miss ' Hoe; 2 do, LRodgers and Co ; 5 do, Hatch and Co; I \ do, Cbwper and Wilson; 25 do, J T Martin; 15 do,' Hodgson. Per Te Anau-- 26 pkgs, Warren ; 52 do, J Stock and Co ; 35 do, Wm Todd ; 59 do. A Scott; 28 do f P R Ross ; 40 do, H Gregg ; 2 do, Creagh and Co; 1 do,' J Gardner; l'do, J M Fraser; 259 do, J McPherson ; 1 do, J Macdonald. Per Waihora — 159 sacks oats, 64 do, grass eesdj 23 dp hides, Carswell, White and Co; 215 do barley, 316 do wheat, 216 do oats, B. andN.Z.M. A. Co : 185 Sowheat, J Stock and Co ; 130 do oats, J G Ward; 330 do do, N.M. and A. Co ; 6 pkgs, Cowper and. Wilson. .

Mr Waterston's barquentine Gazelle arrived at the Bluff ;.oii Saturday afternoon from Brisbane, with 20 tons of sugar and ballast: Gapt. Wigmorej who is in charge, reports having left Brisbane on the 15th ult. ; crossed the bar at 4 a.m.,.and 4 cleared OapeJMoreton Heads by>noon. Had light northerly and N.E. winds for the first few days, and on Dec. 30th and 31st had a strong B.K gale, Sighted Milford Sound on the Ist inst., and had Eght easterly winds up to the 3rd at 7 a.m. "whenishe got a light air from the B.W, •which brought her through the Straits.' When off the Bluff got -a light easterly wind, bat the tide being, strong ebb was forced to drop anchor under foot till' the flood made when she sailed tip to the wharf, and berthed at 10 p.m. The Gazelle .as usual loots clean and neat, and redounds to. the credit of her chief officer, Mr Wright Captain Wigmore is an old trader to the Blaff : in the brigantine Mary Cummings. The 8.8. Te Aiiau arrived yesterday at 7.30 p.tn , having Sailed from Melbourne on the 30th nlc. Ati p.m., and cleared Port Philip Heads at fi.4o.jwi., and arrived at Hobart at 4.30 p.m. on Ist inst!, and sailed again at 12.45 p.m., and was abieast'of L Puseygur point at 12.15 p.m.yesterday, and arrived at Bluff as above. Throughout theentire passage the weather proved un* tijuallysnne, light southerly winds prevailing, mtii hne .clear weather and smooth sea.